Welcome to Bayou City Flyers
February 9, 2026
Bayou City Flyers is a family-oriented club open to all categories of RC Flying with training available for new flyers. We host several types of events a year including SWAP meets. We welcome all types of RC planes: Electric, Glow/Gas, Jets (Turbine/EDF), Helicopters, Drones, Giant Scale, Aerobatic/Pattern, Pylon Racers, etc. Additionally, adjacent to BCF are Control Line and Soaring/Glider fields . We are located in George Bush Park (west side of Houston, Texas), within the Dick Scobee Memorial Airfields area located on the northwest corner of Westheimer Parkway and South Barker Cypress Road at the end of Challenger Dr. For reference, our street address is 17260 Westheimer Parkway, Houston, TX 77082.
The Bayou City Flyers home field is a FAA - Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) and includes a 630ft long x 80ft wide paved runway oriented 320 / 140 for fixed wing powered RC model aircraft and an adjacent area within the “fly zone” for RC helicopters and multirotor (drone) model aircraft. See our drone footage
The FAA requires that all sUAS’s (multi-rotor ‘drone’, fixed wing aircraft or helicopters) have an FAA Registration number placed on an exterior surface of each airborne vehicle. The FAA Registration site can be found at: https://faadronezone.faa.gov# This applies to commercially or recreationally flown sUAS’s. All pilots must have a valid AMA membership to fly within the Dick Scobee Memorial Airfields and must display their membership card when within the flying areas. The AMA information can be on an internal or external surface of the plane. For Scobee field, this is the AMA number of the recreational pilot. The AMA has a FAQ page which can be seen here: www.modelaircraft.org/faa-uas-frequently-asked-questions
The Bayou City Flyers RC club is chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA Club 901).
Club News
Scobee Field Mower
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Dick Scobee RC FRIA Approved Along with Higher Altitude
Dick Scobee Flying Field Limits and up to 700ft Altitude Restriction.
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Membership Directory Photos
BIG SHOUT OUT & THANKS to those members who have uploaded their picture to their PROFILE which allows us all to better know each other and network/interact. Still a long way to go to reach 100% so please keep adding your photo if you have not already.
Members Website Access
Folks, seems to be some misunderstanding on use of website. Members have to REGISTER on the website SEPARATELY from their club membership as a website User. The two items ARE NOT related. Once they have registered as a club member then register as a Website User (Under the Member & Membership Tab) if they want access to the website members only documents and information. The website manager will approve the registration once entered.
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Aviation Art of the Month
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Upcoming Events
Warbirds Over Thunderbirds / May 16th, 2026 / Fort Worth, TX
BCF MARCH SWAP MEET
HOTMAC BIG BIRD FLY-IN, JUNE 19-20, 2026
Access to AMA Sanctioned Events
AMA District 8
Planes / Jets / Helicopters of the Month
Kits / Plans / Scratch Builds
Planes built from kits, plans or scratch built from builder's design. Show us your flying models! Need to fly at least once to be considered.
2025 (November) Dave Wiseman: KIT – Dave presented his Blackhorse AT-6. This was previously used in scale racing but was retired after some stress damage was found. Dave completely stripped down, repaired, and refinished the model. It is complete with servos and retracts, currently set up for electric motor power. Weighs12 lbs and with 89” wingspan. It is for sale so contact Dave if you are interested.
2026 (January)
1. George Lumpkins made an encore presentation of his model of the Blum and Voss P170 concept bomber after installing gyros and finishing. The model has 3 motors, one in the nose and 2 at the wingtips. The model’s maiden flight was successful but very difficult to control due to the weight of the motors at the wing tips which causes over banking and pendulum effect. George says installing the gyros produced very stable flight.
2. Joe Chauffe’s model of the Kyūshū J7W Shinden was presented by George Lumpkins. It is a WWII Japanese high altitude interceptor fighter intended to combat the B29. Two prototypes were built but production was stopped by the Japanese surrender. The aircraft has a nose mounted canard and a rear mounted motor/pusher propellor. The model has not yet flown pending a complete installation of the Spring Air retract gear.
