1st Annual "Warbirds Over the Corn" Mattoon, IL
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1st Annual "Warbirds Over the Corn" Mattoon, IL
The Tri-County RC Club of Mattoon, IL is hosting their "1st Annual Warbirds Over the Corn". The date is Sunday June 8, 2014. This is a fly-in. Flying starts at 9:00 am.
We have a short cut grass field about 600 feet long. There is a $10.00 Landing Fee which includes lunch.
All types of warbirds are welcome. Call Steve Epperson at 217 460-0510 or Ralph White at 217 273-5785 for any information.
Flyer below:
We have a short cut grass field about 600 feet long. There is a $10.00 Landing Fee which includes lunch.
All types of warbirds are welcome. Call Steve Epperson at 217 460-0510 or Ralph White at 217 273-5785 for any information.
Flyer below:
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If you would like to see the Tri-County RC Flying Club field click on this link: https://goo.gl/maps/2hUNB The address to the field is East County Road 800 North, Mattoon, IL. The field is about 4 miles WEST of Mattoon, IL. The GPS coordinates to the field are 39.491501, -88.468893
We have been working on the field so It will be in tip-top shape for the fly-in. Be sure to look at the pictures. They are from the family day picnic summer of 2012.
Ralph
We have been working on the field so It will be in tip-top shape for the fly-in. Be sure to look at the pictures. They are from the family day picnic summer of 2012.
Ralph
Last edited by Ralph White; 05-15-2014 at 08:58 PM.
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We need to know about how much food to get for the lunch. Would appreciate if anyone coming would post here to let us get an idea of how many warbirds pilots are coming.
It's going to be a great day of flying and talking warbirds.
Thanks,
Ralph
It's going to be a great day of flying and talking warbirds.
Thanks,
Ralph
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The corn will not be a problem as it will only be about 10 inches tall. There are no trees or buildings within 1/2 mile of the flying field. Wide open area. I'll have my new Top Flite P-51 there. It's converted to the P-51C "Dody".
Ralph
Ralph
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Lynn, Thanks for posting. Your P-51's look great. Can't wait to see them flying. We have the field all ready for the fly-in.
Talked to Tom Duncan. He said the Mt Vernon club had eleven planes flying at the Evansville Contest.
Ralph
Talked to Tom Duncan. He said the Mt Vernon club had eleven planes flying at the Evansville Contest.
Ralph
Last edited by Ralph White; 06-03-2014 at 04:22 AM.
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Lynn, Thanks for coming to our 1st Warbirds Fly-in and posting on this thread. I plan to post some pictures of the fly-in as soon as I get the pictures from Nick. I think I can post a picture of every flyer and their plane.
Ralph
Ralph
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Pilots at the "Warbirds Over the Corn" fly-in. Thanks to everyone who helped with the fly-in and for everyone who showed up to fly. It was a great day of flying warbirds. Can't wait until next year.
Dan Dare Terry Claypool Scott Pieper Steve Epperson Jim Stenger Bob Dillow ----------------------------Ralph White Pete Renick Jim Fisher Phil Bean Cliff Christensen Al Jones ----------------------------------------Tom Duncan Dennis Terry John Hunsaker Lynn Elston Milton Hendrickson
If you click on the thumbnails you get a larger picture. Then click on the larger picture and you can zoom in for a very large picture for close up view on the models.
Ralph
Dan Dare Terry Claypool Scott Pieper Steve Epperson Jim Stenger Bob Dillow ----------------------------Ralph White Pete Renick Jim Fisher Phil Bean Cliff Christensen Al Jones ----------------------------------------Tom Duncan Dennis Terry John Hunsaker Lynn Elston Milton Hendrickson
If you click on the thumbnails you get a larger picture. Then click on the larger picture and you can zoom in for a very large picture for close up view on the models.
Ralph
Last edited by Ralph White; 08-24-2014 at 06:32 PM.
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A few more pictures of the "Warbirds Over the Corn" fly-in
Some of the P-51s from Mt Vernon Bob Dillow and Jim Stenger waiting for the Pilots Meeting Pete Renick's AT-6 fueled up --------------------------------------------------------------------Martha, Nick, Jenny, Ella White, and Roy Gould working on the plaques Ralph White's 1978 Nationals winning Sport Scale Fliteglas Models P-51D More fighters -------------------------Scott Pieper's P-47 Steve Epperson's P-47 Dan Dare's PT-17 Ralph White's P-51C Dody -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Team Flying pilots Dennis Terry, Phil Bean, Lynn Elston and Tom Duncan. P-51Ds Low Pass winner Dennis Terry, P-51D Pilot's Choice winner Ralph White, P-51C -----------------Tom Duncan with his P-51D
Some of the P-51s from Mt Vernon Bob Dillow and Jim Stenger waiting for the Pilots Meeting Pete Renick's AT-6 fueled up --------------------------------------------------------------------Martha, Nick, Jenny, Ella White, and Roy Gould working on the plaques Ralph White's 1978 Nationals winning Sport Scale Fliteglas Models P-51D More fighters -------------------------Scott Pieper's P-47 Steve Epperson's P-47 Dan Dare's PT-17 Ralph White's P-51C Dody -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Team Flying pilots Dennis Terry, Phil Bean, Lynn Elston and Tom Duncan. P-51Ds Low Pass winner Dennis Terry, P-51D Pilot's Choice winner Ralph White, P-51C -----------------Tom Duncan with his P-51D
Last edited by Ralph White; 08-24-2014 at 06:33 PM.
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Here's a video of my Top Flite 1/5 scale P-51C "Dody" flying at the fly-in. Taken by Lynn Elston. I didn't know he was filming it.
http://youtu.be/CUwA9aJlifQ Ralph
http://youtu.be/CUwA9aJlifQ Ralph
Last edited by Ralph White; 08-07-2014 at 10:15 AM.