Club Events Photograph Album (1)
We hope you enjoy viewing this page of our photograph album as much as we had making these memories. The album includes photographs taken over the past years and are separated by event. By selecting an event's photograph, you will be able to view a slide show presentation for the event.
First Flight Model Air Pylon Races: 06/07/25
Thirteen club members and three guests met today at the field for some competitive flying for the 2025 First Flight Model Air Pylon Races.
This year's races featured four club members and a pilot from the Hampton Roads Radio Control Club racing FliteTest Spitfires that each participant constructed in a figure-eight pattern around a pair of pylons, 300-feet apart. This was the second year for this event which consisted of three individual races in which the winners of each heat raced to determine the winner in the final event.
The day's activities began at noon with a lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers grilled to perfection by Charile Doss. Following lunch, all pilots were briefed on the rules of the race before heading to the flight line.
Pilots Jim Davis, Peter Fynn, Stephen Yanacek, Pete Carros, and Fred Scott pushed their planes to the limit in the races, while other club members served in various support roles as judges and pylon spotters. The races were fast and exciting for all, and in the end, Fred Scott from the Hampton Roads Radio Control Club was declared the winner, with our own Pete Carros coming in second.
With the races completed, medals were awarded to the top three winners, with Fred Scott also receiving the $50 first prize. Some really great door prizes were then awarded to each attendee as a token of thanks for their participation.
