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Hello and welcome to the East
Valley Aviators web site. The East Valley Aviators (EVA)
is a private members only model aircraft-flying club that is
dedicated to the flying and promotion of the model aviation
hobby; particularly radio control models. EVA was
established in 1992 by a group of approximately 30
modeler/friends who wanted a safe, permanent place to fly
their models. This small group of friends devoted over
two years and hundreds of hours of their time locating,
developing, and finally establishing the club and flying
site we now enjoy on a daily basis. The club pays a
substantial fee for the continued use of this land. In
addition, the property fencing, shade ramada, grading of the
road, parking area and runway were all installed using EVA
dollars and membership labor. Up keep and maintenance
of our facility is the responsibility of every member of the
club.
Our club prides itself on
providing a safe, friendly, low-key, recreational
environment for RC modeling. As a result, almost every
day of the year is a fine flying day for our members.
The club currently has about 250 members ranging in age from
10 to 90 years of age. A large portion of our
membership is comprised of winter residents who typically
live in the valley from November thru March. These
months tend to be the busiest time of the year for the club.
Although the club doesn’t host any serious competition
events, the club does have members who compete regularly in
IMAC, scale aerobatics, and warbird racing.
The Club typically holds two
‘fun-fly’ type member events, one in the spring and one in
the fall. These are events to encourage fun, friendly
competition and to get the general membership together at
the field to socialize. The club also believes
strongly in youth participation in the hobby. To this
end, the club usually hosts one or two ‘Scout Days’ a year
where we invite a troop of Boy Scouts to the field for an
introduction to RC model aviation. The club has six
meetings a year. Each meeting is preceded by a mailing
of the club newsletter detailing the meeting time, place,
club business, and information of general interest to the
modeler such as construction tips, flying tips, etc.
Mickey Ohland
EVA President |
