HSS Planned Activities and Events

 Repeating activities include:

• Monthly General Meetings - 7 to 9 PM on the second Tuesday of each month.  Held at Round Table Pizza restaurant, located at 1175 Baker Street (South East corner of Baker and Fairview, Costa Mesa) phone is 714.549.2101.

• Monthly Steering Committee Meetings - 6 to 7 PM on the second Tuesday of each month.  Held at Round Table Pizza restaurant, located at 1175 Baker Street (South East corner of Baker and Fairview, Costa Mesa) phone is 714.549.2101.

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• Flying field maintenance on an as-needed basis.

• Quarterly meetings with the Orange County Parks Department.  Coordinated by Theresa Sears.

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Annual Events:

• 2.10.2023      Wix, website management payment due.

• 3.23.2024      Wix, harborsoaringsociety.org domain name re-registration payment due.

• 7.2023           Network Solutions, 1hss.org domain name re-registration payment due.

• 3.2023           Network Solutions, 1hss.org  forwarding service re-registration payment due.

• March            AMA charter and “Gold Leader Club” renewal.

• March            Club must purchase “Certificate of Liability Insurance” from AMA.

• 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.

• June              Southern California Soaring Clubs (SC-2) glider competition. HSS hosts local glider clubs, for one of the                                                monthly events held throughout Southern California.* 

• 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.

• July                Bent Wing Glider Competition. This event is open to all club members and guests.*

• August           National Model Aviation Day. Open house, demonstrations, free flying lessons, and acquiring donations for charity.*

• 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.

• September    Electric Fun Fly Competition.  Tentative schedule. Multiple events are planned for club members and guests.

• 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. 

• October          Nominations made for new club officers.

• November      New club officer election. General Meeting. 

• 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!