01/04/2006
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I have added some photos to the club web site last month click here also there is a link to some larger photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/limbo/?M=D these are sorted in date order but no thumbnails. Push key F11 to view the pictures full screen. The small older images can made larger with IE7 by clicking zoom at the bottom right of your screen Next week I have some work to do fitting my kitchen with a floor and
some units,.If you go flying mid week please send me a short report.
Remember the main purpose of this news letter is upset the workers and Sunday
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DIARY Apr - 21 or 22 at Siege Cross Farm. Aero tow http://www.tvsa.scalesoaring.co.uk/events.html contact Doug for help
G-VFWE 2007, now believed to be Europe's largest flying event for vintage & classic aircraft, will be held at Hullavington Airfield over 18th-20th May 2007. For details, please visit the new website at gvfwe.co.uk. Next Club meeting 18th April Repeated from www.glos-mfc.co.uk Sadly the indoor flying sessions for the winter of 2006/7 have finished, hopefully with the changing of the clocks and lighter evenings several of the indoor models will venture outside on calmer nights. Our first season of indoor flying has been a great success and it is planned to restart the evening sessions in the autumn. Many thanks to all who supported this events. Chris
Bishop Chairman GMFC
Tim has a few sheets of 3mm depron left at £1.50 a sheet to club members
Digital
Servos Quote Digital servos perform significantly better than their analog counterparts. They offer higher resolution that reduces deadband for ultimate control, and they offer a faster control response and increased acceleration. They also produce constant torque throughout their range of travel and have noticeably increased holding power when in a stationary position Further reading at http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/digitalservos.pdf
Below is the bit repeated from last week and now includes the missing wiring diagram |
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Analogue to Digital Servo modification Tim |
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My Yak 55 on Minch |
Guy's Reichard Champion |
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| Wednesday at Selsley, a perfect
day once the early mist cleared, steady lift with the buzzards showing
us the thermals. Not enough lift for Zagis or paragliders, does it get
any better? The forecast on XC was spot on this time. Photos |
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| Sunday 1st April, Bryan
tried Rodborough first but the breeze was too far North so we went
to Leckhampton again, Mike our chairman rang up saying the breeze was on
Cam long Down and condition were good. Four of us flew at Leckhampton
joined by two local flyers. A morning of strong lift with the haze
spoiling the view again. Bryan managed a perfect landing by going down
the ridge, coming back up, turning into wind and touching lightly down
right on the edge. I gave up and put my Zagi into flat spin crashing
slowly. The two locals were caught out by the rotor, one ending up a
small tree.
photos Peter's Zagi and a Crazy Ivan
Sunday
Morning 1st April
Where
were you? NE wind, 18 - 20 mph, must be Cam Long Down. I arrive
at the car park to find it totally empty, but heh, never mind. After
making it to the top, I found the wind was directly on the slope and
the lift was really smooooth....
After a
test flight which confirmed the conditions were ideal, I thought I'd
give Brian T a ring to find out where the other regular Sunday morning
bunch were. He said they'd all "defected" to
Leckhampton Hill, but it was only it was only really suitable for EPP
models. I think I managed to cheer him up by saying the
conditions were ideal on Cam Long Down. (tee-heh!)
Anyway, I
had a great time all by myself, the highlight was a visit by a wake
(according to Google) of buzzards. 6 buzzards all hovering in the
slope lift, just in front of me. I was flying my Zagi at the time, so
I thought I'd try a bit of formation hovering with a pair of the
buzzards. They semed quite happy (or perhaps confused) with my Zagi
being in close formation with them, but the 3 of us spent a good few
minutes hovering within a couple of feet of each other, in a Red
Arrows style V-formation!
They
eventually got bored and flew off looking for lunch, but a bit
later on when I flew my Zagi again, another buzzard appeared from
nowhere and we spent another few minutes formation flying.
Anyway,
it was April Fools day, whoever got you to drive all that way over to
Leckhampton, stitched you up a treat :-)
Regards,
Mike B
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| Editor I'm baffled, the slope at Cam Long Down runs east to west and should be ideal for a North wind, If the wind is north east it goes very rough and is 45 degrees to slope. The club compass shows Rodborough as flying in a northeast wind but it becomes unflyable if it goes north of ENE. It could be the wind is bending due to local topography. Selsley does not fly in a north wind, it comes over the church and gives poor lift |
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