| 05/26/2012 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Spring Fun Fly on May 26th.
Beaumont Radio Control Club
Proudly Hosts the Annual
TOYS FOR TOTS FLY IN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th
Pilots meeting at 9:30 am Early birds are welcome
Landing Fee - a $10.00 Toy or Cash – Includes lunch
Charging stations provided.
Spectators are welcome
A group of Lamar electrical engineering students have taken on autonomous flight as their senior project. Since they do not have experience flying RC airplanes, they asked for our assistance. Several club members eagerly jumped at the opportunity to help them.
Their first visit to the field was to have the airplane checked out and trimmed in flight. Next came the installation of sensors and electronics and again, a flight to make sure the added weight didn’t degrade the aircrafts performance. They have been steadily adjusting and refining the programming and electronics, getting ready for the day when the plane will, unassisted fly to 3 different coordinates and then return to the point of departure.
Here are pictures of the plane flying with gyroscopes feeding information to the control surfaces. While an experienced club member was in control via a standard RC radio, he did not need to move the sticks while the plane made three circles over the field.
Hats off and a wing wave to all who helped restore our runway to its former glory!
The turnout today was fantastic. Having as many members and NON-MEMBERS show up to help greatly reduced the amount of time it took to lay out the new polyester and matting. Here are some pictures from todays work as well as a few from earlier.
Good news / bad news. After the rain last night, the infield is retaining water (like it used to), but the runway looks great. The sand compacted down and is rock hard and the water drained like we were hoping. That means the workday set for this coming Saturday is still on. We need the help of any and all who can be there.
The meeting minutes for 03/14/2011 are available for all registered BRCC members.
All of you who took the time to write to your elected officials may already be aware, but the amendment to exempt model aircraft used for recreational, sport, competition or academic purposes from the new FAA regulations or policies passed with unanimous support. For that, we thank each and every elected official and those who made their opinions known to them.
This gallery contains 14 photos.
The long awaited repairs to our runway began on Sunday evening. There was a strong turnout of members as well as help from some Lamar electrical engineering students who were at the field working on a senior project involving computer controlled flight.
Here are some shots of them hard at work… click on an image to [...]
Meeting at 7:00 pm in the Gander Mountain meeting room.
The meeting room is located in the left-rear corner of the store.
The meeting minutes for 02/14/2011 are available for all registered BRCC members.
BRCC welcomes all visitors to our field. We love our hobby and enjoy sharing it with the public. If you see our gate open, please stop in and say hi. If you would like to see us fly, you can contact one of the trainers or officers and arrange a time to meet you at the field.
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