Welcome to the Sun Parlor R/C Flyers Inc. web site!
To-day Is
Fred Tonge, Past President, in his twin Comanche
on a high speed low pass at our
Leamington Air Show.
I'm the webmaster shown here
with my Astro Hog
Map to our flying field. (Click
on map for larger view)
In January 1972 our Dues were
$10.00 with a $12.00 Assessment
and MAAC was $8.00 for a total of $30.00.
In February 1972 The Emitter printed the "Wings Program" and was
mailed using an 8 cent stamp.
Toledo was Feb 26 & Feb 27 in Maumee, Ohio.
In March 1972 we had 20 members.
In April 1972 we had our first Concours d'Elegance at
Devonshire Mall.
July 1972 - Our Annual Pattern Contest - 14 Contestants.
31 Years Ago
April 1973 - Our Concours
d' Elegance had 9 entries. I finished 9th!!!!!
April 1973 - Our second
Mall display at Devonshire Mall.
July 1973 - Our Annual
Pattern Contest - 12 Contestants.
Dec
1973 - Our FFFFFF (Final Frozen Finger Fly For Fun) at Farmer Jacks
- we did not renew our lease.
Originally the club's name was the Sun Parlor Multi Flyers but
in
1966 it became the Sun Parlor Radio Control Flyers Inc. with
Percy Grondin
our first President. Percy also served as President
of the Model
Aeronautics Association Of Canada (MAAC).
Since then the club has blossomed with the Sun Parlor R/C Flyers
and the "Emitter", our newsletter have become known nationally
and
internationally. Many fine contests have been held with
modelers traveling
many miles to attend. The "Emitter" qualified
for an excellence
award by R/C Modeler Magazine. Two members
have been President of MAAC.
The first flying field was at a sod farm owned by Harry
Pettypiece.
When he retired it was sold to a "Farmer Jack" and
in 1973 a
decision was made to leave and a lease was arranged for use of
the old
landfill site situated off the Puce road. A great deal of hard
work was
put forth by the membership to make the new field
compatible and in memory was
the longest least rewarding time
in the history of the club.
Late in 1974, a verbal agreement for use of the "Tower
Field"
was negotiated between Wally Dowhan, chief engineer for CKWW
at that
time and Percy Grondin with the flying site location, access
and the field rules
being part of the agreement. The "Tower Field"
became the club
home.
Incorporating the "Wings Program" the club enjoys a
beginners
program which allows new members to become involved in the
hobby with
less pain and expense than ever before, while at the
same time ensuring a
maximum of safety at the field. Wednesday
nights are set aside for
beginners.
The "Emitter" has now entered the modern electronic
age with out
editor Dan Eberwein posting it on the web as a .pdf file. Now
we
can download each month as soon as it becomes available and
print it out in
colour.
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This page was last updated on 01/25/04.