Regular club flying events are held at Pratt's Wayne Woods in Wayne and at the White Pines Golf Dome in Bensenville. Club events at Pratt's Wayne Woods are open to the general public, but for spectating only. Visit the DuPage Forest Preserve District and White Pines Golf Club web sites for more detailed information about these venues.

Note that there are some specific rules that apply to flying at the White Pines Golf Dome. Please familiarize yourself with these rules before coming out.

Just For Fun Contests

Our Fun Fly events occasionally have a silly contest of some type. Here are some examples of the contests we've had recently:

Indoor Events

Balloon Break

Various sized balloons are anchored to the floor or allowed to float freely with neutral bouancy weighting. The object is to break the balloons with your propellor or wing.

Cat & Mouse

One pilot, the Mouse, has a streamer attached to his aircraft. All of the other pilots are Cats. The goal is to cut the Mouse's tail with your prop or wing.

Carrier Landing

Pilots try to land their plane on a carrier deck.

Limbo

Just like at the beach bar, you want to get your plane as low as it can go without touching the ground. The bar is lowered until only one plane remains!

Bomb Drop

Participants try to drop a washer with a streamer attached on top of a moving (R/C, of course) aircraft carrier.

Helicopter Hopscotch

Pilots spool up and start from a taped box on the floor. Maneuver your heli from one box to the next, doing a landing in each. Finish in the start box. Fastest time wins! 400 and 450 CP machines are the weapon of choice here.

Outdoor Events

Altitude Precision

Participants are loaned a How High recording altimeter from Winged Shadow Systems, which they attach to their aircraft. Using no aid other than their own senses pilots fly to a target altitude and return. Closest to the target altitute without going over wins!

Time Precision

Judges start a timer when the pilot's aircraft leaves the ground or hand. Using no aid other than their own senses pilots fly a loop and land. Closest to the target time wins!

Dead Stick Spot Landing

Pilots fly a racetrack pattern for a random time. At the horn the pilot chops the throttle and attempts to land on the target spot. Closest first wheel touchdown wins!

Additionally, we always have a door prize drawing at Fun Fly events. Everybody goes home with something!

Pratt's Wayne Woods

Current weather at Pratt's Wayne

White Pines Golf Dome

Annual Events

Swap 'Til You Drop

SRCB host a good-sized swap meet in April every year. Swap'Til You Drop brings in hobbyists and vendors from several states to an event that is sure to please the bargain hunter in all of us. More info is available here.

Dome E-Niter

Held semi-annually in January and November, this is SRCB's premier indoor event. Pilots and vendors come from far and wide to participate in the Midwest's largest indoor airspace. The E-Niter goes from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM and has something for everyone who flies electric indoor aircraft of all kinds. More info is available here.