Kevin Martin's F5J ThermalSearch has been moved to August 2 & 3, 2025
3rd Contest of the season will now be the:
Pioneer Memorial
Inland Empire Quiet Flyers
Farragut State Park, Athol, Idaho
May 24th & 25th, 2025
TASK: A.L.E.S. with Spot Landing
CLASS: Open - Expert/Competitor/Novice
TELEMETRY ALLOWED – RSSI, Battery Monitoring
Set ALTIMETER to 150 meters (CAM Unit Required)
TIMES, ENTRY FEES, AWARDS: Pilots meeting Saturday the 24th at 8:30 am / All classes will begin Saturday at 9:00am / $15 per day per plane / Two-day total score; last round will be 2:00 PM Sunday / Awards, 1st, 2nd, 3rd each class; Thermal Wizard
LOCATION: Farragut State Park – Flyers Field; 4 miles east of Athol, Idaho
CAMPING: Self-contained units can park at the upper parking lot, at the field but must pay for camping. Thursday thru Saturday only. Contact Farragut State Park, (208) 683-2425 for camping reservations ($35 ID resident / $70 non-resident). State Park entrance fee is $7/day ID-resident and $14/day non-resident at the park entrance. All Fees paid at park entrance.
OTHER STUFF: AMA or MAAC membership required to fly / Fun Fly, Practice and Trim Flights will be on Friday with Farragut Flyers / Fun Fly on Friday & Saturday evenings, so bring your electrics and scale planes
CONTACT:
Robin Kirkpatrick, AMA 6744
7443 N. Wiscomb St., Spokane, WA 99208
(509) 489-5841 brkirk44@gmail.com
Want to become an NWSS member?
Send your payment of $20, you can use Paypal - nwsspayment@gmail.com
along with the following information to:
Cathy Boysen, NWSS Treasurer
4113 S Best Ct, Veradale, WA 99037
Please include your Name, Address, Email, Phone #, AMA/MAAC #. You will receive the monthly Newsletter via email and be eligible for season points!
We are pilots from Oregon, Idaho, Montana , Washington and Canada representing various clubs, who compete at each others' fields and have great fun hanging with each other. Check out the links below for information on specific clubs.
Helena Flying Tigers - Helena, MT
Lewis Clark R/C Model Club - Lewiston, ID
Inland Empire Quiet Flyers - Spokane, WA
Farragut Flyers - Athol, ID
Portland Area Soaring Society- Portland, OR
Seattle Area Soaring Society - Seattle, WA
Jim Frahm
Tom (Grampa) Brightbill
Jim Frahm
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2004 - Trevor
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