Soaring Model Society of WA Inc.

Contact the organization

Soaring Model Society of WA Inc. The Soaring Model Society of WA Inc. promotes RC glider building and flying. Saturdays from 9 AM

The Soaring Model Society of WA club day is Saturday, however when the weather is suitable the club also operates on Tuesday and Thursday. During summer starting times are earlier in the morning before the sea breeze comes in, and in winter flying may not start until the afternoon when thermals start to appear. The club uses the insurance provided by the Australian Miniature Aerosports Society as it is a lot cheaper and has far fewer terms and conditions than a competing product, and can be purchased online in minutes.

August 30. Saturday was a complete blowout with a strong wind and four members sat around in the sun and chatted for a w...
30/08/2026

August 30. Saturday was a complete blowout with a strong wind and four members sat around in the sun and chatted for a while before heading home. A few members expressed the desire to fly on Sunday at the school. Sunday the wind had abated and the conditions were much better. Brett unfortunately suffered an electronic malfunction during pre-flight and put the Bixler away. Rodd brought his Twin Star and had many enjoyable flights. The ever reliable Invader and Mini Tyro enjoyed the conditions.

August 22. The forecast was predicting a windy afternoon so the start time was shifted to 11.00 am. On arriving at the p...
22/08/2026

August 22. The forecast was predicting a windy afternoon so the start time was shifted to 11.00 am. On arriving at the park it was steadily raining, so waited for 30 minutes in the hope it would stop. When it continued, went home for lunch. In the meantime the sun came out and dried everything. Went back to the park just before 1.00 pm and the promised wind was absent and the flying conditions were excellent. No other members arrived so it was a flying session of one. The Invader had two flights, followed by five of the Mini Tyro.

August 15. It was a day of light winds and warm sunshine. The electric powered models enjoyed the conditions, however th...
15/08/2026

August 15. It was a day of light winds and warm sunshine. The electric powered models enjoyed the conditions, however the constantly swinging wind direction caused issues launching the Bird of Time. Only one short flight was made before giving it away. The Heron was in its element, and even the Bixler had some good flights.

August 2. It was a clear sunny day for flying at the school oval. The wind was stronger than expected and discovered to ...
03/08/2026

August 2. It was a clear sunny day for flying at the school oval. The wind was stronger than expected and discovered to be turbulent. Mike maidened his Viper and the turbulence could be seen in the amount of correction the stabilisation was putting in to keep it straight. Brett brought his Bixler but found the fin and tailplane loose and decided not to fly. Mike had a new ornithopter to try out, however it turned out to be a dud. There were control system issues and it would only spiral into the ground. The Piper Cub did exactly one circuit and landed as it was behaving like a paper bag in a cyclone due to the turbulence. The Leopard Moth wisely stayed on the ground.

August 1. The forecast for today was a 50:50 proposition as far as the wind goes. It turned out to be exactly that. Rodd...
02/08/2026

August 1. The forecast for today was a 50:50 proposition as far as the wind goes. It turned out to be exactly that. Rodd was the only one to fly. He took off in some gentle conditions, but on landing a powerful sustained gust came through and made landing exciting. Daniel found a failed servo on the pre-flight, and put the glider away. The Piper Cub and Ka-8 were ready to attempt an aerotow launch, but with the unpredictable wind the attempt was saved for another day.

July 25. It was a mostly bright and sunny Saturday afternoon which should have brought some great flying conditions, how...
26/07/2026

July 25. It was a mostly bright and sunny Saturday afternoon which should have brought some great flying conditions, however the atmospheric conditions were quite strange. Four members flying bungee and electric gliders all reported their model flying like the CG had moved towards the tail. Brett's new glider was trimmed out and was flying very nicely.
The photos are from a day at the school oval on July 8. Mike brought an interesting collection of models to fly. The ornithopters appreciated the almost calm conditions. The electric powered rocket was preset to climb to a predetermined height, then the sides open up to form a propeller for descent.

July 4. The afternoon started off overcast and at times windy, however slowly improved into a bright sunny day with almo...
05/07/2026

July 4. The afternoon started off overcast and at times windy, however slowly improved into a bright sunny day with almost calm conditions. We were joined by Gil and his son Ben who wants to learn to fly. Ben was given some stick time on the Super Turkey and found it is not quite so easy, but the gusty conditions at the time did not help. Brett maidened his Tundra X, and it is wild on high rates.

June 13. Hopes were not too high for today due to a morning of gloomy cloud cover and cold conditions. Towards the start...
14/06/2026

June 13. Hopes were not too high for today due to a morning of gloomy cloud cover and cold conditions. Towards the starting time of 1.00 pm, incredibly the conditions improved as the cloud moved away and was replaced with warm sunshine. Only a very light breeze was blowing making conditions excellent for all model types. The Walrus, due to motor failure, has been converted to tow launch with a line release in the nose. A number of hand launches revealed the CG needed moving rearwards to achieve a reasonable glide.

May 24. Another cold morning, which became a lovely sunny and warm afternoon. This time members were at our school oval ...
24/05/2026

May 24. Another cold morning, which became a lovely sunny and warm afternoon. This time members were at our school oval flying site to enjoy the conditions. There was some wind at the start, which made it difficult for John T to maintain control over his Aeronca. The wind did drop to calm later and John made a few flights. Mike tried out his latest helicopter acquisition with great success. Rodd earned his 'bungee wings' with two flights of the Harlequin from launch to landing.

May 23. A very cold morning was followed by a glorious afternoon with warm sunshine and mostly calm conditions. When any...
24/05/2026

May 23. A very cold morning was followed by a glorious afternoon with warm sunshine and mostly calm conditions. When any breeze did pass by, it was only enough to ruffle the windsock. A small amount of lift was found, however mainly conditions were flat. Still an enjoyable afternoon out in the gentle sunshine.

Address

Yokine Reserve
Yokine
6060

Opening Hours

Thursday 9am - 1pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Soaring Model Society of WA Inc. posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Soaring Model Society of WA Inc.:

Shortcuts

Share

Category