03/12/2006 PARCS Relocation We're pleased to note that PARCS are now allowed to stay at their present location. While this is close to the MRCHC field, we have been happy neighbors for a long time and hope to continue this. I'm sure the PARCS guys are very relieved and pleased with this great outcome.
14/11/2006 Yacht days The remaining yacht days for this year have been cancelled, so we're free to fly every weekend.
14/11/2006 Vic State Champs The Vic state champs are complete and a good weekend was had by all. Results and pictures are on the state champs page.
02/10/2006 Vic State Champs The Vic state champs are coming up in just a few weeks. There will be novice, advanced and expert. Anyone can enter and is encouraged to do so. There is a web page with details here.
12/09/2006 CAOCC results: Our club member, Andrew Donaldson placed 6th after the B schedule flyoffs in the 1st Combined Asian-Oceanic Radio Controlled Helicopters (F3C) Aeromodelling Championships (CAOCC) in Japan. Congratualtions Andrew! There is more info at http://ausf3c.org.
08/09/2006 Yacht afternoon: Apologies for the late notice, this Saturday afternoon, 9th Sept 2006 after 1 PM our St Leonards field is closed by arrangement with the RC Yacht Club. Reports are that the weather will be pretty ordinary anyway.
04/09/2006 CAOCC: Andrew Donaldson, George Atkinson and Brendan Tucker are representing Australia at the 1st Combined Asian-Oceanic Radio Controlled Helicopters (F3C) Aeromodelling Championships (CAOCC) in Japan. Check out http://ausf3c.org for news.
28/11/2004 State Champs: Well done to all the pilots, judges and helpers, we had a great weekend. Results and photos are on the state champs page.
26/11/2004 State Champs: Oops, my bad, registration is from 8:30, competition is from 9:30. There will be 4 rounds of F3C, not 5 as we want to run the competition in the same way as has been done for the other state championships this year. Finally, there is a prize of a Twister CP helicopter, donated by Model Engines. See the state champs page for more.
26/11/2004 Christmas Party: The MRCHC Christmas party is going to be held at PARCS on Saturday 4 December. It is a family friendly field, with shelter and toilets. Turn up during the afternoon and hang around for dinner. Update 28/11/2004: It officially starts from 4:00PM. If you are early, sign the visitors book, ask about the local rules and have a good time.
16/11/2004 State Champs: Remember to get your registration for the state champs in. This event is sure to be fun, but lets hope the wind stays away this year.
31/10/2004 Field closed on Melbourne Cup Day: The St. Leonards field will be closed on Melbourne Cup Day as we have an agreement with the yacht club next door for them to use all frequencies for a competition they are holding. Time to dust off that indoor model!
25/10/2004 QLD State champs: A great time was had at the QLD state champs. Well done to Gary (1st), Mick (2nd) and Rick (3rd). Details are on the QRCHA site here.
24/09/2004 Vic State champs: The Vic State Champs are on November 27 and 28. The entry form is now available from the state champs web page. Please note that you need to send in your registration form a week before the event as we are expecting a lot of pilots again.
24/09/2004 NSW State champs: A belated well done to Peter Lowndes, Fred Proos and Gary Watson for winning their classes, and to all the helpers, judges and competitors. The scores are online at the Lismore Model Flying Club.
13/09/2004 Eletric Indoor Event: We are holding an Indoor Electric Helicopter event on Saturday 18 September. It will be at the Banyule Netball Stadium, 2 Somers Ave, Macleod, between 2:30 and 5:00PM. The cost of the pair of netball courts will be split amogst those flying. This event has been run regularly for quite some time and has grown is size to the point that the MRCHC is now nominally running it. See the videos section for a small sample of flights from previous events. Update 14/09/2004: There is a map here (street-directory.com.au) and one with a red cross to mark the spot to drive at here.
31/08/2004 Skills improvement day: This is a reminder that we are holding a skills improvement day on Sunday 4 September. Everyone that isn't at the NSW State Champs should go! You might learn something.
11/08/2004 Auction night: The MRCHC is looking to purchase a shed big enough to fit a stack of blokes and their helicopters in, add some shade out the front and call it home. We will be holding an auction night on Monday 16 August at the Morrabbin Air Museum at 8:00PM. We have some major items donated with all proceeds going to the club including:
26/07/2004 3D Masters 2004: The 3D Masters just completed in the UK. 1st. Curtis, 2nd. Alan Szabo Jnr, 3rd. Duncan Osbourn, 4th. Yamaguchi, 5th. Peter Novotny. Experts: 1st. Danny Szabo. Sportsman: 1st. Jetil Strom. Photos are here (runryder.com).
