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The Pony Express Field meet tomorrow is cancelled due to the high winds forecast.
The Sunday back up date is no better and has been cancelled as well.
15mph+ winds are just too much, especially given the field is not free.
So, let’s use the time to get ready for the Stealth Squadron Mid Summer Meet, Ipswich MA on Saturday, July 24, 2021
See you there Skyster!
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Well gang, the Pony Express meet in Ipswich on July 24 was a big success. We had lots of fun flying on the new field and Sean R won his first Kanone in the hotly contested Embryo Endurance event. We hope to fly at Pony Express again next year.
But hey, the next Stealth outdoor meet on August 21 is back at the big field at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury. Check out the Event Flyer (links above) as the event roster has been changed up a bit.
Golden Age and Modern Civil are being combined so you can fly just about any scale civilian model airplane in this event.
Goodyear Mass Launch is also being added. This is for peanut scale models of Goodyear and Formula 1 midget racers. Rich Z handed out a good selection of model plans at Pony Express – contact him if you want a plan. We’ll fly this event again in September if you need more time to complete your model.
As always, experienced flyers will be on hand to help you with any flight trimming or modeling questions.
See you on the flightline at Woodsom Farm skyster!
Pony Express meet pics & results!
May outdoor free flight model airplane meets can be among the best – still cool but warming weather, tall but not too tall grass, etc. We hope you’ll join us for another great day out on Woodsom Farm!
The event roster has been shaken up a bit too. We’ll be flying Dime Scale, OT Fuselage, Goodyear Mass Launch and the National Air Races in addition to old standbys FAC Scale, Peanut and Embryo Endurance. So expect to be seeing some new models flying.
Check out the Flying Aces Club rulebook, or use the Contact Us form on this site if any questions.
We continue to use COVID safety protocols on the field so bring your mask. Bring your rubber-powered free flight models too and we’ll find an event you can fly in.
See you on May 15 at the Woodsom Farm field!
Check out Flyer & Event Roster for May 15 meet at Woodsom Farm. April 18 contest results too!
Trailing Edge takes the top 3 spots and the Cap! Daedalus wins the NBM Kanone!
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And just like that – it’s over.
And the Wing Commander’s Cap now resides (virtually) in the great state of Virginia with Trailing Edge. Yep, like it was “no big deal” on a nice mid-January day, the Edge put up three multi-minute flights with three different Dime Scale models. Quite the aerial FAC Hat Trick for sure.
Our heartiest congrats go out to Trailing Edge for this stellar performance!
Ah, so it turns out Trailing Edge is a well-known Flying Ace with lots of experience winning contests. We suspected as much!
Our top NBM finisher was Daedalus putting in a one minute flight on a small frozen local flying field in Massachusetts.
Hat’s off to both winners and all of the flyers who braved the winter weather with their fragile stick and tissue models. From Vermont to Texas and NY, CT, MA, KY, and VA in between, we enjoyed hearing from you. Stand proud and get ready to go for it again next time!
Despite the November date, we had perfect “light and variable winds” conditions for our fourth outdoor contest of the season at Woodsom Farm.
The grass was still soft, the sun still shining warmly, but the foliage was well past-peak. A full slate of Mass Launch events were flown and the less rigorous FAC Simplified Scale was substituted for the scale-judged Flying Aces Scale event. This freed up time for all to fly – and that folks did – putting up many high and long flights in the light air.
The meet ended a few minutes earlier than usual due to Daylight Savings Time, but all seemed interested in flying more oudoors in coming months, even if on a smaller field and in the cold.
So stay tuned to this site for more opportunities to fly!
See you on the flying field!
Check out the Contest Results and Photos from our latest November 8 meet at Woodsom Farm!
The third outdoor contest of the season took place on a gorgeous fall day at Woodsom Farm. The foliage was at its peak, the grass soft and just the right height, and even Covid couldn’t keep flyers’ spirits (or models) down.
Special thanks go out to the many flyers who traveled some distance to fly and compete in the contest. Several new flyers were in attendance and we look forward to seeing them back on the flightline soon.
We have another outdoor meet scheduled for Sunday November 8 at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury. Check the date on the Calendar to view the full Contest Flyer.
See you then!
“check out the great photos and contest results from our October 11 meet at Woodsom Farm”
The second outdoor contest of the season was held September 12, 2020 on the beautiful rolling green fields of Woodsom Farm.
With Covid 19 still a threat, masks and social distancing protocols were in practice throughout the meet. This was no great setback to the strong turnout of flyers who came to fly their models and enjoy light breezes and strong thermals this fine autumn day.
Competition was hot as were the thermals. Unfortunately a number of fine models were lost OOS (out of sight), or over the hill. The gang will be busy this winter building season rebuilding the fleet!
We have another outdoor meet scheduled for October 10 at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury. Look for the Contest Flyer coming soon on this site.
See you then!
“check out the great photos and contest results from our Sept 12 meet at Woodsom Farm”
three of the top 5 finishers braved sub-20 degree weather to fly..
Tommy Too’s Comet Puss Moth
Well gang, our first Postal Dime Scale contest is in the books.
There was some terrifically inspired flying in foot-deep snow and freezing temperatures to grab at the vaunted Squadron Commander’s cap.
William the Kid held the crown through the New Year, putting up a nice flight over the frigid tarmac of mystical Texas Road field. Oliver S made a daring run for the glory in the depths of February with two models (one a twin!) in similarly frosty conditions at a remote Western MA field.
The legendary Pinkham Field Irregulars threw up an aerial armada of Dime Scalers in a futile attempt to purloin the Squadron Commander’s cap off to Connecticut.
But in the end it was our fickle old friend Hung, who made his presence known on a late January day at Woodsom farm, spiriting Tommy Too’s Puss Moth dimer on a 2:36min thermal ride. Yes Virginia, there are thermals in the middle of winter!
And look closely at the results skysters – way down, but there nonetheless. Yep, even Captain Downthrust himself mailed in an entry…how and from where is unknown, but the flight was listed Pinkham Field. Y’all were in the best of FAC company. Stand proud and get ready to go for it again next time!
