FxRES February2024 2m F3L/F5L Monthly Duration Challenge

[martynk]

FxRES Monthly Postal Rules

This is a “for fun” challenge for UK based pilots. Anyone may enter with:

1. a bungee-launched F3L specification glider using the reduced length Hi-Start. The reduced length Hi-Start bungee has a maximum of 10m of 6/4mm surgical tubing and 50m of static line (minimum 30lb breaking strain). Lighter/smaller/shorter bungee rubber may be used.

OR

2. an Electric motor launched F5L specification glider fitted with an Altitude Limiter set to 60m and a maximum motor run time of 20 seconds.

Object: Fly your F3L or F5L glider for as long as possible from a flat field. Each monthly challenge will commence on the 1st day of the Calendar month and  the person who's time is unbeaten at the end of the Calendar Month 'wins' and a new challenge will start. The annual challenge league will end on the 31st December of each year. A new annual challenge league will then commence on the 1st of January.

Rules:

Models must comply with the Model Specification rules for F3L or F5L as appropriate.

You may self-time your own flights

Flight times begin when the tow-line falls from the tow-hook  for F3L or in the case of a F5L glider when the motor stops.

The model must land in the launch field or (if there is no field boundary) within 150m of the launch position for times to count. There is no landing bonus.

If you are using a bungee launch (for this event or any other), then the launch line MUST be secured using a corkscrew dog tether or similar bungee stake to minimise the risk of injury caused by a loose stake.

Scores must be submitted on the relevant monthly postal event posting on the FxRES forum at www.barcs.co.uk/forums/   

Scoring flights must be submitted within 24 hours of the flight taking place.

A flight log graph from the Altitude limiter should also be submitted if entering with a F5-RES glider.

All scoring flights must start with a hand release from Ground Level with (if applicable), the motor running.

No flight information telemetry permitted except for Received signal strength and Receiver battery status.

Submitted scores will be amalgamated into an annual league. Points will be awarded as follows:  1st -25 points, 2nd - 22points, 3rd - 20 points, 4th to 22nd, 19 to 1 point respectively.

You may enter as many times as you wish using as many different models as you wish, but only your longest duration flight will count towards the league position. Separate entries (best flight in each) will be recorded for those who fly both F3L and F5L.

Please enter your best/latest monthly scores below in the following format...

ON THE FIRST LINE OF YOUR POST

Model Name : Class (F3L or F5L) : Date of flight : Time Claimed

Any text or commentary or images please add afterwards.  Thanks  

 

Note: A separate mini league will be maintained for the F3L scores in addition to the combined F3L/F5L league.

[cirrusRC]

Medina F5 | 10th Feb 2024 | 2pm |  16 mins 1 second

Blossom and daffodils get earlier every year!   Mud bath field, light winds going over no flyzone.   Spring was in the air between 1:30 and 2:30pm, some sunshine and felt warmish.     Lots of pin head thermals but a couple of good climb outs.        Should have done much better but was nice to get out.     Air was coming down by 2:30pm.

[martynk]

Thanks David

That's a really good flight if you are hampered with a no flight zone. Well done.

[Stewart Walker]

Fresh, Bramhall, F5-RES 2mins 5 seconds

The field was an absolute Bog so only did 2 flight

 

[martynk]

Thanks Stewart

Updated table:

     

[Richard Newsham]

PuRES V2 : F3L (three) : 24th Feb2024 : 743s - 12m23s

wind about 5mph, West. Nice fluffy white clouds. 12:30 ish.

Nothing much to report.  Was lucky 2 launch into a thermal or proximity of.  My second flight was 10 minutes ish.  Subsequent flights were up and down.

Difficult to achieve much flying amongst fellow members with IC and electric powered planes.  Not ideal have a bungee about so you go when you can.  It'll all changed when the Purito-E is finished in a couple of weeks time.

Have started using my second 10m length of bungee out of 20m ordered.  It's got a bit more pazzaz.  First time I've ever used that word in text.

Richard

Edited February 24 by Richard Newsham
added time of day

[AnthonyB]

CREst : F5RES : 24/2/24 : 10mins 4sec.

Walking to the field I could hear the pitter-patter of rain falling onto the wing.

There was black / grey cloud above but blue sky SW over Preston, so continued thinking it could not rain for long.

Breeze felt like 2 or 3mph, but stronger when up.

Flying over a swamp, there was either sink or tiny little bits of lift. One wrong turn and it was coming down fast.

I did not take a spare battery, I just went for a quick blip.

This was the first flight, the second I got completely wrong and it came down fast and the third I tried really hard, but it was not to be.

Interestingly there was sun shining on the ground (from the low sun), I thought it would get better – It did not.

On the walk back there were 10 – 15 gulls playing in good air about 300yds to the north. Always the way !

[martynk]

Good score for February, well done.

 

     

[Hydeflyer]

Last gasp of the month... Claiming 3min. 17 sec. 29/02/24. F5L Eli, Bredbury. Phew!

[Will_A]

Medina : F5L : 29-02-24 : 3:03

Hiya, having just got my Medina airworthy, here’s my first postal entry for a short flight yesterday in Ashton Court, Bristol, with no lift to speak of. Really enjoying flying it and look forward to some better weather!

Cheers Will

 

 

 

 

[martynk]

Welcome to Will_A. Nice to see you here and great to have 2 late entries:

     

Well done to David and the March challenge will be up in a few moments