Flying High With Electric Power! The Homepages for the Electric Flyers Only, Inc. AMA Charter 2354 Walled Lake, MI, USA Site Started: 28 January 1996 Maintained by: Ken Myers Fly the Future - Fly Electric!

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Latest Issue of The Ampeer the EFO Electric Flight Newsletter January '10: Ampeer in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format January 2010 Ampeer in HTML format

Some of the planes and features in the January 2010 issue of the Ampeer

Skymaster's Christmas Weekend Indoor Fly

December 26, Saturday, Skymasters is hosting a Christmas Weekend Indoor Fly at the Ultimate Soccer Arena, 867 South Blvd, Pontiac, MI starting at 11:00 AM. The arena is located just west of Opdyke, on the north side of South Blvd. It is a 365 ft by 260 ft facility with ceilings from 45 to 75 ft. It is available for indoor flying from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday, December 26th!! There is ample room for concurrent flying of 3D, Heli, and Sport. It is a temperature controlled, well lit facility. There is a restaurant on site. It is just $15 for 4 hours of flying! Additional Event Information can be found at www.skymasters.org/events/indoor

Want to learn to fly RC?
Are you an RC Flight Instructor?

July 2009 I've edited and annotated EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC POWERED FLIGHT An E-Book by Ed Anderson, President, Long Island Silent Flyers. The link, using the book title, is in Adobe Acrobat format. In this beginner's guide, I've provided active links within the document for reading online to the sources and articles used to compliment the e-book. It is also formatted for printing, and it is 49 pages long. What's in the book?Well, pretty much what Ed implies in the title. He also notes in the Preface that it is not really everything, but it is a great resource for new RC pilots and glow and glider pilots wanting to give electric power a try. If you are an instructor and you are asked by a new person, "What should I get? Where should I start?". Point them to this e-book. Ken Myers, President EFO

Emeter II: First Impressions and Use Continuing Information
Updated Feb. 25, 2009

Spreadsheet for determining a brushless motor's Kv using the drill press method. At the December 2008 EFO meeting, Ken demonstrated how he determines the Kv of a brushless motor based on the math given to him by Tom Cimato (MaxCim Motors). More information can be found in the January 2009 Ampeer. The Spreadsheet is in Excel format.

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My name is Ken Myers. I am a retired Walled Lake Schools elementary Media Specialist/Computer Resource Teacher (4 years) and 5th grade teacher (27.6 years). I enjoy electrically powered, radio controlled aircraft.      I am best known in the electric community for this Web site, as well as being president of the EFO (Electric Flyers Only, Inc.), Ampeer newsletter editor, past president of NEAC (National Electric Aircraft Council), former CD of the Electric Nationals, occasional magazine article author, co-CD of the Mid-America Electric Flies, and flying buddy of Keith Shaw. Contact Ken Myers via email at: kmyersefo@mac.com My Planes: Information on some of my NiCad powered planes.

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Get door to door driving instructions to go to an e-flight meet, or anywhere else!

Unlike other sites, there is NO paid advertising on this site! When you see an ad link, Ken Myers uses and recommends the product(s), supplier or manufacturer. He uses the "stuff" or supplier himself!

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