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Christmas Party December, 5th 2024
December 7, 24 Fun Fly and Runway Work Project
Members, Guests, and Mascot "Moose" All Turned Out to Help
Members, Guests, and Mascot "Moose" All Turned Out to Help
What Crash? And Another one bites the dust...
What Crash? And Another one bites the dust...
Two Wings; Twice the Fun!
Pete's Phenomenal Airshow:
OOPS
Grandfather and grandson
pushing the enevelpe
Father and Son
Team
Today's Flight LIneup for Brunch Patrol
Now where does that red wire go?
Let's see; P -Factor: tail up; nose left; rudder right? Or is it righty tighty; lefty loosey?
February 6, Club Meeting, President, Dan St. John's "Shop"
Saturday Fly Day
February 8, 25
Sunny, light winds, temperature: high 30s to low 40s
News from the Flight Line:
Skylar
He is flying a new yellow ugly stick. The first flight went smoothly. Afterwards, the expos were decreased so the second flight was even better. The maiden flight was a terrific success! Only two clicks of right trim are needed to fly hands off. Skylar greased a picture-perfect landing.
The second flight helped get rid of the jitters and he practiced two more successful flights. His new plane is a Gater Hobbies, 77" Ugly Stick with 20 cc gas engine.
Trent,
Flew his Habu today, logging in 4 great flights.
Dennis, Skylar, and Phil ready Skylar's Ugly Stick for its maiden flight.
A Saturday in May....
May 24, Sunny, light winds, temperature: 70s
Pilots feeling the need for speed included Mike, Doug, Alan, Trent, Skylar, Brian, Mathew, Dan, Dennis and Jack
Mike flies control-line! Assisting in setting up the flight are Dennis and Doug. Flight was a success with over a dozen circles and a 3-point landing! Way to go Mike!
Slylar continuing to hone is pylon racing skills demonstrated this hot rod and does it move! Wow!
President Dan exercised his trusty Kadet.
Matthew, Trent, Alan, and Brian delighted the crowd by scrambling a group of planes into the air and adroitly demonstrated how random group amazingly skilled RC pilots could create a Jackson Pollock-like formation and somehow avoid a mid-air collision.
Learn to Fly Event, June 7, 25. First event of its kind for the Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, it was a club-sponsored outreach to community youth. Six youth interested in experiencing what its like to fly a radio control aircraft were invited to the Club field. Activities included a safety briefing, discussion of Radio Control principles, and safe operation of radio controllers and aircraft. Then, concluding with two 5-minute flights with a certified Club flight instructor. Student radio controllers were linked to the instructor's radio. All efforts were made by the Club members to make this flight experience as fun, instructive, and safe as reasonably possible.
According to the Record-Courier newspaper, "Douglas County resident Skylar Knight, 19, was recently declared the bronze division champion of the Sacramento Area Modelers Series Warbird Pylon Racing 2025 season. Knight, a member of the Sierra Sagebrush Flyers radio control aircraft club in Gardnerville, recently competed in the season-long competition starting in April and ending Sept. 13."
Sierra Sagebrush Fliers club members, family, and friends congratulate Skylar for completing his first year in RC racing and doing so well!
SSF Christmas Party, Dec 4, 2025
Club Christmas Dinner held at the JT Basque Restaurant in Gardnerville.
Dennis Lampson, (second from left) Club Secretary, filed this event report: "A big THANK YOU to all who attended the Sierra Sagebrush Flyers Christmas dinner. It was a huge success with 39 of our members and guests attending. And your generosity in purchasing raffle tickets raised $584 for the club."
December Flying Update
New 4-Motor, Twin Scout from Phill's workshop hits the warm December skies. Proves all you need in RC to experience something new is turn your imagination loose.
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