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Woodsom Farm Fall Meet Sunday Oct. 20

FLASH: The October 12 meet has been rescheduled to Sunday October 20

Event Flyer HERE

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A gaggle of Tribute Models soar into the Canadian sky!  Harfang Squadron fliers have been busy at the building board.
Clive G. retrieves his GB.2 twin flying boat from the stream at the Sept 15 Durham meet.
Bern D. ready to send his Commando aloft on an early morning flight at the September Waywayanda, NY meet.
Jim W’s Scrappy One Design model. Many of these ships were seen at the recent Glastonbury indoor flying session.
Clubster Kim W. built this neat little Boxy Bipe as her 2nd model. Looks like Rocky in the cockpit…where’s Bullwinkle?

Fly at Woodsom Farm this Sunday

Heads Up Skysters!  We’ll be flying on the big field at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury this Sunday, October 20.  Last Saturday’s meet at Woodsom Farm was cancelled due to poor flying weather. 

The contest event roster remains unchanged – check out the full Oct. 20 Meet Flyer.  You’ll find directions to the field and key contacts on the Flyer as well.  

Fall flying at Woodsom Farm is the best.  See you at the field!

September Woodsom Farm Meet Results

The Sept. 7 meet saw a light flyer turnout, but nice weather. Several folks showed up to watch and fly gliders that were handed out. Chris helped Alec get his Sleek Streak flying and by the afternoon he was getting 30+ second flights every time.  Way to go guys!
The contest events were hotly contested.  In Dime Scale (pg2 below), a scant 2 seconds separated 1st place from second and second from third.  An exciting event..

Stealth Squadron Sept 2024 Results Page 1

Stealth Squadron Sept 2024 Results Page 2

Novak Tribute & Scrappy One Design Models

Well, folks sure have been busy at the building board!  Our Canadian clubsters from the Harfang Squadron have built and flown a whole gaggle of Novak Tribute Models.  Rumors of several streamer-flying mass launches have been reported, accompanied by a mysterious photo (sidebar pic).  Surely the pic was staged…could it be real??   That’s the Spirit skysters… NRE is smiling!

Check out the NRE Tribute Event page for pics of new Tribute Models built by clubsters.  Send yours along and we’ll put it up for all to see.  It’s all for FUN!

Reports are trickling in of lots of Scrappy One Design activity down in the Glastonbury. CT high school gym.  The first flying session of the 2024-25 indoor season was this past weekend and Scrappies (?) were said to be bouncing off the ceiling and putting up nice flights.  The excitement is building!

See you on the field at Woodsom Farm this Sunday skysters –

Tribute Plans & Lawrence Airport Event

Free Download Plans & Articles for 9 Tribute Event models – HERE

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Clubster Rick P is building this Rigid Midget from the 1952 Aeromodeller plan
Stealth Sqdn table at the August 17 National Aviation Day at Lawrence Airport
Commando launch at Woodsom Farm test field
Civil Air Patrol cadets at Lawrence Airport Aviation Day
SE-5 launch at Woodsom Farm test field
Ryan STA launch at Woodsom Farm test field
Stealth Squadroneers exhibited stick & tissue models and handed out Guillow’s gliders at the Aug 17 Lawrence Airport Aviation Day

Aviation Day at Lawrence Airport

There’s been a lot going on gang and we’re doing our best to keep you informed.  First up is a follow up to our last post A Tribute to Ed Novak.

Plan & Article Downloads Available!

Yep, all 9 Tribute Event plans (incl. articles) are now available on this site for download FREE.   Not since Comet sold kits for a dime have we seen such a deal!  Those keyboard wizards at HQ even put a NRE Tribute Event page on the top menu of this site to house the plans, tips, rules, etc.  Several Tribute Models have already been built – Rick P’s Rigid Midget is under construction (sidebar pic) and Tom N’s got a video of his Commando flying.  Better get building now as rumors are the first Tribute Event will be held this Fall at a Durham, CT meet.

Aviation Day at Lawrence Airport

Stealth Squadroneers continued their outreach to air-minded folks of all ages with a stick and tissue model airplane exhibit at the Lawrence Airport National Aviation Day on August 17.  Our roving reporter was there and managed to snap a few pics of the action (sidebar).  Steve E. brought a box of Guillow’s gliders left over from the terrific  Spencer-Peirce Little Farm event earlier this summer.  These gliders were handed out to interested kids and parents who came by our table.  And what a hit they were!  Kids just love these simple flying models  — we’re hoping to do more of these events.

Fun Flying at Woodsom Farm

OK, you’ve finished that model and you just can’t wait until the next club meet to fly it.  You’ve glided it into the couch and maybe over that patch of soft grass in your backyard, but you need a bit more room to wind it up and try a test flight or two.

Sure, you can venture to your local playground or ballfield – heck that’s where our Tribute Models were intended to be flown.  Another option is the back field off the parking lot at Woodsom Farm.  A few clubsters have been gathering recently at this “testing field” on calm mornings.  They’ve been having a ball just flying for fun, and getting their models ready for the club flying meets (see Calendar for dates & flyers).  Often this group finishes with a cup of coffee at a local shop in Amesbury.  If you’re interested in getting on their group text, reach out via the Contact Us form and we’ll fill you in.  Remember, this hobby and our club is all about having FUN!  

Keep building and see you at the field!