Welcome to the GMAA Events Calendar!

There's always alot of exciting activities going on at the GMAA! Some are specifically for club members, but others are open to the general public as well as visiting members of other clubs.

Below you'll find an up to date calendar of selected events in the as well as links to the full calendar of RC power model, glider, control line, electric glider and free flight events for 2006/2007. There's also information on any special events or competitions that the club is running.

Events Calendar

More events and updates can be found HERE on the VMAA website.

GMAA Electric Fly-In Weekend - 19th & 20th April 2008

This year the club will be running our first ever electric fly-in weekend at our Mannerim flying field on April 19th & 20th (Sat & Sun). Camping onsite available from Friday afternoon, $5 entry fee per flyer, dam available for float flying, raffle - a great weekend will be had by all!

Sponsored and supported by Tates Performance Hobbies, Model Engines, RC Headquaters and the A.E.F.A.

For further details, download the flyer** or contact event organiser, Tony Cauchi (Email: acauchi1@gmail.com, Ph. 03 5224 2498, Mob. 0431 295 826)

GMAA Indoor Electric Flying Schedule for 2008

Due to recent interest in indoor flying of electric planes and helicopters, the GMAA Contest Director has organised regular indoor fly-ins.

From the Contest Director:

"I have booked on a monthly basis for 2008 a double basket ball court indoor stadium (good height clearance) at Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus, Pigdons Road Highton.

I have arranged for 11 bookings during 2008 at monthly intervals, these being;

The days of the week vary from a Thursday during January and February and on a Wednesday for the rest of the year, The flying hours are from 7:00 P.M to 10 P.M.

Enter Deakin Campus via entrance One (There are two entries to Deakin) via the road closest to the Bunnings traffic lights (South end of Pigdons Rd). As you enter Deakin entrance one, take the road straight ahead (Alfred Deakin drive) enter the Sports stadium car park approx 175 metres on the RHS up Deakin drive. (Car park number 4.) Please park in the designated parking bays (free after 4:30 therefore no need for a parking ticket). However stay out of disabled bays etc unless entitled to park there. Enter the Stadium via the back door on the LHS of the rear of the stadium.

We have the courts to our selves from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Lastly, due to MAAA regs, unfortunately no visitors are allowed on the courts whilst flying is in progress, however bonafide potential members who remain under the instruction of a FAI licensed member get four free nights of flying attendance before being asked to join the GMAA. Also associates and visiting club members are welcome as long as a valid FAI sporting license is shown on the night prior to flying.

Cost is $15 per person for 10 flyers, if 15 flyers turn up cost would reduce to $10.

We will maintain a visitor’s book similar to the grass field books. Please note that all activities on the night will be to the same safety standard as we expect at the normal grass flying fields. Helicopter pilots and fixed wing pilots are encouraged to pre-read the MAAA guide lines for indoor flying. (Manual of procedures/ policies /MOP 055 Indoor flying) This talks about safety issues, model size etc."

Peter Sydenham
Contest director GMAA (2007/2008)
Ph: 0438 504 154

** You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view the file.