April 16th Ground School Meeting Cancelled
We are cancelling tonight's April 16th ground school meeting. It will be rescheduled to a future date.
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New pre-flight checklist document available.
Over the course of a flying season model aircraft can be damaged by crashes, transporting models to and from the flying field, vibration from engines, wear and tear, fuel leaks and effects of moisture and temperature changes. In addition, sometimes we may inadvertently adjust something on our transmitter leading to strange flight control movements. Checking your aircraft and radio system is important for safety and is a requirement.
Download our latest pre-flight checklist from our DOWNLOADS --> STETSON DOCUMENTS, or click HERE.
2025 March Club Meeting
Regular club meeting for members Wednesday March 26th, 2025 at 7:00pm at Pat Clark Community Centre 4355 Halmont Dr, Gloucester
Agenda:
- Reports
- Heads-up on upcoming members survey
- Heads-up on upcoming by-law update.
- Still looking for a Safety Officer and someone to take over Treasurer and Membership Coordinator duties from Pierre.
- Early membership renewal discount ends on 31 March.
Post-meeting activity will be a presentation on RC airplane building techniques by member Jean-Maurice Moreau.
Coffee and snacks will be available as usual.
Club meetings are a great opportunity to socialize and keep informed on your club’s business.
We hope to see many of you there!
Thanks,
Pierre
2025 Winter Fun Fly Event Report
Event Date
Winter Fun Fly 9 March 2025
Overcast skies and gusty winds welcomed 13 registered pilots to the annual Stetsons Winter Fun Fly on Sunday 9 March. The early arrivals quickly noticed that Mike Lalonde’s, Charlie Colwell’s’ and Andy Leu’s field preparation efforts earlier in the week had been largely undone by the wind, but several helpers quickly cleared the snow drifts around the shelter areas, setup tables, and restored foot paths to the pilot stations.
Thanks, guys! Our Events Director Chris Rebidoux launched the event with a pilot briefing at 10 am, and we were off to a good start with mostly electric planes on skis and floats taking to the skies.
Jon Harper and Pierre Coulombe soon got their cooking pots ready for hot chocolate and chili respectively. An early start paid off, because the cold wind was fighting hard against the BBQ burners, but eventually, we were able to partake of delicious hot chocolate (with marshmallows!) and hearty chili. Overall, though, the culinary hit was the loaves of home-made bread baked by Chris’s wife Jennifer. Thanks Jennifer!
Link to photo gallery
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2025 Winter Fun Fly
2025-03-06 UPDATE:
Due to the high wind forecast for Saturday, the Stetson Winter Fun Fly is deferred to Sunday (9 March) and the start time is changed to 10:00 am.
Also, with rain followed by freezing temperatures, the parking lot and other areas may be icy, so please be careful and wear ice cleats if you have them.
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Stetson Flyers welcomes you to the annual Winter Fun Fly. All aircraft types are welcome for a fun filled day of flying and a way to cheer on the spring.
