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Here's to hoping you have a safe and prosperous New Year. We appreciate your patronage and friendship over this past year and look forward to serving you in the future.
We will be closed Friday, New Year's ...
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Just got an email informing me that the Dixie Aeromasters Toys For Tots Fly-In scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 12, has been cancelled due to the inclement weather forecasted for this weekend.
In the prev...
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The WW 1 Dawn Patrol event this past weekend was a success in spite of the weather. We had nearly 40 pilots with some traveling great distances to attend. Friday saw a lot of flying in spite of the cold temps. Saturday starte...
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This is a reminder that the WW 1 Dawn Patrol fly-in is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4 and 5. We are expecting a big turnout for this event. Let's hope the weather cooperates!
The following Saturday, Decemb...
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We had a good turnout for the stick contest yesterday. The weather held off proving once again that you can't totally believe in the forecast. We had two new participants from the Birmingham area... Elmo Lill...
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We are having a Stick Contest this Saturday, November 21. Bring your plane and enjoy the fun. Any stick type plane and most any engine will be welcome.
Our next event will be the Dawn Patrol Fly-In. This WW 1 event w...
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The annual Warbirds Over Fort Valley fly-in will be held this weekend at the GAMA field in Fort Valley, Ga. This is a Friday and Saturday event... November 13 and 14. It looks like the rain will be moving out and we should ha...
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The Flint Flyers will host their annual Veterans Day Fly-In this Saturday, November 7, at their club field at the Veterans State Park on Lake Blackshear. The entrance to Veterans Park is located 10 miles west of Cordele on Hw...
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The Hodges Hobbies Heli Fly-In is this weekend... Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.... Oct. 23, 24, and 25. We will fly the B-29 in a noon demo on Saturday. So if you want to see some great heli flying and watch the B-29 fly, c...
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What a fly-in!! Those that believed the weather forecasts really missed a good one! Friday was hot and clear with some wind. Saturday at dawn things looked bleak as it was completely overcast with some dark clouds. Then...
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The Dan Stevens Memorial Fly-In, the Hodges Hobbies fall fly-in, will be held this weekend. This is a Friday and Saturday event, October 9 and 10. We are expecting a big crowd. We will fly the B-29 both days as part of the noon...
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The all electric fly-in this past weekend turned out great. We had a good turnout and there was a lot of nice flying weather. A little warm but with light winds and the rain held off until after dinner Saturday night. An...
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Things have been busy at Hodges Hobbies since I sent the last email. We went to the Warbirds Over Atlanta event the first weekend of the month. Flew the new B-29 twice there on Saturday. Had an engine mount problem on ...
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The maiden flight last Saturday of the new B-29 went well. We went down to the wire getting it ready. The ailerons weren't even glued on Saturday morning! But a lot of work culminated in a successful flight. The engines wer...
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I would like to invite everyone over Saturday, August 29, for the test flight of the new B-29. Seems appropriate to fly the 29 on the 29.
We picked the plane up last Saturday, brought it back, and went to work. The builder, John Monaghan, is here ...
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Greetings from Hodges Hobbies;
Our August 1 pylon race went well. No rain, although it did rain airplane parts several times during the day. I think someo...
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Our Jet Rally this past weekend turned out much better than anticipated. We had a great turnout of pilots and spectators and there was plenty of flying both days. Thanks to Keith Lindsay for getting the event together and being the CD for it. We will de...
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Our Stick Contest went well. We had a nice turnout and the weather was great. The wind picked up a little in the afternoon, just in time for the figure 8 limbo. This made for some interesting runs and a few zeros that really changed...
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The next event on the calendar is a Stick Contest scheduled for next Saturday, July 18, here at Hodges Hobbies. Come out, bring your Ultra Stick, Tiger Stick, or whatever stick type plane you have, and have fun! You d...
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The Stick Contest has been cancelled for this weekend and postponed until July 18. Seems as if this weekend was too short of a notice for some. Besides, Dave Thacker is on vacation and couldn't come. So put July 18 on your cale...
