Hi Everyone! We’re having our very first fun fly event which includes $1750 in prizes! Free food and drinks for all! Everyone is welcome! (AMA membership is required to fly)
*UPDATE* We will be bringing many products to showcase and sell including products from NitroRCX.com, NitroPlanes.com, XHeli.com, and HobbyPartz.com!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
9 AM to 10:30 AM -Registration for pilots to fly during the open flying session (Special raffle tickets given to pilots to win prizes)
9 AM to 4 PM -Registration for spectators (Receives raffle tickets to win prizes)
10:30 AM to 1 PM -Open flying session for pilots who registered. Bring your own planes, any type; 5 minutes per pilot.
1 PM to 2 PM -Guest Speakers including Dave “Nightflyyer” Herbert and special flying demonstration.
-Pre-competition meeting for pilots registered in the Main Event (Refer to FLYER below for more information)
2 PM to 4 PM -Main event flying competition. Judges will be from different clubs and Nightflyyer himself.
-Main prize will be judged on performance, speed, entertainment value, and getting through certain obstacle courses.
4 PM to 5 PM -Award Ceremony, Raffles, and Giveaways!
(MORE TO COME!)
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How is the competition carried out? Not enough information…what edf jet is provided and is deposit refundable?
Cool I live right by there! Too bad I fly RC Helicopters and I’m 13 and I’m not in the AMA or I would fly =( Also, if you are just going to spectate, do you have to RSVP?
You can either go there as a spectator which requires no sign-up or sign-up to compete in the event. If you sign up, you come to our office to deposit $50 and we give you an edf jet kit. You use your own electronics and fly the jet during the event and we’ll have judges determining who the winners are. The $50 is refundable.
No RSVP is required, but I would like to get a head count so please comment on this section that you will be attending. Thanks!
Teddy,
Does that mean we can keep the jets after the event or buy them for $50? Will you have straight discounts if we just want to buy something for the event and keep? Sounds like others have this question too
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Thanks for doing this..
Bryan
The web address given takes me to your page. Your entire line of EDFs are shown, Which models are the ones for the event? Do they include the fan, motor, and ESC. If not, will everyone have to use the same power package and purchase separately and are they available as an accesssory kit? How much? Also, what are the events? you provide no description of it/them.
That is soo cool-GREAT idea!!
Hi Matt. You can email Darryl for more information. However, since we’re here, I’ll give it a shot. We have a line of EDF kits here that you can choose. You have to provide your own electronics. We will have judges that will judge based on overall performance and entertainment value. Please email Darryl if you have more information. Thanks.
Thank you Janet! It will be a lot of fun. If anything, you can enjoy the great Chinese food that we are ordering from a great restaurant in Hollywood!
Hi Bryan,
If you fly in the event, you get your $50 back and keep the jet. If you do not fly in the event, we would appreciate it if you return the edf to us in mint condition. (You can also get back your $50 deposit this way) There’s still a lot of details and plans for the events that we have not finalized. I will see if we can get some products out there for our fans to buy. Look forward to our prize giveaways also.
Regards,
Teddy
What happens if we maiden the plane prior to the fun fly but for some reason the plane crashes and is no longer flyable. If we still come to the fun fly do we get the $50.00 refund.
I am interested!
Hi George,
If you come to the fun fly and explain your situation to me, I will give you your refund. It would be a shame though because you’ll miss out on the opportunity to win the grand prize of $1000. Let’s hope nothing goes wrong. Good luck!
Very interested in the competition. Is it a flying and best looking model competition?
Sweet! Looks like fun.
Can’t afford the $50 right now, but should be able to by then.
Thanks!
hey teddy, iv emailed darryl and he totally ignored me… im only 13, and u have to be 18 to get AMA, can my dad get ama and can i build and fly the edf? iv flown edf’s before lots of times and lernt that trees are not your friends, lol, how do we know what type of motor to use?? can i bring in my own edf fan? what size? 55mm? 64mm? 70mm? what size planes(for easimated battery size)? thanks,
Hi Rohan,
As long as your dad has an AMA and signs a parental consent or waiver, you can fly. We can also have the President of the club stand next to you for supervision. If you can do that, I will ask Darryl to give you the information.
