Johnstown RC Club
AMA District III --- Club Charter #718
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2016 is Johnstown RC Club's 54th year as an AMA Club
Check out this recent TV show called Kaleidoscope which featured our Flying Club.... Click Here
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The Setup at the 2016 Mall Show, Galleria Mall, Johnstown, PA
See the pictures below
First family picnic, April 24th, 2016 Left to Right: Roger, Grant, Frank, Chris, Scott, Gary, Kenny, Sam, and Bruce. A fun day was had by all!
April 23, 2016 Field Work Day.... Left to Right: Frank, David, Fred, Chris, Jim, Ken, Gary, Zane, Grant, Neil, Bruce, Bill, and Roger. Tents up and a lot got accomplished! Thanks guys!
The Group Photo from the 2016 Annual Indoor Fly-In
Saturday Morning Flying, September 5th, 2015 Lots of Fun!
Saturday morning flying with Fred, Grant, Bruce, Jim, Ken, Ed, Elizabeth, Neil, and Caleb
Sunday Evening Flying, Sept. 14th, 2014...... L to R .....Frank, Roger, Zane, Fred, Rick,
Bruce, Ken Shilling, Ken Reesey, Paul, Caleb, and Sam
Sunday Evening Flying at our Family Picnic - August 24, 2014
Saturday Morning Flying, June 22, 2013
Fred, Zane, Ken, Bruce, Grant, Frank, and Roger
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)
.......2016 JOHNSTOWN RC CLUBS 54th YEAR........
Website Last Updated on 9/19/2016
Club Meetings and upcoming activities...........
Next Club Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 4th
7:30 pm at the Richland Twp. Municipal Building.
November Club Meeting is on the 1st at 7:30 pm
Sunday Hot Dog Cookouts are every Sunday
at 5 pm. Family Picnics are the last
Sunday of each month. Last one, Sept. 25th!
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
Special Edition Newsletter about Valley Brook Clubs new
Field at the Conemaugh Power Plant: Click Here
A web album showing the construction of the new Valley
Brook Flying Field: Click Here
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
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
2013 Pics from or Flying Field
2013 Mall Show
A Video Tour of the 2013 Mall Show
2013 Club Banquet
2013 In-Door Fly-In
A Video Tour of the 2012 Mall Show
50th Anniversary Power Point Show
2012 Weak Signals Expo, Toledo, OH
2012 Mall Show
2012 Pictures from our Flying Field
2012 50th Anniversary Club Banquet
2012 In-Door Fly-In
2011 Pictures from our Flying Field
Boy Scout Aviation Camporee, May 21, 2011
2011 Mall Show
2011 Club Banquet
2011 In-Door Fly-In
2010 Pictures from our Flying Field
2010 Mall Show
2010 Annual Club Banquet
2010 Annual In-Door Fly-In
2009 Pictures from our Flying Field
2009 Mall Show
2009 Annual Club Banquet
2008 Pictures from our Flying Field
2008 Mall Show
2008 Club Banquet
2007 Year In Review
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!
Website Last Updated on 9/19/2016
Club Meetings and upcoming activities...........
Next Club Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 4th
7:30 pm at the Richland Twp. Municipal Building.
November Club Meeting is on the 1st at 7:30 pm
Sunday Hot Dog Cookouts are every Sunday
at 5 pm. Family Picnics are the last
Sunday of each month. Last one, Sept. 25th!
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
Special Edition Newsletter about Valley Brook Clubs new
Field at the Conemaugh Power Plant: Click Here
A web album showing the construction of the new Valley
Brook Flying Field: Click Here
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
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
2013 Pics from or Flying Field
2013 Mall Show
A Video Tour of the 2013 Mall Show
2013 Club Banquet
2013 In-Door Fly-In
A Video Tour of the 2012 Mall Show
50th Anniversary Power Point Show
2012 Weak Signals Expo, Toledo, OH
2012 Mall Show
2012 Pictures from our Flying Field
2012 50th Anniversary Club Banquet
2012 In-Door Fly-In
2011 Pictures from our Flying Field
Boy Scout Aviation Camporee, May 21, 2011
2011 Mall Show
2011 Club Banquet
2011 In-Door Fly-In
2010 Pictures from our Flying Field
2010 Mall Show
2010 Annual Club Banquet
2010 Annual In-Door Fly-In
2009 Pictures from our Flying Field
2009 Mall Show
2009 Annual Club Banquet
2008 Pictures from our Flying Field
2008 Mall Show
2008 Club Banquet
2007 Year In Review
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!
