Our Christmas party will be held Saturday December 6th 5-9pm, at the Wild Oak Saddle Club in Oakmont. Phil Leech needs a head count soon so please if you are attending return the invitation you have received last week or call Phil at 538-8557. This is a great time to get to know club members and talk aeromodelling among friends. We will also have our free raffle (prizes valued at $1000) including six $25 prizes for member partners.

We hope to see you there.

What a great set of T-28 races we had Nov. 2nd with 10 flyers out there battling it out in 3 heats. Some pilots had been to all 11 races, some to just a few, but all agree the T-28 stock class conceived by Steve Cole and Adam Clement was a hit in 2008. Why is it so popular?- these planes are rough, relatively cheap and easy to setup and fly. It’s simple – install your receiver and a 2100 mAh pack and go fly pylon on our close-in two pylon course. While Steve and Adam have clocked a T-28 (admittedly coming out of a dive) at >60 mph, pylon speeds are more like 45-50 mph – on our close-in course that’s still a lot of fun.

This was the last race of the 2008 season, deciding the top three pilots of the year. The top pilots in 2008 were Jon Stychno (85 pts), Merle McGregor (81 pts) with third place shared between Steve Cole and Adam Clement, (both on 72 pts). Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who helped make this an enjoyable season.