![]() $30.00 per day for non-Delaware vehicles (current rate, subject to change).$25.00 per day for Delaware-registered vehicles (current rate, subject to change).Camping fees will be collected each night by the Park Rangers. Additional park fees apply for overnight camping. No tent camping permitted at the R/C Flying Site. ![]() Onsite RV overnight parking is available on a first come, first served basis. All fees will be collected after arrival. This fee will cover your vehicle State Park entrance fee, provide a ticket in the pilots-only raffle, and the pilot's ticket for the expanded Saturday evening BBQ. All pilots must have a valid AMA membership.Ī pilot landing fee of $60.00 (Overnight RV campers will pay a reduced rate) will be charged. Warbirds Over Delaware is an AMA scale event. With permit is available at the flying site each day. State Park entrance fees of $4.00 for Delaware registered vehicles and $8.00 for out-of-state vehicles apply. Buses will transport spectators on Saturday from 8:30AM through 4:00PM. Spectator parking will be available Wednesday, Thursday andįriday at the R/C Flying Field - Spetator parking will be at the Lums Park State Park Campground on Route 71 on Saturday. Half-time show starts at 12:00 Noon each day. Food will be provided by the Boy Scouts Troop 30. Pit passes will be available for purchase that will allow spectators to gain access to static display areas. Special spectator area will be available that provides unobstructed view of pilots, runway and fly-over areas. The event attracts modelers from all over the country and from as far away as England!Īll aircraft flown during the event hours must be a scale warbird and have at least an 80" wingspan for monoplanes or 60" wingspan for multi-wing aircraft or 1/4 scale or larger.įrom vintage WWI aircraft to modern jet fighters, you will be sure to experience the thrill of it all! Both flying and static displays will be available for spectator viewing. ![]() This year, there were well over 200 highly detailed giant scale warbirds in attendance.The Delaware R/C Club has sponsored Warbirds Over Delaware starting in 1992. For a good spot, you really do need to come early because, by Friday, there are so many tents set up that the event looks like it could qualify for its own zip code. To help with the massive logistics involved in setting up the many tents and airplane encampments, this year’s event was held from Wednesday, July 6, through Saturday, July 9. The event attracts thousands of spectators annually to its Lums Pond State Park venue in Kirkwood, Delaware, with the RC pilots coming from near and far. I have to admit that I have come for more years than I care to remember to enjoy this smorgasbord of scale warbirds and excitement.Īs its name implies, this event is a giant-scale military RC airshow, which is extremely popular and open to the general public. Then they do it 25 times, all the while making each time a little better than the last. Like a gourmet chef, the club starts with just the right amount of flying, friends, and fun ingredients and then they spice it up a tad with plenty of food, sponsorship, volunteers, and a perfect venue to serve up a first-class event. How do you successfully host a premier giant-scale RC event like Warbirds Over Delaware for 25 years? Well, a good way to find out is to see the contest directors and club members of the Delaware R/C Club busy at work. Warbirds Over Delaware Model Airplane News | November 2016Ģ5th anniversary of this East Coast scale event.
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