by Jack Upchurch | Sep 18, 2021 | Events, For Beginners
The Eastern Shore Aeromodelers Club in Vienna, Maryland held a giant scale fun fly on Sept 11th and 12th. The two-day event had good weather both days with clear blue skies and light winds. This was the first time the club offered an open fly Giant Scale event, and results were encouraging. Group gatherings, even outdoors can be unpredictable this time of year with schools starting and each state having different rules on what is allowed, so the club decided to just roll the dice and see what happened. Thirteen pilots attended the event. Among the spectators, was a local family including three young people interested in flying. We got out our trainer plane and buddy box and took all three up one at a time. They loved the unexpected opportunity to fly and said they will be back again. Lunch was served both days. A good time was had by all and it made us all feel a little bit more normal. The club hopes to make this a yearly event with some more publicity next...
by Kit Bays | Aug 30, 2021 | Events, Free Flight
The Carolina Area Free Flight Association and FAC Squadron 13 will hold their fall 2021 contest on October 9-10, 2021 at the sodfarm in Raeford, NC. Saturday, October 9 The AMA events will be E-36, Catapult Glider, and P-30; The FAC events will be Combined Racers Mass Launch, Embryo (ROG), Peanut, Phantom Flash (ROG), WWI Mass Launch, and 2 Bit+1 (ROG) Sunday, October 10 The FAC events will be Blue Ridge Special, Dime Scale, Jet Catapult, No-Cal, Simplified Scale, and WWII Mass Launch; SAM Twin Pusher Mass Launch, NFFS E-20, and Flying Horde Mass Launch Mororized chase vehicles allowed on roadways only Water and soft drinks provided On field comfort facility Field Location: MapQuest/GoogleMaps/GPS: 204 Ratley St., Raeford, NC...
by Greg Carter | Feb 20, 2020 | Events, UAV
We are only days away from the deadline to register for the youth UAS4STEM competition. Registration is open until March 1 for the 2020 contest, which requires teams to build, fly, and compete with a drone. The competition begins this spring. For more information link to:...
by Jack Upchurch | Aug 22, 2019 | Events, Uncategorized
>Swap Meet< Saturday November 9, 2019 AT St John’s Lutheran Church 8918 Tidewater Drive Norfolk, VA 23503 Door prizes, raffles Tables $10.00 each Entrance fee $5.00 (children free) Food and drinks available on site. Doors open at 7:00 for venders, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm for general admission. Contact Larry Woolard for more information. 757-373-6571 Larrywoolard42@gmail.com Download a pdf flyer: TRC 2019 SWAP...
by Jack Upchurch | Aug 22, 2019 | Events, Scale
The Tidewater Radio Control Club has announced the details of its upcoming event. OCTOBER 2nd to 6TH 2019 AT THE MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM 1341 PRINCESS ANN ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23457 GPS 36.679230 -76.025050 5 DAYS OF FLYING CAMPING AND FOOD ON SITE JUST MINUTES FROM THE VIRGINIA BEACH OCEAN FRONT WWI FLIGHT DEMOS BY THE AVIATION MUSEUM FOURTY DOLLAR ENTRY FEE WHICH INCLUDES FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER Contact Mark Ward (CD) for more info Phone 757.615.2577 email warbirds58@hotmail.com PRE-REGISTER AT FLYTRC.COM Download a pdf flyer: MADP 2019...