22/07/2004 Heli Spectacular: The date for the next Australian International Helicopter Spectacular has been changed by a week. The new dates are 23 & 24 April 2005. The venue is to be the P&DARCS field, at Pakenham.
29/06/2004 Site Update: All of the 2004 newsletters are now online in the newsletters area. The 2004-2005 membership information and form is now online in the membership area.
27/06/2004 F3C Competition: The F3C competition was a great success, even though the weather was not ideal. Scores are here. More pictures will be added soon. Update 28/06/2004: More pictures added.
21/06/2004 F3C Competition: We have just completed a successful setup and judging workshop day. There are a couple of photos from the day here.
29/05/2004 XCell & Synergy: Jason Krause and Todd Bennett have ended their deal with Miniature Aircraft. They are working on a new helicopter called the Synergy. Jason will not longer be participating in the 2004 3D Masters. Update 21/06/2004: The Synergy website is online.
29/05/2004 F3C Competition: We are planning an F3C competition to be held at the club field on the last weekend of June. We have enough people in the Melbourne area interested in competing that this is now practicle. If you are interested in flying, judging or helping, please contact the committee. Update 19/06/2004: A local copy of the F3C Rules is here.
26/05/2004 Helicopter Spectacular: The next Australian International Helicopter Spectacular is scheduled for 16 & 17 April 2005. More details as we finalise arrangements.
18/05/2004 Bali: Some photos and final scores from Bali are now online here.
16/05/2004 Test Flight: A group of us turned up at the field to check out the test flight of Don's Hirobo Eagle WC3. Pictures are here.
11/05/2004 Bali: Just back from the Indonesian Open. 1st Wang Shang Jia (Chinese Taipei), 2nd Gary Watson (Australia), 3rd Chen A Chin (Chinese Taipei). Other locals include Andrew Donaldson at 7, Simon Lockington at 8 and George Atkinson at 11. There were 22 competitors. Jason Krause, Todd Bennett and Mr Sansui from Japan were also present to provide coaching and demo flights. Full details including pictures to follow. Cyberheli have some pictures online here.
21/04/2004 Nationals: Just back, results are F3C: 1st Mick Warren, 2nd Neil Addicott, 3rd Andrew Donaldson. Advanced: 1st Nigel Brown, Novice: 1st Harry. More details when I get the scores and photos. It was very well run and great fun, full credit to the Whiteman Model Heli Club . We did an F3C B-Schedule demo round which was great fun. Update 13/05/2004: pictures and a writeup are now online here.
29/03/2004 Rotors, Wings Wheels and Water: Barry from Rotors, Wings Wheels and Water has decided to close the shop at the end of the financial year. This is a shame. We'll miss the car with the heli on the side, and we won't be able to say "here is Rotors, Wings, Wheels, Arms, Legs..." any more.
25/03/2004 Fun Fly Reminder: This is a reminder that the next fun fly is sooner than usual, Sunday 28 March. See you there!
14/03/2004 Wagga Heli Heatwave: There are some photos and the scores from the Bali ticket competition at the Wagga Wagga Heli Heatwave here.
13/03/2004 Field closed this weekend: As has been known for some time, there is a yacht regatta at the National Water Sports Centre this weekend, so we have agreed not to fly.
09/02/2004 Bali: The Inaugural Indonesia Open F3C Helicopter Championship - Bali, 7-9 May, 2005
The MRCHC is coordinating an Aussie team to participate in the Indonesian F3C Championship in Bali in April. We currently have 4 people intending to participate, plus a number of others who plan on attending. If you are interested, check out the event web site at http://www.iohc.or.id/. We are working on some cheap group booking flight deals.
If you wish to join in either as a participant or a helper/supporter, contact the Team Manager, Dave Crump, on dave@mrchc.org.au.
09/02/2004 Wagga: Remember the Wagga Wagga Heli Heatwave on 6-7 March. This is one of the most enjoyable heli events you could possibly go to. I know a lot of us are planning on heading up there.
03/02/2004 Sad News: Leo O'Reilly passed away on the 2nd of February. Leo started Model Flight, the JR Radio importer for Australia. He was also a life member of the MAAA and won the FAI air sports medal in 2001.
22/01/2004 Fun Fly: This is a reminder that our fun fly is only a couple of weeks away. We are planning for another big one, with the BBQ arranged and the lawn being mowed ready. Bring your gear and have a fly!
