Western New York Sailplane and Electric Flyers

Western New York Sailplane and Electric Flyers WNYSEF is a Western New York club for enthusiasts of radio-controlled sailplane and electric-powered aircraft. Find us on the Internet at: www.wnysef.org

WNYSEF is a Western New York organization that is devoted to furthering the sport of Radio Controlled Soaring and Electric Powered Flying. We have been nationally chartered with the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA Charter # 1883) for over 25 years. You will typically find us having fun and flying our planes at Erie Community College (South Campus) on the athletic field on the corner of Route 20A

and Abbott Road in Orchard Park, NY. We organize fun-flys, contests, and get together to fly our planes whenever the weather permits. We also fly micro R/C planes and helicoptors indoors during the Winter months.

Six pilots came to ECC South to fly handlaunch gliders in a head-to-head format!
08/11/2013

Six pilots came to ECC South to fly handlaunch gliders in a head-to-head format!

This was the scene at the May 18th sailplane fun fly. We had 11 pilots signed in. It was great to see these big, quiet...
05/22/2013

This was the scene at the May 18th sailplane fun fly. We had 11 pilots signed in. It was great to see these big, quiet, graceful models in the air!

10/04/2012

Fall 2012 Indoor Flying Schedule!!!!

Indoor flying at the ECC South campus resumes this week! We will be flying from 7:30 to 9:30pm on Fridays in the gym. Note that on three of the evenings we will set a little time in the evening to hold a special "event" as indicated in the schedule below.

Oct 5
Oct 12
Oct 19 - Carrier Landing
Oct 26

Nov 2
Nov 9
Nov 16 - Musical Planes
Nov 30

Dec 7
Dec 14 - Pylon Racing

September 3rd
09/05/2012

September 3rd

09/05/2012

It’s that time of year again! It’s time to mark our calendars with the days that we should not be flying at ECC South due to Buffalo Bills or ECC Football conflicts. Remember – flying when the public is under or near our flight patterns is an important safety issue. Anyone that has been pursuing this hobby for any length of time knows that anything can happen at any time.

“No Fly” Dates:

Sep 15 – ECC Kats
Sep 16 – Buffalo Bills
Sep 22 – ECC Kats
Sep 30 – Buffalo Bills

Oct 6 – ECC Kats
Oct 21 – Buffalo Bills

Dec 2 – Buffalo Bills
Dec 9 – Buffalo Bills
Dec 30 – Buffalo Bills

Please be cognizant of your surroundings when flying and keep safety as your number one priority.

2012 1.5M Challenge Contest
09/04/2012

2012 1.5M Challenge Contest

06/17/2012

Unfortunately, due to a high wind forecast for today, the "Run What You Brung" contest has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for other schedule updates.

06/15/2012

The Run What You Brung sailplane contest has been moved to its rain date of Sunday, July 17th. We have checked with the ECC and confirmed that there will be no schedule conflicts with other groups on the field.

06/05/2012

Coming up on Sunday, June 10th - WNYSEF will hold the "Run What You Brung" thermal duration sailplane contest. There will be two classes - one for winch-launched sailplanes and one for upstart/hi-start launched sailplanes. Registration opens at 9am. First plane off at 10am.

As of today (Tuesday) the weather forecast is sunny/partly-cloudy, a high of 79 degrees, and light Westerly breezes. It should be a great day for a sailplane contest!

The field will be closed to electric-powered aircraft from 10am to 2pm.

05/25/2012

WNYSEF's Memorial Day Fun Fly will be held on May 28th. All R/C sailplanes and electric-powered aircraft are welcome! We hope to see you there. Pics will be posted ASAP after the event.

Location: ECC South Campus Athletic Field
Registration: 10:00 am
Required: Proof of current AMA #
Entry Fee: It’s Free!
Pilots Meeting: 10:30 am
First Plane Off: 10:45 am
Rain Date: Memorial Day 2013

05/18/2012

WNYSEF's first "Sailplane Fun Fly" of the season (or ever for that matter) is on Saturday, May 19th!

05/15/2012

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4041 Southwestern Blvd
Orchard Park, NY
14127

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