2008 CALENDAR - R/C  FLYING EVENTS

                         (VENTURA COUNTY & AROUND     By: Ron Scott  as of 2-13-08)

 

  January   11,12,13 AMA Convention & Hobby Show @ Ontario, CA

                       24-27      Electric Festival @ Apache Junction Arizona ------ http://www.rccraze.com/azfestival/

 

  February       9      Night Fly/Fun Fly 4 to 9:00 pm – Valley Flyers

                           23 Float Fly @ Santa Fe Dam

 

  March          5-6      Q40/Q500 pylon racing – Valley Flyers

                             9 Giant Scale Fun Fly and Night fly – Valley Flyers

                           16 Fun Fly – Simi Flyers Fiyer

                   29 – 30       Float Fly – Lake Cachuma – SBRCM club And other Ventura county clubs-No CD, BBQ or raffle

                      18-20       Western States 3 day Electric Fun Fly   Valley Flyers

                      19-20       Float Fly, @ Lake Casitas. @ Comets

                      19-20       RCX Hobby Show @ Pamona Fairplex - -  www.RCX.com

 

April,             5-6 Q40/Q500 pylon racing – Valley Flyers

                      18-20       Western States 3 day Electric Fun Fly – Valley Flyers

                     19-20 Float Fly @ Lake Casitas – Ventura County Comets

                     19-20 RCX Hobby Show @ Pamona Fairplex - - WWW.RCX.COM

 

  May,            3-4       20th Annual Gathering of the Giants event @ Condor field

                            3  Fun Fly & Engine Clinic by Hobby People – Valley Flyers

                         10   Baloon Drop – Lake Casitas - Comets

                         11   Electric Fun Fly, BBQ @ Simi Valley Flyers

                         11   Mothers Day

                    17-18  L A Jets – Valley Flyers

 

  June                7       Electric Fun Fly & Glowpower < .15”. + BBQ @ Comets Field. 

                        6-8  Float Fly - Lake Cachuma – Santa Barbara R/C Modelers

                           7   Giant Scale Fun Fly and Night Fly – Valley flyers

                          14  Warbird Event – Condors Field

                          15  Fathers Day

                         22   Fun Fly, BBQ & Swap Meet @ Simi Valley Flyers

                    21-22  Q40/Q500 Pylon rasing – Western Championship– Valley Flyers

                         28   Quaker Fun Fly – Comets – Lake Casitas

                               29   All scale Fun fly @ Canyon Crosswinds – Lake Castaic

  July, .   

                         19   IMAC Event @ Condors Field – Check with Andy Portman 805- 388-7196

                         20   First Annual Warbird Race – Valley Flyers

                         26   Warbird day & BBQ + Swap Meet @ Comets Field $10 Entry fee includes lunch

                     26-27 L A Jets – Valley Flyers

 

August,       8-10 Scale Masters Qualifier Event – Valley Flyers

                         16   Electric Fun Fly & Swap Meet @ Condors Field

                           ?   Static display, Ventura County Fair

                    16-17  Camarillo Air Show   

 

 

 

 

 

 

  September   14     Giant Scale Fly-in and Night Fly – Valley Flyers

                    28-29  Float Fly @ Lake Castiac Lower Lake– Canyon Crosswinds

                    26-28  LA  3-D Helicopter Classic – Valley Flyers.

                 27-28?? Float Fly @ Lake Mc Swane – contact Otto Lairson (Pres) @ 209-632-9489

 

October            4      Helicopter Day & Swapmeet @ Condor Field

                           5? Fun Fly @ Simi Flyers Field

                      8-10?       Glider Festival @ Visalia, CA (CVRCSoaring.com)

                     18-19 Float Fly @ Comets - Lake Casitas

                    25-26  Lake Cachuma Float Fly – Santa Barbara R/C Modelers – Club members and Ventura County

                                  clubs only.

 

November        8     Night Fly – Valley Flyers

                            9  Warbird Day @ Condors Field + Toy Collection

                  11-13?   Float Fly, @ London Bridge, @Windsor Beach Park, Lake Havasu, Az.  (Desert Hawks Club)

                     21-23 Float Fly @ Comets – Club members only.

