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Home Event Report – STARS 2014 Snow Fly

Event Report – STARS 2014 Snow Fly

Today the Syracuse Thunderbirds Aero Radio Society (S.T.A.R.S.) held their annual winter ‘Snow Fly’. The event lived up to its’ name as the snow was indeed flying! I arrived a bit late and missed out on the burgers and chili, but I was able to see a few flights put on by some die-hard pilots. Due to the weather conditions, the event broke up a bit early but everyone seemed to enjoy the time they spent at the field. If anything, it was a good excuse to get out of the house and re-connect with some friends. As for me…it is now back to the basement to continue building for good weather flying.

Here are some photos of todays event:
(Click on the photos to get a larger image with higher resolution)

The ‘Desolation of SMAUG’??…no, just the STARS field all decked out in appropriate dress for the Snow Fly!
STARS-Field

 

With recent temps in the single digits, 22 degrees seemed like a balmy day just right for flying.

weather

 

The flight line…well, when the real fight line is buried in snow, a picnic table works just fine.

Flite-Line

 

Flight prepping.

Flite-Prep

 

Airborne! If your plane was painted white, the white sky today made for difficult tracking of it.

Flight

 

No skis or floats for take-off from the snow? No problem, hand launching works just fine!

Hand-Launch

 

The snow made the trek to retrieve a downed plane even more miserable.

crash

 

Heli’s were also in attendance today while snow shovels seemed to be the tool of choice for some chores.

heli

 

Refuge! The STARS hut was a welcome refuge between flights.

refuge

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