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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR!! Fall is here and hopefully the weather will start to moderate! A number of great events coming and hopefully you all are getting the chance to participate in some of the area events. The 15th Annual Space City Warbird Flyin, October 8-9, and the first ever Thunder Over Round Top R/C Expo is November 11-13 in Round Top, TX. Please visit and help support this great event and COME FLY WITH US here at Scobee Field!

The Texas Warbird Thunder group is sponsoring the first ever Thunder Over Round Top R/C Expo November 11-13, 2021 at 3344 South Weyand Road, in Round Top, TX 78954. This 3-day event will showcase the largest exhibits of R/C models and equipment in TEXAS! The event includes a sanctioned Warbird FLY-IN and demonstrations. Attend industry Exhibits, Presentations, Auction, and see Static Model Displays & more. For additional information and registration, visit the website: www.rtrcexpo.com and email rtrcexpo@gmail.com SEE YA THERE!!

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.

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.+

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 […]