The Rhode Island Soaring Club

AMA chartered club #1478, founded in 1972 as "Gliders, Sailplanes & Scale Modelers"; a soaring SIG flying winch-launched and electric sailplanes, free flight and old-timer models from privately owned turf farms near Richmond, RI, plus slope flying at Fort Adams and Beavertail. Members fly mainly Saturday mornings, plus Wednesday evenings in summer; supports the AMA Intro Pilot Program.