-Teddy
Hello Teddy,
I looked through these messages and have yet to understand what the actual competition is. Is it a race, a set of manuvers, most entertaining, coolest?
What is the competition? What will contestants be judged on?
Just suspicously curious.
Thanks
Hi Norio,
We will have multiple competition including entertainment value, performance, style, and much more. However, for the main prize event, everything will be considered. The judges will be from multiple clubs and we will even have special guests to judge. Stay tune for more information! We have made major changes for your enjoyment!
-Teddy
What EDF will you guys be giving out for the $50 and are the 110v outlets at the field in Corona so we can charge our batteries.
Hi Roland,
We have different ARF kits here and you would have to email Darryl to work it out with him. There will be a generator at the field in Corona, but I highly recommend you to have your batteries all charged from home and bring extras.
hey teddy thanks, my mom is calling tomarrow and i myself got an AMA so ill be getting my kit pretty soon. is there any limitations i have to follow (ex:no 6s batts, no duel edf motors, ect…??) thanks once again hope to see you there!!!!!
by the way tell darryl he was a pain in the butt to me!!!!!! sorry darryl but you were…
I need Darryl E-mail address. Thanks
I got Darryl’s E-mail address, I just needed to look a little closer. Thanks
hey Teddy make shure u bring vegiterian food!!!! Plus can you ans Tony if i can have hod “shot down” F3A 50E plane? thanks!!!! picked up my edf yesterday from Darryl
Hi,
Ive looked and maybe I might be slow haha but is free go to the event because I would see it as free but I’m unaware haha!
Hi Michael,
It’s completely free! Just come out and have fun.
Thanks Can’t Wait its a 2 and half hour drive for me but ill be there!
Burning question …. It’s gonna be hot!!!! Will the Nitro-Planes models ( GIRLS) be there??? If so it just got hotter !!!!!!
The Nitro-Planes Girls will definitely be there. I thought everyone was going to go to the fun fly to meet me. But you all just want to go to see the girls! I’m kidding. It will be hot, but it will be very entertaining. See you all there!
are you guys for sure bringing things to sell? i would like to buy a few things from you guys, exi 250, airfielf rc plane, lipo batteries, motors, esc, etc. I hope you guys do, i will be driving for about 2.5 hrs.
We have a blast. Nitro Planes came through with a well planned event and worked hard to make sure everyone had a good time.
They provided all the cold drinks we needed and fed us a nice lunch. They had a lot of product on display and for sale, and Dave “Nightflyyer” Herbert and Tony, with Nitro Planes, put on great flying demonstrations.
But, the team competition was the best part of the day. Six teams of three pilots flew three at a time and had to perform specific flying routines that were judged on performance that included: a high speed pass, overall entertainment value, a limbo pass and a spot landing.
Cash prize money was split between 1st, $1,000, 2nd, $500 and 3rd, $250.
Quite a few of the Corona R/C Club members participated and took home some prize money.
Danny Bravo was on the first place team, Mike Spring, Brian Rand, and I were on the second place team, and Troy Hamrick and Jason Benson were on the third place team. Congratulations guys.
Nitro Planes was also generous enough to award consolation prizes to all of the pilots that competed but didn’t finish in the money. A very classy thing to do.
The raffle at the end of the day was unbelievable. About a dozen of their review planes were given away and the winners couldn’t have been happier, I know I was!
All of the raffle ticket proceeds will be donated by Nitro Planes to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The goal was $500 but the good people of the R/C community doubled that to $1,000. Wow!
The Corona R/C Club would like to thank Nitro Planes for giving us the opportunity to host and enjoy a really special event.
We’d also like to thank all of the participants that braved the elements and comported themselves as good ambassadors of our hobby.
Once again the members of the Corona R/C club came through and we appreciate everyone’s help that made this event such a success.
Congratulations to all the winners! I hope you all had fun and thank you for coming out! It was great meeting you all. When I get a chance, I will put up all the pictures and videos. Thanks!