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JETS - Turbine / EDF
Category for members who build and fly Turbine or Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) jets. Bring in your 'Fast Movers" guys and share the SPEED!
2025 (July) Randy Knopf describes his JTM Models 1/9th scale F16C turbine jet powered by a Swiwin 80n turbine. Decked out in Artic Combo scheme. Very Nice!
Michael Wise customized a Motion RC EDF T-33 in German Air Force color scheme of Eric Hartmann.
Aeronautical Engineering - Project Rebuild
July 2019: Maximillian (Max) Burton our Club Treasurer, crashed his Hanger 9 10cc Ultra Stick Wednesday, July 17th. As you can see not pretty.
However; since I was flying at the field to maiden one of my rebuilt mash-ups and witnessed the ‘thump’, and looked at the remaining pieces which the recovering crew picked up, I offered to rebuild it for Max as a project and post the process and pictures here to the website. Luckily for Max the OS .65 Engine was fine along with the servos. The radio receiver was toast, yet the satellite receiver was good. Wheel pants pretty wrecked as well as fuel tank, prop and spinner. Horizon has replacement wheel pants but may try to salvage since I’m looking to do with just parts on hand.
(Project complete and delivered to Max on August 25th, 2019) (M. Wise) https://www.bayoucityflyersrc.com/hangar-9-ultra-stick-rebuild-project/
ARF/ARC Bashed/Redesigned/Imagined
Planes Almost Ready to Fly (ARF), Almost Ready to Cover (ARC) or finish or been Re-designed / Resurrected / or Imagined (BASHed). Show us your flying models! Need to fly at least once to be considered.
2025 (July) ARF/BASH - George Lumpkin bashed/built a cool Spitfire using a ARF wing and balsa-built fuse w/mechanical retracts. Nice Work!
HELICOPTERS
Scale or Fun Helicopters. Bring your "Whirly Birds" guys and share the excitement of helicopter flying!
Thrust Test Stand
November 2022: George Lumpkin brought in an updated thrust test stand acquired from Ron Mers donated RC materials. He explained its operation and offered to test anyone's motor/battery/propeller combination.
(George wrote handout which can be found here: https://www.bayoucityflyersrc.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2022/11/Thrust-Tester.pdf
MEMBER BUILD PROJECTS
Share your projects underway. Apologies to you guys if I've missed your submission. Working to catch up now.
MARCH 2021: John Haskell shared his E scale British Seafire he recently completed. Features: Approx flying weight - 8.8lb (4kg) Factory covered with Oracover Length - 50.4ins (128cm) Mechanical retracts supplied Suits - 75-91 2 Stroke (120 4 Stroke) Wing area - 759.5sq.ins (49.0sq.dm) Wingspan - 64.6ins (164cm)
APRIL 2020: Maximillian Burton shared his older Seagull Piper Cub J3 he recently completed with all the build time we have now with the pandemic.
Max's Piper has a 88.2" WS, L: 56.2", Wt, 9.95-11 lbs., running a 2 stroke OS95AX2, with 6 Hitech HS-645MG servos.
APRIL 2020: Mark Troutman wants to thank the club member who gave him this great old Control Line stunt trainer called a 'Banshee' around the time of our last swap meet. Mark couldn't remember who it was so if you know please let him know. Mark covered it with Silk Span and trimmed it with tissue paper and used clear dope over everything. Very old school but he wanted it to be different having sat for 25 years waiting to be built. Beautiful job!
AUGUST 2020: Mike Wise recently completed a total redo/scale upgrade of Motion RC's T-33 Shooting Star. He selected Erich Hartmann's West German Luftwaffe scheme from @1956, Callie graphics and other details.
SEPTEMBER 2020: Jim Dieckow's 8' WS Mongo flying wing project. Originally a slope soarer, Jim converted to electric power using a Monster 50 with two 3600ma packs in parallel and added landing gear. Flies great!
Jim Dieckow's Mongo 8' flying wing
