Martin_N Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hi All, Entry is now open for BMFA F3F League 4 in Scotland on 13th July. Further information regards registration can be found at the following locations: http://www.gbsra.co.uk/bmfa-league http://www.bmfa.org/ContestsEvents/ContestandEventCalendar/tabid/309/Default.aspx '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> I have also started a new thread in the UK F3F Contest section of the Barcs Forum: http://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/64-uk-f3f-contest-entries/ Registration will close on Wednesday 9th July. I need the following required details sent to me at martinnewnham@btinternet.com · Pilot Name · BMFA or equivalent insurance details. Note: If insurance cannot be verified then an additional £5 will be charged which will provide 30 days BMFA insurance cover for the pilot. · Helper (Yes or No?) Entry to BMFA run contest will be £10 for 1 day contests. As per previous years a weather call will be made on Friday evening before the contest confirming whether the contest will run or not. This will be published through F3F Yahoo groups email and on BARCS website. Included in the mail will be the meet time and location. The various clubs used to run F3F contests can be found at www.gbsra.co.uk Thanks Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 We are not yet getting a Sunday forecast on XC but its showing East winds for Saturday which would put us on Pole Hill / Kilspindie. Its an easy walk and has a decent edge to it. Its the one nearest Perth on the map below: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=202487703003799439093.0004c006fc0ba12dcacd8&msa=0&ll=56.367912,-3.267059&spn=0.293974,0.596695 So if the walk up Bishop is putting you off, its highly unlikeley that we will be there three years on the trot! Hope to see some of you on Sunday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_N Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Looks a very nice slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 As far as I am aware, we do do not have enough entries yet to make the competition viable. Maybe Martin could post the entries to date. If anyone is leaving it late based on a forecast, I don't think they know yet it's changing a lot just now. We are sponsored this year by pillars of Hercules cafe, with a slice of carrot cake to the winner so come on guys, visit Scotland while there are no border controls. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster-X Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Sorry Peter, am away visiting relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 No worries Tom I know its holiday season. Forecast now looking very promising for fairlie, kaim hill. If you look up prestwick airport on windmap... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_N Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Registration is now closed for league 4. Unfortunately due to numbers this contest will be cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Young Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtreble Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That's a real shame. I was looking forward to haggis for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howsboutdat Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Sorry for unregistering for Scotland , would have loved to go however, my needle was involved in a mid air and has ceased or should u say deceased!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloper Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 damn shame! weather forecast has picked up and looking a healthy westerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Sorry to hear that Peter . Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Young Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Bishop and Kaime hills both looking great for Sunday. Spoiled for choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Very, very dissapointing. I think we will have a practice comp anyway as it would be a shame to let the day go altogether. Probably west coast, I reckon kaim hill has good sub-30 potential. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campsieflyer Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Pity the comp has been cancelled. Hope the practice comp goes ahead. Loved Kaim Hill the last time we were there and the walk wasn't too bad. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_r Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Pretty dissapointed in that outcome Pete - was looking forward to the comp (why not enough support?). Looks like a decent day on Sunday - have a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 A good few of our local regulars are away/on holiday and there hasn't been the usual support from the rest of the F3F community. Maybe the walk up Bishop has put a few off but its been very unusual to get up there for all of the recent big comps? We would normally be on hills with easier walks. I don't know really but after only 14 entries for Whitesheet/Eastbourne there may be something more to it than just chance? We will be flying a course at Kaim hill on Sunday, although its going to have to be fairly relaxed with 5 or 6 flying. Feeling a bit more philosophical about it now, cheered up by something nice arriving in the post today... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_N Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Comparing it to whitesheet / Eastbourne isn't a good comparison, we had and I can go back and double check 22 pilots for whitesheet 8 of which dropped out because they did not wish to travel Eastbourne and you always get a couple of pilots that decide they don't want to compete anyway. Some pilots are happy to travel and others are not, there are certainly areas within the uk which prefer the comps to be on there doorstep and don't support other clubs as actively as maybe other clubs support there comps. That's just the way it is. Since running the league this is the first time this has happened, but i do not believe it's setting a trend. Running a comp with few numbers is not the way forward for any league either. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Well we had a super little comp today. The wind was NW as opposed to the anticipated WNW but there is a slope at Fairle that accomodated a course very well. Six of us flew 16 rounds in 9ms with sunshine & clouds with no threat of rain. It was pretty variable but very pleasurable as the rounds moved through very quickly. David Reid streaked into the lead by 400 points at end of round 6 but Peter managed to haul it back slowly with the help of the best air of the day and an FTD of 35.01 Results were as follows: 1 Peter Gunning 13344.77 2 David Reid 13107.30 3 Mark Treble 12805.09 4 George Young 12142.94 5 Dave Watson 11909.62 6 Robert Carson 11499.02 So great fun and very good practice, a kind of 'up yours' to all those who didn't bother entering 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin_N Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Well done guys glad you flew and 100% agree. Maybe next year we will look at the date we use to see if something better will fit to avoid this happening again. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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