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  3. Pete in Northiam

    FxRES Fish Meadow, Upton upon Severn. 11 May '24

    Pete in Northiam replied to andyharrold's topic in FxRES

    I heard it too - swishy twang! And an interesting thought. I wonder if somebody clever could build a load-sensing hook with telemetry? Excellent day out Andy! And good competition too. See y'all at Radioglide
  4. Mr_SMO
    Great to see you're up and about again, but sadly this clashes with Tonbridge, soooo much closer. Hoping you either are, or will be 100% recovered.
  5. Ian Purcell
    Midland/Malvern Soaring Association F5j comp Sun 9th June Sunday 9th June 2024: 10.00am start. (All day event) Entry fee £5, height limiter available if needed. The Motor restart facility is recommended to be set as ON! as landing outside the flying area could mean landing in one of the new Sand/Gravel quarries that have now been started taking up about 25% of the field. However remember if you use the motor restart your flight is void! Camping/Campervans allowed on field. For those who wish to camp at Fish Meadow contact the Farmer direct, his details are Oliver Surman mobile 07788 441612 A post code of WR8 0PB will put you on the access road to the tunnel to the field do not turn left into East Waterside carry on past and bear right following the path to the tunnel. Please drive around the perimeter of the field on the track to the right after exiting the tunnel. ALTERNATIVELY use the entrance opposite the Marina on the main road please close the gates after entry. If its your first try at F5j, a height limiter is available to loan. Entries with frequency of Tx and if needing to borrow a height limiter to here or to Ian Purcell....office@catkinscattery.net Closing dates for entries..........Saturday 8th June 2024 by 2.00 pm please. 1 Ian Purcell 2.4 own limiter
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  7. Richard Newsham

    FxRES May 2024 2m F3L/F5L Monthly Duration Challenge

    Richard Newsham replied to martynk's topic in FxRES

    Purito-E : F5L : 17th May 2024 : 1hr 1m 32secs Note:- Does not better my previous time. Harden Moor - Time 15:00 - not much mph rising to about 5mph, ENE - temperature: I put the sun cream on but didn't need it by the end. I could do no wrong. It was a bit neck achingly boring. I had thought the spoilers were not doing very much whilst in a thermal but after checking previous graphs and observing the model they do work in a thermal. Point 1200s and 1800s are the spoilers deployed with a little nose down only occasionally. Now when I say the flight was boring there was one bit that did kinda get my heart racing. Can you see where on the graph? Clouds are normally high. Really high. Nothing to worry about. Well perhaps the white little fluffy ones. What you see at 2700s is cloud base of a big black cloud. That's me in amazement when the model disappeared in cloud reducing the height of the model in a not so overly controlled manner. Someone once said to me that if you are not quite sure of the orientation of your model pull up. Whilst it loops or stalls you can get a grip of yourself and bring the model under control. It worked. The black clouds had rolled in and the temperature had a chill about it. Richard
  8. mtreble
    Thanks for making the call Graeme. We next have the reserve date on 9th June. As both wales and white sheet league comps are cancelled, this becomes eligible for either venue. Having said that, Whitesheet will be the preferred slope as we have already had 2 days in Wales + 3 days for the Welsh Open to come in this year's league.
  9. Jep
    Well in the past the local club supply the gear, whitesheet has timing equipment and I have a set of a frames as we know. Only place there nothing in place is wales, we normally sort it some how (this did go wrong last year) Yorkshire and midland have gear as does Scotland. ESSA has a set and I think Joel has the Welsh. weather call is best left to locals as you have done I may visit wales Sunday, long way for me JP
  10. Jep
    Ok, so what do we need to do to move to Wales…? contact AJ for permission? the Crest is a huge slope with enough space for the locals and us, it seems crazy to just cancel without exploring all avenues. Always worth the question Graeme, difficult decision this and has been discussed lots of time in the passed. sadly not clear answer jP
  11. Graeme_M
    Dear All, I’m totally confused as to who’s supplying the gear for the comps this year, or making weather calls. So as a Whitesheet local I’m calling it off due to the NE direction. This direction is ok for sport flying but not F3F. maybe see some of you in Wales Sunday for some wrecker action. G
  12. Thompson77

