Phil's News Bits 22.02.2010 Gloucester cooker

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Video clips

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

A double headed steam train went through my village on Saturday, photo at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/steam-engines-cashes-green.jpg 

Indoor flying  
 35 fliers, the micro slot was the most popular

Photos: George and Mike the web

Mike's Piaget see video

 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
Sunday afternoon was good, report on the web site later

Slope/flat

Monday 
  A pleasant afternoon at Haresfield, the trees were quite busy, leaping out and grabbing models 
Photo: Guy's Slipstream 

Tuesday

Wednesday,

Thursday

Friday

Frocester was good this afternoon, very smooth with a little west in it making the bowl flyable. Enough lift for my scale jobby but the bricks would have struggled
Selsley was not good, I think the wind was clipping Penn woods

Saturday

Sunday
The SCSA flew at Haresfield, other flew at Frocester

Video of Ade's Themik XXXL it's a big un

http://www.youtube.com/user/philscsa#p/a/u/0/CG8XxSEnbkI 

and http://www.youtube.com/user/Sqeela#p/a/u/0/nj8WPNyAbtY 

It varied quite a bit. I've just got back a quick flight at Haresfield (decent wind, surprisingly cold) then a longer flight at Frocester (less wind, but warmer and improving).

Frocester was weird - adequate lift high up, but if you dropped below the horizon you'd better have plenty of speed or you'd be struggling.

My Fiktor got a good workout - nobody can figure out how it manages to go forward into the wind, since it weighs almost nothing. But at least Phil has regained his faith in his flying abilities - he could fly it again now the dodgy rudder servo has been replaced...



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

SCSA News
Wednesday meeting 17th Feb
We watched the Steve Holland Farm Hand from design to flight video last night. It went on a bit too long on the covering etc, we skipped the fitting out with engine and radio chapter but it still went on till after 10:30.

It was suggested and agreed that we would have a "bring what you are building" evening again for the March meeting and then try and organise a Winter Thermal in March on the Sunday after the meeting.
I am going to send out an email to the members trying to rustle up some enthusiasm for the Malvern Challenge thermal. If we have enough people wanting to have a go, then we will take the time to run elimination heats to get the 4 man team. The date of the Malvern Thermal is now confirmed as 15th August on Fish Meadow.

For Sale

Newly listed items

For sale various model gliders including Plane Sailings Infinity, Flair Heron, Flair Volture, Phase 6, Unbreakable flying wing (cannot remember the name). Also for sale JR X388-S transmitter, and Sanwa Vanguard transmitter. Open to sensible offers on all of the above. For additional info please e-mail me at ben2407@hotmail.co.uk  . see Photos

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

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