For pilots wanting to fly in this year’s event, the landing fee will be $60 for all 3 days or $30 per day. An AMA membership is required at signup. Pilots may also sell any excess equipment they no longer need. Tables will be available on a first come first serve basis!
The General Public will be allowed in the coliseum on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 29th – 31st, from 9am-5pm. Admission is free for spectators! A specific area in the stands will be cordened off for spectators to sit.
This year’s raffle will be held on Saturday at 4pm and you must be present to win!
Lastly, there will be no concessions this year, so you will be allowed to bring your own food and drinks during the day. We are still considering whether to have a Potluck dinner or order takeout for our Saturday evening meal at 6pm. Details to be announced later.
For more information, contact the Contest Director, Mark Greer, at (325) 450-0635.
Below are picture of this year’s event which is currently in progress.
Kevin Bardette- NX7 radio, Efoamy Yak, ESC, Watt Meter
Roger Wetz- Champ kit, Eshine Drone
Bjorn Baal- Slow Delta, Propeller Balancer, Solder Kit, ESC
Jeff Phillip- Pheonix airplane, Retractable landing gear
Shawn Rollins- Apprentice and F-22 airplanes, Taylor craft kit, ESC
John Ballard- Mini Stik, Slow Delta Aaron Gnade- T-Motor
Gary Jones- Joe Gross Pelican Airplane; Ronnie Robbins- Slow Delta
Tom Suddeth- 2 T-motors; Rob Weston- T-motor, ESC
Blake Rykard- Foam Stick; John Sellers- ESC
Please note that there will be a slight increase to this year’s landing fees due to increased coliseum rental costs (see flyer below).
Also changing this year, the raffle will be held on Saturday at 4pm instead of the usual Sunday, plus you must be present to win!
Lastly, there will be no concessions this year, so bring your own food and drinks. We will be having a Potluck dinner Saturday evening at 6pm. BBQ and sausage will be provided and guests can bring a covered side dish or make a monetary contribution for the meal. Contact Mark Greer at the registration desk or call (325-450-0635) to sign up for the meal.
Once again we will be renting out the San Angelo Coliseum at 50 E. 43rd St., San Angelo, TX 76903.
This event is free for the public to attend on Saturday 9am-8pm & Sunday 9am to 5pm. There are no concessions this year, so bring your own food and drinks. Plenty of seating for spectators.
In addition to free flight, there will be several activities during the day such as the balloon pop, night fly, last man standing contest and fast delta race. Activities will be announced throughout the day.
