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I've tried using the KINGMAX CLS0512W in one of my Wyverns. The servorama frames were a little disappointing for 8mm servos, no bearing support in the frame. Ian

I spoke with Richard Harris a couple of months ago re FAI bungees as he was trying to co-ordinate some Kent inter club interest in FxRES. Have a word and see if there is any progress there in obtaining them for the south. I only know of the BARCS set of 6x, now held at Buckminster, a set at the Aylesbury club and Lawrence with last years set here in Shropshire. John M

If the forecast stays true I will be entering FxRES Graham

Working this weekend, can't make it. Have fun.

Sorry can not make this one

Would love to join you but I'm too far up North. Richard.

Midland/Malvern Soaring Association F5j comp Sun 12th May Sunday 12th May 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 11th May 2024 by 2.00 pm please. 1 Ian Purcell 2.4 own limiter

Me too please Terry. Open, Electric. Eddy.

Hi Keith -Metris is still availabe.

Yes please. (Pilgrims, Open, Electric.)

Thanks John M & Pete for your responses. As a result, we are looking at the possibility of F3L too but the grass may be a bit long, and the organisation & setting out becomes more complicated with low total numbers of participants! Paul Wainwright is the main driver for this comp, and thanks go to him for being prepared to organise the field end of things. Some volunteers to help, and numbers interested in including F3L would be good to know; and availability of FIA bungees. Neil P

Well Done Mark R, looks like a good comp, shame I couldn’t be there, but sunning myself in Cyprus! Always a Big thanks to Mark T and anyone else involved in keeping thing running, a sometimes difficult task. Hope to catch up with you all soon Yamas

Would love to come but a 3.30 to 4.00 hour drive each way is sadly is too far for me. Oh and I've only got a F3L model at the moment doesn't help either. Good luck with it, hope you get enough people and of course the weather. John M

Good morning did you sell the Metris?

No chance of F3L too if we bring our own FAI-standard bungees? Nice to see a contest in the southeast in any case!

Kent Interclub Glider 2 Multi-launch Competition on 11th May 2024 at SADMAC' Field. Please Note: This Competition is being run on a SATURDAY - 11TH MAY 2024 You are invited to Kent Interclub Glider 2 Multi-launch competition to be held on 11th May 2024, CD on the day to be Terry Letchford. This is an open competition and non-Kent Interclub club members are very welcome (entry fee £5). For KIC flyers only – note that this competition will also use the scoring for the 2024 Kent Cup. We want to have a full day's flying so please check in 09:30 latest and be ready for Pilots Briefing at 09:45 with the competition starting at 10:00 sharp. To enter, please click on Reply to this topic no later than 6pm Thursday 9th May with model class, and frequency if not 2.4 (Glider, Electric, Open, 100" etc) so a matrix can be set up. A final decision to confirm or cancel depending on the weather will be posted here by 12 noon on Friday 10th May. (Please note that entrants need to check here and will not be emailed about cancellation.) Location: From A2 at Bapchild, turn left (right if approaching from Faversham) into Hempstead lane. Go left at the next road through Tong Mill and continue past the church then the golf club and turn right at the next junction, Blacketts Road. Continue along road until you reach the farm entrance gate. The nearest postcode is ME9 9AU or Using What3Words (phone app) with location headers.marshes.arch Entrance to the farm is by electronically controlled gates, which requires a SADMAC member to open. Please call 077393 20806 or 07941 814019 and we will open the gates remotely. Additional Info: The rules are a variant of BARCS Multi-launch but, for Electric launch gliders. As before, Electric launch gliders must be fitted with an AMRT (height limiter) which cuts the motor at 30 secs and records the launch height. Electric launch height remains at 175m but there will now be a penalty of 3 pts per metre for Electric launches exceeding it. Most pilots will want to set AMRTs to cut a little below 175m. It is fine instead to use F5J firmware and cut the motor manually. This event will be using Gliderscore eScoring via smart phones. We will print and issue a score record card for you to record your round scores and set up your phones via QR matrix A minimum of 4 rounds and a maximum of 6 rounds will be flown Disciplines: Glider, Electric, Open, 100”

That makes 5 interested so far Neil Paul Pete John Bob __________ so close… Must be a few more, but maybe they still haven’t come out of hibernation because of the weather so far this year!

Really great to get a decent amount of flying in. Yesterday was particularly good with fairly consistent air, today was typically variable (for ice cream slope) making it feel like a damage limitation exercise. Thankfully not too bad for me but one or two got more than their fair share of ropey air. Great to see everyone on the hill though, and big thanks to Mark T and Graeme for keeping things going in occasionally tricky conditions

I'll be there.

As the forecast predicted, it was a nice sunny day today with a good north westerly blow. We set up on the Ice cream slope, and flew another 5 Rounds before the wind started to turn more westerly and the conditions went increasingly off the slope. Scores after 13 rounds: 1 Mark Redsell 11646.03 2 Andy Burgoyne 11143.54 3 Mike Evans 11028.25 4 Graeme Mahoney 10966.3 5 John Philips 10879.66 6 Mark Treble 10848.26 7 Mike Shellim 10843.59 8 Dave Rumble 10769.07 9 Bruce Hudson 10282.32 10 Les Woods 9280.43 11 Rob Coles 4459.1 Fastest time: 34.6 by Andy Burgoyne in round 4 Well done Mark, Andy and Mike. Great to see Rob Coles join us for a day and putting in some good times. Full results and Photos to follow. Next Stop - Whitehseet 19th May

I already use the C507, I was thinking along the lines of KM1203MD, except 10mm wide. The lugs are wrong on the C507.

Do you think the C507 would suit the Wyvern for aileron servos. I read a 10mm wing servo is really tight. If so, any chance of getting a standard or heavy duty IDS frame kit, rather than the 'foam' kit?

Well count me in, first bit of excitement of the year john h

Count me in. Hope the rain stays off between now and then