Silent Electric Flyers of San Diego

A FEW MORE PREVIEW PHOTOS FROM THE 02SEP2024 SEFSD LABOR DAY RAFFLE FLY!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE LUCKY WINNERS AT TODAY'S SEFSD LABOR DAY RAFFLE FLY!

24AUG2024 SEFSD LIMBO - MORE MOMENTS OF TERROR, DISASTER, AND GLORY WITH A LOT OF FUN MIXED IN!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!! LAST CHANCES TO GET IN ON THE RAFFLE!!

Labor Day Raffle on September 2, 2024.

We have great prizes to raffle off to our members who purchase a ticket. Tickets are again just one dollar, yep you read it correctly, $1.00.

Buy your tickets at the field or get them online. Buying them online requires you to purchase a minimum of 10 tickets. At the field you can purchase from 1 ticket to your heart’s desire.

Once again it is to generate more cash for prizes at next year's banquet.

Grand prize is the new NX10SE Special Edition 10-channel Spektrum radio. Next set of prizes are all from Horizon Hobbies. The next will be an F-16 Thunderbirds Jet. We will also have two P-51D Mustangs, one being the Red Tail and the other is the 1100mm PNP. The first item to be raffled off will be the Real Flight Simulator.

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BRAD'S NEW FLEX'S MAIDEN FLIGHT ON HIS BIRTHDAY 24AUG2024 BEFORE THE SEFSD LIMBO!

24AUG2024 SEFSD LIMBO - MOMENTS OF TERROR AND DISASTER (AND LOTS OF FUN)!

Here is an interesting video, that seems to make some valid points, but I feel our success is also partly due to our club's activities and fellowship, and that seems to be a big difference. Take a look, share your thoughts!

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ADDITIONAL 17AUG2024 SEFSD ELECTROGLIDE & OPEN FLYING PHOTOS!

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the August SEFSD Club contest, the RC Airplane Limbo!

We’re thrilled to have you participate in an exhilarating display of skill, precision, and a touch of daring as pilots guide their RC planes under the limbo ribbon. This month, we’re not just witnessing incredible flying talent, but also paying homage to the rich cultural tradition that inspired this event.

The limbo dance originated in Trinidad in the 1950s, deeply rooted in Caribbean culture. Traditionally, it’s a dance where participants bend backward to pass under a gradually lowered bar, all while keeping their balance and not touching the ground. The limbo represents overcoming challenges, with dancers contorting their bodies to squeeze under the bar, defying what seems physically possible. The lower the bar, the greater the thrill—both for the dancer and the audience.

Much like the limbo dance, today’s RC airplane limbo contest challenges pilots to push the boundaries of what their planes can do. The objective is simple yet demanding: fly your plane under the limbo bar, which will be lowered with each successful pass. The last pilot standing—or rather, flying—wins!

Regulations for this month's Contest:

Aircraft Specifications: Only standard RC airplanes, typically powered by a 3S 2200mAh battery or similar, are allowed. These can be either sport or scale models, offering a variety of flying styles and designs. This ensures a level playing field where skill is the primary factor.

Exclusions: Popwings, micros, and other similarly specialized models are not permitted in today’s competition. This rule is in place to maintain fairness and to focus on traditional RC airplane designs.

Flying Conditions: Pilots must navigate their planes under the limbo bar without touching it. As in traditional limbo, the bar will be lowered after each round, increasing the challenge.

We ask all pilots to adhere to these regulations for the safety and enjoyment of everyone involved.

So get ready for a day of high-flying excitement and remember the words of the classic limbo song: "How low can you go?"

Good luck to all our participants, and may the best pilot win!

Labor Day Raffle

We are doing it again with a Labor Day Raffle on September 2, 2024.

We are going to have great prizes to raffle off to our members who purchase a ticket.

Tickets are again just one dollar, yep you read it correctly, $1.00! Buy your tickets at the field every Saturday or get them online. Buying them online requires you to purchase a minimum of 10 tickets.
At the field you can purchase from 1 ticket to your heart’s desire. Once again it is to generate more cash for prizes at next year's banquet.

Grand prize is the new NX10SE Special Edition 10-channel Spektrum radio.

Next set of prizes are all from Horizon Hobbies. The next will be an F-16 Thunderbirds Jet.

We will also have two P-51D Mustangs, one being the Red Tail and the other is the 1100mm PNP. The first item to be raffled off will be the Real Flight Simulator.

YESTERDAY'S ELECTROGLIDE'S UNUSUAL WIND DIRECTION WAS CHALLENGING BUT MADE FOR A LOT OF FUN! 4 PREVIEW PHOTOS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4BeOYwbag

SEFSD FOAM FRENZY - 27JUL2024! Fly along with the Pilots of Silent Electric Flyers San Diego (SEFSD) for yet another outstanding day full of FUN!This was an event unlike others! If you mi...

