Events

*UPDATED 8/08/2011!!!
The Pomona Valley model Airplane Club is pleased to announce the 2011 Big Jolt Electric RC Event.  The event will be held at the Prado Air Park in Chino, CA on Friday, August 26th through Sunday, August 28th.   This event is open to all electric Aircraft, Including EDF Jets So if it has batteries bring it out. The Pilot registration fee is $30.00 and includes the pilot raffle.   There will also be the Big Jolt Hangar Dinner & Auction on Saturday night, serving up Tri-Tip Steak and Chicken, night held in the company of the real P-51D Lady Alice, an AT-6, a Stearman under restoration,  and the N3N-3 Yellow Peril. Tickets for the Dinner are $20 each and not included in the Pilot Entry Fee. This is an AMA sanctioned event and a current AMA membership is requred.

We will be providing a manned central charging station  with power for up to 16 chargers, each  with 12v/16 Amps of output.  In addition to 12v power, we will also have 110Volt power strips at the station.  On the safety front, the flight line will have 2.5 gallon Halotron 1 fire extinguishers.  This is state of the art for any fire incidents without covering your aircraft with the destructive powder type extinguishers.  New for this year, food will served out of our new snack bar, keeping the food clean & hot, and drinks ice cold.  Vendors will also be onsite showing the latest and greatest electric RC products.

*8/07 Pre-Registration is Now Available! You Can now pay your registration fee safely and securely via Paypal.  The first 50 Pre-registrants will receive a Free XPS Lipo Bag, and speed through the registation on the day of the event with the Pre-registion only Line.  Click here to start your registration now!

*8/07  In addition to the 100mm+  2011 High Speed Trophy  Challenge, this year there will be a 70mm only Speed Challenge with the winner receiving a Tam Jets fan system.  See the rules posted for this challenge.

*8/08 Friday Night- Aug 26, starting at 7pm, is Open Night Flying, But at 8pm, we will have an Electric Fantastic free style event, with 1st Place Receiving $250 Cash and trohpy awards for 1st 2nd and 3rd place.   to  Rules and Flyer to follow.  Food, on this night only, will be provided by Big Als Pizza.

Below is all the information you will need for the Big Jolt event,
Be sure to check out RC Groups for more discussion about the event Here!

There will be more information to follow, so check back soon.

BIG JOLT Fliers and Forms Big Jolt Event Flyer Big Jolt Hobby Shop Flyer B & W Directions & Photos for Prado Field  *8/7 EDF Speed Record Rules  Aircraft Information Form (Page 1)  Event Schedule & Map  Prado Field Parking & Taxiway Layout  Vendor Booth Application & Demo Request Form	Big Jolt 2011 Gold Sponsors
Big Jolt Silver Sponsors: Big Jolt Medallian Sponsors: Click on images to enlarge Event Power Station Event Charging Table New Prado Kitchen

The Scale Squadron Fly-In 2011 is behind us and all that can be said is wow. This year's turn out was strong with 68 registered pilots, and almost 550 spectators  throughout the weekend. This was in-spite of the poor weather that was forecasted. New for this year,  was a seminar put on by the Scale squadron with guest speakers Larry Wright & Gordon Trough talking about the basics of Scale Masters and how to get started.  This years lunch menu was one area of improvement, as they were able swap out the usual hot dogs and "hockey pucks" for some Philly Cheese Steaks. The Zap Tap room was also improved this year, thanks in part to the catering which was done by Zendejas Mexican food.  Randy Wilbur, the CD for this event, says that everything went really smooth with no snags.   Thanks to all the numerous volunteers from both the Scale Squadron and the PVMAC who helped make this event possible.

Be sure to check out the Photo Gallary with over 250 Images from the event.

Here are your 2011 Scale Squadron Fly-In Winners.

