Phil's News Bits 15.02.2010 Gloucester cooker

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Video clips

Bentham heli crash

http://www.youtube.com/user/adeytecnic#p/a/u/1/ErAYkRweYPU 

Free flight at Bentham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDibY68wX8 


Cotswold Slopers
photos have been added to their album at http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/cs/photos.htm for February 

Indoor flying  
Not many new faces, 38 fliers, the micro slot was the most popular, many  Sukhio SU-26s 

Photos: George's bi-plane and Junior 60

 

 Every Saturday 6.00 till 8.30 at Bentham, bar open till 9.00PM
There are more photos at http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/indoor/id0910/indoorjan10/jan10.htm  

Gloucester MFC

 

Slope/flat

Monday 


Tuesday
Weak lift at Selsley with the wind coming from the church

Wednesday,

Thursday
Cam long Down, plenty of lift but not as smooth as normal with the wind coming a little from the east, It was a lot warmer than the forecast

Tim's took this photo of his Hawk

Friday

Saturday
Good lift at Cam Long Down, Paul flew his Fiktor, we later went to Selsley when the wind swung to NNW Nick flew his ASW20 see photo

http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/nick-asw20.jpg

 

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avpDGab_f68 of Paul's model


Sunday
Selsley on Sunday afternoon was NNW and at it's best! The Paragliders kept to their side of the stone and it was great. (apart from some hooligan practicing F3F with an Ash 26 (Andy?))

Ah, blue skies and dreamy lift...much more to come.....


more photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D d

SCSA News
Club meeting  17th February, video evening 8.00PM at the Bear Inn

For Sale

Newly listed items
10 off  8” x 4” E-PRO props’  

1 off 203 x 88.9 Fly prop’  

4 off 130 x 125 props’  

4 off various prop mounts  

O rings & prop centres  

HiModel 12A ESC.  

£15 the lot.  

Tel Adrian 01453 823115

 

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For sale  http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm

Wanted,
R.C.M&E nov 1996.
HK401B HEADING HOLD GYRO ........................................£20
SAME AS FUTABA GY401, JUST CHEAPER 
 
HELICOPTER PITCH GAUGE, 2200MAH 3S BATTERY, 1800MAH 3S BATTERY, 138MAH 1S BATTERY, 800MAH 2S BATTERY, 1300MAH 3S BATTERY, HEX 900 9g/1.6kg/.12 SERVO, 10"X5"X4mm SERVO/GYRO TAPE
Zippy Lightmax 2200mah 20C lipo. Suit  400/450 heli, Deans connector
 325mm 400/450 fibreglass heli blades £5 per pair
8.4 volt 650 ma Ni-mh pack  for Twister £5
Sanwa TX, starter, gyro,   91 4 stroke,   Battery, 35 meg Crystals

Event list for 2010
APRIL 3/5th EASTER PUBLIC SHOW AT EAST KIRKBY (LMA)
MAY 1/2nd ROUGHAM (LMA)
MAY 8/9th BINHAM FLYIN (LMA)
MAY 8/9th Barkston Warbirds
May 8th-9th Long Marston Show www.longmarstonmodelairshow.co.uk   
May 15th Thames valley model  www.airshowthamesvalleymodelairshow.org.uk  
MAY 29/30th LONGHORSLEY (LMA)
June 5th-6th Teeside Model Flying Club Show www.tmfc.co.uk 
JUNE 12th CATTON GARDEN PARTY (LMA)
JUNE 19/20th BINHAM FLYIN (LMA)
JUNE 19/20th Weston Park
JUNE 25/28th RCMF Fly In Winterton
JUNE 26/27th Wings & Wheels
JULY 17/18th COSFORD (LMA)
JULY 24/25th DUXFORD [FLYING SUNDAY ONLY] (LMA)
JULY 24/25th Hastings Show
August 6th-17th Manx Model Meet manx-modelflyers.org/events
AUGUST 7/8th Euroflugtag
AUGUST 14/15th RUFFORTH (LMA)
AUGUST  28/30th Nationals
SEPTEMBER 4/5th MUCH MARCLE (LMA)
September 11th-12th British Freestyle Aerobatic Championships www.bfac.org.uk 
SEPTEMBER 11/12th CATTON SHOW (LMA)
SEPTEMBER 11/12th BINHAM FLYIN (LMA)
SEPTEMBER 11/12th Castle Howard  (Provisional date)
SEPTEMBER 18/19th The Hop Farm
OCTOBER 24th GAYDON (LMA)






 

some forthcoming events for 2010

Feb 17 SCSA video evening http://www.scsa.org.uk/  8.00PM at the Bear Rodborough
Feb 28 OFMAC Sunday Indoor F/F Meeting F/F Only. 10 am – 6 pm. Flitehook Attending. Castle Leisure Centre, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8LP. Contact Dave Dobson on 01491 837789
April 1st Auction Malvern Colwall Village Hall 7:30 pm, Auction starts 8:15 pm
Apr 3-4-5  SAM 1066 Bank Holiday Weekend Middle Wallop, Nr Andover.
April 25 Cotswold Slopers PSS
 at the Bwlch
http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/cs/cs.htm