Thursday, Sept 06 12pm-7pm
Open Jet, Heli & Flying, Off-road Race practice
Friday, Sept 07 9am-7pm
Open Jet & Heli Flying, Off-road Race practice
Saturday, Sept 08 9am-9:30pm
Air Show Extravaganza, Night Flying and Fireworks
Sunday, Sept 09 9am-3pm
Air Show Extravaganzam
Pilot & Driver Info
Jet Heli RaceRegister Now to be a part of the Largest RC Event of its kind.
Registration
We're inviting fun-loving hobbyists to participate in an action-packed air show and off-road race extravaganza at New England's pristine Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport.
This two-part event offers you - the RC Jet, RC Heli, RC Ultra Micro, CL pilot and/or RC driver - to have a blast in a friendly, low-key environment for two exclusive days, Thursday and Friday. Then on the weekend, Air Meet soars to a new level where you're the star of the show for thousands of public spectators.
Click HERE to register now.Volunteer
If you're an area club member, sign up to volunteer at the Horizon Hobby Air Meet 2012.
Volunteer benefits include free admission to the event and an invitation to dinner, the night flying show, fireworks and band on Saturday Night. Your club will also get financial benefits for your participation. The invitation to Saturday dinner will require club members to complete at least two time periods.
Click HERE to volunteer.For more information, call Bethany Carle at Ray & Robin's Hobby Center; (207) 797-5196. The schedule is limited so be sure to send your form in as early as possible.
Thank you!
Event Highlights
Thursday
12PM-7PM Open Flying
Friday
9AM-7PM Open Jet, Heli and Ultra Micro Flying
Official Off-Road Race Practice
Saturday
9AM-5PM Open Jet, Heli and Ultra Micro Flying
Horizon Off-Road Showdown Race Preliminaries
12:30PM-2PM Air Show Extravaganza with special guest Matt Chapman
Dusk-9:30PM Night Flying Ballet and Fireworks
Sunday
9AM-3PM Open Jet, Heli and Ultra Micro Flying
Horizon Off-Road Showdown Race Finals
Noon Air Show Extravaganza with special guest Matt Chapman
FREE Public Access • FREE "Try Me" RC car track, flight simulators and airplanes • On-site exhibits, food and vendors • Family friendly activities for the kids • Local accommodations available
• $10 parking fee per day
Meet the Stars of the Show
Mike McConville
Nationals Champion,
Giant-Scale Pylon Racing
World Champion
Bio
Mike McConville
Nationals Champion
Giant-Scale Pylon Racing
World Champion
A Cincinnati, Ohio native with over 18 years experience in the Hobby industry, Mike moved to Champaign, Illinois in 1996 to design and develop airplanes for Horizon Hobby. He has designed more than 50 aircraft, including the 3D ShowTime™ performers that bear his nickname. Mike won his first U.S. Pattern Nationals in 1981 when he was just 16 years old, and since then has dominated at nearly every level of competition: 8-time TOC competitor and 2-time finalist, an IMAC U.S. Nationals champion, 6-time F3A U.S. Team Trial competitor, Giant-Scale Pylon Racing World Champion, and a winner of more than 200 pattern and IMAC events. Though his competition has been primarily in aerobatics and racing, Mike has a love for all aspects of model aviation and enjoys flying all types of models, both fixed wing and helicopters.
Quique Somenzini
Multiple World & National Aerobatics Champion
Bio
Quique Somenzini
Multiple World & National Aerobatics Champion
Quique is recognized by many as the father of the 3D aerobatics revolution. Born in Rio Curato, Argentina, he began flying RC at age nine. At the age of 12, he became the youngest pilot ever to compete at the F3A worlds. Since then, he has gone on to win numerous U.S. national and world honors: 4-time TOC Champion, 21-time Argentina F3A National Champion, 6-time South American F3A Champion, XFC Champion, Freestyle World Champion, 2-time Tucson Shootout Freestyle Champion, 3-time Don Lowe Masters Champion, 4-time F3A U.S. National Champion, 3-time ETOC Runner-up, 2007-2008 F3A World Champion. Quique has poured all this expertise into over 30 aircraft designs, from trainer aircraft, innovative flying wing designs, state-of-the-art aerobatic airplanes, Giant-Scale models 30% the size of the original and ultra-micro class models that thrive indoors.
Matt Chapman
Full-scale National & World Aerobatics Competitor,
Top Gun Competitor
Bio
Matt Chapman
Full-scale National & World Aerobatics Champion, Top Gun competitor
Matt is recognized as an extraordinary aerobatic pilot who thrills millions of air show fans each summer. He began flying aerobatics in 1984 and quickly worked his way up to the highest level of competition aerobatics – the Unlimited category. Recognized for his skills, he won one of only five slots on the U.S. Unlimited Men's Aerobatic Team in 1996 and 1998. At the 1998 World Aerobatic Championships, Matt was the highest-ranking American pilot, finishing third in the world with a bronze medal. He led the men's team to a silver medal. Along with this impressive finish came the coveted Hilliard Trophy, awarded to the highest-finishing U.S. pilot at the WAC. Matt also won the prestigious International Aerobatic Club Championships in 1994 and the Fond du Lac Cup in 1995. Matt's exciting competition aerobatics led him to air show performing. Matt has flown in front of millions of fans at air shows all over. He has appeared on ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports Network, Real TV, The Learning Channel's "Amazing America" and SpeedVision. Matt is also a respected airline captain with tens of thousands of flight hours. In addition to all of that, Matt is a respected voice in the air show business, with a reputation for safety and diligence. Matt enjoys building and flying radio-controlled aircraft of all types.