                     27-28 Thanksgiving Holidays

                          30  LA Jets – Valley Flyers

 

December        14   Toys for Tots fly-in – Valley Flyers

                           18 Comets Christmas party

                           25 Santa Claus brings new stuff to replace all the planes & engines that Murphy broke during

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                            CLUB OR EVENT                          CONTACT                        PHONE #

                  ;    AVTI  (Lancaster)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               .  Jerry Budd  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      (805) 943-4970

                  ;    Desert Hawks (Lake Havasu).  .               .     George Field   .  .  .  .  .  .        (928) 855-1197    www.deserthawksrc.com 

                  ;    Comets (Ventura County).  .  .  .  .         John Dugan .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (805)  646-6898   www.vccomets.com

                  ;    Condors (Camarillo).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       John O’brian     .  .  .  .  .  .      (818)  991-2139   www.cicondors.com/

                  ;    Camarillo Flying Circus .  .  .  .  .  .       George Bahrman  .  .  .  .  .       (805) 525-1301

                  ;    Giant Scale Squadron .  .  .  .  .  .  .        Dave Hendrix    .  .  .  .  .  .      (213) 758-2935

                  ;    Las Vegas R/C Club   .  .  .  .  .  .  .       Tom Hart .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (702) 566-0668   www.lvrconline.com

                  ;    Port-A-Potti Pilots (Sylmar) .  .  .  .        Robby Hombre   .  .  .  .  .  .     (818)                   www.RobinsHobbies.com

                  ;    R/C Marathon- .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .              Corona R/C Club   .  .  .  .  .    (208)486-6063

                  ;    Santa Barbara RC Modelers   .  .  .          Jerry Rivers .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (805) 964-1370   www.GLIVERS@COX.net  

                                                                                                                                                                  WWW.SBRCM.ORG

                  ;    SGVRCL (San Gabrial Valley)  .  .         Jim Riccio .  .  .  . .  .  .  .  .     (310) 973-3696

                  ;    The Unlimited (Torrance) .  .  .  .  .        Lesley Burnett .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (310) 320-8369

                  ;    Torry Pines Gulls .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .             Charlie Richardson   .  .  .  .      (619) 630-8775  

                  ;    Valley Flyers (Sepulvida)  .  .  .  .  .        George Finch   . . . . . . .    (310) 459-1577     www.valleyflyers.com

                  ;    Simi Valley Flyers . . . . . . . . . . .  .             Al Hoff   .  .  .  .  .  .  .      (805) 581-2884     www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/cockpit/9515

                         Visalia Glider Festival . . . . . . . . .         Ed Hipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        www.cvrcsoaring.com

                         Canyon Crosswinds  . . . . . . . . . .         Wally Briggs . . . . . . . . . . . .  (661)722-0029     www.canyoncrosswinds.com

                                                                     Web Master – Steve @ 661-263-0261

                         Perris Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Oscar Weingart . . . . . . . . . .    (951) 684-8712

                  -      Santa Fe Dam R/C Modelers . . .            Web Site / Calander           (626) 821-4133   ..  WWW.SFDRCM.COM

                         Southern Calif - Slope racing Org.                        -     -     -     -----                              www.socalsloperacing.com

                         IMAC(International Min. Aerobatic Club  Andy Portman                  (805) 388-719    www.mini-iac.com/DesktopDefault.aspx 

                         Riverside RC Club  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .              -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     www.riversidercclub.org

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     Good Internet web Sites

                   -     AMA Calender of events     www.modelaircraft.org/contest.htm

                   -        "     Club Links   .  .  www.modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/clublinks.asp?sid

              -       "     Newsletter  .  .  . www.modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/newsletters.asp

              -              Gliders   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  www.rcsoaring.com

              -          “           . . . . . . . . . www.sloperacing.com

                        “       . . . . . . . . . . . Visalia Glider Club – www.CVRCSoaring.com

                              "              .  .  .  .  .  .  . www.nesail.com

              -               “         . . . . . . . . . . . gliderking.com,  combatwings.com

              -    Electrics    .  .  .  .  .  .  …www.sefsd.org

              -   Warbirds.  .  .  .  .  .  .  www.rcwarbirds.com

            -      Airforce Pictures .  .  www.topcover.com             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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