Soaring & Control Line

Last Saturday I went to two events. The first one was held at the Sacramento Valley Soaring Society's field in Davis, California.



Each month on the second Saturday SVSS holds a club contest. Last Saturday's was a 40 minute add-em-up. Which means a pilot's 6 flights had to add up to a total of 40 minutes. The kicker was that each flight had to be longer than the last or it would not count. In addition points were earned for landing accuracy.



It was a really tough contest but the SVSS members rose to the occasion. One member was kind enough to loan me his sailplane so that I could try a couple of flights.



This field is a beautiful public owned facility. SVSS have been such good stewards of the land that they may be given a 20 year lease on the property.



I spent the afternoon at the Woodland Davis Aeromodelers Field. They were holding the Ted Goyet Control Line Stunt Competition.



The field was full of some of the most attractive models. The following model was chosen at the Nats as having the best finish of all control line stunt models at the event. That's eight separate colors covered with a clear topcoat that was rubbed to a shine.



The modelers had a great time and WDA Board Member Doug Barton took me to the sight of their future field. The stakes had been set and work was commencing on getting it ready to become the club's new home. It will be a great sight and I wish Doug and the rest of the Aeromodelers all the best.