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A nice upgrade to the Bayou City Flyers clubhouse was the attachment of the club LOGO sign during the July Swap Meet. Thanks to Max, Gerry and Rudy for helping. Hope everyone enjoys it and that it provides both advertising to the general public, visiting flyers and others along with a little pride of membership. It also make a nice background for photos! If you have not flown at Scobee Field please do COME FLY WITH US and enjoy this great hobby and sport!

Starting the New Year off right the Bayou City Flyers club newsletter returns with the effort of our new Newsletter Editor - Joe Chauffe. What is the NOTAM? The FAA uses the acronym for "Notice To Airmen". It's a notice containing a wealth of information that may include facility changes, procedures, hazards, etc. It is also the name of the club Newsletter. Historically when the club was the Alief Air Force the newsletter was called the AAF Flyer.

Bayou City Flyers field has recently had the remaining open pilot stations fenced for enhanced safety, and a new Field Etiquette sign posted as a reminder for both veteran and new R/C flyers at the field on proper field manners for both operations and safety. If you have not flown at Scobee Field please do COME FLY WITH US and enjoy this great hobby and sport!

IF YOU ARE FLYING DRONES, PLEASE RESTRICT YOUR FLYING TO THE HELICOPTER FLYING AREA. THERE IS NO FLYING FROM THE COVERED CANOPY AREA OR UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS! IF YOU CANNOT FOLLOW THESE RULES YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE FACILITY. ENFORCEMENT OF THESE AND OTHER SAFETY RULES WILL BE HANDLED BY THE PRECINCT SHERIFF’S OFFICE IF NECESSARY! HELP EVERYONE BY FOLLOWING THE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND ENJOYMENT OF THE HOBBY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.+

LOOK AT THE CALENDAR!! Half way through the year. Lots of weather and changes. Hopefully, you all are getting the chance to participate in some of the area events. Bayou City Flyers had to cancel their annual Warbird Event this July 16-17 at Dick Scobee Memorial Field due to rain and it was decided not to reschedule for later due to potential event conflicts. Look forward to better next year. Please plan now to join us as a flyer, volunteer, spectator, or all three in 2022! This has been a fantastic event in the past. Usually hot but with good […]

FAAST Blast — Week of Dec 28, 2020 – Jan 03, 2021Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update New Drone Rules to Advance Safety and Innovation             This week the FAA announced two final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA) which will require Remote Identification (Remote ID) of drones and allow operators of small drones to fly over people and at night under certain conditions. The Remote ID rule (https://go.usa.gov/xAK6A), a major step toward further integrating drones into the NAS, provides identification of drones in flight as well as the location of their control stations, providing crucial information to our national security agencies and law enforcement partners, and other […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all and Congratulations to our 2021 Officers. Many thanks to our returning officers and welcome to our new Treasurer. Former club Treasurer Max Burton is our new club President for 2021 and is replaced by Rudy Villarreal stepping up and in as new Treasurer. 2021 BCF OFFICERS:President – Max BurtonVice President – Gary WoodhouseTreasurer – Rudy VillarrealSecretary – Gerry Wilson And welcome Joe Chauffe, the club Newsletter Editor who has brought back the club newsletter – the NOTAM.  The Notam will be published quarterly and available on the website under the Members & Membership […]

The 2021 Bayou City Flyers membership application is available to members and those wanting to join the Bayou City Flyers RC club. Click on the title to this post to access the two page document entitled: 2021 BCF Application There are several other ways to access the 2021 application within the Members and Membership page of this website, for example on the General Member Documents page.  We have recently added the option to complete the application online and pay via PayPal and you will also see a section for personal waivers such as ‘Turbine’. Hope to see you Come Fly […]

At the October Club Meeting (Sat., Oct 3, 2020) the matter of SAFETY RULES was again discussed following some concerns and incidents of people not following the rules to ensure not only their safety but everyone else’s in the area. The Club Board will be reviewing and updating the Safety Rules with help of volunteer committee members. If you would like to participate please contact one of the club officers. The President (Pete Dawson) and Safety Officer (Stefano Costantini) of the HAWKS RC Soaring Club who fly next to us joined the club and attended to offer coordinating overall safety […]