Heli Blaze – 3 day R/C event
The Golden Triangle Radio Control Club (GTRCC) put on their first annual Heli Blaze began June 13 at Jim Fulton Field, 2820 Seaton Road, which featured all types of sport, competition and demonstration R/C helicopter and airplane flying.
Ron Wedel, club president and Heli Blaze contest director, said Heli Blaze is the largest event the club has sponsored in its 46 year history. He said about 43 pilots of all skill level traveled from as far away as Washington, DC to participate in the three day “pilot’s fun fly event” which featured raffles, cash prizes and awards to winning pilots of flying competitions, Wedel said.
The GTRCC plans to put on more big events in the future, ones “that the pilots know they are appreciated” for driving in from around the country, Wedel said.
Wedel who is a certified AMA Intro Pilot Instructor said, the club has “a youth program” to introduce interested youth of all ages, 6-90, to the hobby of R/C flying. He said for no cost, anyone can come to Jim Fulton Field during a time he is flying with the club and under his guidance they can fly a club trainer.
More information about the GTRCC is on the club’s web site, Wedel said.
