Blenheim Model Aero Club

Blenheim Model Aero Club's flying site is located on the ARA vineyard on state highway 63 approximately 10 km from the Renwick, West Coast road turn off. Club members meet at our flying site every Sunday and Wednesday morning. If you are interested in radio controlled flying, please feel free to visit our flying field on a club day. Alternatively, if you are interested in joining our club, contact our club Secretary.
As well as our regular Sunday and Wednesday club days we also host an annual fly-in once a year, and several float fly's on one of the large lakes on ARA's vineyard.
Our club members have a wide range of interests in model radio controlled aircraft including scale, vintage, aerobatics, electric, gliding and jet turbines and are willing to share their knowledge with anyone else who has an interest.

Coming Events
Glider Tow Day. Saturday 4th of February at BMAC ARA site.
	From 9 am onwards The first aero-tow day for 2012 Open to all financial members BMAC, MAMS, etc. All types of gliders are welcome. Tow planes will be available. Come out and see what it is all about. Please note that pilots without Model Flying NZ Wings will require observers with this qualification.

The following video was shot at a previous tow event, tow plane piloted by Peter Deacon and glider piloted by Allan Knoxs

Recent Club Events

Blenheim Model Aero Club
Float Fly 31st July 2011
With great weather conditions and lack of a breeze, a fun days flying was had by all those that attended .
Lake Pinot's calm waters , sandy beach area and a stunning back drop of snow covered mountains made an ideal venue for a float plane event.

Coverage of the event can be found here


Feature Model Of The Month Phil Aubry's Air Tractor AT 502 This month we feature Phil's Beautifully built and presented Air Tractor AT 502 built from the Team Dusters short kit and powered by an OS BGX

Club Tractor

Its finally here As most of you will know
the club has purchase a tractor for the purpose of mowing the strip.
This has been an expensive exercise and has been unable to be fully covered by club funds.
Some club members have already put there hands in there pockets and made a donation.
THANK YOU.
We are still looking for donations, anything will be a help, so please dig deep.
If you wish to help out with this you can either make a deposit into the club PSIS bank

account the internet bank account number is as follows: 02-1246-0445784-001, please use Tractor donation as a reference. Alternatively you can email the club Secretary/Treasurer: Murray Herd and make arrangements with him to make your donation.
Some of you may also wish to help with the running of your club and mow the strip, I am sure that if you make this known to a committee member some direction of the use of the mower could soon be given.

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