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Will Flitefest 2020 be cancelled due to corona virus?
- Thread starter The Hangar
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FLITE FEST 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT
With a lot of deliberation and thought, we have decided to cancel Flite Fest 2020.
With the escalation of the Covid19 pandemic, we believe this difficult decision is necessary to keep the community, our employees and Flite Test safe for many years to come. Obviously many of you probably were expecting this with events such as the Summer Olympics postponing a year, but we wanted to make an official announcement so people don’t have to wonder anymore.
Flite Fest is such a magical event and the opportunity to spend time with you all for a weekend is the highlight of our year. We know this is really sad and difficult news for a lot of you to hear and we are right there with you.
If you have pre-registered for the event, thank you for your commitment and for making the time in your calendar. You will be receiving a notice of a refund soon if you haven't already.
A message from Josh at FliteTest
To our volunteers and wonderful people who help us with the event every single year, thank you! We know that people were already gearing up to help put on the event.
We considered waiting longer to see how things would change before fully committing to cancelling the event, but we would prefer to look back and say we were too cautious then to say we're too late with the decision. We know that people make travel arrangements, schedule vacation time and make financial commitments that are hard to undo.
We want to be sensitive to that and make sure that everyone has as much time as possible so it’s as painless as possible to revise your plans.
Although “social distancing” is a term that is going to be with us for a while, proximity distancing is probably a more accurate term. It’s our goal to be more social than ever while online and interacting with you, our community in more ways than we ever have before. We may not get to share a wonderful weekend together but we can connect, talk and be together online every single week and we plan to be there. We hope you will too.
Keep an eye on www.edgewaterairpark.com and subscribe for future updates. We hope to be having some smaller events announced for later in the year!
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Yeah, it's just too bad!Hopefully I will be able to go next year, but it's quite a long drive!
I might try to go next year...depends on how finances look this year. I have to look at buying a newer car than my 2007 Mustang GT - it’s starting to fall apart. That takes precedence over any trips right now...
No FF20 is a huge bummer indeed!
Look at the last paragraph of the announcement, a ray of hope, I quote.
Keep an eye on www.edgewaterairpark.com and subscribe for future updates. We hope to be having some smaller events announced for later in the year!
Look at the last paragraph of the announcement, a ray of hope, I quote.
Keep an eye on www.edgewaterairpark.com and subscribe for future updates. We hope to be having some smaller events announced for later in the year!
Jonny Gum
Elite member
Link to the Slick 580?
OliverW
Legendary member
Here's a pic of his
I'd like to think they may have something for Model Aviation Day, Aug. 15th. Our club is still planning on having an event, but that's up in the air right now and dependent on how COVID-19 shakes out, as well as what San Diego County decides - do they allow gatherings larger than 10 people come August? I just don't know...
Up in the air? Where else would you have Model Aviation Day?
Haha!Up in the air? Where else would you have Model Aviation Day?
basslord1124
Master member
Just wondering if we are going to see a formal announcement soon. It looks like the FF 2020 page is still up not indicating any cancellation and I haven't seen any YT video announcing the cancellation.
Is this official enough? It is what was in the email from FliteTest.
Cheers!
LitterBug
b-29er
Well-known member
I think he means more that the video is unlisted and nothing is visible on the FF website. AKA they're not showing this to everyone yet, just the people in the community, which is a little peculiar tbh
That's why those of us who have received it have tried to forward it.
Cheers!
LitterBug
EDIT: FYI, I have reached out via a couple of outlets to see if they can publish this information in a more "public" way.
Cheers!
LitterBug
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basslord1124
Master member
Yeah I meant a more "public" announcement. I had no idea that video existed (so thanks for posting) and see why as it is "unlisted"
OliverW
Legendary member
what now
Grifflyer
WWII fanatic
Huh?
My guess is a potential spambot.
I agree. He did the same thing on another thread.
Block the account before it goes haywire....
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