Phil's news letter 07/10/2013

Telephone 01453 826164 or 07966 175193

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Weather links BBC.UK weather   Aston Down weather  XCweather   Rain forecast  Weatherspark.


My Taranis TX

I have had look at the new Audio files for this TX they have a limited band width: no treble, no bass, see below

they are at openTx-taranis-english.zip   by  Kilrah and sound OK

current firmware  version on Sunday r2768

The annoying GV popup screen is to go


Orange budget radio for Spektrum DSM1 and DSm2, this my be good for all those DSM indoor model

only $64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PxeVMFaeiU 

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWaHnNLA5lg 

I am not a fan of DSM2 but I use it indoors; there have been problems with servo jitter, brownouts and they are slow to bind/rebind



F3K
I did the final F3K comp of the season on Saturday at Hockliffe, near Dunstable. Despite it being a lovely day for early October we only had 10 competitors. I was hoping to score 90% or above which I think would have moved me up a place in the league, but only managed 86%, which placed me 4th on they day.
Two slots meant back to back flying and timing, which is my excuse for only managing a single ground based photo! In the background are Martin Halston's Sal Peter (I think), Bonus and the lesser spotted Snipe, with my Blaster 3 and XXLite in the foreground.

Tony
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 Esoaring

  

Three more comps to go  in the Esoaring league

Next event for me

OCTOBER

Sunday 13th - BMFA eSoaring - Pillerton Hersey - Warwickshire.

 


News  

Rise of the machines
You all laughed at me when I said quadcopters would one day not need man anymore and wipe us out, but it has started Andy's Quadcopter no longer needs him to move the sticks.
Andy needs to lift it out the car, fit the battery and switch it on, after that it can fly itself and land

It has self leveling and GPS positioning

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 SCSA
Gloucester model flying club

       more at http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/blog/blog13/sept13/sept13.htm 

Oct 19th GMFC indoor flying starts at Bentham country club 6.00 - 8.00PM

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Bird watch

 


Malvern Soaring Association


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

Please note these dates change at very short notice, faster than the web site can keep up with

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Fish Meadow & playing away photos updated  27/09/2013 http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/malvern/photos.htm 


Slope soaring

Monday

Tuesday  

Wednesday

I tried Flying my Slipstream wing at Rodborough today. The wind was not very strong but occasionally there were some stronger gusts. Unfortunately there was no lift in any of it, I barely made it back to the launching point before touchdown. I think the wind had moved too far southerly to work well.
On the way back it was raining so didn't even try at Haresfield.
Tony   

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Saturday


.Sunday  

Here's a photo of Oz enjoying himself on Frocester on Sunday morning. The
lift was a bit marginal at times, but lovely and smooth. I had a couple of
flights, but then moved over to Haresfield, where the usual Sunday morning
gang were playing around with Alula's, Weasels and even an old Zagi.

Mike
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A few photos from Cockelbarrow farm Vintage SAM25 meeting

lots of prewar modelers, I did not stay for the Tomboy event as I cant stand too much excitement

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A few Photos from the John Dobson memorial scale meeting at Aston Down

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There 18 more at http://www.scsa.org.uk/phil/jd/1.htm 

 

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


 

For Sale

Mininch contact CB 0779 933 8517

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offers 

The kit has been in the house since 1986 when I purchased it in Cincinnati.  My son and I did some assembly on the tail-plane but otherwise it is all untouched.  One or two balsa parts have been cracked in storage.
 
Harry Tubbs, 3 The Walled Garden, Kingscote, Tetbury, GL8 8YP, Tel. 01453 860194

 


Park zone spitfire mk9. Raptor 30 bind 'n' fly. AR6200 6 CHANNEL SPEKTRUM, AR7000 7 CHANNEL, Black magic kit,, Blade SR Huey RTF, Thunder Tiger Field Box, Scroll Saw, Blenderm tape, Spektrum DX7JP, Stinson, FRsky plug in 2.4gig Futaba/Hitec conversion module,


For sale Links

.Flyquiet.flyquiet.co.uk/smf/index.php?board=10.0  

Bmfaclassifieds.co.uk/index.php?catid=56 

Glos-mfc.co.uk/forsale/for-sale.htm

eSoaring.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=9be5e7aa62c38e0362754ed0a90eb9b0 

Barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/59-for-salewanted/ 


Events

 

Please check these events are on before attending, some are cancelled at short notice

Oct 6th

 Cocklebarrow Vintage R/C Rally
All R/C up to Dec 1965 inc. Glider and Electric. Cocklebarrow Farm, Nr Aldsworth, GL54 3PU. Signed from B4425 between Cirencester and Burford and off the A40 Northleach/Burford,. Camping on Field. Contact Paul Howkins on 02476 405126 or valerie@jhowkins.plus.com

Oct Sun13th  BMFA eSoaring - Pillerton Hersey - Warwickshire.
Oct 19th GMFC indoor flying starts at Bentham country club 6.00 - 8.00PM 

Oct 19          Gloucester MFC Indoor Flying

6 to 8 pm. Slots for F/W, Heli and Micro Models. Bentham Country Club, Bentham Nr Cheltenham, GL3 4UD. Contact Mike Frith on 07866 366657or secretary@glos-mfc.co.uk or see www.glos-mfc.co.uk

Oct 26-27    SAM 1066 Fun Fly and Competitions 02392 550809 or rogerknewman@yahoo.com
27th October Gaydon Static Show Contact for Trade John Rickett 01472 388301 or email jricdh86@aol.com 
Model Display (individual or team) Tony Hooper 01926 641490 or email th.hooper@btinternet.com 

  SAM 1066 Fun Fly and Competitions

Saturday – Combined Open/E36 Electric Power, Tailless, Small Vintage Rubber. Sunday – Comb. Up To 50” Vintage & Classic Glider, 4oz Wakefield, HLG/CLG. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover. Contact Roger Newman on  . Jimmie Allen Mass Launch Contact Roy Tiller on 01202 511309

 

EVENT LISTS


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

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

Esoaring Dateswww.esoaring.net/index.php?page=competition-calendar-2013 

bmfa.org/events/index.html 

http://www.electricsoaring.co.uk/events.html 

http://www.rcmodelworld.com/article.aspx?a=5396 

http://scalesoaring.co.uk/Calendar/Calendar.html 

http://www.largemodelassociation.com/eventcalendar.htm 

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