A good gathering of hardy souls - plenty of flying all day - 2 successful test flights - good banter and chat - see all those happy faces and cold fingers
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Saturday in Roundwood
Good attendance and a bit of flying as well!
We had 2 maiden flights: Michael's Bix 2 by Tony and Himself; and a local family came along for some help to get their similar foam glider (Bix 3)up and safely down - courtesy of our esteemed Chairman.
Tony also took off from water but landed on the runway (just in case) and got up close and personal with a tree later in the afternoon - nothing too serious.
Jim and Olly made some noise (Road maintenance work) and Fred flew the Canadair from grass.
Lots of fun and talk.
A Good Flying Day
Despite the waterlogged runways we had an intrepid flyer eager to get into the air.
Also a few photos for the other water lovers from warmer days.
Hardy Annuals in January
The incredibly wet weather is not a deterrent for all of our members. Our hardy annuals can be found enjoying water sports up on the lake. Some would say crazy others would say spectacular. Either way the lads are having a great time. just look at those cuties smile.
Christmas Break-in
One of our members has just informed me that he has had his house broken into for the 3rd time and this time they stole a Zenoah Zg 38cc petrol engine. The theft of this engine was bad enough but it was made a lot worse because the engine was fitted into a model. The…
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1/4 Scale Chipmunk in RCAF Scheme
Liam J has sent some information on his beautiful 1/4 Scale DHC-1 Chipmunk which he flies regularly at the Club. The plane is a superb flyer and has competed in many Scale competitions where it has placed highly in every event. He has supplied some of the build information for us too enjoy.
The Plane is a 1/4 super Scale Chipmunk DHC-1, Scratch built from a Jim Pepino plan.
Wingspan 103" , length 76", Powered with a Moki 45cc swinging a 22 x 10 prop
Weight a very light 10Kg
