Humber Valley Radio Control Flyers

February 25th Indoor flight at York University.
2023-02-25 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Great news everyone! We contacted York University now that the school year is well underway to see if there might be any time slots they could give us for indoor flying at the York U. double gym. Turns out a couple of dates are available. We have reserved Sat Feb 25th and Sat April 1st. We will send out instructions by email around the middle of February.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2023-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Club Meeting

Executive Elections
Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Cancelled - New Year’s Day Fun Fly
2023-01-01 11:00 - 14:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
New Year’s Day Fun Fly @ 11:00 am – Cancelled – due to MAAC outdoor flight suspension.

December In Person Club Meeting
2022-12-07 20:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Winter Club Meeting @ 7:30 pm
Last chance to renew in person for cash for $90.00

First Winter In Person Club Meeting
2022-11-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Ontario
1st Winter Club Meeting @ 7:30pm
“Go Big or Go Home” with guest speaker Al Walker

Summer Fun Fly and BBQ
2022-07-23 10:00 - 17:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
** Note: The Summer Fun Fly previously announced in the May/Jun Flyer for July 16 has been moved to July 23rd.
Nothing says “Summer” like a good old fashioned Barbeque so what could be better than meeting up with all your Humber Valley friends to show off your flying and also get all the hot dogs you can eat!
This year’s summer BBQ will be organized by Program Director, Walter Lam, so make sure you come hungry and bring the kids! Hold the date on your calendar.
Free Giveaways, Raffle Prizes and Events!
Walter is planning a number of events and competitions for this year’s summer Fun Fly including the return of the flying limbo contest and our old reliable egg drop event. We will also have a selection of free giveaway items that we have collected from various donations and estates. The fun never stops at Humber Valley. Our Fun Flys are like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. Hope to see you there.

1st Annual Free Outdoor RC Swap Meet, Fun Fly and BBQ
2022-05-28 09:00 - 17:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
Swap Meet Poster May 28-2022
Join us on our 1st Annual Outdoor RC Swap meet, Fun Fly and BBQ.
Open to all GTA MAAC Members. Here’s the deal…
• Bring all your good new and used RC airplanes and equipment, display all your “For Sale” items and get ready to make a deal.
• Want to clear out your surplus workshop items? Bring them to the FREE GIVEAWAY TABLE.
• Pick up whatever you can use from the FREE GIVEAWAY TABLE.
• Cleared pilots with valid MAAC membership are welcome to fly at the best flying field in the GTA.
• Purchase or qualify for raffle tickets and win your choice of prizes from our free raffle table. Here’s how it works:
• Buy 1 Raffle Ticket for a Loonie, 3 Raffle Tickets for a Toonie
• Fly any plane and land safely → Earn one raffle ticket (1 per pilot)
• Land on the runway within the landing stripes → Earn one raffle ticket (1 per pilot)
• Buy a Hot Dog Combo Lunch for $5.00 → Earn one raffle ticket
• Delicious BBQ Hot Dog Lunch Combo (all beef hot dog, soft drink, chips and one raffle ticket) for $5.00
Timeline:
09:00 Arrive and Setup Your Stuff
10:00 Swap Meet Starts, Free Giveaway Table Opens
11:00 Pilot Registration Meeting; Open Free Flying
12:00 Hot Dog Lunch Counter opens
01:00 Draw for raffle prizes starts
How to get there:
We are at Thackeray Park at Kipling and Steeles. Check out our field location map at: www.hvrcf.org.

Runaway Extension
2022-05-14 09:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Volunteers needed. On May 14th, we are planning to extend the existing runaway. All hands are welcome.
Then plan is the following:

9:00AM, gathering, coffee donuts.
mark out the contour of the new runaway extension
use the leased walk behind concrete cutter to cut a straight line on the north side and another one on the south
use straight edge shovels to cut in an angle and turn out the sod bricks creating a perfect edge to dig the geotech in
line up the geotech, fold 1-2ft under and flip it back on both sides
staple it down starting from the middle going in 2 direction outwards while stretching it and stapling it down on the south side as well
when completed, cut another trench on the south side, place the second geo in place
use staples to staple it down in the middle while stretching it out and cover the staples with duct tape
staple and stretch from the middle outwards, on the south side

Tools needed:

Will rent a walk behind concrete cutter
bring straight edge shovel (edging shovel)
gloves
hammer

Please confirm if you are coming to the field officer. We will need to know that we have enough people and hands to finish this job on Saturday.

