Posts of Bong Eagles sponsored events, along with other events of interest, most current at the top
Bong Eagles Upcoming Events
INDOOR FLYING AT MEMORIAL HALL IN RACINE, WI
We were able to reserve Memorial Hall in 2024, for Indoor flying. For Details see Indoor page under the Flying Sites Tab. Our club typically has 3 indoor flying sessions in the Fall and 3 in the spring on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Months for Fall are Oct, Nov and Dec. and Spring Feb, March, and April. Next date for Fall 2024 will be October 2. This is subject to negotiation with the new management at Memorial Hall.
Time is from 4:00 to 9:00 PM Central Time. Contact Contest Director Jeff Annis ( jeannis@aol.com ) at least 2 days before the event for details.
Over the years, many Science Olympiad students have flown with us, generally coming from Milwaukee and the northern Chicago area. For arrangements contact the Contest Director.
Pictures from the October 4, November 1, December 6, 2023, February 7 and March 6, 2024, sessions have been posted –
2023-2024 Bong Eagles Indoor Flying at Racine Memorial Hall
For Previous Year’s Pictures See:
2022-2023 Bong Eagles Indoor Flying at Racine Memorial Hall
2021-2022 Bong Eagles Indoor Flying at Racine Memorial Hall
For alternative indoor flying opportunities, see the NFFS indoor page. There’s a link on this sites Flying Sites – Indoor page
2024 Winter Flight Fest at EAA Museum, Oshkosh, WI, on February 9-11, 2024
Contest was a success with 12 flyers entered. One design contests were for “Stringless Wonders” in Stock and Expert categories and for “Big Smash” P-18 class planes. Best times for Stringless Wonders were around 90 seconds
Event Flyer is available 2024 EAA Winter Flight Fest Flyer and Registration Form
For the CD’s Summary and Results see: 2024 EAA Winter Flight Fest Results and Summary Pictures are posted :2024 EAA Winter Flight Fest Pictures
Plans are also available 2024 EAA Winter Flight Fest Plans for One Design Planes
Midwest Indoor Free Flight Events in Spring 2024
Flyers for the Jim Richmond Indoor Open Contest (April 13-15, 2024) at West Baden Springs, Indiana, and the Midwest Indoor Championships at Kent State University, Ohio (May 25-27, 2024) are available at: 2024 Midwest Spring Indoor Free Fight Meets Flyers A one-design plane has been selected for the Kent State Contest. It is the Jetco R.O.G., with plans linked through the Contest Flyer.
2024 Wasp Online Indoor Postal Contest
The Wasp is a 10.5″ span rubber powered model that was published in the January 1942 issue of Aeromodeller and copied in the Jan-Feb 2024 issue of the Flying Aces Club Newsletter. Wasps were successfully flown at the EAA Flight Fest. Times to be submitted by April 30, 2024 by e-mail. There are two Memorial Hall flying dates before then. Details are posted on the Indoor Model Supply website. https://indoorfreeflight.com/wasp.html?fbclid=lwAR1-io6
Here is just the plan for easy download and printing (make sure to print 100% scale, each wing panel is 5.25″ flat). https://indoorfreeflight.com/waspplan.pdf
2024 Sky Battle Postal Contest for Simple Free Flight Planes
Window for flying these R.O.G. (Rise Off Ground) simple planes for the contest is April 26 to May 5. They need not be flown at a club site, so pick your own field, maybe a Park, if local rules allow. Details are at http://www.skybattle.org, and a copy is available on this web site at 2024 Sky Battle Postal Contest for Simple Free Flight Planes
Club Contests for 2024
We will continue to have our two club contests for 2024. One difference: We have moved to Saturdays. The impetus for this is simple: Sunday will be our ‘rain day’ if the weather for Saturday is poor.
Contest Dates: July 13 and August 10 (Open to all AMA Members)
Fun Flies for 2024
First Fun Fly: June 8 (Open to Eagles/MARKS Members)
2023 Events
2023 Bong Eagles Holiday Lunch on December 9
Pictures of the attendees, along with the Event Flyer are posted at:
2023 Bong Eagles Holiday Lunch Flyer
EAA Flight Fest at EAA Museum, Oshkosh, WI, on February 10-12, 2023
Event was a success. Participation was fine, with 22 flyers, including some from Ohio and Colorado. Bong Eagles were able to help the EAA introduce the public to the joy of flying on Saturday. There were about 700 attendees from the public. The One-Design event this year was for the “Boxy Bipe”. This simple plane was designed by Bill Hannan, who contributed the “Hannan’s Hangar” column to “Model Builder” Magazine. A link to the plans, both as tiled for 8.5X11 and without tiling for 11X17 papers, is given below. A link to the results of the contest and a summary is given below. Another link shows pictures of the event.
Dates have been chosen for next February’s EAA Flight Fest, and a new set of plans for the one design plane will appear shortly.