*UPDATED 9/9/2010!!!
The Pomona Valley model Airplane Club is pleased to announce the Big Jolt Electric RC Event.  The event will be held at the Prado Air Park in Chino, CA on Friday, September 10th through Sunday, September 12th.   This event is open to all electric Aircraft, Including EDF Jets So if it has batteries bring it out.  As usual,  food will be on site at noon and Vendors will be onsite.   The Pilot registration fee is $25 and includeds the Friday Night Mixer, Event hat and pilot raffle ticket. There will also be a BBQ saturday night held in the company of the real P-51D Lady Alice, an AT6, a Stearman under restoration,  and the new N3N-3 Yellow Peril.   This is an AMA sanctioned event and a current AMA membership is requred.

Below is all the information you will need for the Big Jolt event.   New For this Event is the RSVP online form, which we hope Pilots will use and help us guage how many pilots are planning on attending.  PVMAC Members, We need your help! If your interested in volunteering for this event, we have also added a volunteer registration page.

*Avoid the registration lines... Click here to advance register now!   Your pilot information and number will be waiting for you. All you will need to do is show your AMA, sign the waivers, and pay the entry fee.

*Friday, September 10th, has been opened up to a full day of flying, complete with a noontime demo, EDF Jet Speed Runs, vendor booths and night flying. Click here to advance register now!

8/25 *On Saturday Sept, 11,  the noontime show promises to be very exciting, with addition of the NMPRA Formula 1 Electric Pylon Race, the EDF Jet Speed Record Attemps, as well as the Manufacturers Demonstrations with factory pilots. This is a show you wont want to miss.

8/27 *If you have never been our Prado Airpark before, be sure to check out our Prado Field Information Page for photos and directions via google maps.

8/29 *Juniors under the age of 16 can fly for just $10. (AMA Required).  Spectator admission is $6, however, DAV, Active and Retired Military will be allowed in for FREE!  Handicap Parking will also be available.

8/31 *The list of vendor booths is growing daily.  Currently we have (In Alphabetical order):  BMK Designs, DW-Foamies, Efflux RC, E-Power, Hobby People,  Pure-Tech Products, *RC Sport Flyer Magazine, Tamjets, XPS, & *Zurich Sunglasses

8/31 *We will be providing a manned central charging station  with power for up to 16 chargers, each  with 12v/16 Amps of output.  In addition to 12v power, we will also have 110Volt power strips at the station.  On the safety front, the flight line will have 2.5 gallon Halotron 1 fire extinguishers.  This is state of the art for any fire incidents without covering your aircraft with the destructive powder type extinguishers. 

8/31 *The pilots attempting to set an EDF speed record will need to exceed 200mph! If you are planning an attempt to break the speed record, you'll need to view the rules for this attemp, which have been adopted from other events that have taken part in this activity.  Click here for the EDF Speed Record Rules

9/02 *There will be an advertisement with a coupon for the Big Jolt Event in this weekends Chino Champion Newspaper.  If you are planning on being a spectator, you can save $2 off the price of admission by presenting this coupon (Click Here) at the time of admission, or clipping the one from this weekends Chino Champion.

9/02 *The PVMAC would like to thank Model Airplane News, Hobby People, Horizon Hobby, and Zap for being major sponsors of Big Jolt 2010, and would also like to thank all the numerous other sponsors you see below, whos generous contributions have made this event possible.

9/09* Kawanis International of Colton will be cooking the food that you can purchase at the event.  All proceeds from the sale of food will go towards a childrens charity.

BIG JOLT Fliers and Forms Big Jolt Event Flier Event RSVP Page (Helps us get a head count) Event Information, Hobby Shops,  Camping and Hotel Information    *Event Schedule & Map (updated 8/26/2010) Directions to Prado Field Pilot & Aircraft Information Form (Page 1) Aircraft Information Form (Page 2)  Vendor and Product Donation Information & Form Volunteer Registration Page EDF Speed Record Rules  Spectator Admission Coupon BIG JOLT 2010 is Sponsored By:

Click these links to discussions forums about BIG JOLT 2010 WattFlyer RC Universe RC Groups Big Jolt 2010 Major Sponsors