Our May 8 launch at the Hughes Farm site was good. FVR’ers posted a total of 88 flights. Ed McCarthy led all flyers with 10 flights. Thanks to Bob Kaplow, Bob Zurek and Mark “Bunny” Bundick who took turns running the range. Thanks to Bob Kaplow for bringing his HPR launch system.
April 18 Launch Report
FVR had a decent day of flying for our first launch at Hughes Farm yesterday. It got a little windy, but we still managed 77 flights. Here are the highlights:
- Ed McCarthy led all flyers with 14 flights.
- Congrats to Bryon Nush who got his Level 1 certification using a Madcow DX-2 and H100 for a perfect flight.
- Mike Moran posted his 300th flight with FVR; we can always count on Mike for great looking and great flying models!
- Congratulations also to the POP TARC team who put up two successful qualification flights. They’ll look to improve their score at our May 8 launch.
- Thanks to Mark “Bunny” Bundick and Mike Moran who took turns running the range.
Join us for our next launch, Saturday, May 8, from 1:00 – 5:00 PM at the Hughes Farm site.
April 11 Launch Postponed
Due to wet field conditions and the forecasted rains this weekend, our April 11 launch will be postponed until April 18.
March 27 Launch Cancelled
Given the forecast rains for tomorrow, we are cancelling our Saturday, March 27 launch.
Our next scheduled launch is Saturday, April 3, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at our Kishwaukee Park (Davis Road) launch site.
March 20 Launch Cancelled
We don’t have confirmation that the Hughes Farm field is dry enough for us to use. March 20 launch is cancelled. Our next scheduled launch is next Saturday, March 27, 9:00 AM, at our Davis Road / Kishwaukee Park launch site. Hope to see you there.