Calendar of Events for 2010
- Our annual
Frozen Finger Fun Fly is now history. There was a great turn-out of hearty
modellers to brave the not-too-cold morning of New Year's Day.
Everyone wished one another Seasons Greetings and stood around drinking hot
chocolate or coffee and munching on some goodies provided by Dale Preston,
John Taylor and Keith McLaren. A few brave souls flew their planes in
the cloudy sky with gentle snowflakes falling around them at times.
There was probably a total of 40 or so who turned out, and I was kept busy
with renewing memberships. A total of 18 members struggled with frozen
pens to fill in the required paperwork in exchange for a 2010 membership
card.
Thanks to Dale for the generator to keep the water hot and to John for trailing all the necessary stuff to provide the drinks.
- Next up is our Spring Fun Fly scheduled for Saturday, June 5th. with a rain
date of June 6th. Format will probably follow the same as in previous
years.
- The summer Fun Fly follows on August 28th. with a rain date of the 29th. The format
again will follow the same as last year and again hopefully with fresh corn-on-the-cob as a bonus for lunch.
Other Events Around The Area for 2010
- Whitby Aero Modellers R/C Show and Sale at the Heydenshore Pavillion on
Sunday March 7th. Click here for
more information.
- Richmond Hill Model Airplane Club presents Indoor Flying - March
7, April 18, April 25. Click
here for flyer.
- Aurora Model Aircraft Swap Meet 2010, March 14. Click
here for
flyer.
- Toledo RC Show, April 9, 10 & 11: http://www.toledoshow.com
Meeting Nights for 2010
See the About Us tab for location
Wednesday, Jan 6/10- Wednesday, Mar 3/10 - Presentation on 'Data Logging' for LiPo batteries
- Wednesday, April 7/10
Previous Frozen Finger Fun Fly's
If you click on the thumbnails below, you will see what previous years looked like on January 1st. (More photos can be seen in the Photo Albums.)
From the New Millenium
Click on the thumbnail to see
a full size shot) of the first three flyers, along with their assistants,
of the New Millennium taken at about 11:00 a.m. on New Years Day, Year
2000 . That day turned out to be fairly warm and windy.
Temperature about 3° Celsius (or 38° Fahrenheit.) There were
cash prizes for the first three flyers in the air after an official start
time of 10:00 a.m. Gas and electric entries were excluded from the
prize money since they would have an unfair advantage in being much easier
to start than glow engines.
Jean-Louis Ferndriger was first. He is third
from right with his daughter to the left; Edward Astudillo was second,
far right, who flew Jack Johnson's plane, standing next to him; and
Don Gillion was third, far left with his son Chris, to the right.
Here is another thumbnail, (click on it to see a full size shot) of most of
the members who turned out for the First Frozen Finger Fun Fly of the New Millennium.
Notice the beautiful day and the excellent turnout.
Radio Control Flying Club of Toronto






