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Minchinhampton
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Our problems are reported on page four of the BMFA August magazine Valenta Carbon Thermik XXXL 5m rebuilt with R6014HS 14
channel rx and finished in new all white and black colours.
Video shows the programming of all ten servo's running on
independent channels including a two aileron, four flap wing
with spoilers delivering an impressive butterfly. UK standard Class
Dumping water across Selsley and racing for the finishing line
BGGC Magazine Download it here as a PDF!
Neil Jones has gone to the F3J world championships follow it through these links Bulletin Number 1 for South Africa Worlds Organizer’s Official Web page for the South Africa Worlds. Official FaceBook page for the Sth Africa Worlds by Michelle Goodrum. South Africa Model Gliding Association Blog http://www.teamf3j.co.uk/the-team Fly Off Results
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Malvern SA News Events http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal12.html results http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/lb.html
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New photos for July see picture viewer The flat field duration local record
stands at 1 hour 9 minutes
for this year by Sqeela with his Electric Shadow. on Minchinhampton common
from 150 metre launch. This is for hand launched, bungee or one short motor run on a flat field without the use of slope lift NEW Adam holds the HLG record at 14 minutes The local height record for this year is held by Chris Bishop at 2953 feet attained at GMFC |
Cotswold
Slopers compass
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Dowty Propfest
Jamie flying heli 3D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocCfYI0fsPI&feature=youtu.be and Phil's big heli http://youtu.be/XpEehslcgYk
Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th September No flying dates Thursday 16th to Monday 20th August Due to Auto Grass racing
Urgent Notice effective 29th June See Blog http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog12/ for more photos SCSA An evening of full sized glider flying 16th August 6.00PM with reduced rates,
£58 Club Meeting This Week
followed by an indoor heli flying contest against BGGC Non Members welcome
Slope Flying & flat field Monday I flew my Shadow on Minch there was some strong
lift
Wednesday The Blaster 2 should launch to 150ft + Afternoon at Selsley Very weak lift early afternoon, my supra would not stay up mid afternoon. About 4.00pm the slope lift came back I flew Adam's TopSky Viper and liked it, I am not getting a good launch, perhaps I am not putting enough weight behind it
Thursday I went to Minch with the idea of beating Adam's 12 minutes with an HLG and failed best flight only 6 minutes
See launch video from 2 years ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh3yluU-BgA
Friday
Took the Topsky Viper 2 DLG into the back field behind my house. Found a
massive thermal at about 50ft. God know how high it went but thought I'd
lost the plane on several occasions over the river!! Managed to get her
down only to find another thermal up wind.
Final time: 14 minutes 22 seconds!!! Whoop Adam Too good for me, started with a 4 minute flight, but failed to keep it up, common problem at my age 
Sunday Haresfield light lift in the afternoon
For sale http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 Newly listed items Wanted FOR SALE FrSky V8R4Futaba CGY750 Flybarless Control Gyro. Align T-Rex 250SE Seagull E-Pioneer Trainer, Ava 3.2 Pro, .Multiplex 3030, Ava 3.2 Classic, HITEC RECEIVERS , Align T-Rex 250SE 2.4GHz 4CH Micro Receiver( V8R4), Schulze 35 MHz FM receivers. Ultimate bi-plane, blendern tape, Protech Megastar, For Sale Page http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm Some Events
Bristol Society of Model and Experimental Engineers - Exhibitions
This year's exhibition will take place on August 17-19th At Thornbury
Leisure Centre
Kemble Best of British Show 2012 26-27 August 2012 http://www.bestofbritishshow.co.uk/ 25-27 aug BMFA Nationals Barkston Heath BMFA Fun Fly at the Nationals By James Gordon
When some people think of the B.M.F.A National Championships, they think of the country's elite competitors, seriously competing with expensive, state of the art models! But, while this is the case with some events, there is one event that attracts flyers from the elite, all the way through to the average club flyer. This event is the Fun Fly. Fun Fly was conceived at club level all over the country in the 1960's and in 1985, the BMFA Mid-West area, headed by Robin Jones, launched a national event that became an integral part of the August Nationals and has been going strong ever since. Robin worked extremely hard over the years in support of the Fun Fly and with his team, made this one of the most enjoyable events at the Nats. The new team, now in our fifth year, is mainly made up of members of the Caterham & District Model Flying Club, with contest directors being myself and Nick Lester. Both of us have competed in the event for many years and we too, feel very strongly that the Fun Fly continues to grow and goes from strength to strength. So what is Fun Fly? Basically, at club level, a fun fly competition can be pretty much anything as long as it's simple and fun! I belong to the Caterham and Croydon clubs, bothof which have monthly fun fly