Calendar of Events - 2025
january 2025—————
Flying Event 1-1-25
What better way to start the new year than to attend the Frozen Finger Fun Fly hosted by the High Sierra Radio Control Club at the Carson City Flying Field. The event started around 9:00 am on January 1st. The weather looked good with the temps in the 30’s and 40’s (sorry guys, no frozen fingers this year), sunny and light wind. Gary Fuller hosted this event and promised a great time for all. There was hot coffee and chocolate to keep you warm.
Dennis Lampson
775-790-0406
Club Meeting 1-9-24
Time and Location:
Convened at 7PM on Thursday January 9, 2024. at Dan St. John’s residence shop, 1766 Bitterbrush Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89401
Meeting Agenda:
Discussd and Took Appropriate Action:
1). Field Report
2). Membership Drive
3). Learn to Fly
4). Fund Raising
February 2025—————
Club Meeting 2-6-25
Time and Location:
Convenes at 7 PM on Thursday, February 6, 2025. at Dan St. John’s residence shop, 1766 Bitterbrush Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89401
Meeting Agenda:
Discuss and Take Appropriate Action:
1. Call to order
2. Introduce new members & guests
3. Approval of minutes of January 9, 2025
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Safety Update:
6. Field Report
• Status of field repairs
• Workday set for February 22 (Saturday) and March 8 (Saturday):
Field repairs, Painting work benches, and Removing sagebrush
7. Wild West Videos
8. Old Business
• AMA Grant Application
• Membership Drive
• Fundraising
9. New Business
• Death Ride, July 12
• Schedule of events for 2025
10. Golden Cow Pie Award
11. Show and Tell:
12. Adjourn: Next meeting: March 6, 2025, Dan’s shop.
February 8: Saturday, Fly in
February 22, 9 am, Workday / Fly Day at The Club field
We scheduled our first workday, this Saturday, February 22, at our club field. We will start at 9:00 AM and work till 10:30, when the field will be open for flying, so bring an airplane Here are our workday projects:
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The runway cracks need to be refilled with sand after the last rain. Bring a broom, shovel and gloves. We have sand.
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Scraping work benches and painting. Bring paint scrapers, paintbrush, roller, paint tray and gloves.
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Replacing carpeting on 3 of the work benches. Bring tools and gloves. Carpet will be provided.
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Cleaning fences of tumble weeds. Bring shovel, pitch fork, gloves.
March 2025—————
Club Meeting Thursday, March 6, 7 pm
Location:
Dan St. John’s residence shop, 1766 Bitterbrush Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89401
Meeting Agenda:
1. Death Ride, July 12, Volunteer Sign-up. text Dennis: 775-790-0406
2. Youth Experience Program; Proposal Completed & added to Home Page for download.
3. AMA Grant Application for Field Runway Repair
4. TAG AMA Grant Submitted to underwrite Youth Experience Program
5. Membership Drive
6. Fundraising
7. Supporting Skylar King to represent SSB Flyers at the SAM Warbird Races on April 5 and 6 in Sacramento. This will be Skylar's first flying competition.
8. April Club meeting and Foamy Fun Fly/BBQ at the RC Field, April 12.
March 8, Saturday: Workday: CANCELED, WEATHER STANDOWN
April 2025—————
*April 12, 10 am, SSF Field. Club Meetin and Youth Fly Program (YFP) Discussion Day. * May 17 YFP Participant attendance very important.
Club members
On May 17th we are having our Youth Learn to Fly Day.
Here are the club member assignments. We will discuss this further at the April 12th club meeting at the field.
On May 10th we will have a dry run of this activity at our club field. If you are on this list, you will please be present on May 10th . We will have a club field cleanup activity on May 15th or 16th.
YFP Activity Assignments
Dan - Announces program for the day, explains safety procedures (staying off the runway, etc) and works table 1
Alan - Timer announces station rotation and other PSAs. Submits youth registration forms electronically to AMA Intro Flight Program.
Doug -Battery management and charging; ensures ready for flight.
Chip, Veronica- Welcomes; ensures youth registration as they arrive; answers questions.
Alan, Dennis, Pete, Phil - Supplies AeroScount Trainer
Dan and Skylar -Table 1- Demonstrates the use of the radio controls and the effects on the bound aircraft
Jack - Table 2 -Aerodynamics; How do planes fly?
Trent, Bob, Pete - Table 3 - Models pre-flight and post-flight procedures, explains basic pilot skills needed to fly an RC airplane.
Trent, Bob, Skylar, and Pete - Demo pilots; prepare flight patterns and maneuvers to show youth how different models fly.
Dennis and Pete - Primary Flight instructors
Bob and Skylar - Assistant Flight instructors and Observers
Meeting Agenda:
Dry run through for May 17 YFP Day
April 5 & 6: Sac Area Modlers Warbird Pylon Races (Go Skylar!)
April 12: Club Meeting at Field——Discussion of May 17, YFP Day
April 19: HSRCC – Spring roll-out party
May 2025—————
May 10: Club Meeting at Field
Agenda:
May 10: Dry Run of Youth Fly Program (YFP) Day May 17 activities. All participants, please plan to be there. THANKS.
May 3: HSRCC – Swap meet and fun fly
May 10: Club meeting and YFP Practice Day
May 15 or May 16: Club Field Cleanup Activity. Look for a confirmation email from Dennis.
May 17: Youth Fly Program, (YFP) Day
May 21-28: Crow’s Landing Giant Scale Fun Fly
June 2025—————
June 7, SSBF – Club meeting 10 am and Military Fun Fly and BBQ at club field
Meeting Agenda:
June 12, 9 am, Workday at Club field
June 14, Carson Valley Days Parade
June 21 & 22, SAM Turn and Burn Warbird Pylon Race
July 2025
Club Meeting July 6, 10 am, SSBF Club Meeting at the field, Fun Fly, and BBQ
Meeting Agenda:
July 12, Death Ride
July 26, HSRCC – Biplane fun fly
August 2025—————
August 9, SSBF Club Meeting and thermal soaring and glider fun fly, BBQ
10 am SSF Flying Field off Pine Nut Road in Gardnerville.
Meeting Agenda:
August 2, SSBF – Family Day, games and BBQ at Dan & Katie St. John’s home Gardnerville.
August 16, National Model Aviation Day
August 23: SSBF – Minden Airport Open House, SSBF display table
September 2025—————
Club Meeting, September 13, 10 am, Fun Fly & BBQ at the Club field.
Meeting Agenda:
September 13 & 14, SAM Valley of Speed III Warbird Race
October 2025—————
Club Meeting, October 2: at, Dan St. John’s residence shop, 1766 Bitterbrush Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89401
Meeting Agenda:
October 4, SSFB Poker Run Contest at the Cub field
November 2025—————
Club Meeting, November 6, 7 pm, Dan St. John’s residence shop, 1766 Bitterbrush Ct., Gardnerville, NV 89401
Meeting Agenda:
November 8, 10 am, SSBF – Turkey Fly and contest, Club Field
December 2025—————
Christmas Party, Dec. 4, 5
Convenes at 5 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025. at (TBA)
February Club Meeting; The discussion focused on determing the calendar of events for the coming year.
Event details will be posted on this Calendar Page as soon as they are received from the club leadership officers.
Fun Fly Saturday, March 1st
Veronica explains use of new cell phone communications App (TeamReach) for improved inter-club member messaging: Look for an email from Dennis.
Pete demonstrated how to cover a wing with shrink film using a sealing iron and hot air gun.
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