Johnstown RC Club
AMA District III --- Club Charter #718
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2018 is Johnstown RC Club's 56th year as an AMA Club
Check out this recent TV show called Kaleidoscope which featured our Flying Club.... Click Here
Take a look at a drone view of our field .............. by Gary Lundgren. Click Here
George Wacker & Roger Luther pose in front of FIFI one of only two flying B-29's
For additional pictures from the B-29 Visit....Click Here
The Mall Show 2018.......Galleria Mall, Johnstown, PA
Spring Work Day at the Field, great turnout this year, Thanks Guys!
To view some pictures from the 2018 Toledo Show...................Click Here
Photo's from the 2018 Annual Banquet.................For more Photo's Click Here
The group picture from the January 2018 Indoor FlyIn
Sunday Evening Flying...Sept. 17th, 2017 L to R. Mark, Paul, Sam, Frank, Jim, Kenny, and Roger
Sunday Evening Flying at our Family Picnic
The Three Amigo's with their Escapades
Roger, Ken, and Bruce
October view of our field approaching from the north
To watch the 4 minute video from which the above picture was lifted, Click Here
Visitors to this site so far!
The Johnstown R/C
Club was founded in 1962 and consists of 45-50 members of all ages who
like to build and fly electric, control line, and gas powered radio
controlled model airplanes. Our flying field is located between Elton
and Salix, PA near the Windber Country Club on Saddle Club Road. (Check
on the "Our Field" page for detailed directions). Our monthly meetings
are held the first Tuesday of each month at the Richland Township
Municipal Building on Schoolhouse Road, near the UPJ Campus and the
Richland Township High School. Meetings start at 7:30 pm except during
the summer months when they are moved to a later time to allow for
summer evening flying. GPS co-ordinates for our field are N 40.16.733
& W 78.45.874 and our flying fields elevation is 2250 ft. The
physical address for the field is 231 Saddle Club Road, Windber, PA.
(Applications for AMA and Club Membership are available for printout at the top of the Newsletter page)
.......2018 JOHNSTOWN RC CLUBS 56th YEAR........
Website Last Updated on 10/16/2018
Club Meetings and upcoming activities...
November Club Meeting..Wednesday, Nov. 7th...7:30 pm.
(Note, one day later due to election day)
December Club Meeting...Tuesday, Dec. 4th....7:30 pm.
January Meeting and InDoor FlyIn...Tuesday, Jan. 8th, 6 pm!
Web Albums: To view a nice collection of pictures
during the past year, and from recent
club events, click on any of the links
below:
Check out the new videos on the "links"
page. See Cliff, Fred, Roger, Scott,
and Bruce fly their planes.
A neat video from the IMAA Air Show 2011..... Click Here
Some fantastic 3-D Flying by 19 year old Joe Smith at
the Joe Nall Fly-In: Click Here
Check out the new videos on the "Links Page"
Special Edition Newsletter: BSA Aviation Camporee
An Album of pictures from a trip to the National Air &
Space Museum at Dulles Airport, The Udvar-Hazy Center
Many pictures of very unique and distinctive aircraft.
Click Here
Ever wonder what a B-17, B-24, and a B-25 Look like close
up and inside? Click Here
2018 Field Pics
2018 Mall Show
2018 Club Banquet
2018 Indoor Fly-In
2018 Toledo Show
2017 Club Banquet
2017 Club Mall Show
2017 Toledo Show
2017 Indoor Fly-In
2016 Field Pics
2016 Mall Show
2016 Indoor Fly-In
2016 Club Banquet
2015 Field Pics
2015 Mall Show
A Video Tour of the 2015 Mall Show
2015 Club Banquet
2015 Indoor Fly-In
2014 Pics from our Flying Field
2014 Mall Show
A Video Tour of the 2014 Mall Show
2014 Toledo Show Pictures
2014 Club Banquet
2014 In-Door Fly-In
A Video Tour of the 2013 Mall Show
A Video Tour of the 2012 Mall Show
50th Anniversary Power Point Show
The most common times to fly at our field are weekday
mornings 8-11am. Saturday mornings 9 till 1 pm, and
Mon-Tue-Wed & Thursday Evenings...4 pm till dark, and of
course Sunday afternoons from about 2 pm until dark.
The Sunday afternoon hot dog cookouts will begin in April,
and the monthly "Family Picnics" begin in May.
Family Picnics are held on the last Sunday of each month.
All flying is dependent on the weather and wind of course!
