Category Archive for "Club News"

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.

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…

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

Birds Eye View

Ever wondered what our flying site looked like from the air - are the runways cut straight - do we have enough space to land - well �- have a look at the following images that were taken by Hugo and I am sure you will agree that our runways are just superb all thanks to Olly - and just see how much work Bevan has done on the pond for both planes and yachts. Thanks Hugo for these great shots.

Groundsman and helpers at work – 7th Nov

Despite the recent poor weather our excellent groundsman just keeps on going. He, along with the dedicated fertiliser team have been busy maintaining the access roads and spreading Winter fertiliser onto the runways. Yes - that's why our grass is so good - our special fertiliser team. Have a look at them all at work. In the photo of P.J. would that be a halo I see glowing around his head or is it something else �????????