Lexington, KY - Bluegrass Electric Fly - July 21

[realdeal]

The Lexington Model Airplane Club (LMAC) will host the 2nd annual Bluegrass Electric Fly at Lexington Model Airplane Field on Saturday July 21, 2001. The field features a 600'x50' paved runway next to a 600' x 100' grass runway. This is an AMA sanctioned event. The focus will be on flying, fun, and exhanging information.

There will be awards chosen by the pilots with prizes for:

Best Engineering
Best Scale
Best Sport
Best Slow/Park Flyer
Best Jet
Best Helicopter
Lowest Limbo

Awards are subject to change based on participation.


Demonstration flights currently scheduled:

Jim Ryan - Ryan Aircraft
Mike Hines - Hobby Lobby
Doug Algeier - F5B, Franklin County Miniature Airplane Club


Directions:

From the North or South take I-75 to I-64 East then follow the directions for West.

From the West - Take I-64 East from Lexington to exit 87 Bluegrass Station Hwy 858 (about 5 miles). At the top of the ramp turn left (north). Proceed across the interstate overpass. Directly past the interstate overpass turn right onto Rockwell Rd. Follow Rockwell Rd. east to Hedger Ln. (landfill entrance). Turn left and follow Hedger Ln. about 1 mile and the entrance to Lexington Model Airplane Field will be on your right. All turns from the interstate will have signs on the day of the event.

From the East - Follow I-64 West to exit 87 Blluegrass Station Hwy 858. Turn right at the top of the ramp and take the first right onto Rockwell Rd. Follow directions above from there.

Event time is 9AM to 5PM.
Event fee - $5 (AMA required)
Food and drink will be available - Burgers, Hot Dogs and soft drinks.


For more information see our club website at www.geocities.com/~lmac_ky (http://www.geocities.com/~lmac_ky)

or

Contact one of the event coordinators

Keith Hollfield (me) at keith6566@qx.net
Alan Akers at snakers@mindspring.com
Jeff Stringer at JStri27033@cs.com

Travellers intersted in camping will find that the Kentucky Horse Park has an excellent campground directly north of Lexington. You can find out more here:
http://www.imh.org/khp/camp_grd.html http://www.kyhorsepark.com/khp/hp1.html

We hope to see you there!

Keith

[electricrcflyer]

I am planning on coming. How "big" is this event? Vendors?

Thanks,
Ron

[realdeal]

Last year we had about 20 pilots and their planes with virtually no promotion. I think everyone had a great time at a very relaxed event. We had attendees from Ohio, various parts of Kentucky, and one from Georgia.

We are following the same basic format this year of "lets just get together and fly". This year we have tried to get the word out and we expect a larger turn-out. We have added more prizes, a food-vendor and AMA sanctioning (for the advertising mainly). This year will be a quasi-litmus test for asking the club to extend an entire weekend to us for 2002 so come on out and help us make it happen.

Vendors are welcome to attend and I have had some inquiries. We are not charging for vendor space this year because of the single-day format. We would prefer that vendors attending register as pilots. I do ask that if you are a vendor planning on attending and selling that you contact me direct via e-mail and let me know so I can arrange appropriate space for you at the site.

If you are interested in staying overnight here are some hotels that are very close to the flying site (6-8 miles away) and right off I-75.


Best Western http://www.travelweb.com/booker/AppLogic+booker.hotel.info.Start?brand=BW&pid=18059&iid=BW




Hampton Inn
2251 Elkhorn Road, Lexington, KY 40505
Tel: 1-859-299-2613 Fax: 1-859-299-9664



Ramada Limited
2261 ELKHORN ROAD • Lexington, KY 40505
60 Rooms / 2 Floors
Telephone: 859 294-7375 • Fax: 859 294-3666


Holiday Inn Express
2221 ELKHORN DRIVE • Lexington, KY 40505
61 Rooms / 3 Floors
Telephone: 859-293-0047 • Fax: 859-293-6544


Comfort Inn
2381 BUENA VISTA DR • Lexington, KY 40505
122 Rooms / 3 Floors
Telephone: 859-299-0302 • Fax: 859-299-2306


Baymont Inn and Suites
2400 BUENA VISTA DRIVE • Lexington, KY 40505
110 Rooms / 5 Floors
Telephone: 859-293-6113 • Fax: 859-299-1424


Microtel
2240 BUENA VISTA • Lexington, KY 40505
99 Rooms / 2 Floors
Telephone: 859-299-9600 • Fax: 859-299-8719


Country Lexington
2297 EXECUTIVE DRIVE • Lexington, KY 40505
53 Rooms / 4 Floors
Telephone: 859-299-8844 • Fax: 859-299-9688

[Randy S]

I will be making the three minute drive from my house. http://www.ezonemag.com/disc/smile.gif

[thelocust]

the <a href=http://phlite.thelocust.org>Phlite Klub</a> from Louisville, KY will also be representing -- approximate 4-5 pilots.

[realdeal]

The EARLY weather reports look promising. It might be warm, but no rain in there as of now (Monday 7/16).

Here is a link to keep tabs on the forecast:
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/40514

Hope to see ALL of you there!

Keith Hollifield
LMAC Electric Event Committee

[Kevin Murray]

I'll try to be there too.

Kevin

[Kevin Cox]

I might be there too.

[electricrcflyer]

Unless the weather forecast or my wife's mind changes, It looks like a "go" for me...may have to leave around 3am to get there early. See ya ol!