competitions ranging from limbo, touch and go's or spot landing events, through to slightly sillier events like water carrying, balloon bursting or even doughnut dropping! All these events are designed to entertain, both the pilots and the spectators. They can also improve pilot skills and confidence and they certainly add lots of fun to any club! The other thing about fun fly events is that they are all scored against the clock. There are no judges deciding how much they liked your flight – your score at the end of the time is what you get - simple as that! The models, too, can be very basic. At club level and indeed at the Nationals, most people use well proven designs such as the Limbo Dancer, Avicraft Frantic, Western Cougar, YT Magic or the Evolution Fusion. All of these models have the benefit of being relatively cheap, quick to assemble and easy to fly. But with the right set up, then virtually anything is possible from the transmitter sticks! In the Nationals, we also like to encourage flyers to modify existing models or even design their own. Over the years, we have seen some wonderfully ingenious designs that have been incredibly successful and indeed, we are now looking at awarding a prize to encourage and reward such design flair. This, then brings another element to the competition, for the model can't be just good at one event, it needs to be good at four or five very different events, so not only are the pilot skills being tested, so is the design of the model! So, let me now briefly run through what the Nationals competition is all about. Basically, anyone with a BMFA 'B' certificate can enter whatever your skills at fun fly. The event is designed to introduce the average club flyer into competition flying, thus boosting confidence and skill levels. Many well known national and international pilots started in fun fly and have gone on to huge success. The event is split into two classes. Class 1 is for the experts, where some of the piloting skills have to be seen to be believed and class 2 for anyone with a 'B' certificate who enjoys a laid back approach to competition flying. There is, by the way, nothing to stop you entering both classes! Class 1 models are basically unlimited, whereas class 2 models are limited on engine size or electric motor, with no tuned exhausts and no coupling (mixing) of control surfaces. This is designed to keep the models to similar performance and keep them affordable to everyone. Now, to the competitions themselves. Both classes include a Longest Glide task that requires the pilot to stay in the air for as long as possible, following a 20 second climb. Also included is a Limbo competition that is won by the pilot that completes the most passes under the limbo gate as possible in two minutes. A Touch and Go task is also included in both classes, where the pilot completes as many touch and go's as possible in a large square, again in two minutes. Class 1 only has a Triple Thrash task, that requires the pilot to complete three touch and go's, three loops, three rolls and another touch and go in the fastest time, where class 2 has a Spins and Spot task where pilots perform as many spins as possible on the way down after a 30 second climb, then perform a spot landing for added points. During the last few years, we have also added a mystery round for each class which is drawn at random at the start of the weekend. These events include Dead stick aerobatics, Touch & Go Bang, Water Carrying and Doughnut Dropping! New for this year to also join the mystery rounds are Roop and Blackjack. Well, I hope that's wetted your appetite for the Nationals Fun Fly. We are certainly great believers in this event, as we think the Nationals needs at least one low key event where anyone can come along and have the experience of competing on a very low budget and have a whole load of fun along the way. It also shows the public the lighter side of R/C flying, which can only be a good thing and it is also great fun to watch!! So, go on, fill out the entry form in the June issue of the BMFA News and give it a go - I'll guarantee a fun packed and entertaining weekend! Copies of this year's rules are available from the B.M.F.A office or from me at the following email address: wlmailhtml:/mc/compose?to=jamesrrg@hotmail.com We both look forward to seeing you in August, either competing or just come to the line and say hello - maybe it will inspire you to give it a go next year. Happy Fun Flying! James Gordon. .................................................................... Aug 19 Woodspring Wings E-Fly Aug 26 SAM 35 Vintage Power Duration At SAM Eurochamps. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover. Contact Bill Longley on 01258 488833 or tasuma@btconnect.com
Saturday 1st
September MSA OPEN E-SOARING CONTEST
Upton − Fish Meadow Much Marcle 1st & 2nd Sept BMFA eSoaring – Hawling – Nr Cheltenham - Gloucestershire arrow Vintage R/C Rally. Cocklebarrow Farm, Nr Aldsworth, off A40 Cirencester/Burford, GL54 3PU. Contact Bill Longley on 01258 488833 or tasuma@btconnect.com 1st 2nd Sept Much Marcle Yatton, Nr Clevedon, Bristol, BS21 6. Contact Gary Blinco on 07808 052022 or blinco@uk2.net or see www.woodspringwings.co.uk Sept 8 BMFA eSoaring League 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 Sep 23 South Devon Glider Day Teign Valley MFC. 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
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