Dare County Radio Control Flyers

In preparation for our guests who will be attending the Outer Banks Festival of Model Aviation, Mike Douglas, Bernie Feaganes, Pete Carros, Jim Davis, Robert Yanacek, Mike Alexander, and John Watkins met for breakfast today to discuss final plans for tomorrow.

Following breakfast, five from this group drove to the field to set up as much as possible for the event. These efforts consisted of installing our new club sign at the entrance, trimming grass around all structures, installing safety signage, and cutting the grass on the runway. Setting up the shade structures and tables will be completed early tomorrow morning before our guests arrive since doing so today was not possible due to high winds that were forecast later this afternoon as a result of Hurricane Helene.

Sustained winds in excess of 20 miles-per-hour once again grounded our pilots today, so John Silva, Skip Wescott, Peter Fynn, Robert Yanacek, and Pete Carros met for conversation about recent projects and activities over breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant.

Twelve members and four guests decided to begin Labor Day weekend by attending club activities that included a Pilot's Breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant and flying at our field in Mann's Harbor.

As usual, the food and conversation at breakfast was excellent, and the weather conditions proved ideal for flying. Many sorties were flown today, and we also were able to get one of our guests into the air for the first time.

With the busy tourist season ending this weekend, our pilots are looking forward to less crowed conditions on the roads, as well as some great days of flying ahead.

On short notice, eight club members decided to get some flying in today since the temperature was moderate, and the winds were relatively low.

Jim Davis, Richard Boyd, John Watkins, Jim Shiels, Peter Fynn, Robert Yanacek, Pete Carros, and Stephen Yanacek participated in the day's activities. Many aircraft were flown by our pilots today including a maiden flight of Richard Boyd's SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, a maiden flight of Jim Shiels' Tundra PT1200, and a streamer-towing flight by Pete Carros performing aerobatics with his Pitts Special.

Six club members attended the First Flight Society's celebration of National Aviation Day at the Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo to inform the event's visitors about the club, model aviation, and the upcoming Outer Banks Festival of Model Aviation.

As usual, our members enjoyed this annual event had a good time celebrating the day and interacting with the local residents and Outer Banks visitors who attended.

The field was too wet today following Hurricane Debby, so Jim Davis, Stephen Yanacek, Mike Alexander, Skip Wescott, John Silva, Grant Dick, Charlie Doss, Peter Fynn, and Robert Yanacek met for breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant.

As usual, our discussions about the upcoming meeting, events, and activities was very productive, and everyone had a great time enjoying the conversation and food.

With strong winds and rain ahead of Tropical Depression Four, flight operations were not possible today, so twelve of our club members met for breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant to discuss business in advance of our August meeting.

Club president, Jim Davis, began by displaying our new club sign that will replace the existing one at the gun club entrance. He also passed the sad news he received of the recent passing of club member Bill Huson. Topics discussed today included a proposed amendment to the club's bylaws, whether membership dues should be increased, and ideas to raise money to fund our current and future flying field improvement projects. Overall, it was a very productive meeting with many good ideas being exchanged by all those who attended.

It has been raining for days and a visit to the field yesterday showed us that flying today would not be possible due to the flooded conditions, especially at the field access.

Instead, Stephen Yanacek, Skip Wescott, Mike Alexander, Rose Carros, Pete Carros, Peter Fynn, John Silva, and Robert Yanacek met for breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant today for continued discussions about our runway improvement project and our recent modeling activities.

Poor flying weather failed to dampen the spirits of six members and one guest who met for breakfast and discussion about our hobby today at the Jolly Roger Restaurant.

John Silva, Robert Yanacek, Diane Yanacek, Peter Fynn, Jim Davis, Skip Wescott, and Stephen Yanacek attended today's event and made it home before the forecast thunderstorms and rain arrived.

Ten of our pilots met today for breakfast at the Jolly Roger Restaurant before heading to the field to do some weekend flying before high winds and rain moved into the area.

Meeting today for breakfast today were: Jim Davis; Stephen Yanacek; Skip Wescott; Charlie Doss; Mike Kirkpatrick; Philp Garey; John Silva; Pete Carros; Peter Fynn, and; Robert Yanacek.

Eight of our local club members welcomed visiting club members Sean and Quinn McCarron to their second home here on the Outer Banks at breakfast this morning at the Jolly Roger Restaurant. Members attending today's breakfast included: Sean McCarron; Quinn McCarron; Pete Carros; Rose Carros; Peter Fynn; Skip Wescott; Stephen Yanacek; Mike Alexander; John Silva, and; Robert Yanacek.

Following breakfast, seven members decided to take advantage of the good weather and headed to the field where many flights were performed over a three hour period. Highlights of the day included maiden flights of Peter Fynn's Yak-54 and Pete Carros' Mitsubishi A6M2 Type-0.