Transmitter left at the flying field on Tuesday 5th April
If you were flying at the field on Tuesday and using a Futaba transmitter, check to see if you have it, because Bob Ryan found one after everyone else had gone. If you discover its yours get in touch with Bob and he will reunite you with it.
New shelter foundations dug today
John Veasey and Bob Ryan spent the day the field today with a man and an excavator. We are now ready for 14 metres of concrete, so the shelter won’t blow away again. We now need to find a cheap concrete supplier and fix another working day to get the concrete poured.
This Saturday 2nd April (Postponed from 19th March)
Organisers for the F5B competition which is taking place at the field in July with be at the field this Saturday doing some test flights and marking out the circuit. So there will be some disruption to normal flying.
Thank you from the club committee
The committee would like to extend a big thank you to the large number of members who were able to help with the work party on the damaged shelter on the afternoon of Wednesday 30th of March. With the amount of help available the damaged structure and fence were completely dismantled into component parts in […]
Shelter Damaged in high winds during early hours of Easter Monday morning
The committee regret to report that shelter at the flying field was literally torn out of the ground and upended into the car park during the gales in the early hours of Easter Monday. Plans are already afoot to carry out repairs, but in the meantime if you visit the field please avoid the area for […]
Good Friday at the field …..where was everybody?
Cracking day at the field on Good Friday with only a handful of members present. Maybe the weather report for the Easter weekend put everyone off…Shame
This Saturday 19th March
Organisers for the F5B competition which is taking place at the field in July with be at the field this Saturday doing some test flights and marking out the circuit. So there will be some disruption to normal flying.
Flying Field Condition Update
Following a major session from the ground crew last weekend the grass has been cut in all areas and everything is in tip top form. Thanks to Simon, Alan and Peter. The car park has dried out and thanks to the care members have taken with parking in the last 6 weeks the surface is […]
BMFA Nationals 2016
BMFA have announced that the RAF have declined permission to use Barkston Heath to hold the 2016 Power National BMFA Nationals 2016
Flying Field Car Park
The continuing rain has caused a problem at the field which is a first as far as I recall. The grass part of the car park is very wet and muddy, cars are churning it up and leaving deep tracks in the ground, This could leave us with a long term problem with loss of […]