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
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
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
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Bill packed up his Pike Perfect looking for the black bag containing the wing joiners after a damage free set of two maiden hi-start flights. He chucked as he found them in the plane’s padded … Continued
By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster DEVELOPING STORY A section of wing covering sits downwind of the launch / land area during the October Thermal Duration Contest on in Foley, MO on Saturday, October 8, 2002. The section came off of … Continued
Unlimited Class Mid-Air / 70% of class scores 800+ points By Dan G., MVSA Webmaster Full Scores Nine flyers came out to compete in the monthly Thermal Duration Contest yesterday – one would survive a mid-air collision opening the door … Continued
Video courtesy of Ethan Bador- Instagram Yesterday, six members and a film school grad went to the field for the monthly Food Folks and Fun flying event. Rich R. and Bill R. stood at the Northeast corner of the field … Continued
“The wind was strong, 8-10 from the north-north-east, hitting the tree line just north of the winch turn around and hi-start spike rising in a wave over the trees and descending at the landing area where it burbled along the ground to the access road.”
By Dan G. / MVSA Webmaster Rain cut short the July Hand Launch contest as five go home early today in O’Fallon, MO. Five competitors stood around the seated CD (contest director), Robert S. who himself was sheltering under his … Continued
By Dan G.MVSA Webmaster Today’s TD Contest: Summer Weather brings a class leader change and Maiden Contest for another Ava A light turnout for today’s June Thermal Duration contest leaves drops of sweat, a few parts (recovered) and a Maiden … Continued