The Black Hawk RC Flyers of Cedar Rapids Iowa put on an indoor fly in at the UNI Dome each winter. It is billed as the largest indoor fly in of the Mid West. The UNI Dome is a great venue for this type of fly in as there is ample space and a high ceiling at 162 feet with few obstructions. The air is calm and the temperature is a warm relief in what is normally the dead of winter in the midwest.
Winter is blowing in as we speak and the warm summer days at the field will be a distant memory while we all crowd into gyms to fly our small foamies or spend hours in the shop building for when the warm days of summer come back around. While all this is going on the planning continues for the events of next year. Not to be missed is WATTS over Owatonna. 2012 is looking to be a great year again. We’ll have all the same people back again plus the field will be tweaked to allow as much flying as possible while keeping people feeling safe. We’ll also be looking to expand the sound system and arrangements just to make things a little smoother. So get building for next year and bring that cool project and maybe you’ll find yourself taking home the best of show or pilots choice award! In the mean time enjoy the video with many photo’s from 2011.
I was happy to see the January 2012 issue of Fly RC had a great 3 page article on Watts over Owatonna. Having worked hard to get this event running it’s awesome and exciting to see the attention it is getting from both online and print media. In it there are many photos from the event and a basic description of the entire weekend. Keep an eye out for info on next years event at http://www.watts2012.net