Annual Field Clean-up Fun Fly
2022-05-07 10:00 - 18:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
Volunteers are needed! Club members please come out and help us clean the field and other tasks on Saturday, May 7th. Lots of tasks, all hands are welcome.

February Frozen Fingers Flight
2022-02-12 10:00 - 17:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
Come out and enjoy some winter flying with us.

AGM Zoom meeting
2022-02-02 07:30 - 21:00 | Ontario
Dear Humber Valley Member
Please join us for our Club meeting on Wednesday which will also be our Annual General Meeting (AGM).
At this meeting we will elect the club executive for 2022 and also approve our operating budget for the new season.
Hope you can make it. If you have not renewed your membership for 2022, you may not vote at the AGM.
If you have renewed for 2022 and cannot make the meeting but would like to give your voting proxy to someone else, instructions for submitting your proxy are in the Jan/Feb Flyer attached for your convenience.
Zoom Meeting details were provided in the email sent out y the president on Sunday, January 30, 2022 4:36 PM

Fall Fun Fly and BBQ
2020-09-12 09:00 - 20:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
Fall Fun Fly and BBQ:
Here is the Agenda for the Sept 12th Fun Fly

9:30am to 10:15 am
Arrive at the field, setup and free flying; spot landing attempts

10:15 am
Pilot’s meeting; a step by step review, tips and tutorial of the sequences for the IMAC Basic 2020 sequence.

10:30 am
Flight demonstration of the Basic sequence.

10:45 am to 1:00pm
IMAC sequence trials and scoring

1:00 pm
Raffle draw for prizes!

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Delicious BBQ Lunch; free flying

2:00 pm to dusk
Free flying; student flying, expert instruction on aerobatic maneuvers

Geotextile North Side Installation
2020-08-29 08:00 - 13:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
This is a planned work for installing the geotextile on the north side of the runaway.

Taxiway Installation
2020-07-25 08:00 - 11:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
This is a tentative set of dates for installing the taxiway to the GeoTextile runaway. We need 5-6 volunteers for this project, so far we have the following members signed on:

Fardad Soleimanloo
Andrew Sliwa
Gaetano Nicolo
Vasyl Yarmamedov
Ethan Earle
Zoltan Pittner

Summer Fun Fly and BBQ
2020-07-18 09:00 - 17:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada

Roof replacement
2020-06-01 09:30 - 11:30 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
The roofers will replace the roof of the shelter with a team of 4 plus one person supervising from our end.

Removing Solar Panels
2020-05-30 10:00 - 12:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
We need to remove the solar panels from the shelter so the shingles can be installed by the roofers. A selected team of 5 is doing this job.

Field Maintenance Day
2020-05-09 09:00 - 17:00 | HVRCF Field, 2955 Kipling Ave, Vaghan, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
Bring your cleanup tools and planes as well, so after we cleaned up the field, we can fly a few batteries or tanks of fuel.

April Club Meeting - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK!
2020-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
April club meeting. Agenda will be posted as it becomes available.

Last Indoor Flying - CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK
2020-03-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U is cancelled due to the Corona Virus outbreak.

Indoor Flight
2020-03-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U 9-11am – the one before the last indoor event for this winter.

March Club Meeting
2020-03-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
Our winter monthly meeting for March. Agenda is below:

1. Web Site Update Report
2. Veteran Commercial Pilot Ian Deakin
3. Show and Tell

For more details refer the March Flyer

Indoor Flight
2020-02-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U 9-11am, 3 more events left, come out!

Indoor Flying
2020-02-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U 9-11am, come out and enjoy flying your fomaies indoor.

February Frozen Finger Fun Fly
2020-02-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Hot chocolate is available, we cannot guarantee the warm weather 🙂

Indoor Flying
2020-02-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U 9-11am, all members are welcome.

Club AGM - Executive Elections
2020-02-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
Annual General Meeting
Agenda:

Last years reports
Elections
Discussions

Indoor Flight
2020-01-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-01-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2020-01-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Tait McKenzie Centre, 1 Thompson Rd, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
Indoor Flying @ York U 9-11am, bring your foamies to life.