02/01/2004 Indonesian Open: Happy new year! Just got back from New Zealand and found this: There is now an official site for the Indonesian Open here. They are only going to accept 25 competitors so keep an eye on the web site if you are planning on going. Update 11/01/2003: The web site has been moved to here.
22/12/2003 Indonesian Open: We heard from Chakra (the Indonesian guy) that the Indonesian open is on 8 and 9 May 2004. I wonder if flights are cheap.
16/12/2003 Field Access: Just a reminder that the field will be closed from December 31 to January 12 as the R/C yachts next door are having a competition. This is something we have known about for a long time and fully support. Anyway, you should all go to the New Zealand Nationals if you want to fly that week!
03/12/2003 State Champs: The results are now online here. Well done to Gary, Fred, Jared and everyone else for competing. This was the biggest competition we have had for a long time. We are likely to make some changes for next year to make it run more smoothly with such a big crowd - including a real incentive to pre register to help us sort out pilots and judges prior to the event. We'll also need to rope in more people to run it.
24/11/2003
Indonesian Open:
Stephen Fan sent this:
"Indonesian F3C Open will be held in Bali on the first week of May. Plans
are being made to start receiving guests on the weekend prior to the
competition which will have the opening ceremony on Thursday evening by the
Bali governor. Plans are also being made for all "bloody tourists" all
through the week and spare days. This is meant to be be a serious competition
AND some serious fun.
All competitors are welcome. Mr. Taya (first F3C WC, designer of the
Imperio, Nexus and Raptors) will be present as chief judge and will be giving
a day of F3C workshop for all, Mr. Yamaguchi will be there to do his 3D
workshop and demo, with a little bit of luck, Mr. Masuda of RCT Japan will be
there with his 28 foot wing spread 727 Jet. Mr. Taya will also have a
surprise for everybody. The Hong Kong team and myself will definitely be
there. I am now working on either Todd Bennett or Jason Krause or both to be there
as well. No guarantee though".
24/11/2003 3D Downunder: The weekend was great despite the weather. Jamie Wilson won expert. Photos will go online as I get them here.
19/11/2003 Maps: Maps are now online for 3D DownUnder and the Vic Champs.
10/11/2003 Sad News: Max Tandy died after a 6 year battle with cancer on November 2nd. A service was held at the Mt Gravatt Crematorium. It was a wonderful service attended by many of the modelers Max had met and helped over his 53 years of modeling. We will all miss him. Thanks to those who attended, sent flowers or rang Mum to offer condolences. Thanks to Chris for sending this on. Max was a life member of the MRCHC. Fred Proos' site has a nice message also.
05/11/2003 3D Down Under - Scale: The manoevres for the scale competition at 3D Down Under are now online here (.pdf, 42k).
03/11/2003 Wagga Heli Heatwave: The poster for the 2004 Wagga Wagga Heli Heatwave is here (.pdf, 87k). They also have a really nice web site here.
29/10/2003 QLD State Champs Results: I finally found the QLD state champs results; F3C - Gary Watson, Mick Warren, Peter Reiksts. Advanced - Fred Proos, Peter Reid, Warren Apelt. Novice - Peter Loundes, David Tunny, Graham Tunny. Well done guys. It looks like we have more competition at the top of F3C! This was from ARCHeli.
28/10/2003 Vic State Champs Update: We can confirm that we will have two pilots visiting from New Zealand and two from Hong Kong at the Victorian State Champs. We will also be flying one round of the F3C "B" schedule for practice only, however it will be judged. Finally there is rumored to be a big prize for the raffle! More details later.
28/10/2003 MRCHC Christmas Party: From the secretary "Each year the club holds a special Christmas fun-fly for the members and their family to come along to. Members are encouraged to bring (or drag) their partners along. And don't forget the Kids. Children are encouraged to attend as they are the focal point for lots of jummies and lolly drops. (We have even been happy to see close friends bought along in Lue)" It is the 6th of December at P&DARCS, and Peter would like RSVPs ASAP. Email to: secretary@mrchc.org.au. The full details are here.
20/10/2003 Cup Day: Just a reminder that there is no flying at St. Leonard's on cup day. The yacht guys are having one of their competition days. 31 December 2003 - 12 January 2004 are also out.
16/10/2003 Web Site: The MRCHC web site is now on a new host. If you see this, then you are there! We now have hundreds of megs of storage and can run some clever back end software, expect newsletters to be back soon.
