The 2008 Ribeye Funfly is now history and what a great couple of days!  The weather was absolutely perfect for the weekend and there was a ton of flying going on.  Over 100 flight tickets were distributed Saturday and Sunday so there was very little time that something was not in the air. 

The Ribeye’s were bigger than ever this year and really capped off a great Saturday.  I’m pretty sure that noone was hungry after all was said and done. 

There was a little wind that come up for an hour or so while we were eating but ended up perfectly calm for the evening.  We flew as long as we could in the daylight but then turned on the lights and kept flying!

All in all it was a ton of fun and I really want to thank all of you that attended, our sponsors and all those that put in the time and effort to make the event happen!  Thanks!

Here are some photos with hopefully some video coming soon. Enjoy!

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Well the flying is finished for the evening and it wasn’t necessarily an evening without incident.  About 6:00 a very nice and much needed rain shower rolled though.  Ended up with about 1/2 an inch of rain in a half hour.   The temps dropped to about 60 so it was a little chilly but it certainly didn’t keep people out of the air.  They guys from Jamestown and Valley City put quite a few flights on and one ended a bit early for Mike with a stuck throttle.  I guess one way to stop that screeming engine is to put the nose into the ground… :^)  Probably not the preferred way but still quite effective and very impressive.

Kyle also was doing some high speed ‘top gun’ passes and ended up on the ground for a fairly nice landing but way too much speed and headed right into the catch fence.

There was a beautiful sunset to close things off for the night and the wind was a little high so we didn’t do any foamy flying….tomorrow! :^)

Doughnuts and coffee tomorrow morning to get this started at around 8:00.  Hope to see you there.

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The day is coming and the excitement is building for this years signature event for the SAGE flying club.  The Ribeye funfly is the 3rd annual event as well as another in a long string of annual funfly events held in Dickinson by the Slope Area Golden Eagles.

Recent News and Updates:

Friday gates will be open around noon and open flying commencing from then on.

Friday night flying under the lights is a go so bring foamies and park flyers.

Doughnuts & Coffee will be served Saturday morning for pilots.

Saturday lunch will be $3 for hotdogs or hamburgers, chips and drinks.

Saturday night flying under the lights is a go so bring foamies and park flyers.

Breakfast burritos will be served Sunday morning for Breakfast as well as ‘leftovers’ for Sunday lunch all included for pilots.

We’ve had some rain showers recently and so the field should be in great shape for this years event.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors of this event:

Industry Sponsors:
Horizon Hobby Dist. (Diamonte 25e ARF)
Heliproz (Carbon 600 Blades, Tools, T-shirts, etc.)
MaxAmps Batteries (2 Lipo packs - T-shirts)
Great Planes Dist. (T-shirts)
Hobby Lobby (FlyCamOne2 - awesome remote video camera)
Sig Manufacturing (gift certificates)
Tru-Turn (Hats)
Hitec RCD (Hats, T-shirt, Screwdrivers)
Master Airscrew (Props)
Aeroworks (Practice Planes)
Academy of Model Aeronotics (Many Shirts and T-shirts)
Wheels Wings & Hobbies (Gift Certificates)

Local Sponsors:
Western Fire & Safety (Light Plant and Fire Extinguishers)
Tiger Discount (Ice and Soda)
Val’s Sanitation (Porta-potty)
Custom Data, Inc. (Website design and marketing)

Click here for more Ribeye Funfly Information

You can also [ Register OnLine ]

We hope to see you July 18-20th!!

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Club members, the next meeting and final preparation meeting for this years funfly will be Thursday July 10, 2008 at 7:30 at the SAGE Flying Field (weather permitting).  Alternate location will be Tiger Discount Truckstop in East Dickinson in the event of unclement weather.  We will discuss the roles and responsibilities for the funfly as well as any last minute preparations that will need to be made for this years event.  Please plan on attending and show your support for your local club.

There are still a few stragglers that have not submitted thier 2008 dues so please catch one of the officers and settle up for 2008.

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Well the 2nd Annual Rib-Eye funfly is behind us and it was a great time!  Here are a few photos from the weekend to thank those in attendance and to rib it in a little for those who missed it! :^)

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July 13-15th was the stage for Missouri Slope Model Aircraft Club’s 4th Annual Skids UP helicopter funfly.  Weather was awesome and so was the flying.  About 20 pilots were registered, some of which were plank flyers but put on a great show none the less.

We had our fill of buffalo wings on Friday night to start things off and fuel up for a action packed and event filled say Saturday.  Lots of flying and some impressive demos from Troy and the Century Swift and Freestyle.  Tony also showed us the maxamps batteries for the t-rex are also a very good cell and pack a punch.  We also took some pictures from our helicopter camera ship of Tony flying his 40% Yak in some great air to air photo sessions!

Thanks for a great weekend!

Thanks to Rob Sigman from Beulah for volunteering to run the camera on the aerial shots.

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Well the weekend was a great one for flying.  Saturday offered a little wind and some cloudy skies to combat the high heat that was forcast for the weekend making it a fun day for flying.  Pilots from Terry, MT., Glendive, MT., Minot, Lignite, Dickinson, Grassy Butte and Williston were on hand to put on a good bit of flying!  Thanks for a great weekend!

I would also like to thank Phil Kling from Lignite for volunteering to be my camera operator on the aerial shots!

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Here are dates to mark in your calendar for the remainder of the year:

August 18-19th - Bismarck - Art May Memorial Funfly
August 25-26 - Minot - The International Funfly

If you have any additional dates you would like to add to this list please email jilek@customdata.com

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Members gathered at the Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport for the “Planes on the Prairie” airport open house.  About 15 airplanes and 8 helicopters were on display as well as a computer from Hometown hobbies for guests to try their hand at flying with Realflight G3.  There was much interest in our hobby and the members present did a lot of visiting and promoting RC as well as the club.

Following the event at the airport many of the members met at the flying field to watch Eugene fly his recently acquired 44% Extra.  Justin also put a few flights on his Raptor while there as well.

We also held the drawing for our Annual Raffle and the results are listed below.

Grand Prize - Hometown $400 gift certificate winner: Curt Buresh (club member)

First Prize - 12 Car Washes from Tiger Discount: Kathryn Jilek

Second Prize - $50 Consoidated Gift Certificate: Andy Jangula (club member)

Third Prize - First Aid Kit from Western Fire & Safety: Brendon Iverson

Congratulation to all!

The Raffle was a great success and the proceeds are very much appreciated!

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The 2006 Ribeye funfly is over and the members of Slope Area Golden Eagles would like to thank those who attended as well as the sponsors which all helped make this years funfly an overwhelming success!  Pilots and guest enjoyed beautiful weather over the two days of both day and night flying.  Night flying with a portable light plant donated by Western Fire & Safety was a plast and kept something in the air until around 11:00 pm both Friday and Saturday.  Both days also featured a wide variety of flying from beginners to advanced pilots, airplanes to helis and flying styles from 3D to pattern to scale.

Divine Swine put on a hell of a meal on Satuday, grilling up some giant rib-eye steaks for pilots and guests. Besides the steaks they supplied all the fixings and their baked beans were absolutely top notch!  Divine Swine definately helped make the Ribeye Funfly an event to remember!

Pictures from the past weekends SAGE Ribeye Funfly unfortunatly I was too anxious to cut into my steak and forgot to take some pictures of the delicious cut.

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