Please fill out the application at the link below and send to Steve Clime – his contact info is listed below. 2023 Membership Application Steve Clime14414 Oakwood Dr.Urbandale, IA 50323 Cell#: 515-314-9960Email: sclime02@gmail.com
The 2023 DSMM annual R/C Auction and Swap Meet will be held on Saturday, October 14th at the Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Church in Ankeny (same location as previous years). To avoid any delays the day of the auction, we HIGHLY encourage you to pre-register your items using the forms Read more…
Submitted by Larry ZimmerJuly 4, 2022 I finally made it to my first planned event of 2022 at EPJ field! I arrived early afternoon and there were a lot of members with aircraft already there. I missed seeing a fuel-powered Jet fly. There was a variety of aircraft there. The Read more…
The AMA has announce the HAZEL SIG CENTENNIAL RC FLY IN taking place June 24-26 this summer in Montezuma Iowa. Sig planes are NOT required – check out the link to AMA’s website below for more infomation: Event Details – Click Here
Submitted by member Richard Huyck, the RightWingRC YouTube channel has some great videos, so we’re sharing here for your enjoyment. Zane Lathrum runs the channel and does a fair amount of product reviews (including upgrades, flights, and a few mishaps). Click here to view his channel. Enjoy and thanks to Read more…
The AMA website is a great single-stop-shop if you’re looking for RC events in a given area. Follow this link to view the events currently scheduled/registered with the AMA in Iowa. You can use the search features to look for events in other areas if you happen to be traveling Read more…
DSMM member Richard Huyck has graciously shared some links to FPV-style videos he’s recorded at both fields. Links to his YouTube channel and a couple individual videos are below. Richard’s YouTube Channel West Field #1 (Aug 10, 2019) EPJ #1 (Aug 30, 2020) Thanks for sharing Richard! As always, if Read more…
Here is the link for Modelaires Apparel. https://pmapparel.com/modelaires-2 1. The online store closes December 27th.2. Some of the bigger shirt sizes cost $2 more.3. There is a $5 charge for embroidering EPJ or West on the sides of the hat.
In case you missed it, October is AMA’s “Build Month”. The AMA is promoting this in the latest “Model Aviation” magainze (dubbed “The Build Issue”) as well as offering a 20% discount on plans at their plans website (you can order/pay online and receive copies of the plans in a Read more…
It was a beautiful day, September 4th, for flying but not so good for photos. I arrived there about 10:30AM and there were quite a few folks already. I left at about 3PM and of course that’s when the sun came out. All of the planes I saw were electric Read more…
At the July club meeting this past Thursday, Alan Annear spoke briefly about the new TRUST safety test for recreational flyers. Full details about TRUST can be found here: The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) You can also read more info about this on the AMA website here: AMA TRUST Read more…
Dan Hansen, Vince Stefanski, and a few other members have been talking about having a Jet Day event at EPJ. The date we picked was the Saturday of Labor Day weekend (Sept 4th). We apologize for the short notice. Flying is currently schedule for 8AM until dark (weather permitting of Read more…
Submitted by Larry ZimmerJuly 25, 2021 At a recent visit to EPJ field I caught some very, very fast flying aircraft! With a suggestion from Vincent I was able to almost catch those jets as they flew by. I changed my shutter to “high speed mode” and with one push Read more…
Just a reminder that the club was upgraded to a GOLD LEADER CLUB status by the AMA in 2020. Also, we’ve received the status renewal for 2021. This status gives the Des Moines Modelaires extra “points” as far as consideration for grant approval by the AMA.
Submitted by Larry Zimmer
5/24/2021
It is now summer, officially, and this is my second visit to EPJ field in 2021.
Submitted by Dave Beecher There are many transmitters (radios) and airplanes available today to choose from! From the basic simple stuff to advanced extraordinarily capable. There are even radios that will “talk” to you. Often a person new to the hobby will ask, or later regret not asking, about what Read more…
The following was submitted by members Dave Beecher and LaVerne Sanders I often hear people talk about Watts per Pound, Kv, Outrunners, etc; what does all this mean? There are two general types of electric motors in use. Inrunner motors are “classic” motors with an outer housing or “can”, and Read more…