12/10/2003 Fun Fly: Last week's fun fly was a ripper, 42 helicopters were counted, the complete BBQ supply of 40 sausages was sold, the weather was good and we all had a great time. It was good to get a visit from the Bendigo guys. See the picture of the competitors below.
27/09/2003 State Champs: The entry form for the Victorian State Champs is now online here (.pdf). We will appreciate the form being returned before October 31. $5 from each entry will go towards helping the 2005 F3C World Titles team, as has been the case with the other Australian state champs this year.
25/09/2003 Curtis: Congratulations to Curtis and Carla for having a daughter. This news is from Bob Johnson's site.
25/09/2003
NSW State Champs:
The NSW State champs were last weekend, a good time was had by all.
F3C: Mick Warren (3000), Gary Watson (2963), Brendon Tucker (2512),
Andrew Donaldson (2360).
Advanced: Peter Rieksts (376), Warren Aplet (372),
Glen Asquith (368), Peter Reid (346).
Novice: Peter Lowndes (212), Bob Newcombe (198), Will Parker (183),
Andrew Watt (137), Stan Leach (117), Lindsay Newlands (68).
The Lismore Club has pictures
here.
30/08/2003 Frequency Issue: The frequency issue is no more. The MRCHC field is open for flying every weekend. In cooperation with the Yacht Club near us, we will not fly when they have a major event a couple of times a year. Now if only the weather was better...
07/08/2003 State Champs: The state champs are getting sorted out. Victoria is November 29 & 30 at the state field (near Wallan), QLD is October 18 & 19 at Jimbour and NSW is probably 20 & 21 September at Lismore. Update 30/08/2003: We have a page for the Victorian state champs.
30/07/2003 Frequency Issue: The frequency issue with the neighbouring yachts seems to be resolved. There is still no flying on Sunday 27 July, Sunday 10 August and Sunday 24 August. Things should be back to normal after that.
30/07/2003 XCell Pilot: Gary Watson from QLD has become a Miniature Aircraft Field Rep. Well done!
29/07/2003 3D Down Under: The guys in Bendigo have a web site up for 3D Down Under . This is on 22 & 23 November and is a fun fly and also a 3D competition. This should be good. Note that they have an entry form also.
29/07/2003 3D Masters: The 3D masters were held in the UK 25-27 July. Jason Krause won, Curtis crashed. Placings were Jason Krause, Petr Novotny, Alan Szabo Jnr, Scott Gray then Curtis Youngblood. Sure would have liked to have been there. Movies are here. Update 31/07/2003: High quality pictures are here.
19/07/2003 Site Update: As you can tell by now, the main page has undergone an update. It now uses CSS and contains lots more information in one place. You're encouraged to email with praise!
12/07/2003 Funfly scores: For the first time we now have the year's funfly scores on the web here.
09/07/2003 AGM News: This year's fees and membership application form are now online here. The details of the new committee are here. Note that Lindsay is taking a break from the committee, thanks for all your hard work Lindsay! Mike gave a very informative talk about how he sets up his choppers for F3C and 3D, this was a rare opportunity to learn from someone so experienced.
07/07/2003 Frequency Issue: There is still some work needed on the frequency issue. The no-fly Sundays will continue until the end of July - that means don't fly on the 13th or 27th. BTW: The site is really nice now that it has rained a bit. The yatch club program is here (yatchtprogram.pdf 24k).
07/06/2003 World Champs: Hashimoto(1998.471), Curtis(1980.000), Kobayashi(1952.675). As to the Aussies: Mick- 36th, Rick- 42nd, and Bob- 43rd. Team finished 13th. See the official site for more.
04/06/2003 World Champs: After the second round the aussie's are Mick 26th, Rick 35th and Bob 41st and the team is in 12th position. Curtis and Hashimoto are equal 1st. More pictures. Update 6/6/2003: More pictures.
30/05/2003 World Champs: Three aussies are in Japan, good luck to Rick, Mick and Bob. We even have pictures! Update 01/06/2003: More pictures! USA updates are here and UK updates are here. Update 02/06/2003: More pictures.
25/05/2003 World Champs: The world champs are on in Japan from 1 to 8 June. June 1 - 4 are the preliminary rounds. The top 20% or 10 (whichever is greater) then do the finals on June 6. The 5th is the reserve day, and 7 and 8 are display days. See RunRyder, Len Sabato or The official site for more.
25/05/2003 Kalt: Mr. Hiroyuki Oki founder of Kalt Helicopters died on Wednesday at his home in Japan, he was 77.
