Remote Control Glider Club in Costa Mesa, CA
Charter #128 Costa Mesa, CA
AMA's Oldest Radio Controlled Soaring Club
Founded in 1962, AMA Chartered Since 1964
Silver Leader Club Since 2009. Gold Leader Club Since 2011.
HSS Flying Field is Open !!!
Free Flight, DLG, Hi-Start, and Winch Launch Gliders Only
Located in Fairview Park, Costa Mesa
First and Third Saturdays of the Month
HSS Events Calendar 2024
HSS Planned Activities and Events
Repeating activities include:
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Monthly General Meetings - 7 to 9 PM on the second Tuesday of each month. Held at First Team Real Estate, located at 10072 Adams Ave. (at Brookhurst), Huntington Beach, in the Stater Bros shopping center. Phone is 714.875.7994.
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Monthly Steering Committee Meetings - 6 to 7 PM on the second Tuesday of each month. Held at First Team Real Estate, located at 10072 Adams Ave. (at Brookhurst), Huntington Beach, in the Stater Bros shopping center. Phone is 714.875.7994.
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Flying field maintenance on an as-needed basis.
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Quarterly meetings with the Orange County Parks Department. Coordinated by Theresa Sears.
Annual Events:
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2.10.2023 Wix, website management payment due.
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3.23.2024 Wix, harborsoaringsociety.org domain name re-registration payment due.
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7.2023 Network Solutions, 1hss.org domain name re-registration payment due.
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3.2023 Network Solutions, 1hss.org forwarding service re-registration payment due.
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March AMA charter and “Gold Leader Club” renewal.
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March Club must purchase “Certificate of Liability Insurance” from AMA.
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April Imaginology - This is a public service event held at the Orange County Fairgrounds. HSS provides booths containing static displays of model aircraft, build and fly paper gliders, and model flight simulators.
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June Southern California Soaring Clubs (SC-2) glider competition. HSS hosts local glider clubs, for one of the monthly events held throughout Southern California.*
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July Concerts at the Park - Three evenings on Tuesday nights in July at Fairview Park. Music is sponsored by the City of Costa Mesa. HSS supports this public service event with a pop-up sunshade, and static display of model aircraft.
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July Bent Wing Glider Competition. This event is open to all club members and guests.*
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August National Model Aviation Day. Open house, demonstrations, free flying lessons, and acquiring donations for charity.*
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August Dollar Foam Design/Build/Fly competition. Tentative schedule. Aircraft are original designs, electric powered RC models made from a single sheet of paper backed 1/4” foam. Performance criteria to be determined.
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September Electric Fun Fly Competition. Tentative schedule. Multiple events are planned for club members and guests.
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October Pumpkin Festival/Scarecrow Competition. This is a public service activity for HSS. It is planned by the city, to beheld at the Orange County Model Engineers railroad facility in Fairview Park.
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October Nominations made for new club officers.
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November New club officer election. General Meeting.
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December Christmas party and new club officer installation. Location to be determined.
* Note: Historical events are not currently scheduled, and are included for reference purposes only!