Next General Membership Meeting: The next general membership meeting will be held on 5/9/24 at the NCRCC flying field in Ellington, CT.  The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. NCRCC member Rob Hebert and his team will host a barbeque (hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.) which will begin at 5:00 PM. Members are invited to bring along a desert or side dish to share. Please monitor this website for updates.

Reserve the Date: A field clean-up day has been scheduled for Saturday (4/27/24) with a rain date of 4/28/24. We will begin at 8:00 AM. All members are asked to attend and help prepare the flying field for the 2024 season. A list of the tasks and tools needed are on pages 9 – 10 in the April edition of the club newsletter sent on 3/31/24. Lunch will be provided for workers. Please contact Bob Viering (Field Marshal/Safety Officer) for more details.

Tailgate Swap Meet: NCRCC is hosting a tailgate swap meet on 5/4/24 (rain date 5/5/24). Set-up begins at 7:00 AM. Sell any hobby-related item from your vehicle, seller keeps all sale proceeds, sellers park on field, buyers park in parking lot. Just $10.00/carload. NCRCC members will be able to fly during the event. Contact Ron Vernier (Contest Director) with additional questions.

Building Contest: The NCRCC building contest will be held at the NCRCC flying field on 5/9/24 shortly before the club meeting. Two categories: Scratch/Kit built and ARF/Foamie built. Within these two categories are multiple levels of the modeler’s building experience. Please bring your models on or after 4:00 PM for judging. Contact Ed Post (Contest Director) with questions.

Important FAA Information: For those pilots flying at the NCRCC flying site, we expect voluntary compliance to: maintain an active registration with the FAA, have the proper identification information on each of their models, and have available proof of their successful completion of the FAA’s TRUST testing. Neither the AMA nor NCRCC are responsible for compliance with these FAA regulations. Compliance is the exclusive responsibility of the pilot. Please click here to learn more important information concerning the FAA’s oversight of aeromodelling.

NCRCC’s FRIA Status: NCRCC’s FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) was approved for its primary flying site on Green Rd. in Ellington. As such, remote identification devices (RIDs) are not required to fly within the confines of our site map at the NCRCC flying site on Green Rd. To view NCRCC’s FRIA site map, please click here.

AMA Leader Club: We are proud to report that the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has designated NCRCC as a Gold Leader Club. To achieve this prestigious classification, NCRCC needed to meet multiple “required” and “elective” activities. More great news…NCRCC was named AMA Club of the Month in November 2023! Take a bow!

Mowing Schedule: The VOLUNTEER mowing team is finished for the 2023 flying season. Be sure to thank these awesome and dedicated volunteers for their hard work throughout 2023. They will mow on DAY (XX/XX/24) from XX:00 AM – XX:00 PM. For safety purposes, flying activity is suspended while mowing is underway.

Identify Yourself: When at the field, please wear your membership badge.