Club Officers

About the Winona Aeromodelers Club

Coming Events

Coulee Region Modelers Mini-AirFest on August 21, 2005 - 9am - 4pm - 
  Coulee Region Modelers  AirField - AMA License required for pilots - Public Welcome!   

Scale Competition on  August 27, 2005  in Tomah, WI at Bloyer Airport - 8 am till Finished
 see Website for Details  Interstate Flyers 

Winona Aeromodelers Max Conrad Fun Fly on September 11, 2005 - 10 am - 4pm - 
Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field - AMA License required for pilots - Public Welcome!  

New Flying Field

  Late summer of 2001, the Winona Aeromodelers moved to a new flying field that was near the former Winona County Landfill.  To make the site useable, a considerable amount of dirt was hauled in and leveled, grass was planted. Unfortunately, an extended period of hot, dry weather followed.  Fortunately, the grass did come up and club members did considerable other work in preparing the field for fall flying.

Besides considerable time and effort from club members, the Winona Aeromodelers were blessed with generous contributions from local businesses and individuals, helping to  make this a field they could be proud of.

In 2001, the Winona Aeromodelers were awarded a Media Award from the Radio Control Hobby Trade Association for the promotion of the hobby to the public at the Max Conrad Fun Fly.

Map to Flying Field - Members are normally there Wed. evening and Sunday afternoon weather permitting.

Field Description   

There are two grass runways, 75 feet wide that criss-cross. One runway runs East and West, the other is Northeast and Southwest. 

Pictures below taken from camera-equipped model airplane.

Becoming a Member

Dues - $25 annual club dues  $1 annual club dues for junior member.

Everyone must have current AMA membership. 

Links to Other Clubs

Sky Rangers Model Flyers - Kamloops B.C.

 Academy of del Aeronautics

Academy of Model Aeronautics

Pictures From the Flying Field

 

View looking out of parking/pit area. Joe in the foreground. Joe, a  junior member, is an excellent builder and pilot. As is his father in background.		Shaded area with large new shed and picnic tables.
Local cable channel captured flying at the new field for later broadcast. Bob Wera taking off.		Dick Mahoney's very nice Hangar 9 J3 Cub.
Paul Calhoun's RV-4 with flaps down.		Jim Vogel's plane setting down for a smooth landing.
Eric and his father Mike joined the club last season and 13 year old Eric is flying very well indeed.		Twin-engine P38 on flyby.
Ken Spittler's J3 Cub caught from the rear.		Cessna Cardinal

                Electric Speed 400 powered plane.     

 

Max Conrad Fun Fly - for many years the Winona Aeromodelers have had held a fun fly on the second Sunday in September at the Winona airport - Max Conrad Field.  A large variety of model aircraft are flown including many impressive scale aircraft.  Updated for 2004. Who was Max Conrad?
Model jets powered by model turbine jet engines		looked and sounded like the real thing.
In 2002, best of show went to this 1/2 scale Brown Racer.		Brown Racer in flight.
Low Inverted Pass of Large Model.		Workshop on Wheels
Close-up of the Front End of a Very Nice Piper Cub		Very nice jet model.