10AUG2024 SEFSD T-28/POPWING PYLON RACING & OPEN FLYING!

FLYING ON A WING AND A PRAYER, T-28 RACING!

Labor Day Raffle RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!

Hello Folks, we are doing it again with a Labor Day Raffle on September 2, 2024. We are going to have great prizes to raffle off to our members who purchase a ticket. Tickets are again just one dollar, yep you read it correctly, $1.00. Buy your tickets at the field every Saturday or get them online. Buying them online requires you to purchase a minimum of 10 tickets. At the field you can purchase from 1 ticket to your heart’s desire. Once again it is to generate more cash for prizes at next year's banquet. Grand prize is the new NX10SE Special Edition 10-channel Spektrum radio. Next set of prizes are all from Horizon Hobbies. The next will be an F-16 Thunderbirds Jet. We will also have two P-51D Mustangs, one being the Red Tail and the other is the 1100mm PNP. The first item to be raffled off will be the Real Flight Simulator.

Buy Raffle Tickets - SEFSD Hello Folks, we are doing it again with a Labor Day Raffle on September 2, 2024. We are going to have great prizes to raffle off to our members who purchase a ticket. Tickets are again just one dollar, yep you read it correctly, $1.00. Buy your tickets at the field every Saturday or get them online....

Don't miss the major Meteor Shower tonight! The Perseid Meteor Shower could produce up to 100 meteors per hour!

FIRST LOOK AT TODAY'S FAST AND FURIOUS T-28 AND POPWING PYLON RACING! MORE TO FOLLOW!

REMINDER! Tomorrow is Race day! T-28 & Popwing. Starts at 10:00am

SEFSD Members, we’ve had some happenings at our field lately that I need to discuss now, without waiting for the monthly newsletter.

This past weekend we had a couple individuals (not club members, but arriving with club members) who were disruptive, vulgar, and threatened violence towards members at our field. These two guys were running high-speed RC cars up and down the runway, through the pits, and in the parking lot in extremely unsafe manner. They were tearing up the surface we just spent thousands of dollars grooming to give you the best experience. When asked to stop, they became vulgar, threatening and violent to a couple well respected club members. If I were on site, I personally would have had them arrested. We have an agreement with the city, and Mission Bay Park to use only electric RC AIRCRAFT of multiple types at the field we rent. There is no agreement for RC Cars at all - EVER.

Per Mission Bay rules, all offroad vehicular activity is limited to 5 MPH in all areas. (Yes, that is why the parking lot is posted to 5 MPH.)

One of the reasons we have such a great club is that we always attempt to be safe with low drama. Last year we had a member (Honestly thinking he was doing the right thing) who showed up with David G. as his guest to show him what a great club we have. What followed was nine months of painful inconsideration by David of our club rules, and no ability to display proper citizenship towards members. David has since moved on to another club, but without our recommendation as being a good club member.

The two violent gentlemen who were running RC CARS everywhere on Saturday were identified as guests of some newer members who fly at the west end and brought them as their friends. One point I need to make is that when you bring in a friend to enjoy our club, it is on YOU to ensure they understand how to be respectful of our rules, and not threatening towards anyone in our space. I will hold you personally responsible if you bring a guest who threatens to injure or berates any club member for asking them to desist an unsafe action or displays disrespectful attitudes. If you have a friend that says he was kicked out of his club recently, or has nowhere to go - please please find out WHY before inviting him to our club. If a pattern develops of members bringing in new people that can’t, won’t, or don’t care about understanding our rules and how to be safe, YOU will also be asked to leave SEFSD while we are calling the police on the people who are threatening us.

Our goal continues to be having fun and being safe. What happened this weekend was a direct contravention of that on every single level and won’t be tolerated at SEFSD.

--Brad Bender SEFSD President

31JUL2024 SEFSD OPEN FLYING!

27JUL2024 SEFSD FOAM FRENZY!

WHEN EVERYONE CALLS "LANDING" AT THE SAME TIME!

THE NEW SEFSD SIGN AT THE FIELD IS BEAUTIFUL!

WOW! TODAY'S FOAM FRENZY WAS APPROPRIATELY NAMED, IT WAS A VERY FUN FRENZY FOR ALL! MORE PREVIEW PHOTOS COMING!

What a fantastic turnout for Foamy Frenzy! Thanks to Randy for the pic.

The field is ready! Hopefully we'll get some paint down ASAP.

Day 2, step 2 of field maintenance

The field maintenance crew is hard at work in the muggy heat prepping the surface for our members! New surface will be ready Saturday!

20JUL2024 SEFSD ELECTROGLIDE & OPEN FLYING!

TODAY'S ELECTROGLIDE WAS A BLAST! MORE PHOTOS SOON!