Ron

[realdeal]

The weather forecast for Saturday July 21, 2001 in Lexington, KY from various sites is below:

Weather.com - A mix of sun and clouds. High near 87F. Light S winds.


WTVQ (local ABC affiliate) - Saturday...partly cloudy and hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Saturday night...mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.


Intellicast - Saturday:
Partly cloudy. High around 84F. Winds S 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night:
Clear. Low near 67F. Light S winds.


Accuweather - Saturday 7/21
Periods of clouds and sunshine; continued warm and sticky; high of 87


It looks like typical July weather for Kentucky - warm. We are going to keep the shelter area as clear as possible so people who don't bring their own shade can have a place to hide from the sun if needed. We'll keep plenty of drinks around and you're welcome to bring your own (non-alcoholic of course). Hope to see you there!

Keith

[Mark Wolf]

Sounds good, See ya' tomarrow!

[Kevin Murray]

Count me in. http://www.ezonemag.com/disc/smile.gif

[Kevin Murray]

I had a great time. It's nice to put faces to the names I see here and on the ElectricJet mail list.

Thanks Alan, Keith, Jaff and all the others at LMAC. Keep up posted on any future events.

[Mark Wolf]

Great fun, great people, great weather. What more could you ask for? http://www.ezonemag.com/disc/wink.gif

See ya'next year.

[Randy S]

I second that. Great job guys! What an array of planes!! It certainly helps give you a better idea of what kind of plane to purchase the next time, and motor, etc. It was also a real treat to watch "The Pros" in action! Keith Shaw, Jim Ryan, and others put on a real show.

[realdeal]

Hello all! We want to thank EVERYONE who came. It was a very impressive mix of models and pilots. I will definitely enjoy giving this event report at the next club meeting http://www.ezonemag.com/disc/smile.gif.

The eflight vendor community really helped us out with prizes as well. It ended up that we had enough prizes to cover all the awards and give every registered pilot some sort of door prize. Thank you to Azarr, Aveox, Castle Creations, Multiplex, X-Cell Models, Dymond Modelsport, SR Batteries, Flying Models Magazine, Hobbytown USA, and Velocity Models.

We will be putting a pictorial and report on the event at our website soon and I'll post a link here so everyone can see what a great time we had. I'll leave most of the details for that report. Here are some numbers we were able to compile at the end of the day:

Registered pilots - 34
Planes - 80+
New LMAC club members - 1
New AMA members - 2
Total number of people - estimated over 150 throughout the day, we counted a few times and the largest snapshot number we got was 130 around mid-day.
Value of prizes donated - over $700


Winners:

Pilot's Choice - Mark Wolf / Ryan STA
Best Helicopter - Alan Akers / E-LMH
Best Engineering - Jerry Smartt / Miss Philly
Best Sport Plane- Charles Scully / 4-star 40
Best Jet - Jim Ryan / F4D Skyray
Best Scale Plane - Keith Shaw / Dehavilland Comet
Best Slow/Park Flyer - Doug Algeier / Lazy Bee
Long Distance Award - Jerry Smartt / 640 miles

We hope to see everyone again next year!


Keith Hollifield
LMAC Electric Event Committee

[This message has been edited by realdeal (edited 07-21-2001).]

[Ed Lyerly]

Jeff, Alan & Keith
Great E Fly !! Thanks for all your hard work and the excellent weather. I'm looking forward to next year.
Ed

[stone_axe]

What a great Fly-in! It is the highlight of the summer!

I was impressed by the facilities, the organization, and the huge variety and quality of models being demonstrated.

I only wish that I had time to christen my Virus 400a prior to the meet. :-(

I am already looking forward to next year. Great job guys! Thanks to LMAC for a cordial reception and first class facilities.

David

[Azarr]

Thanks to all the folks who put so much time and effort into this event. You could tell how much work went into it since everything seem effortless from a pilot's view. A great low key event with lots of flying both in the air and "hangar" type.

Azarr
www.azarr.com (http://www.azarr.com)

[davecee]

An absolutely first rate E-vent. Hope to make it next year too. Keith's wife, Melissa, deserves a big thank you for her work at the registration desk, and in the transmitter impound all day. Dave C.

[thelocust]

Can't thank you all enough for a great fly-in, and I sure have my share of Sermos connectors now! http://www.ezonemag.com/disc/smile.gif

It was definitely above and beyond what I was expecting, with the depth and breadth of planes that we saw out there -- we'll definitely be making it out there for future events.

And yes, much thanks must be given to the Mistress of the Impound, Melissa.

--ben
(louisville, ky)

[thelocust]

Oh, i almost forgot -- could we get links to the vendors/demos that were out there? Ryan Models, X-Cell, etc?

[realdeal]

Here is the link to Jim Ryan's website (speed 400 warbirds)
http://home.fuse.net/ryan/

We also saw several planes from Hobby Lobby.
www.hobby-lobby.com (http://www.hobby-lobby.com)

Let me know which others you would like and I'll get their contact information out. You can also contact me directly for more information on anything you saw at the event.

Keith

[SNAKERS]

Thanks to all who came! I'm glad to see you guys had as much fun as we did. We cant take much credit though. The pilots that came, flew, and chatted made the event a success. Thanks! I can't wait see everyone again next year.

Alan Akers
LMAC Bluegrass Electric Fly Committee