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The weeks flying  at Gloucester MFC http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog09/june09/june09.htm 

Thursday evening seems to have been heli night

Photo CB's Trex 600e

New Minium
  MINIUM CHRISTEN EAGLE II Readyset (Rainbow)

http://www.elitemodelsonline.co.uk/Products/Aircraft/Fly-Out-Of-The-Box/3929-/MINIUM-CHRISTEN-EAGLEainbow 

VIDEO
Picture the scene. The MPX Fox glider had been converted to use a small rocket motor for motive power. Thinking back to last summer when we first attempted it, the design and calculations couldn't possibly be wrong this time? Could they? Using a Rocket motor to boost the RC converted MPX Fox couldn't possibly go wrong a second time round.....

YouTube - MPX Rocket Fox Mk2  please don't laugh it is not funny

JET BREAKS UP  in flight

Photos
more from Laurie 
 http://www.rcmf.co.uk/4um/index.php/topic,51760.0.html  

A test questions http://www.bmfamid.co.uk/onlinetest.html 

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A poor man's F5B
 F5B gliders got to be called Hotliner due to the amount of power fed to the electric motor, this was around 3000 watts, an awesome amount of power for a two metre glider  weighing around 2,000 grams. Power is now electronically limited to 1750 watts for competitions
They were  required to do two tasks, the first a distance event where the pilot tries to get as many laps between two sighting devices set 150 meters apart during a 200 second window. The motor  can only be run when the plane is off the course.  and can fly at over 175mph in the distance task The second task is a 10 minute duration flight. In this  the pilot works to keep the plane in the air for ten minutes using as little motor as possible. At the end of the ten minutes there is a spot landing. The current F5B planes can fly the ten minute duration with five seconds of motor run.
Most models sold as hotliners are not very hot and more like over powered Self launching gliders, they would be unlikely to glide at over a 100MPH or complete a 10 minute thermal task.

My recently acquired Aquila is such a model, only Luke warm at just 500watts, I was given this model by someone who likes to take life at a gentler pace

Input Voltage : 7.4V~14.8V (2~4S Li-po)
Kv : 1450 rpm/V within 10%
Current capacity : 45A/30s
Dimensions : 35mm X 42mm / 1.38in X 1.65in
Shaft diameter : 4mm / 0.16in
Weight : 132g
Number of poles/magnets : 14
Recommended model weight : 1000~2300g / 35~81oz
Power equivalent : .30 to .35 IC  glow engine

Suggested prop size: 11x5

Definitely not an F5B competition model but pleasant to fly and a climb  at about 60 MPH should be fast enough for the average club flyer

FOR SALE

 http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/for-sale.htm , For use by club members and others in Gloucestershire, send to for-sale@glos-mfc.co.uk

If an item has been sold please email me, Phil

newly listed  Items 

Wanted, a Din to Square Futaba trainer lead. If you have one for sale please call Bill on 07973 118473.

For Sale
10" x 5" x 4mm thick gyro tape, this can be used to mount gyros, rec, servos and more . £3 a sheet 
 
Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) thin type 20g container  . 75p a tube 
 
Zippy lightmax 2200 20c 3cell batteries fitted with deans plugs . £20 

 
flightmax 130mah batteries. For the mcx or vapor £3 each
 
Flightmax 800 3 cell batteries suitable for Trex 250 £10 each
 
HXT 900 micro servo 9g/1.6kg/.12 sec £4 each
 

 
Darren  
07766804629

List of items for sale click here for details

Wanted, a Din to Square Futaba trainer lead. If you have one for sale please call Bill on 07973 118473.
Phoenix flight sim,  
JR 2610 TX complete with Nicad battery, R700 receiver and genuine charger  
Also a 6mm heli starter drive £5.00 again new never used.
60 inch Slope soarer,
ATS Kite 64" with OS46 + servos,
Hanger 9 Cub 66" with new sc46 + servos, flown once,
Flair Piper cub 72" damaged, 
Hitec focus 6, Sanwa vanguard 6, 
Sanwa RD6000 sport, field box with control panel,
2 starters, glow starters, fuel pump, fuel and lots of accessories. 
Futaba crystals RX88, TX80, RX71, RX71 dual conversion,
Wanted  RX84,
Hanger 9 Cub £150 Tel 01452 714701
Irvine Pro Sealing Iron & Top Gun heat gun open to offers SOLD
Mini Titan, XL Pro 2K, Raptor 30
Don's PC9 £150 complete PC-9 45 * 

Slope & soaring

Monday

Wednesday

Thursday
A strong breeze at Frocester, a little too strong for most of us. The wind went round to the north in the evening and there was some flying on Selsley 

Friday
A bit of thermalling on Minch or rather lack of it me and Andy flew  three of my self launching gliders 

Saturday
Some strong lift at Minch and lots of sink, in one period me John struggled to find lift with our Highlights 

Chedworth aerotow

A mixed day, Steve Holland was unable to attend and Mario's tug crashed while trying to tow up Doug's glider. I had a fly with Len's scale Motor  glider, this thermalled with the engine ticking over. perfect weather with good thermals. lots of gliders flown and a jet.
Photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D dated 14-june

SCSA NEWS

Next club meeting Wednesday 17th June  6.30 for 7.00PM start, electric flying and glider golf on Minchinhampton common and later to the Bear, We are using balloon's instead of flags to save model damage

July 15th 6.30 for 7.00PM electric thermal comp, any model with an electric motor

The thermal comp against Malvern SA will be July 26th at Fish Meadow

August 23rd Sunday  club thermal competition 9.30 for 10.00AM start

Photo added to web site http://www.scsa.org.uk/minchinhampton.htm