Team Update #6 - Final Auction

Hi folks

As mentioned on our team’s Facebook page, we wrapped up our monthly fundraising auction in Victoria last night.  Congratulations to Wayne Powell on winning the Corsair Print donated by the PDQ Flyers and to Paul Nazaroff for his winning bid on the 88” Yak 55 donated by former Canadian F3A Team Pilot Mark Byrne.  

Some additional items were up for grabs by “open donation” and the team would like to thank Lawrence Lewis and Al Vandergroot for their donations!   New club member Allen Paul made a cash donation as well. Thanks guys!!!.

We are still awaiting Bulletin #2 from the organizers but planning is ongoing. Several of us have booked flights and accommodations in Warwick and we are preparing to get some uniform plans into place over the next few weeks. I have all the aircraft documents and elusive FAI stickers in my hands now!!

Henry has been busy with his Apollo build https://www.facebook.com/henry.piorun and has managed to get out flying as well. Not sure what he is planning to use as his primary & backup just yet… proof is in the pudding I suspect.

Michi has been up to PDQ in Parksville and had some flights on his Akuma. He has also received a second VLV unit for his backup Excess Bipe. With the shutdown of our VRCMS field, Michi has been piling on the kilometers with numerous trips up island. Have to do it!  

Chad has booked flights and is bring along the whole family for this trip. With Will also bring his family along it should be a lot of fun for the kids… I hope… because we will be at the practice field most of the time lol  

Almost forgot… in keeping with the spirit of support for our National F3A Team, the Victoria Radio Control Modelers Society (VRCMS) has made a donation towards the teams expenses. These funds were previously raised and held since 2019 for the promotion and running of future Precision Aerobatic events but with that not happening anytime soon, the funds were repurposed as a donation from both the Fathers Day VRCMS Contest and the BC Precision Aerobatics Contest.
   

More news when it happens!..