Midwest Performance Flyer's promote R/C Helicopters, Electric powered R/C Aircraft and R/C Instruction.

Photo Gallery

Dean Dingman's trip with pictures from the Aug. 17, 18 & 19, 2007 Hoosier Dawn Patrol at Muncie, IN.

Read about Dean Dingman's trip to Muncie on the Aug.18, 2007 weekend.

Pictures or Dean's Muncie Trip

Proof that they fly at Dawn

Midwest Performance Flyer's Helicopter Fun Fly June 23, 2007 Gallery 1

Midwest Performance Flyer's Helicopter Fun Fly June 23, 2007 Gallery 2

Midwest Performance Flyer's La Vista Field

ACE 2007 Program Photo Gallery 1

ACE 2007 Program Photo Gallery 2

ACE 2007 Program Photo Gallery 3

Click Here For Photos of Midwest Performance Flyer's June 15, 2007 Helicopter Fun Fly.

Click Here For Photos of Midwest Performance Flyer's May 12, 2007 Training Night.

Dean Copeland's new N9MB Northrop Flying Wing Project. These are taxi tests at the Center Indoor Flying facility. (Click Here or on the picture)


Tom Ebert has organized many Flying/Instructional Programs for Schools Scouts etc.	Dean Copeland with model holding his Demoiselle	Keith Paskewitz Fly 3-D type maneuvers.
Midwest Performance Flyer's Scout Troup Program


Slow fly by in round one	Landing in a 20plus cross wind	Slow fly by in round two
Dean Copeland's Top Gun Plane


ACE (Aerospace Exploration) Camp
Midwest Performance Flyers flew with the ACE (Aerospace Exploration) Camp on July 11th at La Vista Field. ACE is a group of High School Students from all over the state of Nebraska . Each Student must apply and the camp is limited to 30 students. The camp is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, Strategic Air & Space Museum, and The University of Nebraska. The camp takes place every summer for one week and this is the second year the Performance Flyers have been involved.

New Gallery July/13/2006	La Vista Field June 2006	La Vista Field May 2006
Photos in this section taken by Ed Paasch

Winter Flying 1/16/2005

Field of Wings

Tom Egbert

Gale's Lear

Tom's Edge

Galen Lillethorup

Gale Sherman

Tom Egbert

Galen Lillethorup

Gale Sherman

Galen Lillethorup

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John Carroll

Larry & the Guys/SWIFT

Aeronca Champ

Dean Copeland

Joe, Steve & Kim

Bob Roegge's Tri Pacer

Joe Coles Roadrunner Kit, with Kalt G-22, 90" wing and 14 pounds

"Joe's cool graphics"

Bob Roegge

Bob's first flight on March 22nd 2003

Joe Cole's Cap

Jerry Lamm & Sig 4 Star 60 with OS .91

Keith Paskewitz.

La Vista Display

Jeff Ward's Fleet

Tom Egbert's Pizza Box Plane with OS .32 Helicopter engine.

Galen Lillethorup's indoor 4 engine bomber.

Joe Cole's new flying wing - a Lanier Shrike that he just finished.

Jim Drickey's Fairchild 24 Built from stick and tissue.

Jim's Fairchild

(Very Nicely Done)

2003 Oak View Mall Show
		2004 Oak View Mall Show
Part of the display	"Gale Sherman "Monokote Demo"

The Midwest Performance Flyers is a radio control model aircraft club that promotes flying, training and building R/C model planes, helicopters, gliders, scale, and indoor electric. We have a lot of activity in both indoor and outdoor helicopters. There has been a tremendous increase in the technology in gas and electric helicopters. There has also been an equally big jump in the technology of indoor and outdoor electric airplanes. This makes both of these activities very interesting to participate in as there is something new every day. The two most important improvements in electric have been the brushless motors and the new Lithium Polymer batteries. With these two improvements you can increase the power to weight ratio to a point that will give unlimited vertical performance. I have personally been very involved with indoor flying. I have found some types of airplanes that can be used for indoor flying which can do both acrobatic and 3-D flying and most important are almost indestructible. The two planes that I have found to be best for this are the IFO and the Revolution 2. The IFO can be flown in a very small area and can do loops rolls and inverted flight but is not as good at maneuvers like the torque roll. Although it does not revolve in a torque roll if you add a rudder to the plane it can hover. The Revolution 2 can do the torque roll very well but is harder to fly in a small Gym. The IFO gets it’s strength form a carbon fiber frame covered with ripstop polyester and the Revolution 2 gets it’s durability from the use of EPP foam. The EPP foam lets the airplane bend when it hits something but it bends back without breaking or deforming. While on the subject of durability I might mention the motor/gear train for the airplanes. When we used to fly with motors that had brushes in them the motors had to turn at a higher RPM to make their power. This meant that you had to have a gear reduction because they couldn’t turn a larger prop that was necessary for good vertical performance. Unfortunately every time you hit something it would either break or knock the gear train out of line. After repairing the gear train it was usually necessary to run it for about a ½ hour before the gears would wear in and reach maximum RPM. By that time you would hit something else and have to start all over. Now however you can purchase an Outrunner brushless motor, such as the Nippy Black, that can turn the bigger props without a gear box. This eliminates all the hassle of keeping up the gear box and the plane will run at maximum RPM without any wear-in or break-in time. When you use an Outrunner motor with the EPP foam or carbon fiber/ ripstop polyester planes you will have eliminated almost all of the upkeep and repairing. Home Building Projects Electric Gliders Events Flight Instruction Float Planes Flying Field For Sale Helicopters Indoor Flying Links Mall Show Membership Metro Area RC Flying Photo Gallery September Fest Shirts "N" Caps Show and Tell Work Shop Tips