2025 Spring Field Cleanup

Event Date

The Stetson Flyers Club airfield cleanup day was held May 9-10. Twenty-seven members volunteered to help maintain the airfield, make repairs and to make it safe and enjoyable for another flying season.  

The rolling of all grass surfaces started on Friday afternoon and continued until 11:30 am on Saturday. In total the runway was rolled four times. The exchange of the seasonal shelter from winter to spring is a welcome change as it signifies good weather, special events and BBQ’s!  The most labour-intensive part of the clean up was filling in potholes along the laneway along with scraping of loose paint, repainting curbs and touch-up other surfaces including flight benches, picnic tables, flight line and spectator fences.  In all two full gallons of brown paint were used within a few hours.  The painting brightens the facility and helps the curbs be more visible, avoiding the tripping hazards.  The windsock, the Canadian flag and the parking lot warning markers were all replaced.

Category

2025 Ed Rae Memorial Fun Fly

Rain date: 2025-06-08

Who was Ed Rae?


Ed Rae joined the Air Force in 1943 when he was 18 years old. He was a rear gunner on a Halifax aircraft. He was shot down near the end of the war and became a prisoner of war in Barth Germany. When he was released after the war, he came home and became a draftsman at Rockcliffe Air Base. He later worked as a Production Artist for the Department of Foreign Affairs where he was discovered by Alan Beddoe (a local heraldry expert) to be a part of a group of people to transcribe names of fallen soldiers that had died during WW11, into the Book of Remembrance located in the Peace Tower at Parliament Hill. He later became quite active with a group called the International Group of Prisoners of War. He put out a semi-annual newsletter and attended many reunions. Unfortunately, both he and his wife (Irene Rae) died in a car accident on October 27, 2001.

Ed Rae was really active in the Stetson Flyers. He was responsible for producing signage for the club, whenever asked. He would never say no. That was large signs for displays , for small shows or displays at the museum. He was our first contractor, for cutting the grass at the field. We had to insist on pay for work performed. Ed was always available to help. Rarely he missed a meeting. His career, he was a graphics designer. Would never take money for any signs that he produced for the club. He was on the Canadian MAAC Nationals committee in 1987. For this major event he provided his services the event logo, signs, poster, crests, pins, trophies (something like 125 trophies). He was a very generous man and our friend.

By-laws Stetson Flyers Model Club of Orleans

The by-law outlines the governance structure, responsibilities, and operational rules of the Stetson Flyers Model Club of Orleans.

It defines the roles of members, directors, and officers; sets out procedures for meetings, elections, and document execution; and describes how the club is to be managed in compliance with Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010.

Click on the link below to download the PDF document.

 

New pre-flight checklist document available.

Over the course of a flying season model aircraft can be damaged by crashes, transporting models to and from the flying field, vibration from engines, wear and tear, fuel leaks and effects of moisture and temperature changes. In addition, sometimes we may inadvertently adjust something on our transmitter leading to strange flight control movements. Checking your aircraft and radio system is important for safety and is a requirement.

Download our latest pre-flight checklist from our DOWNLOADS --> STETSON DOCUMENTS, or click HERE.

 

FLYING FIELD ADDRESS

5800 Frontier Road, 
Vars, ON, Canada
 

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MAILING ADDRESS:

Stetson Flyers Model Airplane Club 
PO Box 91542 RPO Mer Bleu 
Orleans, ON, K1W 0A6 
613-518-4463
contact@stetsonflyers.com