SCSA - Minchinhampton Common & flat field Photo's
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Lovely calm day, jus right for flying lightweight electric models. Coquette, Microaces Scrappee & Lazy Bee (L - R in foreground)

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aquila.jpg (90209 bytes) 13/06/09 Phil's Aquila self launching glider
13/06/09 Phil's little Fox, a free flight glider fitted with small RC equipment

Two 4 gram servos, 7 gram brushless motor, 2 cell 250 ma lipo

Dsc_1769.jpg (127574 bytes) 13/06/09 John Bennett's Highlight
john-bulldog4.jpg (145584 bytes) 7/06/09 John Bennett's Bulldog, profile body foamy 
peter-yak3.jpg (97571 bytes)06/06/09 Peter's Yak
don-swift.jpg (64639 bytes)30/05/09 Don's Swift on Sunday morning
mike-parkmaster.jpg (108633 bytes) 23/05/2009 Mike flying his Parkmaster
peter-common.jpg (68870 bytes) 30/03/09 Peter's Easy Bee
Click for bigger photoPete on a flyby with a small electric park flier.
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Of course there's always someone who insists flying a glider when there's no wind

Phil catching his DLG glider

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Electric glider flying at sunset. Note the Nympsfield wind turbine in the background.
(the turbine is actually on a hill a couple of miles away)

P.S: Those guys in the background are practising golf, the guy on the left hasn't just crashed his model into the ground behind him :-)

Chris Boosey's Fun-Jet, EPP and very fast
Pete Godsell with a bi-plane

Click for bigger photoNo wind for gliding? No problem, just get your electric Yak out instead. Pete practicing his slow flying

Click for bigger photo Brian with his homebrew Shockie. Take one sheet of 6mm Depron, a knife, some carbon strip etc.... flies really well.

Side arm launch. Click for bigger photoAde with his Highlight SAL

Side arm launch. Click for bigger photoPete practising his side arm launch technique in the HLG comp.

T33 photoKyosho T33 flying after it's second(!) rebuild. It seems to prefer 8 cells and a good head wind to help with the handlaunch, once flying it goes very well.

Click for bigger imageWhat a difference a few months make. It's winter thermal time...so it's raining (horizontally), it's blowing a gale and nobody is brave (stupid) enough to get their models out of their cars

Click for bigger imagePete concentrating on the summer thermal comp 2001 with Dave doing the timing.

Click for bigger imageAndy overshooting the landing box in the summer thermal comp. Because of this Andy didn't win the comp...

Click for bigger image - Richard with his "Sunrise" ...at sunset!

Click for Larger imageBrian attempting to fly his "cheap" F16 he bought at Sandown.
Pity he had to spend another couple of hundred pounds on charger, batteries, servos etc.....We won't mention how well it flew either :-)

Click for Larger image A rare Bee Orchid as seen on Minchinhampton. Due to the lack of livestock because of the Foot & Mouth crisis, the flowers had a chance to flourish.
p.s. Don't pick them.....they are really rare.

Click for Larger imageA Pyramidal Orchid. Phil's been busy with his camera...

Click for larger imagePhil flying at Sunset on Minchinhampton common.

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