Join us for Long Island Silent Flyers F5J Summer Contest. This is an F5J USA Tour and Eastern Soaring League event and will be conducted in accordance with USA Tour rules and guidelines, and FAI F5J rules. Each model flown must be equipped with an approved F5J-USA limiter. Currently approved limiters: https://www.f5j-usa.com/fai-f5j-altimeters/ Per USA Tour rules motor restarts will be allowed but will result in a zero flight. Field open for practice on Friday afternoon. F5J tasks on Saturday and Sunday, scored for each weekend and cumulatively. Awards for 1-3 places in Expert class and 1-3 places in Sportsman class for cumulative score. No Fly-offs Entry fee $50 Pilots meeting 8:30 am Saturday and Sunday Last round will end at 2:30 pm and contest will be done at 3 pm on Sunday. There is a Best Western located less than 5 minutes from the field on 7940 Jericho Tpke, Woodbury, NY 11797.
Expert to third place
Sportsman to third place
Stillwell Field GPS - 40.832865, -73.482408
Your car’s navigation system may also be able to use the address:
25 Southwoods Road, Syosset, NY 11791-2925.
Head east on Long Island Expressway (LIE RT 495), Southern State Parkway or Grand Central Parkway /Northern State Pkwy).
Take these to Rt 135 North, the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway to Exit 14E Rt 25 East toward Woodbury
Go about 0.6 miles - Turn left onto Southwoods Road
Go about 1.3 miles (past Syosset High School) to Stillwell Field on right.
Go into the parking lot and drive down the right side, past sports fields, to the gate.
Drive slowly, on dirt road watching for walkers and mountain bikers crossing the road (Bike / hiking trails cross the middle of this road) The road will open to a field. Look for tents and cars.
Please avoid disturbing the uncut tall grass which are bird nesting areas.