Loudoun County Aeromodelers Association

After several weather delays, the club held its first picnic of 2022 on Sunday, May 15th. The weather was perfect. Warm, but not too hot, and only a light breeze. Several planes got maidened, and a few met their demise. There were more crashed than you can count on one hand. Guess we all need to get the rust off. Hope to see every back again in wo weeks for the Memorial Day picnic. Just a reminder, that picnic will be on Monday, May 30th.

Check out the pictures at www.LCAA.org.

RCGroups Place of the Month - Lynchburg RC & FPV Club - RC Groups

Congratulations to Lynchburg VA RC & FPV Club. They were featured on RC Groups.

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Saturday, February 12th. 8am to 2pm.

Indoor Fun Fly at West Potomac High School -- Main Gym.
Address is: 6500 Quander Road, Alexandria, VA
$5 admission for pilots. Spectators are free.

LCAA – RC Aircraft Club – Membership Application

Time to renew your LCAA membership! We have changed the combinations on the locks to the field gates and shed. You will need to know them to fly.

We are now able to accept online membership applications with dues paid via PayPal.

https://www.lcaa.org/application.php#

The whole process takes just a few minutes.

If you prefer, you can also print and mail the application and pay by check.

You will need to provide a valid copy/picture of your AMA card as part of the process.

LCAA – RC Aircraft Club – Membership Application Welcome to the new LCAA Membership Application page! As this is a new service being offered by the club we ask for your patience with any technical difficulties that might occur. Please report any issues that you may have to the webmaster and membership coordinates as soon as possible. You should ge...

Newport News Park RC club swap meet coming up on February 5.

February Swap meet is right around the corner and there are still a few tables left for rental, so if you need a table, now is the time to reserve. Awesome raffle prize, Spectrum NX10, donated by our sponsor Hobbytown USA in Newport News.

Planes in the Snow

RC flying in the snow!

Planes in the Snow Hi! This is a video that I filmed and edited of my dad, David Eccleston, flying the tundra airplane. He 3d printed snow skiis for it and was trying it out in...

Time to renew your LCAA membership! New this year, we are now able to accept online membership applications with dues paid via PayPal.

https://www.lcaa.org/application.php#

The whole process takes just a few minutes. If you prefer, you can also print and mail the application and pay by check.

However you choose to join, do it now. Then come hang out and fly with us in 2022.

Now is your chance to see Flowstate, an actual documentary film about FPV!

NVRC's radio control aircraft auction will be at its Poplar Ford field on October 30. Might be a good chance to pick up some discounted rc gear!

NVRC Auction Oct 30 2021! - https://mailchi.mp/9403926313e4/upcoming-nvrc-events-7269333

NO CLUB MEETING this month (Sept 14th, 2021)

August Picnic 2021

Check out some of the pictures from our 2021 National Model Aviation Day picnic. Flying season is in full swing at LCAA.

August Picnic 2021 The goal of Loudoun County Aeromodelers Association (LCAA) is to promote model aircraft building and flying for the purpose of education, pleasure and recreation.

LCAA is hosting a picnic on Saturday, September 4. Come hang out, eat, and enjoy the rc hobby.

Saturday is National Model Aviation Day. Looks like a good day to fly at LCAA! Instructor office hours from 10-12. Picnic lunch at 12.

LCAA will be celebrating National Model Aviation Day with a picnic and fun fly on August 14. Come out and fly with us! #modelaviationday

LCAA will be celebrating National Model Aviation Day with a picnic and fun fly on August 14. Come out and fly with us! #modelaviationday

LCAA – RC Aircraft Club

Great turnout for the Independence Day picnic on Saturday. Brian R. posted some photos on the website. https://www.lcaa.org/photos/july21/july2021.html

LCAA – RC Aircraft Club The goal of Loudoun County Aeromodelers Association (LCAA) is to promote model aircraft building and flying for the purpose of education, pleasure and recreation.

If you are a model airplane enthusiast, take a minute to learn about Maynard Hill. He was local and kind of a big deal.

