Phil's news letter 15/06/2015



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Video/Photos

 

 

My videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/philscsa/videos

SCSA videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMWKu3Q-lxjXMSeWSgiWLg

GMFC Videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJw26aVYS3xW4PJAW6xS-A

MSA videos  on the Flickr pages

https://www.flickr.com/photos/123634149@N03/sets/

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News

 

I went to Weston Park Airshow on Friday

Lots of jets flying but not many large scale ICs, The Pulse jet were impressive, they were catapulted into the air see video

 

 

   

   

 

The rest of the photos are at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/phil-ebley/sets/72157654769381012
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phil-ebley/sets/72157654769381012

 

Videos

http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90740
http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90740

Solar impulse

 

Live YouTube

 

Web site

 

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F3K

SILENT FLIGHT NATIONALS 29th-31st August, 2015
Wetlands Retford Notts DN22 8PN

Following the news that RAF Cranwell will definitively not be available for the SF Nats 2015 the venue will now be Wetlands, on the traditional August Bank Holiday weekend. Camping will be available but dogs are not allowed.
Briefly the daily schedule is:
Saturday F5J F5B 100S
Sunday F3B F3J 2M eSoaring
Monday F3K Open eSoaring.

Eurotour results

 

MSA F3K event Photos

 

 

 

 

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F3B

 

Blog

Dates
League 3 - Wetlands - 27th/28th June.
Reserve date possibly 4th/5th July.
League 4 - Wetlands - 25/26th July.
Reserve date possibly 1st/2nd August.
League 5 - RAF Cranwell - NATIONALS - 30th August ONLY.
League or Nationals Reserve 1 - TBC - 26/27th September.
League or Nationals Reserve 2 - TBC - 17/18th October.
If required a possible further date on the 24/25th October may be flown. This is the weekend the clocks go back.

To enable as many contests as possible to take place, a decision will be made on the Friday evening preceding the contest or reserve date regarding the day (Saturday or Sunday), or whether the event will run (i.e weather call). All reserve dates are dependent on sites being available and enough competitors being able to attend.

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F3F

Aug Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd F3F English Open Whitesheet, Wilts F3F Martin Newnham - martinnewnham@btinternet.com

 Dates
14th June BMFA L3 - Scotland
5th July Ebor Electric Fly-in - YMAS
19th July BMFA L4 - Wales
1st-2nd Aug Slope Glide - Wales
22nd-23rd Aug English F3F Open - Whitesheet
11th-13th Sept Welsh Open
27th Sept BMFA League 5 - Long Mynd
26th / 27th / 28th Sept - Welsh Open
18th Oct BMFA League 6 - Eastbourne
25th Oct - Reserve Date

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Esoaring

 

Height limiter for club ALES contests

This unit records the height so you can not cheat

From RC forum

The HK ALES unit IS excellent!
Jim
If you read the thread you will find that the stories you refer to are unfounded.

That unit has been in our club since the story, it works every weekend at our club field still. The fella that claimed it crashed his model
Later found that the problem was in his ESCs BEC plug, a cold wire crimp (after he switched to
a different brand ALES switch)

I provided facts that no brand ALES switch can cause a motor start. Only a signal from the Tx can do that.

The HK switch is one of the best values out there, it offers altitude and time setting flexibility, anti-zoom, it's programmer doubles as a battery checker and makes setting changes a snap without removing it from the model.

Motor starts are controlled by the ESC - liability has forced protection uniformity of systems ( the 3 laws of robotics).

ALES switches are always ON they can't be more on than on. They do cause an interrupt in the signal with triggers the ESCs safety to disable the motor.

One more time they are always ON and have nothing in them to create a command signal.

If the CD says set your ALES switch to 123m - you can. Or 23 seconds.... Unlike the Cam which offers three choices.
If the guys call for an impromptu F5j contest you can choose which alt penalty to fly with. Not just 100,150 or 200.

So the rumors of the HKs problem have been greatly exaggerated as proven by facts.
Gordy
(Why yes I do use 6 of them
Myself)

 

My next evvent eSoaring (South 3) - Sunday July 26th - East Worldham - Hampshire

 - Sunday June 14th - East Worldham - Hampshire

For photos click image below to go to Flickr

 

events list

http://www.esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2014-2

Barcs Forum

 
Barcs Forum http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/47-electric-soaring/
http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/47-electric-soaring/
 
Esoaring forum
http://www.esoaring.net/forum/search.php?search_id=active_topics&sid=e38cd95a8259f58c150222c92837d0a3

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Events http://www.esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2014-2

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F3J/F5J news

Sunday 28th F5J Little Bentley, Colchester, Essex ELG X Peter Mitchell - peter.mitchell12@btinternet.com

 

http://www.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=2.0


BARCS FORUM

Interglide 27 - 28th Oxford Marsh Gibbon

Interglide
Starts 27/06/2015 at 09:00
Ends 28/06/2015 at 17:00
VenueTudor Farm, Edgcott
Location Tudor Farm, Marsh Gibbon Road, Edgcott, HP18 0UA
Summary £30 entry fee. Entry via Interglide website.
Disciplines Soaring
Website http://www.interglide.co.uk/

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