Phil's news letter 30/12/2013
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Weather links BBC.UK weather
Aston Down weather XCweather
Rain
forecast Weatherspark.
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Airbus A-380 First Landing at SFO.....NOW THIS IS
REALLY WORTH WATCHING.
Use full screen!
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A380 first landing at SFO
This is pretty interesting to watch.
The pilots sit away from everything, no
yoke, etc.
Captain pulls up a keyboard once in a
while to enter info but the plane does
most of the work......
The humongous A380 makes its first landing
at San Francisco airport.. It
seems extensively automated. The air
traffic controller gives them heading,
altitude and speed, and they dial it in.
Pretty interesting.
For best results go "full
screen" on your monitor.
It will seem like you are in the cockpit.
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Link
below
http://tinyurl.com/qjtbmub
I need your help to save the Brighton Speed Trials - the longest running
motorsport event in the UK. It is under threat by Brighton and
Hove Council who want to refuse permission and block the event taking place
on the seafront. You can help by signing our petition and
sharing the link with friends: http://tinyurl.com/qjtbmub.
Don't delay; the council will be making a decision on 23 January 2014! You
may not
be aware but the Speed Trials has been running in Brighton since 1905 and is
an entertaining fun-packed day out for the whole family to watch
some of the UK's best race cars and motor bikes compete along Madeira Drive.
Over two hundred cars and motor bikes line up to take a timed
run including road cars, race cars and drag bikes who compete to win the
fastest in their class. A top six run-off to find the fastest car
and bike brings the day to a dramatic close. Don't let the council block the
event, please sign the petition and spread the word. Many
thanks ARTHUR
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News
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2014 SCSA membership is as follows:
Senior member £40
Junior
£16
Family Senior £40
Family Junior £12
Family Partner £20
Associate member = £8 (existing BMFA member)
membership
form
The
Boxing-day pylon race
will Be run 19th Jan
at 9:30 for 10 o'clock start. Pete Wolfenden will be
running the comp
The comp will be held on the windward slope, Pete will select the
slope at about 8am
ring Pete on the day after 8:15am tel 07761199123
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| Gloucester model
flying club
more at http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog13/sept13/sept13.htm
Indoor flying Bentham country
club 6.00 - 8.00PM every Saturday, Insurance need, GMFC
membership is not required
6 to 8 pm. Slots for F/W, small helis Heli and Micro Models.
Bentham Country Club, Bentham Nr Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. Contact
Mike Frith on 07866 366657or secretary@glos-mfc.co.uk
or see www.glos-mfc.co.uk
Bar and snacks available
GMFC fees Seniors £60.00 OAPs.£36.00
BMFA fees Seniors £32.00 Juniors £17.00.
http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/membershipform.doc
Some Photos from Saturday's indoor session, click for larger
images
Bird watch
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Soaring Association
Indoor flying has started
Calendar of events
http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal13.html
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| Slope soaring
Monday
Tuesday
What a day!
Some photos from Fish Meadow
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Kevin's Pitts and David's Bird of Tyme 
Wanted
5.8ghz aerial
Phil
For Sale
Topmodel Cz Fascination, which is a
3.6 metre span electric glider, with aileron, and flaps. It has a
very nice epoxy fuselage, and veneer covered foam wings, all to a
good standard. I bought it earlier in the year as ready to fly,
planning to just add a motor, ESC, and battery, but on closer
inspection, the builder has made an untidy job, so it needs some
attention. The structure is fine, and it does include new servos,
wiring loom and wing bags.
This kit currently costs over 400
euros, I'm asking £220 ovno T
here are some very good videos on
youtube, just type in Topmodel CZ Fascination maiden flight, for a
very good video taken from the model, and from above the model in
flight.
Seller: Barry O'Hara: please give me a call 01905 421264
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Sunbird 60, WASP 22" indoor
Topmodel Cz Fascination glider, FMS FOX electric foam glider, Park
zone spitfire mk9. Raptor 30 bind 'n' fly. AR6200 6 CHANNEL
SPEKTRUM, AR7000 7 CHANNEL,
Black magic kit,, Blade SR Huey RTF, Thunder Tiger
Field Box,
S Blenderm
tape, FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module,
.Flyquiet.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=10.0
http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/
Gliders
Glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm
eSoaring.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9be5e7aa62c38e0362754ed0a90eb9b0
Barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/59-for-salewanted/
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