Author Archives: David Stafford

It was a beautiful morning and our contest went well…well, it depends on who you ask. There were amazing tight scores and then some not. Everyone had a good time!  …Steve

This morning’s contest was as good as it gets; blue sky, green hills, no wind, light lift and great flying! The field has dried out and the grass is freshly mowed, what more could you ask for. Mike nailed Overall … Continue reading →

The field has dried out!  We all stayed out of the mud. There was a lot of solid flying this morning. We all had fun. Morgan clinched the title with a commanding lead…Steve

With a huge thanks to Steve Willison and Gary Elliot, the runway drainage problem is now solved. We have a dry runway! Also, a big thanks to the club volunteers who assisted in closing up the trench while enduring the … Continue reading →

Good news! Do to the heroic efforts of the Sloflyer Mud Rakers, our field is back open… same combo..****. Our drain system works perfectly and the runway is dry once again. Thanks to all the volunteers who made this happen. … Continue reading →

Unfortunately we need to close the Sloflyers field. Until we can resolve the runway flooding condition, the EFR field will remain closed. Exactly how long this will be is hard to know at this time. We think sandbags will be … Continue reading →

A perfect morning.  Well, there could have been a little more lift. Way to go David…impressive performance!…Steve

We have made the Cal Poly Aerospace Department and the Cal Poly Agriculture Department aware of the leaking upper pond that is flooding the runway. We are not 100% sure what part of the pond is leaking, but it is … Continue reading →

The ground was wet. It was cloudy, dark and cold. The mighty intrepid ALES crew were not deterred.  In fact, it was a splendid morning for a contest.  Mike won with a perfect 4000 score and a near perfect landing score. Gota be … Continue reading →

The roads circling the ponds are still very wet and muddy and as of today (Sunday), are impassable.

I visited the EFR today (Saturday) at about 2:00 PM and found the dirt road to be fairly dried out, except for several small muddy spots and one cow pie.