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is proud to be an AMA Gold Leader Club

ORCF Receives
The District Service Award

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AMA District II Vice President Gary Fitch, awards the Oneonta RC Flyers the Academy of Model Aeronautics / National Aeronautic Association, District Service Award. ORCF President Bill Whritner accepts the award at the District II Fall Fun Fly. .

2011 ORCF & District II Fall Fun Fly

ORCF Happens

2012 ORCF Events Calendar

ORCF club flying days are Wednesday and Sunday. Ross Field is open to all AMA members and their guests. AMA cards are required to fly. Non AMA guests can fly with an AMA certified “Intro Pilot” instructor. Come fly with us!!

The Oneonta RC Flyers monthly meetings are held at Ross Field on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings start promptly at 7pm. Flying is encouraged before and after the meetings.

Are you coming down with the "Flying Bug"? We'd love to have you come out to the flying field with us and maybe even get a free flying lesson. Our club has over twenty-five energetic R/C Model Aircraft enthusiasts. If you are interested in airplanes, helicopters or anything that flies, Come Join Us!!!
Click for our membership form.

ORCF 20th Annual Fun Fly &

District II Fall Fun Fly

24 Pilots Fly at the Gilbert Fuel Sports Park! Pictured are the pilots and ORCF members (Photo by Lori Baker). ORCF thanks Ken Hall of AirLandSeaHobbiesfor the donation of the electric F4U Corsair that was raffled at the fly in. Jerodd Goedel from Sherburne won the plane.

NASA JPL

— NASA Lends Galaxy Evolution Explorer to Caltech

NASA is lending the Galaxy Evolution Explorer to the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, where the spacecraft will continue its exploration of the cosmos.
— NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids.
— JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., invites the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, from 9...
— Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving

Engineers ran rover-mobility tests on California sand dunes this week in preparation for operating NASA's Curiosity rover after it lands in Mars' Gale Crater.
— NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest

NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide moves a step closer to reality with the shipment of its JPL-built science instrument.
— NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper

En route to Jupiter, NASA's Juno mission has snapped a quick photo of a familiar sight in the nighttime sky--the Big Dipper.
— Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter

With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, Greeley Haven.
— NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth.
— Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making

The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce...
— NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid

NASA's Dawn spacecraft provides the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation with terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.
— NASA's Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien 'Super Earth'

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time.
— NASA to Hold News Conference on Dawn Mission Results

NASA will host a news conference on Thursday, May 10, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) to present a new analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta using data...
— A NASA Weather 'Eye in the Sky' Marks 10 Years

With 2,378 spectral eyes measuring our atmosphere, NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder might well be called a "monster" of weather and climate research. On May 4, it turns 10.
— Paydirt at 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site'

A crater NASA's Mars rover Opportunity drove for years to reach is paying off with evidence about wet environments older than any recorded at sites the rover has seen before.
— Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer

NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flies by Saturn's moons Enceladus and Dione.
— Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide

Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.
— Cassini to Probe Enceladus Gravity, Take Pictures

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making a close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on May 2.
— 100 Days and Counting to NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Landing

At 10:31 p.m. PDT today, April 27, (1:31 p.m. EDT), NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the one-ton Curiosity rover, will be within 100 days from the Martian surface.
— Cassini Finds Saturn Moon has Planet-Like Qualities

Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveal Saturn's moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought.
— NASA's WISE Catches Aging Star Erupting With Dust

Images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal an old star in the throes of a fiery outburst, spraying the cosmos with dust.

Sport Aviator

— Futaba 6J Radio System Easier Enough For Beginners

Jenni Orebaugh reviews the Futuaba 6J Six Channel 2.4 GHz S-FHSS Radio. It is a radio system easy enough for the beginning flier. Read the entire story and review on page 67 in the December issue of Model Aviation magazine. The Futaba 6J Radio System is an asset to any...
— E-flite Advance 25e

The E-flite Advance 25e is designed to help newer pilots transition from a high-wing trainer aircraft to a more advanced low-wing aircraft with a broader flight envelope.
— Thunder Tiger YAK 54 3D ARF REVIEW

Thunder Tiger YAK 54 3D ARF REVIEW [No. 4349-K20-03 Red/White/Black/Silver] By: Barry Yarkon About the author: A member/webmaster of the Rockland County Radio Control Club (RCRCC) and the Hudson Valley Radio Control Club (HVRCC), both in New York, Barry Yarkon is a previous contributor to Sport Aviator. Can a relative...
— Mentor-G Basic Trainer ARF

The Mentor-G by Maxford USA has to be one of the best all-round Basic Trainers available. It might just also be the best airplane to introduce RC flying to the public. Its slow flight is excellent, its initial and operating costs are low while it can be exciting to fly...
— Building A Wood Kit Trainer Part Four

Here it is. The final part of building a wood trainer. We finish the covering, install the radio equipment and balance the airplane several ways. Will the modifications be worth the effort? How do they alter the airplane’s flight performance? Join us in Part Four of Building Your Own Wood...
— F-4F Wildcat BNF

Because of its complicated, narrow landing gear and tubby looks, the Naval fighter that held the line in early WW II Pacific battles is seldom modeled. ParkZone has changed this by introducing a fine, detailed scale model of the airplane that helped win the Battle of Midway. Come fly with...
— Professional Advice on Becoming A More Effective Instructor

There are many Thousands of great RC instructors who keep our sport alive. And there about as many valid instructor techniques as well. Maybe more. But here is how pro instructor Dave Scott, competition pilot and the founder of a very successful RC school, has taught over a thousand students...
— Flyzone’s RTF Switch Trainer EP

Two airplanes in one RTF teach the pilot to fly and then moves on to aerobatics with a few minutes of wing remounting. The FlyZone Switch is a new concept and performs well. Join radio host Ralph Squillace as he teats both Switch versions and opens the RC world to...
— FAA Regulations on Model Aviation

The FAA is poised to impose severe restrictions on the model aviation hobby, sport and industry that will have a potentially devastating impact on a recreational and educational activity pursued by hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts, tens of thousands of employees and an industry that generates more than $1 billion...
— Great Planes’ ElectriFly CIRRUS SR22 TURBO EP ARF

The Cirrus R22 series of composite aircraft are a massive improvement over the older aluminum private airplanes. Sleek in design and vastly overpowered, they have taken control of the new private airplane market place. Now Great Planes has introduced a fiberglass replica that is electric powered and performs better than...

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