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The
Propstoppers RC Model Airplane Club has been in continuous operation in
Delaware County Pennsylvania, located in the Philadelphia metro region, for over thirty years and is chartered by
the AMA as club #1042 . We are a radio control sport-flying club whose members have a wide variety of interests. We have been operating a silent flight only field at the Christian Academy in We also have the use of the Sleighton-Middletown Township recreation field on the old Sleighton Farm School grounds. This field allows us to fly gas models at limited times as well as gliders and electrics. We
have an open membership, with a chartered membership of seventy
according to our by-laws. As
spaces open new members are added to the chartered group. Club member interests include all manner of sport flying including helicopters and gliders. There is a wide and growing interest in electric powered airplanes and helicopters. This year we are also planning several indoor flying sessions. A number of the members fly Old Timer models in Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) contests. We have formed a SAM chapter within the Propstoppers. Each year we hold several club meets. The first is a club picnic, for the members and their families. We also hold an electric fun fly and a night flying session, which are advertised and open to all AMA members. We
hold regular monthly club meetings,
which are very well attended.
During most of the year we hold these meetings at the Middletown Township Free Library in Lima, PA, just West of the Granite Run Mall. In
the summer months of June, July and August we hold the meeting at the
field. Club meetings are
held on the second Tuesday of the month.
See the club newsletter for the latest information. We
publish a regular monthly newsletter which is distributed by
mail and posted to the web page immediately prior to the club meeting.
The newsletter contains the minutes of the prior month meeting,
the agenda for the following meeting, the club calendar and various
articles of club interest. We also maintain a Yahoo group for regular e-mail communications among members. This group is open to free subscription to all interested people who wish to keep abrest with our activities. We
have a dedicated group of people who organize and manage club affairs
and an enthusiastic membership who are very willing to sharing their
experience with others. Flying
at our fields is casual but under strict safety rules, AMA membership is
required. Instructors are
usually available to help the novice flyer or one who is upgrading or
trying something different for the first time.
Our senior members include some superb flyers, who are also very
helpful. Won't
you join us at the field or a club meeting? Propstoppers Tuesday Breakfast Contact us to try the AMA Introductory Pilot Program. Please,
if anyone knows of any large field in the Philadelphia area we may be
able to use for club activities next summer and/or years after, let us
know so we can contact the owner.
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