Phil's news letter 03/12/2012

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From Ken
With the link below, you will be able pull up every airplane that was built in every country in the world and every aircraft company. Want to check out almost any airplane ever built in the world? Old, new, military, civilian? 

 Browse this site for a few minutes. You will be amazed at what has been done in airplane design. The amount of info available is unbelievable. Virtual Airplane Museum 

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This is on there

The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew the first solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in a time of 67 hours 1 minute from February 28, 2005 until March 3, 2005. The flight speed of 550.7km/h broke the Absolute World Record for the fastest nonstop circumnavigation set by the previous Rutan-designed Voyager aircraft at 9 days 3 minutes and an average speed of 186.11km/h. 
The attempt was described as "the last great aviation record attempt". The aircraft was owned by the pilot Steve Fossett, sponsored by Richard Branson's airline, Virgin Atlantic, and built by Burt Rutan's company, Scaled Composites. Between February 8, 2006 – February 11, 2006, Fossett flew the GlobalFlyer for the longest aircraft flight in history: 41,467km.


 

Malvern SA News 

Fish meadow - a little damp


More photos at  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20548481 


AGM

Doors open 7.30 pm, meeting starts at 8 pm.  the prize giving and annual draw will take place during the meeting.

 Events http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal12.html 

results http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/lb.html 

 
December Events  
Sunday 2nd Winter 2, E-Soaring at Upton, either AULD or BARCS rules style comps depending on the conditions. start 10:30 am 
Postponed the field is damp		 Upton − Fish Meadow
Monday 10th Annual General Meeting, prize giving and raffle draw; 8pm, doors open 7.30pm. Jean Simon room, Colwall Village Hall
Friday 21st Indoor Flying [7 − 9:30 pm] Elms School

 

Cotswold slopers

Forum moved to http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/topic/3271-cotswolds-slopers/ 
 After a moderator problem on the RCMF site

New photos for September see picture viewer  slide show

The flat field duration local record stands at 1 hour 9 minutes for this year by Sqeela with his Electric Shadow. on Minchinhampton common from 150 metre launch.
My AVA did a longer flight but was flown by 4 people 

This is for hand launched, bungee or one short motor run on a flat field without the use of slope lift

  Adam holds the HLG record at 14 minutes

The local height record for this year is held by Chris Bishop at 2953 feet attained at GMFC 

Cotswold Slopers compass
 Click for larger image
 

Gloucester MFC  

Indoor flying every Saturday details http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/indoor/indoor.htm Price increased to £6 juniors £1

Christmas Raffle 2012

1st Prize Black Horse YAK 54 IC ARTF
2nd Prize Black Horse YAK 54 Electric ARTF
3rd Prize Ben Buckle Super Sixty Kit
(Donated by Colin Buckle) http://www.benbucklevintage.com/ 
plus many other prizes.

Tickets £1.00 each from Andy Riley.
At the indoor sessions at the field and the AGM
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GMFC AGM Tues 4th Dec 8.00PM, Bentham Country  Club

Indoor photos from Saturday

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See Blog http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog12/ for more photos

SCSA

12th Dec AGM 8.00PM 
26th December Boxing day open Pylon race - slope

    

Slope Flying & flat field
Monday


Tuesday
   

  Wednesday

 

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Thursday  
Selsleu a light wind with very smooth lift

 Friday  
I flew on Minch a cold gusty wind with no lift


Saturday 

 

Sunday
 5 MPH at Frocester

Minch was hard work very little lift


 More photos at http://www.ebley.talktalk.net/photos2/?C=M;O=D 

For sale

http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 

 

Wanted
One piece 'V' tail for F3X model
Phil

  FOR SALE 

 Ram3 recording altimeter ,Graupner MC-16/20 , Little Star autogiro with i/c FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module, V8R4Futaba CGY750 Flybarless Control Gyro. Align T-Rex 250SE

  2.4GHz 4CH Micro Receiver( V8R4), Schulze 35 MHz FM receivers. , blendern tape, 

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

Some Events

 

Dec 30 South Devon Glider Day

Teign Valley MFC. On Site Winch, Bungee and Aerotow.  Little Haldon Airfield, Nr Teignmouth, South Devon, off B3192. Contact Joe Spires on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287

 

 

Events Calendar Dart moor slopers
http://www.dartmoorsoarers.co.uk/Eventscalendar.htm 

Date
Venue
Event
Reserve Day
Sunday March 17th, 2013 Little Haldon Devon Glider Day Sunday March 29th, 2013
Sunday May 12th, 2013 Little Haldon Devon Glider Day Sunday May 19th , 2013
Sunday June 16th, 2013 Little Haldon Open Tomboy Flyin (Diesel & Electric) Sunday June 23rd, 2013
Sunday, July 22nd, 2013 Little Haldon Devon Glider Day Sunday, July 28th, 2013
Sunday, September 22nd Little Haldon Devon Glider Day Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Sunday, December 29th, 2013 Little Haldon Devon Glider Day Sunday, December 30th, 2013
2013 To be advised Little Haldon Winch Launch Training Day  

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.barcs.co.uk/event-calendar 

 

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