Yankee Flyers of Connecticut
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Club President Mark Hunton
With another flying season on the way...............
Hi everyone Looks like another fine day for flying at our new site in Brooklyn tomorrow. In the 40's with approx. 8 Mph wind SW. for-casted NICE!!! I am hoping for A real nice turn out; as all-ways I look forward to flying with each and every YFOC member. Its A hobby that is way more fun if it is shared.:) This Sunday many of us will be practicing our Gremlin flying and possibly even some combat. This should prov to be exciting as well as interesting.:) We are getting prepared for some actual Gremlin combat meets, two to be held at our very own field in Brooklyn. Jim Reith has run many of these meets and has offered to run our two meets. Of course I invited him to do so. When I have exact dates I will forward this information along. Our dates will be posted on Jim's combat calendar along with dates for meets at other clubs. Members from other clubs will be invited to our field to compete as well as us to theirs for combat competition. If you are interested in joining in on the fun and do not have A gremlin, they can be purchased at Hog Heaven Hobby's or contact Jim Reith At:info@racores.com orwww.racores.com The kits are sold at A very reasonable price of $35.00 and are very easy to build of course you will need the required engine, servos, receiver, etc. no wheels though we belly land them.:) Darrin and I have worked together to bring this forth and will continue to work together to bring even more fun events at our new field. Hope to share some of these ideas as well as discuss and possibly move forward these and other suggestions brought up at the last meeting. Lets all work together to make this A summer to remember at our new YFOC Brooklyn site. After all; some of us aren't getting any younger. :):):):):)
Hi everyone Looks like another fine day for flying at our new site in Brooklyn tomorrow. In the 40's with approx. 8 Mph wind SW. for-casted NICE!!! I am hoping for A real nice turn out; as all-ways I look forward to flying with each and every YFOC member. Its A hobby that is way more fun if it is shared.:) This Sunday many of us will be practicing our Gremlin flying and possibly even some combat. This should prov to be exciting as well as interesting.:) We are getting prepared for some actual Gremlin combat meets, two to be held at our very own field in Brooklyn. Jim Reith has run many of these meets and has offered to run our two meets. Of course I invited him to do so. When I have exact dates I will forward this information along. Our dates will be posted on Jim's combat calendar along with dates for meets at other clubs. Members from other clubs will be invited to our field to compete as well as us to theirs for combat competition. If you are interested in joining in on the fun and do not have A gremlin, they can be purchased at Hog Heaven Hobby's or contact Jim Reith At:info@racores.com orwww.racores.com The kits are sold at A very reasonable price of $35.00 and are very easy to build of course you will need the required engine, servos, receiver, etc. no wheels though we belly land them.:) Darrin and I have worked together to bring this forth and will continue to work together to bring even more fun events at our new field. Hope to share some of these ideas as well as discuss and possibly move forward these and other suggestions brought up at the last meeting. Lets all work together to make this A summer to remember at our new YFOC Brooklyn site. After all; some of us aren't getting any younger. :):):):):)
Two Flying Sites Now Available
With the recent loss of our long time Killingly field we have started flying at our Thompson site
And have just acquired a beautiful site in Brooklyn with special thanks to Paul Cristorfori an Darin Menditto, and of course the town of Brooklyn. We are presently working on the Brooklyn site to make them flight ready and should be ready by 10-16-2011. Both sites are locked entry so contact any board member for the entry combination code. This is great news for the club and I will update the website soon with directions to, and pictures of both sites .. Ronnie
And have just acquired a beautiful site in Brooklyn with special thanks to Paul Cristorfori an Darin Menditto, and of course the town of Brooklyn. We are presently working on the Brooklyn site to make them flight ready and should be ready by 10-16-2011. Both sites are locked entry so contact any board member for the entry combination code. This is great news for the club and I will update the website soon with directions to, and pictures of both sites .. Ronnie
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The Yankee Flyers of Connecticut is a non-profit radio control model aircraft club, formed to foster and promote the sport and hobby of flying R/C model aircraft.
The Club is chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA - Charter 1087), and maintains an airfield open to its members.
About the Club: With over 50 members, this modest size club is located in North Eastern Connecticut. This location provides the club with the opportunity to server members from three states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island)
Regular club meetings are held at the United Methodist Church of North Grosvenordale CT. on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm.
The club maintains an airfield located in Killingly CT and has several designated instructors who are available to teach the fine art of model aircraft flight. Instruction is offered free of charge by these members, in the spirit of promoting the hobby to newcomers. Additionally, club members who are not instructors are always willing to lend a hand.
New and prospective members are invited to attend the monthly meetings, and everyone is always welcome to stop by and check out the action for themselves!
The club requires all members hold a current membership with the AMA.
The Club is chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA - Charter 1087), and maintains an airfield open to its members.
About the Club: With over 50 members, this modest size club is located in North Eastern Connecticut. This location provides the club with the opportunity to server members from three states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island)
Regular club meetings are held at the United Methodist Church of North Grosvenordale CT. on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm.
The club maintains an airfield located in Killingly CT and has several designated instructors who are available to teach the fine art of model aircraft flight. Instruction is offered free of charge by these members, in the spirit of promoting the hobby to newcomers. Additionally, club members who are not instructors are always willing to lend a hand.
New and prospective members are invited to attend the monthly meetings, and everyone is always welcome to stop by and check out the action for themselves!
The club requires all members hold a current membership with the AMA.
Contact us at: YFOC_Club@yahoo.com