Press Release 7/11/2025

Ron Faanes and Bill Josiger from The Fairfield League of Yankee Radio Controllers presented Chief Geralyn Hoyt with a donation to Southbury Ambulance Association. FLYRC, a chartered member (#803) of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), has been an established local model radio control flying club for over 50 years and follows the AMA safety code and has a very detailed set of field and safety rules. Recognized as a “Gold Leader Club”, FLYRC flies an assortment of planes ranging from very small foam electric powered (weighing only 6oz) to larger balsa wood models with fuel (alcohol or gasoline) engines, on average weighing 6 to 14lbs. Their strong community outreach program started as a local High School Build & Fly program evolved into a “Principle of Flight” program. Students fly small gliders & launch their rockets outside, fly mini helicopters and fly on a several computer flight simulator inside the gym. This program has been conducted at local Elementary Schools for the last several years. FLYRC sponsors an annual flying day for the Danbury Civil Air Patrol Cadets and holds a joint RC Swap meet with the New Milford Model Airplane Club, donating the gate proceeds to charity, first two years to Ukrainian Relief and the last two years to the Southbury Ambulance.

Currently the league has about 65 full time members and several junior members with a good cross section of technical and non-technical folks who are dedicated to the construction and flying of radio control aircraft with comradeship and friendship. Everyone is welcome to join the organization without bias to race, religion or creed.

For more information you can visit the new web site at flyrc.org or contact Bill Josiger at President@flyrc.org  or 845-821-3269

Pictured L to R: Ron Faanes, Geralyn Hoyt, Bill Josinger