Tomorrow’s ALES Contest Cancelled (3/26) Due to Wet Forecast

No kidding, April 1st might be the first contest of 2023. Saturday’s first ALES contest was cancelled due to a now familiar forecast of rain and wind ended hopes of flying in March. —-> MORE

Next Event:

Hand Launch Contest

April 1st 10AM
Main Field

  

Events Calendar


March 25
ALES Contest
(Electric Launch Gliders)

April 1
Hand Launch (DLG) Contest

April 8
Thermal Duration Contest
Main Field 10am

April 15
Fun Fly
Main Field 10am


News

Winter Flying

Club Champions – 2022 Season

Bob G.

1st Overall
1st Unlimited
1st RES
2nd 2-Meter

Bill O.

2nd Overall
1st 2-Meter
2nd RES

Rich R.

3rd Overall
3rd RES

Robert S.

2nd Unlimited
2nd Hand Launch

Dave Q.

3rd Unlimited
3rd Hand Launch-Meter

Larry A.

3rd 2-Meter

In our club “Maiden Flights” are a big deal. The goal is always to complete the test flights without incident and move on to learning the plane deeper. Read More —->

NOTE: AMA Members welcome to compete. Guests & Volunteers welcome. On Thermal Duration and 2-Meter Fun Fly contests we can always use volunteers to time flights and help manage the contest. All non-club members must make request to attend using our Contact Us form.

2023 – Longest Flights

Bob G. 25 minutes, 25 seconds (2/20/23)

Final Flight – Nelson Itterly – June 30, 2022

Members remember longtime member “Nelson” as a kind teacher, hand launch flyer and glider / builder designer. Pictured, he holds one of his own designs – an up-scaled hand launch design called “Datalus”:. The design was extremely light and used a thick slow flying wing. Members recall a time when he trimmed the plane out, put down the transmitter, went to do something and returned to the fly the plane. He passed away on June 30, 2022.
10 Flyers come out for a rare crisp 60 degree day in St.Louis
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