Quiet Saturday 2nd June
3:30pm at the field today, just 3 planes, one Helicopter and 3 members was it. Lovely day, runways had been cut that morning. Where were you?
New floor in the shelter
Unfortunately, the appearance of the new floor in the shelter which was only finished about a week ago, has already been spoilt by some thoughtless person(s) getting cooking oil over a significant area near the west end doorway. As a consequence, the committee regret, that in […]
Message from Bob Ryan the chairman about the new flooring in the shelter
The shelter paving is now complete. The photos were taken before the screening and sealing were done. Please make every effort to keep it looking like this, if you leave a mess / rubbish, someone else will have to clear it up and that will not be tolerated. The sealing should help prevent stains but […]
Message from Alan Cooper
I was up the field Thursday and before I got there another 2 models where lost in the crops, and are still in there. So as a bit of fun Malcolm Dougall and I are going to mount a video camera on the end of the longest pole we can make. To keep it […]
Another Rapeseed victim saved, Simon Squire says thank you.
Good morning Bill, Just a short message to say that I had a flight at the patch yesterday that ended in a premature dumb thumb flight, I would like to say a big thanks to the help I received from our members to retrieved my foamy from the vegetation. Many thanks, Simon. Simon was […]
Another negative report on the Loc8tor
Email From Don Fraser Just to let you know the Loc8tor works well except when used in rapeseed crops. I have now had to locate 2 models lost in the rapeseed and it is useless. I recovered my Riot by searching and my Blade 450 helicopter never to be found after a long search. I […]
Report from John Norman on Loc8tor used as a model finder.
See email from John Norman who bought one of the Loc8tors to use as a model finder. Test results disapponting, Bill. Put tag at end of our garden behind a privet hedge. At a distance of approximately 30 metres the device only indicated a ‘find’ twice out of six attempts. It just isn’t reliable enough […]
Outer gate fixed and floor of the shelter started
Very early last Saturday before the swap meet, Alan Cooper cut off the old outer gate hinges. (very neat job thanks Alan) Yesterday a crack team from the committee, with the aid of a trolly jack supplied by Jon Young, lifted the gate (now unhindered by the old hinge lugs) to a height whereby it […]
More congratulations and club night at the field
A well done for junior member George Napper for passing his fixed wing A test at the club meeting and barbecue at the field yesterday evening. You will recall that this year we introduced a registration procedure for jet turbine models, whereby members who have a jet which they wish to fly at our field […]
Congratulations
To Craig Spence who passed his BMFA fixed wing B cert today. Test conducted by two of our many examiners Gregg Veasey and Bob Ryan. Craig was reported to have flown a very good, controlled test.