WELCOME Tauranga Model Aircraft Club (T.M.A.C), situated in the sunny Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand, has an average of sixty members and has club days every Sunday morning at our strip, situated 18 km's North of Tauranga city. For Club Site and Map directions-Click Here
New flyers and visitors are most welcome to join in a Sunday fly and experience a family atmosphere of fun.
Please see Contacts for phone numbers etc.
Next Club Meeting 1st September 2010
CLUB PHOTOS
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THE HELICON
One Of A Kind
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WINGS BADGE
As most of you will know, the Wings Badge will apply to all flyers this year. The club has Testers who are willing to test you so you can gain your badge.
Testers* - Roger Hutson, Pete Johnstone, John Dolphin ( Gliders ).**
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AT THE STRIP
Regular Photos of members and their planes taken at the local Apata strip.
These will be changed or added to on a regular basis.
TMAC GLIDING
The Soaring Pilots are still out doing silent flight at Papamoa and at times, Ferguson park. All are welcome to come and join them. We are blessed with some extraordinary builders and flyers in this discipline and many of us have forgotten the truly peaceful and satisfying feeling of lift from a thermal and flight without power.
JOSEF'S MESSERSCHMITT M35b
The 1st Me35b roll-out in day-light, before the paint-work strikes. To compare the sheer size please note the Dulux spray-can...
More Pics-Josef has now started the full Paint job. Check out the Pic's.
CHRIS'S HURRICANE & PETE'S P47
Chris's New Hurricane just before first test flight and My Just finished Jug after five flights. Hurricane is powered by a 91 Four Stroke and Thunderbolt powered by XYZ 26cc Petrol.
CHRIS TURNER'S NEW SE5A
This aeroplane is kitted by Dynaflite, and is based around the world war one fighter,of the se5a.It has a wing span of some 65",and this makes it a sports scale, MANZ legal.
GLENN REID'S HOMEMADE ENGINES.
Some Pic's and a video of Glens Engines that he has made.
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VAUGHN's NEW PLANE FOR NATIONAL's.
Pic's of Vaughn Friedrich's Plane ready for the National's, after a full recover. Vaughn has been sponsored by N.Z.M.A.A to attend the Juniors at the Nationals 2010.
The Photo left shows Vaughn and his dad Paul, in team colors.