2023 EAA Winter Flight Fest Pictures
2023 EAA Winter Flight Fest Results and Summary
2023 Festival of Flight One-Design Contest Plans
2023 EAA Flight Fest Flyer and Registration Form
2023 Jim Richmond Open at West Baden Springs, IN – April 1-3
Event was well attended as pilots took advantage of the expansive Category III site, ideal for the large planes in the FAI’s F1D class. Planes in the AMA P-18 class, like the “Big Smash”, also flew up to the high ceiling. Rey Mazzocco, the Contest Director, has provided a list of results and a summary Report of the contest.
EVENT FLYER – 2023 Jim Richmond Open at West Baden, IN
2023 Jim Richmond Open Contest Report
2023 Jim Richmond Open Contest results
2023 Jim Richmond Open – Pictures
2023 Outdoor Events
Old Timer Free Flight Meet: July 8th – Held as scheduled.
Contest Results 2023 Bong Eagles Old Timer Meet Results
Picture Page: 2023 Bong Eagles Old Timer Meet Pictures
Flyer: 2023 Bong Eagles Old Timer Free Flight Meet Flyer
AMA Free Flight Meet: August 5th – Held as scheduled.
Contest Results: 2023 Bong Eagles AMA Meet on August 5, 2023 – Results
Picture Page: 2023 Bong Eagles AMA Meet – Pictures
Flyer: 2023 Bong Eagles AMA Free Flight Meet Flyer
Site was Wind Lake Turf Farm. See Map updated July 3 for WI 20 closure. These AMA sanctioned Meets are open to all AMA Members
The Bong Eagles are partnering with MARKS R/C club ( http://www.marksrcclub.com/ ) for access to their flying site at the Wind Lake Turf sod farm in Wind Lake, Wisconsin. This site is approximately ten miles north of the Bong Recreational Area we have flown at in the past. https://windlaketurf.com/ Updated Map: 2023 Wind Lake Turf Farm Map
Access to this site requires that we also be members of the MARKS R/C club. This is important. Flying there is restricted to MARKS club members EXCEPT when flying in our contests. MARKS Membership form is available at: 2023 MARKS Membership Form
Fun Flys
We are also had three Fun Fly dates. No contest, no worries, just come out and fly. Fun Fly dates require you to be a MARKS member to fly.
Tentative dates:
June 10th Sept 16th Sept 30
Rain dates will be the following day.
One rule to be aware of: No engine powered models on Sundays before 12 noon.
Membership in MARKS (Milwaukee Area Radio Kontrol Society) is available at:
Other Fun Flys – Informal – as weather permits
May 7 – Pictures of 2 Eagles Flying at the Wind Lake Turf Farms
May 21 and May 28 – Pictures from Jeff A, Jim G. and Mike K.’s flights at Wind Lake Turf Farm
September 16 – Pictures from Jeff A. of Jim G., Mike K., and Steve P. at Wind Lake Turf Farm. Steve’s great looking Korda Wakefield is featured.
October 22 – Pictures from Jeff A. of Mike K. and Jim G. flying at Wind Lake Turf Farm.
2023 Bong Eagles Outdoor Flying at Wind Lake Turf Farm
2023 Bong Eagles September Fun Fly at Wind Lake Turf Farm
2023 October Bong Eagles Fun Fly at Wind Lake Turf Farm
See also the Flying Aids page for Radio activated Dethermalizer testing on May 7
REGIONAL EVENTS
2023 Rudy Kluiber Free Flight Follies
This meet with AMA and FAC events will be held at the AMA Field in Muncie, IN on September 8-10
2023 Rudy Kluiber Free Flight Follies Flyer – Sept. 8-10
2023 FAC Outdoor Champs and Ted Dock FAC Meet
This year these meets will be held at the AMA Field in Muncie, IN, consecutively, on September 21 and 22 for the Champs and September 23 and 24 for the Ted Dock.
Weather was good for Outdoor Champs. FAC Member Joe B. flew in 4 events. Friends of Eagles from our area, Harrison K. and Jack T., also flew.
2023 Kent State Indoor Free Flight Contest – April 22 & 23
Held at the Kent State Field House in Ohio, a large Category II site. There were over 20 pilots. Results were provided by Don Slusarczyk, the Contest Director.
2023 Kent State Indoor Free Flight Meet Flyer April 22-23
2023 Kent State, Ohio, Indoor Contest Results
2023 Northern Ohio Free Fight Association Free Flight Championship
June 3-4 – AMA National Flying Field – Muncie, IN
2023 NOFFA Contest Flyer – June 3-4 at AMA in Muncie, IN
NATIONAL EVENTS –
AMA INDOOR FREE FLIGHT NATIONALS
June 19-23, 2023 Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho
Information on this event may be found at modelaviation.org .
