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Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 15th, 2015, 10:48 am
by bernard
Flying with clubs or at flying events is a great way to learn from experienced flyers. If you know about any flying clubs in your area or are hosting events for flying, feel free to advertise it here!

List of Clubs/Contacts:
Magnificent Mountain Men (Colorado)
   www.themmmclub.com
Chris Borland (Sacramento, CA)
   cjborland@surewest.net
San Diego Orbiteers (San Diego, CA)
   www.sandiegoorbiteers.com
San Diego Scale Staffel (San Diego, CA)
   www.scalestaffel.org
Boeing Employees' Aerodynamic Modeling Society (Everett, WA)
SAM 8 (Kirkland, WA)
   www.the-great-sam8.com
Cloudbusters Model Airplane Club (Pontiac, MI)
   cloudbustermac.tripod.com

List of Events:
United States Indoor Freeflight Championship/AMA Indoor Nationals (USIC/NATS)
   Colorado Springs City Auditorium, June 8-12, 2015
Fly-It-Day (Middlebury, IN)
   Northridge Middle School Fieldhouse, December 12, 2015
   www.ezwebsite.org/Page.asp?PID=14404
San Diego Orbiteers and San Diego Scale Staffel (El Cajon, CA)
   Grossmont Junior College Gym, first Sunday of each month

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 16th, 2015, 4:44 pm
by Less_Incidence
Here in Colorado we've got the Magnificent Mountain Men club. Also, the United States Indoor Freeflight Championship/AMA Indoor Nationals (USIC/NATS) is being held here at Colorado Springs City Auditorium, June 8-12. I'll be flying Limited Pennyplane, F1M, and a couple of other events there.

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 19th, 2015, 11:57 am
by DoctaDave
Does anyone know of anything in Sacramento?

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 19th, 2015, 12:04 pm
by bernard
DoctaDave wrote:Does anyone know of anything in Sacramento?
I see a flying club in Sacramento in this list, though the list is pretty old, last updated in September of 2012. If you contact them, let me know if it's successful and maybe we can add it to a list in the original post.

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 19th, 2015, 6:06 pm
by Chris_L
Anyone know of flying venues/clubs in LA?

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 21st, 2015, 5:37 pm
by calgoddard
Black Sheep Flying Squadron in Pasadena, CA.

See www.blacksheepsquadron.org

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 21st, 2015, 5:40 pm
by calgoddard
DoctaDave -

Get in touch with Chris Borland in Sacramento.

916-457-4469 or cjborland@surewest.net

He knows his stuff when it comes to indoor duration flying.

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 21st, 2015, 5:42 pm
by calgoddard
The San Diego Orbiteers and the Scale Staffel model airplane clubs hold indoor contests the first Sunday of each month at the Grossmont Junior College gym in El Cajon, CA.

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 21st, 2015, 5:45 pm
by DoctaDave
His name seems really familiar. I must have seen it online somewhere, but he might have also proctored at my regional comp, as the ES definitely knew what he was doing, and he also showed me a picture of his F1D.

Thanks for the info calgoddard.

Re: Flying Clubs/Events

Posted: May 21st, 2015, 6:24 pm
by calgoddard
Just realized I repeated information provided by Bernard about the San Diego clubs. Oops! Maybe the double posting will help publicize those two clubs and their contests.