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Ade SAL flight
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Ali mental glider video
Computer nerd spot
After trying many things to speed up my computer, I bought some more ram for
it,. perhaps the updates use more memory, it worked fine on 250 meg when new,
now it has 1Gig. This has stopped the hard drive chuntering
It still has a few problems and it looks like I will end up reinstalling Windows Modelling tip no 79, Lipo batteries are sometimes too long to
fit in a space CB can shorten them with a special technique see photo http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/battery.jpg
Gloucester MFC
Saturday the club had a visit from a Mosquito pilot, he was trailered away
in less than an hour
http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog10/april10/april10.htm
A bit of a smell, a bit like a farm. The Farmer is spreading slurry or something
beginning with S on the fields
GMFC MID SUMMER BBQ
SUNDAY JUNE 20th 2010
RETURN OF THE FAMOUS PIG
ROAST!!!
CATERING BY "THE GURRS"
TEA,COFFEE AND COLD SOFTIES
BRING AND BUY
Slope/flat field
Monday
The afternoon started with some steady slope lift at Selsley, this
became a little unreliable as thermal lift built up. Andy got his fireworks very
high, My Pegase got away in a few thermals but failed to get very high, only 700
feet, this was due to poor flying as the lift was very strong. Andy flew
his Pegase
Tuesday
Some good lift on Minchinhampton common,
Photo: my Highlight side arm launch dotted
Wednesday
Phil, Andy (Tiger) an I flew Frocester this afternoon. Light but steady
smooth lift.
Phil had left his camera at home. Clever of him? He landed his Pegasus in the
top of a huge hawthorn bush, blamed his glasses. And no-one could film it for
posterity.
It was a sight up there only to be followed by the sight of Phil climbing the
said bush and dismantling the beasty and lowering it to a helpful Andy. I
naturally guarded the models and gear in the pits, though did help bring some of
the dismantled glider back up the slope.
Guy
Perfect conditions for the limbo comp, and general flying, smooth lift with some
light thermals http://www.scsa.org.uk/comp10/limbo.htm
http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/peg-frocester.jpg
Thursday
Good lift in the morning on Minchinhampton common, Frocester was good for the
first part of the afternoon, wind down to 1 MPH and big cloud sucking
skyward in one huge thermal and very smooth, then it changed to sink and
it stayed that way
Friday
Minchinhampton was not good early afternoon with lift hard to find, I was
side arm launching and getting nowhere, Bill's bungeed Highlight also failed to
find lift. We changed to Electric models, the sun came out and the lift
appeared, but the wind increased and I struggled to get my Highlight unlimited
to go upwind without the motor
Saturday
I flew behind my house early this morning, lift was
building up. I went to Minchinhampton later, lift was OK but a breeze
had sprung up taking me down wind too fast.
Rodborough was flyable but not nice, a strange mix of slope lift.
turbulence and thermals.
The afternoon was hard work there was lift but it was hard to spot, the
buzzards were having to do an occasional flap to maintain height. A
glider from Aston down landed in our field after failing to find lift,
the blue sky gave no clues where to to look for lift
Sunday
A good morning on Minchinhampton Common, Hlg scale and F3J flown
see http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/kevin-hlg.jpg
and Ian's YAK http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/dont-talk-back.jpg
From Ben
For anyone who is interested, I have now flown something other than my flying
wing. After five months of waiting I finally maidened my Flair Albatross.
After a lack of success trying to launch it with a tow line we removed some nose
weight and tried a bungee instead which worked perfectly. Phil found a
nice thermal for me which I sat in for a good ten minutes to get used to the
plane. I then had some shorter flights but all very enjoyable.
Thanks to all who helped to get it flying. Fantastic 
Frocester and Haresfield were flown in the afternoon
A great afternoon at the Gloucester club, loads of lift
Photo: Lee's Spitfire
more photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D
For Sale
Newly listed items
Wanted
40 sized trainer for Stephen
For sale http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm
Thunder tiger 70
CMPro Cessna Skylane 182 83ins
Zippy 2200mah 25c 3 cell battery £20
Phil 07966 175193
2 no hl 400 gyros for sale £15.00 each
1 no hl 800 gyro for sale £20.00 new
Turnigy sentry 60amp speed esc £20.00 new
please ring Andy 07511947773
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Plane Sailings Infinity, Flair
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Zippy Lightmax 2200mah 20C lipo.
Suit 400/450 heli,
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8.4 volt 650 ma Ni-mh pack for Twister £5
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