Would you like to soar with hawks and buzzards over our flying field?  Do you think you have the “eyes of an eagle”?  Do you crave and enjoy the camaraderie of flying with a group of enthusiastic flyers?  Would you like some fun competition?  Would you like some “hands-on learning” about thermals, flying in all sorts of conditions, and where a dead stick landing on the field is a must?  If your answer to these questions is yes and you are available Thursday afternoons (starting about 12 noon), join with the Old Timers in 2007 in a highflying adventure where you can master the sky.

Old Timers doesn’t reflect the age of guys flying, rather it is about building and flying vintage models using plans and kits published prior to 1938 called “antique” and prior to 1942 called “old timer”.  The Old Timers follow the regulations of the Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) that provide an equitable and simple framework for a casual and friendly competition.   For example, all glow-powered models must have a minimum of 225 square inches of wing area per .10 cubic inch of engine displacement.

The primary event flown during the flying season is the Limited Engine Run (LER).  The objective of the LER is to achieve a maximum flight times of 8 minutes, including the initial powered portion of the flight.  Four flights are flown with the low time dropped to determine one’s total time for the day.  Other events flown include the Unlimited Engine Run, Texaco, Escalator Runs, Blind Timer, and LER less engine runtime.  After an afternoon of good flying, the Old Timers then head to a pizza place in Carlisle for ice cream and good conversation about airplanes (what else do RC flyers talk about?).  At the end of the season, the Old Timers meet for dinner where the Silas V. Jordan Memorial Old Timers trophy (a rotating trophy with each year’s winner engraved on a brass plaque) is awarded to the individual with the highest score for the Limited Engine Run event and Special Events certificate to the individual with the highest score in the combined Special Events.

So if you are looking for some challenging and fun flying come out to the field at Noon on Thursdays.  If you have any questions about the Old Timers, contact George Lamb at gtlamb@yahoo.com