Club in Focus
Mississippi Valley Soaring Association
This is our first in an ongoing series of articles which is intended to raise interest in, and awareness of local grassroots RC soaring clubs. Would you like to be featured here and our Clubs page? Let us know! — Ed.
The MVSA is an active, AMA-sanctioned RC soaring club founded in 1975. They can be found flying most weekends at three private fields west of St. Louis, Missouri.
They hold two contests per month — Hand Launch on the 1st Saturday and Thermal Duration on the second Saturday from March to November. They usually have between 40 and 60 members at any given time and between 12 and 15 at each of their contests. Their club is competitive — producing two national champions, a runner up and several competed in The Great Race back in the day.
The MVSA believe in camaraderie and a passion for flying. They are privileged to fly on private fields which are the best in St. Louis. They can be found at the field during the week and the weekend when the conditions are better than marginal.
If you have a dream of flying in St. Louis, seek them out. Guests are welcome. Flying guests are required to have AMA. Their annual dues are modest and affordable.
The MVSA also has a great website (see Resources below) which features an online calendar, maps of their fields, a great gallery of photos and videos as well as all the other details you’ll need to get started with them.
The MVSA is on our ‘must visit’ list the next time we’re in their neck of the woods, it should be for you, too!
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All photos provided by the MVSA. Many thanks to Dan Gill for his tireless assistance in preparing this piece. Read the next article in this issue, return to the previous article in this issue or go to the table of contents. A PDF version of this article, or the entire issue, is available upon request.