Bong Eagles’ Completed 2022 Events
Bong Eagles Holiday Lunch – December 10, 2022 —– Event was a Success
Noon, Saturday December 10, 2022 Birchwood Grill 7515 125th Ave.. Kenosha Wi
Event Flyer: 2022 Bong Eagles Holiday Lunch Event Flyer
Fun Fly at Wind Lake Turf Farm – October 29, 2022
Some Bong Eagles flew at the sod farm field used by the M.A.R.K.S. (Milwaukee Area Radio Kontrol Society). They were testing the field for future use by the Eagles, as guests of the M.A.R.K.S.. Pictures have been added to
2022 Bong Eagles Free Flight Meet Pictures
Annual Bong Eagles’ All Free Flight Contest – August 7, 2022
Event was cancelled because of rain. Was to be held at MAJ Richard Bong State Recreation Area – Event Details on Flyer
EVENT FLYER – 2022 Bong Eagles AMA Free Flight Meet – August 7
Old Timer Contest – July 10, 2022
Was held at MAJ Richard Bong State Recreation Area – Event Details on Flyer
EVENT FLYER – 2022 Bong Eagles Old Timer Meet – July 10
Meet went well, links to pictures and results have been posted
2022 Bong Eagles Free Flight Meet Pictures
2022 7/10 Bong Eagles Oldtimer Free Flight Contest Results
2022 AMA OUTDOOR FREE FLIGHT NATS – July 25-29, 2022 – Muncie, IN
Meet was very successful for Bong Eagles, who flew in 10 events. Events pictures are available at 2022 Bong Eagles at AMA FF Nats – Pictures
Summary of the Meet from an Eagles’s perspective is available here
2022 AMA Free Flight Nats and NFFS Outdoor Champs
EVENT FLYER 2022 AMA Outdoor Free Flight NATS
2022 FAC Outdoor Champs and Ted Dock Meet – September 15-16 & 17-18 – Muncie IN
EVENT FLYERS 2022 Flying Aces Club Outdoor Champs –
2022 Roscoe Turner FAC Ted Dock Free Flight Meet
Other 2022 Events completed
2022 AMA INDOOR FREE FLIGHT NATS – May 24 – 28, 2022
EVENT FLYER 2022 AMA INDOOR NATS – Round Valley Dome, Eager, AZ
PICTURES in AMA Flickr Album https://www.flickr.com/photos/modelaircraft/albums/72177720299253848
2022 Flying Aces Club NATS – Geneseo, NY – July 13-16, 2022
EVENT FLYER 2022 Flying Aces Club NATS – Geneseo, NY
Good Flying weather at Geneseo. Two members of Bong Eagles / FAC Lightning Aces competed. 2022 Flying Aces Club Nats Report
February 11-13, 2022 – EAA Winter Flight Fest – EAA Museum, Oshkosh, WI
Event was a Sucess.
Report is on the attached page: Winter Flight Fest at EAA Oshkosh February 11-13, 2022
A Photo Page is available at Photos of 2022 EAA Flight Fest, February 11-13, Oshkosh, WI
Events: LPP, Mini-stick, No Cal, Phantom Flash, Dime Scale, Peanut Scale, Bostonian, Big Smash P-18, P-18, Mass Launches: Big Smash P-18, Mashup, and Phantom Flash
- Flyer is on the following Page, Flyer for 2022 Winter FlightFest
March 26-27, 2022 – Jim Richmond Open – West Baden. IN
Event was a success. Photos are on the AMA Flickr page.
3rd Annual Jim Richmond Open | Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/modelaircraft/albums/72177720297692119
Other photos by Jeff A. are available here
Photos of 2022 Jim Richmond Open at West Baden, IN
See – EVENT FLYER – 2022 Jim Richmond Open at West Baden, IN as updated Jan 31, 2022 – Note increase in Registration Fee as of February 1, 2022
2021 Past Events With Links
Bong Eagles Holiday Lunch – December 11, 2021
Bong Eagles had a good time at the Holiday Lunch at the Birchwood Grill
AUGUST 08, 2021 Annual Bong Eagles’ All Free Flight Contest
Contest was held. Weather windy and warm,
2021 Free Flight Meet Pictures
SEPTEMBER 9 & 10, 2021 FAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sponsored by the Detroit Cloudbusters, CD Winn Moore
Location: AMA Flying Field – Muncie, Indiana
Contest was held and well attended. Three Eagles flyers competed. Weather was fine, with more wind on Thursday and very little wind on Friday.
2021 FAC Outdoor Champs Bong Eagles Photos
EVENT FLYER – FAC Outdoor Championships | New Bong Eagles website
SEPTEMBER 11 & 12, 2021 ROSCOE TURNER FAC TED DOCK MEET
CD: Pat Murray
Location AMA Flying Field – Muncie, Indiana
Contest weather was good but quite windy.
EVENT FLYER – Ted Dock Contest | New Bong Eagles website
New Bong Eagles website 