Saturday was not only a good day for training but also a great day to maiden a plane. I am happy to report that the Velox lived to see another day. After tuning in the DLE-30 it was time to try flying it. I will admit, I was extremely nervous. However after the wheels left the ground and the plane flew as straight as an arrow with no trimming needed I knew I was alright. The 3D Hobby Shop Velox is by far the best flying airplane in my fleet. I swear it is a 10lb airplane that floats around like a foamie. I cannot wait to get out the field and fly it again. Hopefully I will be a 3D master by the end of this season!

Saturday afternoon Mike began training members Brian and Steve. It was a great afternoon of learning to pilot the open skies. Steve and Brian are catching on really quickly, and should be soloing in no time. Brian is flying Eflites Apprentice and Steve is flying EFlites J3 cub. The cub had a small accident on take off for the second flight but should be good to go with just a little bit of glue. Brian, Steve’s and a friends wife came out to cheer them on!

The land lord asked that we do not drive on the grass to avoid puddles in the driveway. Please respect his wishes, thanks.

We have decided on three events this year and it’s time to set dates and let folks know. More details to follow but we needed some initial info put out.

The first event is the Community Fly event on May 21 with a rain date of May 22. The focus of this event will be to have trainers available with buddy boxes to let folks interested in model aviation get some introductory flight time. Event will run from 9:00AM – 3:00PM.

We will need volunteers to help with pilots, spotters, safety, and sign ups so please contact Mike if you can help.

Two Fun Fly events will be held on July 16th with 17th as rain date for the first, and September 10th with 11th for rain date for the second. Information will be sent out to other clubs inviting them to join us for events like combat, limbo, spot landing and others to be determined. Pilot registration for the Fun Fly events will be $10.

Please let Mike know if you have questions or comments at tcaf_holland@yahoo.com. Hope to see you there!