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Welcome to S.O.A.R.

The Chicago S.O.A.R. Club is the largest group of R/C Soaring enthusiasts in the state of Illinois! Our members are known worldwide for their accomplishments and their dedication to the hobby and sport of R/C Soaring.

We would like you to enjoy the information within these pages and please come out and join us at one of our exciting events.

If you would like more information about any of our events, or would like get help or advise from our club members, please contact the webmaster and your inquiry will be directed to the approptiate person.

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2008 Club Standings

The Club Champion is determined by the top four scores received during Club Contests.

Latest Newsletter

May 2008 Newsletter

The May 2008 Newsletter is now available. Sorry for the delay in posting. read more »

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Upcoming Events

SOAR club meetingWednesday, May 14, 2008
OVSS#1 CSS MemorialSaturday, May 17, 2008
Mid South Friday, May 23, 2008
May SOAR club contestSunday, May 25, 2008
JR AerotowWednesday, May 28, 2008
OVSS #2 LOFTSaturday, June 07, 2008
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S.O.A.R. Snapshot

It's a bird, it's a canard, it's a CANARROW ! An original 2 Meter design by club member Dan Fritz. If you want to see it fly come on out to our upcomming McIntyre contest event on May 10.

It's a bird, it's a canard, it's a CANARROW ! An original 2 Meter design by club member Dan Fritz. If you want to see it fly come on out to our upcomming McIntyre contest event on May 10.

S.O.A.R. Video Highlight

Check out a video clip of recent S.O.A.R. activity. This is a precursor to a S.O.A.R. Video Library that will be featured on this site. This feature does require that you install the MicroSoft SilverLight media controls to allow high quality, fast video streaming. The installation is quick and free. View Larger Clip

Recent Articles

Blatter 40 - One design for Indoor Fun Fly

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

The official plane for the Penny Plane Contest during the upcoming Awards Ceremony and Indoor Fun Fly is the Blatter 40, a relatively simple to construct Penny Plane. Everyone is encouraged to join in the event and we will have some planes pre-built for you to use, or you can read more »

US F3J Soaring Team Website

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The US F3J Soaring Team will be competing in the world championships June 30-July 5th, 2008 in Turkey, with SOAR members, Rich Burnoski, as one of the senior pilots, Jeffry Walter as one of the junior pilots, and Frankie Burnoski as one of the towers. The team is selling raffle read more »

2008 - Are you ready???

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Hi All, The 2008 Soaring Season is approaching rapidly. Are you ready? I made my first trip to the field today for some test flights, and on the drive out lots of nagging questions came to mind... * Do I have all of my charging equipment? * Do I have read more »

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