It’s been a while! Many have asked what happened with VanWhoop and when we will run again. It’s a complicated answer, but we’re still here, and still wanting to host new events.
Our main issue is available venues. When we have a good venue, it makes things easy! Finding new places to fly takes a great deal of time and dedication, especially cheap/free.
Great venues include bars and restaurants with a dedicated area (such as a party room or separate section), businesses with available space after-hours or on weekends, or private residences large enough to host a dozen people with space to fly, or anywhere interesting! We’re a non-profit and revenue is low, so rentals need to be cheap or free or we cannot afford them. Can you help us find a good venue?
The other issue is manpower. We run VanWhoop when we have spare time and that includes a lot of leg work. Life has made it so only one of us is available to help with this event, these days. If you’re willing to help Vancouver maintain it’s only FPV whoop series, please contact us!
Our long term sponsor, SN Hobbies, has always stood behind us and we are so grateful for their support!
Most people like to fly outdoors during the spring/summer months, so we’ll be focussing on that until the weather starts to dip again. Until then, we recommend checking out our sister club, KwadsRUs, for some outdoor, 5″ flying action, and winter indoor 3″ series!