Martin O Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 FxRES competitions will be run on both the bank holiday Friday and Saturday The format of the day is: 10:45 pilots briefing 11:00 to 15:00 competition window 15:00 fly off if necessary/prize ceremony Entry fee is £15, (£10 to Buckminster and £5 for a prize fund) Location: BMFA Buckminster Sewstern Grantham Lincolnshire, NG33 5RW More details on directions HERE FxRES is a 2m soaring class with models constructed mainly from wood. Competitions are a variant of the FAI F3L provisional class, that has a simple format with a 4 hour window where competitors can fly up to 10 timed flights (6 min max), best 6 flights count, no landing bonus. This allows F3L and F5RES to compete alongside each other but have different score sheets. A competitor can fly both classes if they wish. Full set of rules is 7.24 in the SF rule book , BMFA membership is a must. F5RES height limiters set to 100m/30seconds, bungees are provided, please do not use your own? With effect from 1st January 2022, BMFA General Rules have changed to require competition models to display of either the owner’s BMFA number or their FAI registration number in UK competitions. The reason is to prove ownership of the model. All entrants in any event must be the owner of the model and must display the owner’s number. All models other than Scale or Indoor Free Flight must be clearly marked with the owner’s membership number on the upper surface of the wing in letters at least 19 mm high (Note - The FAI requirement is that the alpha/numeric characters are at least 25 mm high) More about FxRES can be found here fxres.co.uk Please post here your interest in participation, stating your name and the class you will fly (F3L / F5RES) and which days you will attend (ie. Fri, Sat or both)? Weather might play a part so bookmark this post for updates. Competitor list to gauge numbers, not definitive. Rob Craddock F5RES Bob Goodenough F5RES/F3L Lawrence Drennan F3L Martin Oldershaw F3L Gordon B F3L/F5RES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robcra Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Hi Martin, Hope to be there on the Friday, will be flying F5Res Regards Rob Craddock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikevE Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Interesting, so you guys are there on the same days as we F3K folk? It'll be nice to meet you and say Hi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Goodenough Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I’m intending to fly on Friday and Saturday and would like to do F3L and and F5RES (different classes, different days?). Hope to see you all there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin O Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 11:00, MikevE said: Interesting, so you guys are there on the same days as we F3K folk? It'll be nice to meet you and say Hi! Yes definitely Mike. I still have an NXT from when I did F3K a few years back but am very out of practice. We are also doing FxRES at Buckminster 18th/19th June and 23rd/24th July. I think Manny organised those dates as a field share with F3K FxRES is now also in Radioglide 2ndJune Look foward to a catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin O Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Many thanks to A&DMFC and all who attended. Here are the scores. Aylesbury 10-4-22 League standing.pdf Aylesbury 10-4-22.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon B Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hope to be at Buckminster on both Friday and Saturday; F3L and F5Res. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrusRC Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Might bring my dad to do some timing. He can't stand for long periods, so needs a chair. Will this be permitted behind the launch line if next to where I'm launching from? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin O Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 54 minutes ago, cirrusRC said: Might bring my dad to do some timing. He can't stand for long periods, so needs a chair. Will this be permitted behind the launch line if next to where I'm launching from? I don't see why not. I think other pilots should be aware of the situation. We can cover this in the pilots briefing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightEdge Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I can't make this weekend unfortunately. Where, by the way, is 'Wetlands'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 38 minutes ago, StraightEdge said: … Where, by the way, is 'Wetlands'? It's near Retford, about half a mile east of Sutton-cum-Lound N 53.3571572, W -0.9566994 Lat/long 924V+V87 Retford (search google maps with this code) rail.ignoring.saved On What three words 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Woolley Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Have booked for the DLG come and have a go day on the friday, but if hoping can come and spectate on the Saturday or part of it, if that is ok for the F3RES. My first time to the center so hoping i can find my way around. Booked in to the travel lodge for Friday night. As I my camping gear is well and truly buried and not been seen since start of covid. Hoping in a couple of months will have something to actually compete with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynk Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 11/04/2022 at 16:05, Martin O said: Many thanks to A&DMFC and all who attended. Here are the scores. Aylesbury 10-4-22 League standing.pdfUnavailable Aylesbury 10-4-22.pdfUnavailable The two docs don't appear to be available for download Martin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightEdge Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 They are also on the Aylesbury thread and work - quoted below. On 11/04/2022 at 16:12, Martin O said: Rankings and scores for Aylesbury plus league table. Aylesbury 10-4-22.pdf 593.63 kB · 88 downloads Aylesbury 10-4-22 League standing.pdf 563.71 kB · 53 downloads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Sephton Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I’ll be there, but only on one of the days. Friday is looking good so far. The intention is to enter both classes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robcra Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Hi Martin, Will be there on Saturday now, not the Friday as I originally posted. Regards Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrusRC Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Martin, which end are you flying from on the Friday? Lower part by house and carpark or upper end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin O Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 2 hours ago, cirrusRC said: Martin, which end are you flying from on the Friday? Lower part by house and carpark or upper end? Myself and Lawrence will be there early tomorrow and will lease with Manny and the f3k guys before deciding. But best guess is the upper end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Northiam Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 08:00, Martin O said: FxRES competitions will be run on both the bank holiday Friday and Saturday Just to be clear, will this meeting generate two entries in the national league? If so, will other meetings also fly both days and count two? Good to know in advance Later: never mind I found it: "...there are 6 events planned over 3 weekends in the Buckminster 2022 Calendar". So I did know in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin O Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Great two days, many thanks to all that competed and helped Results and league table update can be found here https://fxres.co.uk/competition-results-and-league-table 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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