Hand Launch Contest Launches ’24
Four hand launchers braved a sunny and mild late winter day to open the 2024 contest season.
’23 One Last Time
The first contest of 2024 is on Saturday just 48 hours away. As we get ready to fly a new season, this an appropriate time to take one last look back at our club in 2023. In 2023 we made … Continued
November Blue Sky Day Ends 2023 Season
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster A high start chute floated down out of the cobalt sky and it landed behind Rich R.. He didn’t notice, head down, walking east. It was 12:30 pm on Friday, the day before the last … Continued
May TD: Hot Two Heat up 2023 Title Races
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Yesterday’s May Thermal Duration was cut short by severe weather after two rounds of action. (Related – Two & Out May Thermal Duration Cut Short by Severe WX) RES Dan G. led a family of … Continued
Two & Out: May Thermal Duration Cut Short by Severe WX
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Yesterday’s May Thermal Duration Contest was called after two rounds due to weather. Related: May TD: Hot Two Heat up 2023 Race Another week of weather watching goes as far as two rounds before a … Continued
1/2 Wing “Magic” Windy Start to 2023
Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Monday, April 10, 2023 The 2023 season officially opened on Saturday with windy conditions and one or two wild incidents. (2023 Season Contest Results) Seven members came out for Saturday’s sunny and blustery Thermal Duration (TD) … Continued
Inter-club 2-Meter Contest Scores 1st St.Louis Soaring Contest of 2023
Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Members of MVSA and the St.Louis Phantoms participated in the first joint event of 2023 at the Phantoms home field – near Orchard Farm, MO today. Ten miles away at Lambert International Airport the weather recorded … Continued
April 2nd Phantom Flyers 2 Meter Event
Dan A. Event Coordinator, Phantom Flyers Sunday, April 2nd, is opening day for the Phantom Flyers R/C club 2 meter sailplane events. The pilots meeting/flying starts at 10:00. Looks like it will be sunny with a bit of breeze (windy). … Continued
Tomorrow’s ALES Contest Cancelled Due to Weather
March Schedule – A Wash Dan G., MVSA Webmaster 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 … Continued
“Too much rain :( darn” – CD Cancels First Contest of 2023
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Spring Weather Forces Cancellation of Hand Launch Contest. The first contest of the 2023 season will not be held tomorrow. Flyers will have to wait until next Saturday’s scheduled Thermal Duration (TD) contest to begin … Continued