22/05/2003 Reminder: The next fun fly and meeting are June 1 and 2 respectively. You might also like to check out the updates to the for sale page. Update 30/05/2003: The newsletter says the meeting is postponed. It would be nice if they told me!
20/03/2003 Site Update: The calendar is now updated to include all the events we know of so far this year.
17/03/2003 Banholme College Frequency Clashes: Limited flying has resumed, however we still suggest using caution. It seems that the yachts will only be sailing on the Sundays listed here (yatchtprogram.pdf 24k).
21/02/2003 Heli Heatwave: The Wagga Heli Heatwave is on in a weeks time. This is a great event, has a huge turnout and is a fun and relaxed weekend.
03/02/2003 Shepparton Video: The official video from the Helicopter Spectacular will be available in a couple of weeks. It will be A$33.00 including shipping within Australia. To order one email the treasurer and arrange to pay him.
19/01/2003 Nationals: The results and some photos from the nationals are now online. Look under events, or just click here. Well done to everyone, we had a great time. Some of the photos on this site are now hosted at contech who generously offered us some space.
29/12/2002 Heli Spectacular: Ok, so it took a while (and then a bit), some of the photos from Shepparton are now online. There are more here and here
24/12/2002 Nationals: It has been decided to start the competition at the Nationals at 2:00PM on the 1st of January. This will let some of us drive up on the day, rather than spend new years eve in Albury. It seems there is a prize draw for Novice and Advanced, but we need that confirmed. The official page is here.
27/11/2002 Heli Spectacular update: The schedule for the Helicopter Spectacular has been updated a little, most changes are for Sunday. You can get a map to the field by clicking on Valley Radio Flyers, or clicking here. Our heli spectacular site is getting around 100 hits a day now! And finally, some people have been worried - there are plenty of seats left for the dinner at the moment.
21/11/2002 Heli Spectacular update: The schedule for Saturday and Sunday of the 2002 International Helicopter Spectacular is now on the web. Frequency clashes for the inverted hover and scale flight will be decided by drawing straws. We have 65 registered pilots now, 80 of the 200 seats at the dinner are already booked (dinner is at The Overlander, Benalla Rd, Shepparton).
13/11/2002 Heli Spectacular update: We have 54 registered pilots already, which is an increase on this time two years ago. Many of these are from interstate. If you have not yet registered get the form here (13k .pdf) The prizes in the pilots draw are now up to $16,500 in value which is a great return on your $40 entry fee! Accomodation in Shepparton is full, if you havn't booked in you will need to go to a nearby town if staying overnight.
13/11/2002 The Victorian State Championships web page is updated with results and pictures. Well done to everyone that competed in the strong wind.
28/09/2002 The Victorian State Championships are on the 26th and 27th of October at the new Victorian State Field. The entry form is here. The new novice manoeuvre description is here.
24/09/2002 Huge news!: The MRCHC and R/C X-Cell Helicopters are also bringing out Jason Krause, the Number 1 X-Cell Factory Pilot, to the 2002 International Helicopter Spectacular !
24/09/2002 The retail value of prizes to be won at the Heli Spectacular is now over $10,000! The flyer is now online here (838k .pdf) so you can print it out and post it at your club or wave it under your mates noses. After you've done that you will need the entry form which is available here (13k .pdf).
05/09/2002 Insurance update: the insurance company wants another $10 for the member to member insurance. Clubs will decide whether to pass this cost on to existing members. Update: We will require everyone who gets insurance through us to pay the $10.
03/09/2002 Rumour has it that Bob Miller got 1st place in F3C at the NSW champs.
03/09/2002 Some months back we removed the newsletters from the web page with the intention of putting a slightly modified one on the web. Due to all the advertising in the newsletters they have now grown to 24 pages, which is a 10 meg download. We're still thinking about what to do here.
11/08/2002 Hotel/Motel information for the International Helicopter Spectacular is now up. While we are at it, check out the New Zealand page for Curtis in NZ.
14/07/2002 The QLD State Championships are at Ipswich, 28-29 September.
09/07/2002 The 56th Australian National Championships are to be held at Albury/Wodonga at the end of this year.
07/07/2002 The 2002 NSW State championships are at Cootamundra, August 30 - September 1.
02/07/2002 The price of MAAA insurance has been increased by $13.50. The new membership fees are on the membership page, but not on the entry form yet. Lindsays original message is here. Update: The membership form is now up to date.
28/05/2002 The web page for the 2002 Australian International Helicopter Spectacular is up. Curtis is confirmed, and more news is yet to come. This time we plan to have some Australian record attempts as well.
