Paul L. It turned out to be a really nice day though more than a little breezy at times. There was sunshine and there was lift. Rich finished the day with a 12min plus flight and over 900ft of altitude. I … Continued
This October’s ALES contest had wind, cold, and rain with flyers trying to find what they can to stay in the air. Wayne W.
Brendan M. The October TD contest is done and it was actually pretty pleasant low winds and decent temps. We had a good group of fliers out today you can see who was there in the TD results thread. The day started out with my … Continued
Yep, we had a F5J contest today instead of ALES contest and it was great we had five pilots come out me, Wayne, Rich S, Dave Q, and Bill O. When I arrived at the field Wayne and Bill O were already … Continued
Wayne W. Hi fliers, It was an absolutely incredible day today for our September HL contest. We had six fliers out to test their metal, Paul L, Rich S, Joe P, John H, myself, and our newest member Warren Allred, who drove … Continued
Brendan M. Dan G. September’s TD contest was a rough one where the wind and increasing temps… I still can’t think of a comparison yet. I remember sitting in my car with the air on. I remember how good the beer, potato skins and … Continued
Wayne W. It was quite the day. Hot and windy to start. High overcast moved in after 2nd round. Wind calmed a bit but the lift got very fickle. In unlimited I had to motor up in round 2, taking … Continued
Brendan Miller I got to the field around 10a after navigating St. Louis traffic when I arrived Wayne and fast Eddie were talking to Matt Keevan about sod, go figure, I also noticed the sprinkler was running after a few … Continued
Dan Gill Howdy club! I went flying with Joe, John H and my dad yesterday. John was there when I arrived at 9:30 or so. He was flying an e-hand launch. Joe arrived and set out his new hi-start. He’s been searching … Continued
Brendan Miller So my time at the 2025 AMA Nats is coming to a close. I participated in two events the year one being ALES and F5J, now I have flown in several ALES contests here in the club but … Continued