Phil's news letter 16/04/2012

Last week's news letter

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Slotted flaps

Here are a couple of detailed photos of the flap deployed and the actual geometry (from XL). You normally aim for a flap overlap and gap of around one to two percent of the wing chord, at the full deployment angle. 

The mechanism works quite well but probably wouldn't withstand a tow launch. For a glider, this type of flap is a bit impractical, but it does get the landing speed down.

Phil

 

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Malvern SA News 

 Events http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal12.html 

results http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/lb.html 

 comp at Upton postponed, until 22nd April  

The lift was poor until 12.00 John got way up with his Shadow
April
Friday 6th Indoor Flying [7 − 9:30 pm] Elms School
Sunday 22nd Thermal 3 − Progressive Times, 10:30 am Upton − Fish Meadow
Friday 20th Indoor Flying [7 − 9:30 pm] (last of the winter series) Elms School
May Sunday 6th E Soaring 2 − Mass Launch, start 10:30 am Upton − Fish Meadow
May Sunday 20th Slope 2 − X− country, start 10:30 am Malverns − Table Hill area

 

Cotswold slopers
Photo page updated 14/04/2012

http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/cs/photos.htm 

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Cotswold Slopers compass
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Gloucester MFC News

See Blog http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog12/apr12/apr12.htm 

Sunday April 29th. Spring BBQ all your usual favourites cooked fresh on the clubs state of the art half oil drum.
Also Control Line Carrier Flying and competition.
Normal flying as usual as the carrier will be well out of the normal flying area

SCSA

Next Club Meeting
The next Club meeting is on Wed 18th April at the BGGC  

Gloucester oven repairs

Cooker and oven repairs in Stroud and Gloucester

 

Slope Flying  

 Monday 

 

Tuesday 

What a great day, sunny and windy,
My calypso was definitely worth waiting for, and my new axle showed an amazing turn of speed with its twist wings. The calypso just screamed around the sky, then the full crow saw it gently descend, damn its good. I cant wait to put it together again.
Great day out.

Barry

I failed to dot my Wild Thing
 
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Wednesday

 Selsley some very strong thermal lift

  
Thursday 

Nice photos Phil but you make the flying session sound like fun!!

Severe bumps/lift and then sink on the tump. Wind moved to the W bowl and I chucked off me little Weasel in a strong breeze. Huge lift, massive turbulence  and then a vacuum cleaner down draft that sucked it well down the hill. Flying control impossible. (Bermuda Triangle arrived in Glos?)

I was back in the car as the sleet and hail arrived, watching you and John get soaked as you derigged your more complicated toys.

Got home to 'you're back early on such a nice sunny, gentle breezy, Selsley at it's best sort of afternoon' as I brushed the hailstones off my jeans....Ah well, April showers I suppose....
Guy

Late afternoon the wind eased and we had gentle slope lift with smooth thermal lift

Guy's Windstar and John's FVK, 

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 Friday          

There was a light breeze blowing on to Selsley with plenty of thermal lift, but about 3.00PM it   
disappeared just as Guy arrived

 Saturday 

I went to CLD with Nick, the wind was a little east and lift was poor
It took 13 minutes to walk up the hill slowly, see graph below
CLD is good for North and NNE,  if it's NE go to Lecky

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Sunday

  I flew on Selsley mid afternoon, the lift was very strong in spite of the wind being NNE, I had a go at getting to cloud base with an EPP Python, the owner was not happy

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  http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/cs/images/sept11/pic22.jpg 
 More photos at http://www.ebley.talktalk.net/photos2/?C=M;O=D 

For sale

http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 

Newly listed items 

For Sale

Spectrum Dual input/output regulator
Step down linear voltage regulator.

£15.00

Andy; 07511947773

12/04/2012

 

For Sale various I/C motors

MVVS Petrol 26cc    £150.00
RCV 91 4 stroke     £80.00
OS 72 4 stroke    £70.00
Laser 100 4 stroke    £90.00
Laser 70 4 stroke     £60.00
Irvine 61 (Red head) 2 stroke BNIB    £50.00
SC 180 AR 2 stroke just run in    £100.00

Phone Don: 01452 531955

12/04/2012

  FOR SALE 
 servo plug crimp pliers, Futaba TC7 2.4Ghz , 35 meg Receivers,, ,  35MHz receiver,  325mm heli blades,   Crystals

 For Sale Page http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm 

Some Events  

Also BARCS League Event. Hawling, Nr Cheltenham, Glos. Contact Martin Bell on martin@esoaring.co.uk or Mike Proctor on mproctor1@gmail.com or see www.esoaring.net/forum

 

May 13th South Devon Glider Day

Dartmoor SS Club. On Site Winch, Bungee and Aerotow.  Little Haldon Airfield, Nr Teignmouth, South Devon, off B3192. Contact Joe Spires on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287

 

http://www.longmarstonmodelairshow.co.uk/ 12th-13th 2012

Apr 8-9 SAM 35 Gala and SAM 1066 Vintage Meeting

Inc. SAM 35 Vintage Power Duration. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover. Contact Bill Longley on 01258 488833 or tasuma@btconnect.com

May 19th          Blackbushe Model Air Show  Blackbushe

RCMF EVENT LIST http://www.rcmf.co.uk/4um/index.php/topic,87486.0.html 

 

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