Phil's news letter 17/03/2013

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The SCSA hall of champions where top pilots are immortalised onto the world wide interweb for their soaring prowess and potentially world record breaking achievements. Have a go at beating these records and send your results to along with a witness or data log to verify your accomplishment. If there are any new records you think worthy of a place in the hall of champions then let us know! SCSA chairman has final say on record validation.

2013 Records:

Record

Result Date Name Witness/Data Log
ALTITUDE GAIN: from launch height using either thermal or slope lift.
1,384 ft
17th Feb 2013
Adrian Mesbah
Log
THERMAL DURATION: Launched from flat field using high start, winch or electric single motor run to 150m.
24 mins 45 secs
17th Feb 2013
Adrian Mesbah
Log
HAND LAUNCH DURATION: Launched from flat field.
14 mins 9 secs
2nd Mar 2013
Tony Hickson
Phil Hayward

 

This page is at http://www.scsa.org.uk/records/records.htm 

 


SCSA

Next club meeting  20th March 8.00PM

South Cotswold Soaring Association


Gloucester model flying club

Indoor flying every Saturday until March 2013. 
6.00pm - 8.00pm. Bentham Country Club

   Only the 24th and 31st to go

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Andy's quadcopter with a Sony video camera feed back to ra eceiver and screen on the ground

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Adrian's 3D model

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My new Quadcopter

 

£6.00  seniors. £1.00 juniors.

Non GMFC members very welcome BMFA insurance or similar required.


Malvern Soaring Association

Electric Thermal 17th March

The lift was  strong, launch height was reduced to 100 metres and time extended to 12 minutes after the first three rounds

1st Steve Hannon

2nd  Mike Hurley

3rd Mike Grantham

Thursday 21st Club night - First Aid Jean Simon room, Colwall Village Hall
Friday 22nd Indoor Flying [7 − 9:30 pm] Elms School


Calendar of events  http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal13.html


 

Slope soaring

Monday

  

Wednesday

Thursday

A good afternoon on Minch, some very strong lift

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Andy flew his new electric model trimmed it out, graphs below

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Friday

  Saturday

  Sunday

Minchinhampton with light lift

Latest photos at http://www.ebley.talktalk.net/photos2/?C=M;O=D 


 

For Sale

Models, model related items for sale 
No live stock, fire arms or Cynthia Payne type personal services, well not too many.

Newly listed items


http://www.flyquiet.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=10.0      http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 

http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm   http://www.esoaring.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9be5e7aa62c38e0362754ed0a90eb9b0 

 For Sale at Glos-mfc

http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/59-for-salewanted/ 

Blade SR Huey RTF, Thunder Tiger Field Box, Scroll Saw, Blenderm tape, Spektrum DX7JP, Stinson, FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module,

 

Events

HLG http://www.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3706.0

Esoaring Dates http://www.esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2012 

April Sunday 14th – BMFA eSoaring – Hawling, Gloucestershire

 

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