Wednesday Apr 27, 2022

Spool up 2 - Staying motivated

This month Greg "Big Raw" Ringle, Greggor "Absolute" McGrath and Steve "Loud Mouth" O'Connor discuss what motivates us to be in the hobby, how we avoid burnout and some of the common humps to get over. So many great things about this hobby and community! Feel free to chime in on our Facebook page with some of the issues or triumphs you've worked on.

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Events
1. San Diego Heli Fun Fly
  1. Date - MAY 12 AT 11 AM – MAY 15
  2. Location - Fallbrooke, California
  3. LAST EVENT AT THIS FIELD It’s going away :-(
  4. Contacts - Satinder
  5. Pre-registration is open from the website
  6. https://www.palomarrcflyers.com/events-1/2022-san-diego-heli-fun-fly
  7. https://www.facebook.com/events/670420241035834/
2. Steve Helms Memorial Fun Fly
  1. Date - FRI, MAY 13 - MAY 15
  2. Location - Huntsville, AL
  3. Contact - Huntsville Heli Flyers
  4. https://www.facebook.com/events/641771670415471/
3. Red River Rotor Extravaganza
  1. Date - FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 AT 8 AM
  2. Location - Red river Fishing east grand forks mn
  3. Contact Dan William Hiller
  4. Camping
  5. Contest
    1. Auto
    2. Electric duration
    3. Night Flying
    4. 3 minute freestyle
  6. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/900711233972643/
4. Fly what you bring spring fun fly
  1. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 AT 9 AM
  2. Location - Bessemer Alabama
  3. Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
  4. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/
5. STARS Heli Spring Fling
  1. Date - MAY 21 – MAY 22
  2. Location - Cuba New York
  3. Contact - Matt Kloss "STARS" Southern Tier Aero Radio Society
  4. Info - A weekend of Rc Helicopter flying at a great facility near Cuba, NewYork
    1. *20$ pilot fee
    2. *1100' grass Runway
    3. *Plenty of flight room
    4. *Scale Flying Area
    5. *Saturday amateur 3D contest.
    6. *Camping with electric Available
    7. *Electric for charging
    8. *Lunch Available
  5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1084298275461667/
6. CincySmackDown2022
  1. Date - JUN 2 AT 5 AM – JUN 5 AT 8 AM
  2. Location - Hamilton, Oh
  3. Contact - HAWKS flying field
  4. Info - Food and raffles, beginner, intermediate to pro pilots $40.00 pilot fee includes one dinner ticket and pilot only prize. Also included with registration is 10$ worth of general prize tickets! Each year we take a percentage of the money made from admission and someone walks away with cash in hand as the pilot only prize! Light towers each night and DJ each night. Campers, RV's, popups and tents all welcome. Plenty O room. Come one come all, see you soon!
  5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/667564990890639/
7. Rotors Over The Corn
  1. Date - JUN 3 AT 12 PM – JUN 5 AT 12 PM
  2. Location - Waverly, NE
  3. Contact - Midwest Heli Boyz
  4. Info - Night flying
    1. - On-site camping is available but no hookups
    2. - Pilots dinner on Saturday night
    3. - Landing fee: $30.00
    4. ***Pre Register for the funfly*** - send $30.00 to midwestheliboyz@gmail.com - Please add your name (first and last)and AMA number in the note
  5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/1027357471520785/
8. Birmingham 2022 - The Ditch Helicopter Fun-Fly!
  1. Date - JUN 17 AT 8 AM – JUN 19 AT 5 PM
  2. Location - Bessemer Alabama
  3. Contact - Birmingham RC Helicopter club
  4. Info - Field is located off exit 1 and 6 of I-459
    1. Camping on site NO Hookups
    2. Landing Fee $25.00
    3. ALL NOVICES COME AND BRING YOUR HELIS AND GET SOME EXPERT HELP
    4. We will have areas available for new pilots and novice pilots. This is just a casual event where the emphasis is on having fun and enjoying the camaraderie of other helicopter pilots.
    5. AMA Sanction 12897
    6. NITRO 600 PACKAGE TO BE RAFFLED AT 2PM SATURDAY!
  5. Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/346944504033030/
9. Central Valley Helifest July 7-10
  1. Location: Lincoln, Ca
  2. Fully shaded flight line so no tents required but plenty of room if you choose to bring them!
  3. On city electricity
  4. 11 evaporative coolers on site
  5. Free Coffee and Doughnuts Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning
  6. Ice Cream Bar and Beverage Stand (with tons of caffeine and sugar)
  7. Lunch and dinner will be provided Thursday and Friday with a catered banquet dinner Saturday night in a massive evap cooled tent.
  8. Thunder Valley Casino less than 2 miles away
  9. 600Ft Runway
  10. Old School Type demos with a twist
  11. 4K light towers
  12. Contact: Greggor McGrath
  13. Charity Event: 100% of raffle proceeds will go to Gi Gi’s Playhouse House for down syndrome kids and adults.
  14. https://amosrc.com/events/meetings/amos-events/central-valley-heli-festival
10. Southwest Heli Rodeo
  1. Date: Setup Thursday Nov 10th thru Sunday the 13th
  2. Location: Town of Superior Regional Airport
  3. Town is shutting down the airport for us
  4. Key reasons to come: “It's all about the fun BABY”
  5. Contact site/people: Greg Ringle at our facebook page or thru messenger

Topic

What drives you? How do you avoid burnout
1. Possible causes
  1. How to avoid it
  2. Cost
  3. Time
  4. Frustration in the hobby
  5. Take advantage of the good nature of folks
  6. Knowing when to step away if folks don’t listen
2. Helping others
3. Heli-Family
4. Hanging out with new folks
5. It’s a hobby! FUN
6. What drives you? How do you avoid burnout