    Lesky Pace VX 3.8 E

    Thompson77 replied to Thompson77's topic in For Sale / Wanted

    Price reduced to £3000. I won’t be going lower. Just cutting out the to’ing and fro’ing of offers, straight to my lowest point. Get in touch if your interested in total flying quality!
  13. Graeme_M
    You’re correct it’s not on the Crest per se, however the Crest does fly NE as well as the Wrecker. Anyway, just thought I’d get my 10 pence worth in. I’ll get off my soapbox now and wait for the weather call. G
  14. Andy_B
    the forecast isnt the crest .so what do you do when all the comps are at the bwlch because it covers all directions . where do you stop
  15. MikeE
    I thought forecast would put us on the Wrecker. Less flexible with others.
  16. Rumbey
    Totally agree with you Graeme. Entries are getting back.... need to make it happen if possible!
  17. Graeme_M
    I think so. Given the poor weather of late and dwindling entries we need to be a bit more flexible. G
  18. wookman
    Got to be worth a try. Be good to get a race in if we can.
  19. Graeme_M
    Ok, so what do we need to do to move to Wales…? contact AJ for permission? the Crest is a huge slope with enough space for the locals and us, it seems crazy to just cancel without exploring all avenues. Mart T, can we officially chance the venue? G
  20. oipigface

    Heinkel P.1076 - Ribs wing build log

    oipigface replied to chiloschista's topic in Builders Workshop

    Good night, Ric. Sleep tight.
  21. chiloschista

    Heinkel P.1076 - Ribs wing build log

    chiloschista replied to chiloschista's topic in Builders Workshop

    ... a last look
  22. chiloschista

    Heinkel P.1076 - Ribs wing build log

    chiloschista replied to chiloschista's topic in Builders Workshop

    It's cutting time. Ailerons first! Because it's easier to do the second cut on the wing rather on the aileron. Flexible rulers are better suited for this task. Start cutting just the sheets, top and bottom and then cutting the ribs from top. Looking at the picture should be clear the reason Sheetings are glued with thin cyano and trimmed to shape. The aileron has to be closed at tip side. We don't want a plane that will whistle at each turn, do we? And of course, before going bed...
  23. chiloschista

    Heinkel P.1076 - Ribs wing build log

    chiloschista replied to chiloschista's topic in Builders Workshop

    A day was devoted to ailerons. First, the drawings are reported on the wings. Check with a lamp the position of the third rib: cut outside it! It could be slightly off. Some lines are traced then to fit the 5mm balsa sheetings. The extrados looks like this. The intrados is a bit more tricky. On the wing side the cut remains vertical, 5mm then. On the aileron side it has to accept the aileron throw of 20° as well as the sheeting, so 5 + 5mm at root (total of 15mm) and 5 + 3mm at tip (total of 13mm). This is important to avoid unwanted torsions on the aileron. Intrados, root side: Intrados, tip side: I mistakenly did not consider the increased thickness of the angled outer sheeting and had to rework it, removing approximately 2mm. This could be avoided adding ~2mm to the cuttings on top and bottom side. Which side is the same, maybe better on the wing. Otherwise the trailing edge of the aileron will protrude 2mm.
  24. chiloschista

    Heinkel P.1076 - Ribs wing build log

    chiloschista replied to chiloschista's topic in Builders Workshop

    Thanks Andy, you can't imagine how much I'm enjoying that simple, small build. Probably related to childhood...
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  26. Andy_B
    Not to wee wee on anyone’s bonfire ,but you can’t just rock upto the bwlch with 20 blokes setup a course and tell anyone else who might arrive to bugger off . Proper arranged dates are different . im also note sure you can at this point just move a scheduled league events location……some that should have been diss used at the start of the year . yes I know that we need more numbers and betters comps . just my 2c Andy …..who will be flying in Wales on Sunday
  27. shayne
    SOLD SOLD SOLD
  28. William
    There's enough wind for the Crest on Sunday. Let's do it!!!!
  29. steve knowles
    Thank you to all the pilots who have have already entered Radioglide 2024. Details of those who have entered so far will be posted shortly, either here or on the class forums. The number of entries for each class so far are: F5J 35 F3K 9 GPS 9 F5/3L 12 Entries close on Monday 20th May so there is still time to enter - full event details and on line entry is available at https://www.barcs.co.uk/radioglide/ After the 20th May entry will only be available at the discretion of the CD and the entry fee will increase to £22.50 per event per day. As flying schedules/matrices etc. have to be prepared ahead of the event, entry after 20th May can't be guaranteed so it would be much appreciated if everyone who wants to take part completes their entry before the closing date. Thanks Steve
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