Phil's news letter 02/04/2013

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From ken

NEW SHOTGUNNING SPORT - And it was invented by the Brits, no less!

The ATS Gnat has been hugely popular in the UK for many years, and has featured in events such as high profile celebrity charity shoots held at most of Britain's most famous shooting grounds, to private parties at country estates. The Gnat Shooting System is unique. Shotgun events normally involve the downing of conventional targets such as clay pigeons or game. We have perfected a high speed, maneuverable, radio controlled drone which takes the sport to the next level. The aircraft flies at speeds of up to 80 mph, with extremely rapid directional changes and fighter like agility. Controlled by very experienced "pilots", the shooters prey is probably one of the hardest targets they will ever encounter.

 

http://smallestminority.blogspot.ca/2012/02/this-might-make-me-want-to-try.html

The SCSA South Cotswold Soaring Association

2013 Records:

ALTITUDE GAIN:   2284 feet phil  "http://www.scsa.org.uk/records/2013/phil2284.jpg" New 31/03/13

THERMAL DURATION: 42:06 Phil 

HLG Tony Hickson   14 mins 9 secs

Details at http://www.scsa.org.uk/records/records.htm 

Next club meeting  17th April
8:00PM at the BGGC

 

 
 
Gloucester model flying club

Indoor flying has now stooped and will be back in the autumn

A very good indoor season, Paul worked every Saturday collecting the money, running the slots and trying to keep us in order

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Easter Monday

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Tracy has had some lessons and here she is flying Paul Gurr’s helicopter. Paul talked Tracy into doing some flying on his simulator. She has done so well that Paul has let her fly his own model with a training undercarriage. After a few flying lessons, the training undercarriage has been removed and the pic shows her flying on her own, well done!

 

 

Last year I had a go at making a tricopter, I nearly completed it  but was stuck on how to initialize the four gyros and 3 speed controllers.
Gyros need a 1.5ms pulse and speed controllers 1ms pulse to initialize 

Controller boards are now available, and very cheap, I have yet to fit the board to my tricopter.

This is a video of the anti yaw tilting motor trying to oppose the movement as I rotate it, watch the servo arm, which may be a bit short

http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/video/tricopter.wmv  
Malvern Soaring Association


Calendar of events  http://www.malvernsoaringassociation.co.uk/cal13.html

April events

Sunday 7th E Soaring 2 − Distance, start 10:30 am Upton − Fish Meadow
Friday 12th Indoor Flying [7 − 9:30 pm]THE CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE Elms School
Saturday 13th F3b − BMFA National League Upton − Fish Meadow (no club sport flying)
Sunday 14th F3j − MSA Open
Qualifies for the BARCS League, entries to Mike Raybone, send an email send an email.
MSA members are encouraged to enter.		 Upton − Fish Meadow (no club sport flying),
Sunday 21st Thermal 2 − Progressive Times, 10:30 am Upton − Fish Meadow

 

 
Slope soaring

Another very poor week

Monday

   

Wednesday

Thursday


Friday

A very cold day on Rodborough-h-h

  Saturday

Tony's HLG on Minch

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  Sunday

A day of strong lift we all had good flights, some of the lift was scary

Two of mine below

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Malcolm and Ken's  thermal soarers

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

 
For Sale

Models, model related items for sale 
No live stock, fire arms or Cynthia Payne type personal services, well not too many.

Newly listed items

1 x Black magic vintage cabin model plans set - £6
1 x Unstarted Black magic kit, including plans set - £55 + £6 postage, this kit is usually £85 new.
Barry O'Hara 01905 421264

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http://www.flyquiet.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=10.0      http://www.bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 

http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm   http://www.esoaring.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9be5e7aa62c38e0362754ed0a90eb9b0 

 For Sale at Glos-mfc

http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/59-for-salewanted/ 

Blade SR Huey RTF, Thunder Tiger Field Box, Scroll Saw, Blenderm tape, Spektrum DX7JP, Stinson, FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module,

 

Events

HLG http://www.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3706.0

Esoaring Dates http://www.esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2013 

April Sunday 14th – BMFA eSoaring – Hawling, Gloucestershire