Selsley
A good breeze but on the point giving poor lift at times
Phil's news letter 12/08/2013Telephone 01453 826164 or 07966 175193 News index http://www.scsa.org.uk/news/news-index.htm Please email me if you wish to be added to the news group list, you will receive
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the list Weather links BBC.UK weather Aston Down weather XCweather Rain forecast Weatherspark. Here’s a few pics of my Gidley Gull, fuz and wing...it’s taking time, like my large scale Cicogna...but I am building it at work in between resin curing. I'm sure everyone's heard of the Colditz thingy..well I'm getting stuck into my Gidley Gull (Gidley being the farm where my workshop is located) As a self employed fibreglass "repairer" I have some down time and in my down time I'm realising a glider design I have been sketching out for the past few years. It's based on a Frenchman's idea of what a glider should be back in the days before such contraptions actually flew and inspired by the Red Kites that soar so gracefully above the farm.Scale?? well it has been inspired by man's attempt at early flight. The wing will have a flowing gull shape with a flick up at the tip, but so far I'm cracking on with the fuz. Andy http://www.westgatecomposites.com/about.html Below the inspiration for Andy's Model, although I think it is the fumes from Andy's resin Le Bris built a glider, inspired by the shape of the Albatross and named L'Albatros artificiel ("The artificial Albatross"). During 1856 he flew briefly on the beach of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud (Plonévez-Porzay, Finistère), the aircraft being placed on a cart towed by a horse.[1] He thus flew higher than his point of departure, a first for heavier-than-air flying machines, reportedly to a height of 100 m (330 ft), for a distance of 200 m (660 ft). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Le_Bris Video
1st video white polystyrene and and last video foam types such as that used in wildthings etc.
Regards Esoaring 1st September eSoaring BMFA League Hawling, Gloucestershire
Bernie Jones: bernie@esoarer.co.uk
contact me if you want to join in a relaxed local electric glider
event Phil League competition at Hawling, will be held on Sunday 1st
September 2013. (nearest postcode GL54 5TA)
News
The Western police helicopter is now run from Filton and has started
Tweeting or twittering, this should be better than the nasty noise when
they hover over your house to stop you enjoying the cricket on TV
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Gloucester model
flying club
More photos will be on http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/ later Afternoon tea & cakes Great interest was shown in an fpv kitted model Cookie's 15 glow in one his little models
Bird watch I can't get a good photo of the swifts and swallows, they are too quick; there was a lot feeding while the oil seed was being harvested. It looks like the farmer has been using child labour
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Malvern
Soaring Association
I keep getting the dates wrong, please visit the web site for the latest news of events July August
September
Fish Meadow photos updated http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/malvern/photos.htm
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Slope soaring
Monday Tuesday I flew at the GMFC the lift was huge, I had a go at thermalling George's Cub and failed
Wednesday A funny day booming lift followed lack of lift as the sky went neatly black followed by some buoyant air about 5.00PM Below a first person view set up and a Spitfire
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=20672 Thursday I flew at Upton, there was a bit more wind than i liked Friday Selsley A good breeze but on the point giving poor lift at times Saturday .Sunday a westerly breeze on Selsley, the lift fading at times Photos: 2 of Andy's PSS models and Tom's racer Well, the lift wasn't always as good as it had supposed to be. Nonetheless, it was a great day on the slopes with so many people flying. Thoroughly good company made the day and great to see Yoyo (Paul) hitting the slopes again. I Look forward to the next opportunity. In the meantime, here's a video Paul captured of the DC4 flying when the lift was favourable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qTWfzTIgOc Latest photos at http://www.ebley.talktalk.net/photos2/?C=M;O=D
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