A Salute to Aeromodeling’s Lindbergh.
June 7, 2021, marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Maynard Hill.
MANY HAVE SAID that if there was a Mount Rushmore for aeromodelers Maynard Hill would certainly be on it. He was one of a kind who passed away in June at age 85. Maynard will be sorely missed.
https://loom.ly/5teYgVI

Flying season is here! Don’t miss our first picnic of the year on Saturday, July 3. The club will provide hot dogs, burgers, and drinks. Open flying, combat, fun fly, maybe even some fpv racing. We will have volunteer instructors on hand to help out, whether you’re a new pilot or just a little rusty.

Anyone building anything these days? Here are some photos of the latest old timer I am working on - The Lanzo Bomber from Brodack Models.

Here is some background on the designer:

Chester D. Lanzo was a model airplane pioneer who started building model airplanes in 1922 at the age of eight. His modeling career extended over a period of 65 years, until the time of his death on August 13, 1989. Chester was well known world wide for his expertise in model airplanes.

In 1937, Chester won first place in the first National Radio Control Contest ever held.

Chester started designing and building his own Radio Control system about 1933. His first Radio Control model, built and flown in 1934, was a 7-foot span cabin model. Chester called it Radio Control No. 1. It is now commonly known as the RC-1. This model proved too fast to be controlled with his primitive radio control system. His second Radio Control model had a 12-foot span, which flew very slowly. Chester named it the Racer. Unfortunately, he crashed it prior to the 1936 Nationals in which he planned to enter the model. The 1937 Radio Control Champion model, known as the Radio Control Stick was his third Radio Control model. In 1938, Chester designed a 9-foot span Radio Control glider, which he flew in the 1939 Nationals. It was the first Radio Control glider to compete in a National Radio Control Contest. He named it Airborn.

He held records in outdoor stick, cabin, and rubber speed. Chester's designs are in Air World, Flying Models, Air Trails, Model Airplane News, and the Model Aeronautics Yearbooks by Frank Zaic. Burd Models kitted several of Chester's Free Flight designs.

Chester worked in various fields of engineering such as electrical, instrumentation, heat transfer, nuclear and lasers. He authored numerous reports for the Lewis Research Center.

Chester was inducted into the following Halls of Fames:
> Model Aviation Hall of Fame
> National Free Flight Society Hall of Fame
> Society of Antique Modelers Hall of Fame

The Bomber has been the dominant winner in recent years in the Society of Antique Modelers contests. The Bomber won many contests, mainly in the Radio Control Assist contests.

Friends of Banshee Reeks

That time of the year again! LCAA membership, AMA and possibly FAA renewals are all due. We are also encouraging members to join the Friends of Banshee Reeks club too (www.bansheereeksnp.org).

It is a little snowy right now, but the field is in good shape and the charging station is operational - but you have to have a current membership to fly. So why not renew now?!

Friends of Banshee Reeks Donate Contact https://youtu.be/tOhJiWY_PDs Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve is open during the pandemic. Please visit Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Service’s COVID-19 website for current information. ALL THIRD SATURDAY VOLUNTEER DAYS HAVE BEEN CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NO...

As per FAA TFR 1/4508 the field is closed to all flying on January 20th through January 21st for inaugural events.

Our monthly club meeting is tonight at 7:30 pm. The link to the Google meeting is in the Airbag and in the announcement section of our LCAA Slack.

4th of July picnic! We are going to do it responsibly. Hamburgers and hot dogs made to order and served to you on a paper plate. You take the plate and social distance yourself and enjoy your meal. Bagged chips, bottled water and sodas will also be served. The cook and food deliverers will be wearing masks and gloves.

If you have a combat plane bring it. The planes don't have to social distance but the pilots will! Otherwise, it will be a leisurely event with folks just flying

when told to stay home, you build! BJMR Panther.

If you’re going to submit comments on the FAA’s proposed Remote ID rule, today is the day.

There will be indoor flying this Sunday (1/5) at Westfield High School. 8-9:30am. A small donation is suggested at the door to support the STEM program at the school. NVRC is sponsoring the gathering!

A call to action LCAA members! Please do your part.

All. The Hobby Hangar Appreciation Event scheduled for this weekend is being cancelled due to the heat. We are working on possibly scheduling a new date.