Phil's news letter 25/11/2013

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AGM and Doug's quiz
8.00PM 11th December at the BGGC


Gloucester model flying club

more at http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog13/sept13/sept13.htm 

Indoor flying Bentham country club 6.00 - 8.00PM every Saturday, Insurance need, GMFC membership is not required 

6 to 8 pm. Slots for F/W, small helis Heli and Micro Models. Bentham Country Club, Bentham Nr Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. Contact Mike Frith on 07866 366657or secretary@glos-mfc.co.uk or see www.glos-mfc.co.uk 

Bar and snacks available 

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GMFC Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 3rd December 2013 8.00pm Bentham Country Club.

Some Photos from Saturday's indoor session, click for larger images    

  

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 Bird watch
  


Malvern Soaring Association

Indoor flying has started 
Calendar of events  http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal13.html

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Gents

The 2nd Winter Comp took place today as planned. The weather conditions were mild with no wind at all to speak of, but with total cloud cover.

Flying from 100metre setting it was always going to be challenging to fly out the 10 minute slot time, and so it proved with only one going full time, the remaining seven were between 6 and 8 mins.

Given the conditions, and the support shown when I first asked the question, it was extremely disappointing that only 6 pilots turned out. I can only presume that, like our club championship, people are losing interest.

1st    P Hayward

2nd    M White

3rd    S Hannon

=         J Freeman

5th    M Grantham

6th    H Webber

Mike


Slope soaring

Monday

Tuesday 

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Wednesday

Thursday  

Mark's Zagi, lit up better than a Christmas tree

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Friday 

Saturday

Sunday  

Andy's quad, an image from Hugh's on board camera, Nick's Sea Fury, George and 

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Slope
A splendid session at Selsley this afternoon with Andy G and his mate Bob! I flew my Graphite,

 

    


For Sale

Sunbird 60 
it is kitted out with Savox Servos throughout and as you can see houses a Spectrum 7000 2.4ghz receiver with additional remote aerial.
this lovely little glider comes with purpose made wing and fuselage bags.
£200 without receiver if you require the receiver I can leave it in for an additional £20.
For more details call Phil on 07740835387 or 01905454034 Worcester.  

Here is what the manufacturer has to say.
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Sunbird 60” – a Lot of sailplane in a small attractive package
 
Produced from CAD design and CNC generated moulds, this little/big sailplane was designed with a range of possible flyers in mind from novice to expert.
 
I designed it to be very transportable – basically, disassembled it can fit on a car parcel shelf, so it is very convenient to carry around, but at the same time I wanted to make an airframe that in expert hands could really perform.
 
The aerofoil section is probably quite advanced for this kind of plane and gives a very wide speed range and possibility of operation in a wide range of wind conditions.
 
Sunbird flying panels and control surfaces are large enough to be effective in almost any conditions, while the flaps make it possible to land the plane slowly and safely even at small flying sites.
 
Added to that, the radio bay is large enough to enable installation of the servos and radio pack without resorting to micro surgery, while the fuselage and in fact the whole plane still has a pleasing and balanced shape. Remember: “If it looks good, it flies good” – and that really is true with this little whizzer.
 
Flight tests in a wide range of conditions have revealed a very good turn of speed, high maneuverability, no bad habits, and very controllable landing characteristics.
 
For the expert and novice alike the Sunbird represents a lot of “big” sailplane features in a small attractive package.
Design By RCRCM Aero Team.  
Specifications:
Wing span: 60” (1.52m)
Wing section: RC series
Length: 0.9m
Weight: 600g
Controls: Ailerons, Flaps, Elevator
See the latest aerofoils here

 

  WASP 22" indoor model for sale, it comes complete with, motor, esc, servos and 2x 400 2S lipo's. I bought it for the indoor evenings, but its not my thing. I've only flown it outside.  

 £45, 

Barry  01905 421264

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Topmodel Cz Fascination glider, FMS FOX electric foam glider, Park zone spitfire mk9. Raptor 30 bind 'n' fly. AR6200 6 CHANNEL SPEKTRUM, AR7000 7 CHANNEL, Black magic kit,, Blade SR Huey RTF, Thunder Tiger Field Box, S Blenderm tape, FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module,


For sale Links

.Flyquiet.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=10.0  

http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/   Gliders

Glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm

eSoaring.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9be5e7aa62c38e0362754ed0a90eb9b0 

Barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/59-for-salewanted/ 


Events

 

Please check these events are on before attending, some are cancelled at short notice

Every Saturday

GMFC indoor flying starts at Bentham country club 6.00 - 8.00PM 

Oct 19          Gloucester MFC Indoor Flying

6 to 8 pm. Slots for F/W, Heli and Micro Models. Bentham Country Club, Bentham Nr Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. Contact Mike Frith on 07866 366657or secretary@glos-mfc.co.uk or see www.glos-mfc.co.uk

Oct 26-27    SAM 1066 Fun Fly and Competitions 02392 550809 or rogerknewman@yahoo.com
27th October Gaydon Static Show Contact for Trade John Rickett 01472 388301 or email jricdh86@aol.com 
Model Display (individual or team) Tony Hooper 01926 641490 or email th.hooper@btinternet.com  

  SAM 1066 Fun Fly and Competitions

Saturday – Combined Open/E36 Electric Power, Tailless, Small Vintage Rubber. Sunday – Comb. Up To 50” Vintage & Classic Glider, 4oz Wakefield, HLG/CLG. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover. Contact Roger Newman on  . Jimmie Allen Mass Launch Contact Roy Tiller on 01202 511309

 

EVENT LISTS


 http://www.barcs.co.uk/event-calendar  

HLG www
.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3706.0

Esoaring Dateswww.
esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2013 

bmfa.org/events/index.html 

http://www.electricsoaring.co.uk/events.html 

http://www.rcmodelworld.com/article.aspx?a=5396 

http://scalesoaring.co.uk/Calendar/Calendar.html 

http://www.largemodelassociation.com/eventcalendar.htm 

http://www.sam35.org/events/events.aspx 

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