Western NY Sailplane and Electric Flyers
We are currently a club without a flying site. The main focus of our club is radio control soaring - RC sailplanes. We are focusing on borrowing fields and travelling to soaring events. This is a new direction for us but we have little choice.
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News Flash / Upcoming Events
Next Events
1.5m Challenge
Knight's North Collins field
Saturday, July 27th
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Next Meeting
NOTE: NEW DAY - 3rd Wednesday
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 - 7:00pm
Danny's South
Big Tree Road at Abbott Road, Orchard Park, NY
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Sailplanes
R/C Sailplanes is how WNYSEF got its start. We fly all kinds - Hand-Launch/DLG, 2-Meter, and Open Class. The club used to fly primarily at the Erie Community College South Campus and we fly slope gliders off a hill in East Otto.
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We are currently seeking days at other clubs fields where we can fly on their hospitality a time or two each year.
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The Flying Knights of Hamburg, NY have a couple nice fields where we have been flying primarily electic launched sailplanes, as members of that club.
Indoor
The ECC South gym has been designated as a field house for the new stadium construction and is unavailable while construction is ongoing.
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We are pursuing other options and will post and advertise through other clubs when we are successful.