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The April meeting will be at the Dinneen Field shelter house, 7 pm tomorrow Monday April 13
The weather forecast for tomorrow at 7pm looks great, mid 70, partly cloudy, wind at 12 from the SW. Good opportunity to get in a few flights before the meeting. The runway grass will be cut around 530, which will take about 1/2 hour.
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Topics include planning for WMAA Field Clean Up Day on Saturday May 2, organizing for a static display and Q/A session at the Franklin County Fairgrounds sponsored by the Hilliard Historical Society for their America 250 celebration on Saturday April 25 and other upcoming events.
Hope to see many of you at the meeting
Welcome to the home of the
Westerville Model Aeronautics Association
We are a Radio Control Model Aircraft club located in the northern Columbus Ohio area.
The WMAA was founded in 1968 and is chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), and the International Miniature Aerobatic Club.
Our club’s objective, as stated in the by-laws, is “...to promote and develop radio control aeromodelling as a hobby and recreational activity…”
The majority of WMAA members fly radio controlled (R/C) model airplanes. Some fly R/C gliders (sailplanes), and R/C helicopters. Glow-ignition and gasoline engines predominate, but with recent advances in motor, electronic speed control, and battery technology, electric-powered models are rapidly growing in popularity. Quadcopters and turbine jets are also flown.
Club officers are the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Safety Officer.
Business meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. From May through September, the meetings are at Dinneen Field, and from October through April, at the First Presbyterian Church on College Ave. in Westerville.
Our flying field is located at 5770 Africa Rd., 1/4 mile east of the Alum Creek Dam in Delaware County.
In 1987, the WMAA leased this ten-acre site from the US Army Corps of Engineers. No public money is spent in this field. We started with an undeveloped parcel of land and have installed:
- A 900-foot long grass runway.
- Protective fencing.
- Five concrete pad flying stations
- A concrete paved pilot preparation area including workbenches and setup/engine starting stands.
- A frequency control board with slots for each channel to hold pilots’ AMA cards.
- A shelter house with several picnic tables.
- A paved parking lot.
- Secure equipment storage sheds.
- A portable toilet.
- A windsock and flagpole.
- Extensive landscaping.
AMA and club rules are prominently posted.
As this field is public land, anyone with a valid AMA license can fly, whether they are a WMAA member or not. However, considering the money, time, and effort that members have spent developing and maintaining this property, we feel it is only fair to encourage pilots who fly here to join the club. In fact, membership perks easily pay back the annual $75 regular, and $5 family and youth member dues!
A typical year will start on January 1st with our annual Freeze-Fly. The club provides hot coffee and donuts, and the members bring their own ear-muffs and skis. This is strictly a fun event.
We host two Swap Meets and Fun Fly events at the field each year, one in the spring and one in the fall This is a major income-producing event for the club, and an opportunity for members and guests to showcase their latest models and to pick up some needed supplies.
Other club events held in a typical year:
IMAC Challenge
Library Day
Pylon Races and combat flights
Columbus Scale Classic
Fun Flys and cookouts