
Vancouver Gas Model Club
The Vancouver Gas Model Club, based in Vancouver, B.C., flies at the Rice Mill Road Model Airpark in Richmond, B.C. Photo of the field at right is from the Jan. 1, 2008, Polar Bear Fun Fly.
The club meets at noon on the second Saturday of each month at Tug Boat Annie's at 6911Graybar Road in Richmond.
VGMC 2019 officers
President: Chris Cox
Vice-President: Alan Resinger
Secretary-Treasurer: Glenn Little
Control-Line Representative: James Cox
Free-Flight Representative: Adrian Duncan
Past President: Bruce Duncan
New! VGMC members participate in 2022 worldwide Ringmaster fly-a-thon See article
New! VGMC kicks off 2022 season at Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
New! VGMC participates in 2021 Ringmaster fly-a-thon See article
B.C. fliers kick off 2020 at Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
2019 Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt and Old-Time Stunt contest results See article
2019 Western Canada Stunt Championships is an international event See article
B.C. fliers greet 2019 at Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
Big turnout for 2018 Western Canada Stunt Championships See article
B.C. greet 2018 with Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
2017 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article
Report on 2017 Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt See article

Intrepid control-line fliers braved the weather for some flying on Feb. 11, 2017, at the Rice Mill Road field in Richmond, B.C., as seen above. Joe Yau photo.
B.C. fliers open 2017 with Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
2016 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article
Big turnout for 2016 Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt event See article
Vancouver area fliers spruce up Richmond flying site See article
2016 Polar Bear Fun Fly starts the year off cold See article
2015 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article
Windy conditions at 2015 Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt Event See article
20 fliers greet 2015 at Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
VGMC introduces Multi-Engine Profile Scale event!
Along with the annual Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt event in 2015, the Vancouver Gas Model Club will present a competition that is the VGMC's version of an even that started in Arizona a few years ago and has expanded to the annual Brodak Fly-In. The VGMC has smiplified the rules a little bit for the first year, with the possibility of adding a more complex version in a year or two. The basic rules are that the contest allows no single-engine models, and no full-fusleage models. Click here for the complete rules. You can also e-mail the VGMC if you have questions.

Vancouver Gas Model Club presidents
The early history of the Vancouver Gas Model Club was researched and published by Chris Sackett. This indicated that the Vancouver Gas Model Club was formed in 1935 and that the V.G.M.C. evolved from the Vancouver Model Aircraft League, which in turn had been formed in 1927.
1935 John Knowland
1936 Des LeFluffy
1937-46 Howard Faulkner
1947 Glen Matthews
1948-50 Al Jupp
1951 Frank Rutland
1952 Jack Barnes
1953 Warren Barker
1954 Frank Rutland
1955 Glen Holm
1956 Frank Rutland
1957 George Moul
1958-62 C.R. Goguillot
1963 Bob Darnborough
1964 Harold Nordan
1965 Chris Sackett
1966-67 Ernie Avory
1968 Don Elliott
1969-70 Ray Nelson
1971-72 Bob Milne
1973 Guntis Sietins
1974 Phil Walden
1975-76 Ken Chamberlain
1977-83 Alan Riches
1984 Bob Newman
1985-87 Frank Boden
1988 Bruce Duncan
1989 Remy Dawson
1990 Pat Meehan
1991-97 Bruce Duncan
1998-99 Paul Gibeault
2000-02 Bruce Duncan
2003 Ron Salo
2004-07 Bruce Duncan
2008-9 Keith Varley
2010 Mike Jennings
2011: Keith Varley
2012-13: Bruce Duncan
2014-17: Dave McCheyne
2018-19: Bruce Duncan
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