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POSTPONED until April 28 Kent Interclub E1 Cliffe Gravesend
Nicholls posted an event in Event Calendar
untilBMFA League open F5J competition. Entry £5 (free to Kent Interclub club members). Details and sign-up will be at https://www.barcs.co.uk/forums/forum/94-kent-interclub/ The flying field is currently too wet so watch out for updates -
You are invited to Kent Interclub Glider 3 Multi-launch competition to be held July 23rd 2023 CD on the day is Bob Hope (GliderScore TBA )This is an open competition and non-Kent Interclub club members are very welcome (entry fee £5). Remember you can fly 2m and RES if you wish. · 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 Friday 21 July with model class, and frequency if not 2.4 (Glider, Electric, Open, 100" RES, 2m etc) so a matrix can be set up. · Go ahead is confirmed Location: · Tonbridge club field is at Leigh Park Farm. The postcode is TN11 8PN. What3words: ///corn.flags.dots Additional Info: · The rules are a variant of BARCS Multi-launch but, for 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 is up to 175m but there is 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 Enter by replying to this Topic Entrants Richard Harris Invicta Keith Fisher Invicta Eddy Small Canterbury Terry Letchford SADMAC Brian Martin SADMAC Alan Harris SADMAC Iain Stingemore Bloobirds WInch Greg Hayfield Bloobirds Winch Bob Hope Tonbridge Phil Ramsey Tonbridge Alan Twine Bromley Derek Collings Bromley Bob Ryan Bromley Gordon Loomes Bromley David Teal Ashford
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KentInterclub Multilaunch Electric or winch launched gliders
Nicholls posted an event in Event Calendar
Full details and entry will be on the BARCS – Aircraft - Kent Interclub Forum This is an open competition and non Kent club members are very welcome (entry fee £5). The rules are BARCS Multilaunch for Electric launch gliders. Electric Gliders must be fitted with an AMRT (height limiter) which cuts the motor at 30 secs and records the launch height. Electric launch height of 175m with 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. -
For those that don't know F3-RES is a new high-start launched woody 2m RES glider class that originated in Germany and Austria that is becoming very popular internationally. For more info see this RCGroups F3-RES Resources thread and the other threads marked F3-RES in the RCGroups. The kits are easy to buy from European retailers. The benefits of these models and the proposed event over alternatives are - Low cost - Quick building woody models - Requires building as well as flying skills - Easy to fly RES (rudder-elevator-spoiler) models - Simple task - 6 min flight in a 9 min slot - Standardised weak hi-start so not a power race - Low launch altitude (60m-110m depending on the field/high start length) I am thinking of running a series of competitions, probably from the Pillerton Hersey field in Warwickshire, and would like to know if there is any interest in this from this gliding community. BTW I will develop a set of rules closely based on the German rules so molded composite 2m models will not be allowed. Please post to this thread if interested. Neil.
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A placeholder for the 3rd 2m Hi-Start 14 day duration Challenge for 2018 Please submit your score below. The clock will start when the first score is submitted. This is a for fun challenge, anyone with a bungee-launched glider up to 2 metres wingspan and the standard Hi-Start can post a time. Object: Fly your 2 metre glider for as long as possible from a flat field, the person who's time is unbeaten for 14 days 'wins' and a new challenge starts. Rules: Launches must be made from the standard Challenge Hi-Start bungee. Flight times begin when line releases from the towhook and the model must land in the field for times to count. While the object is to encourage F3-RES types, any model up to 2 metre span may be flown (F3-RES, foam, full house aileron mouldie) but please state the type of model with your time. The standard Hi-Start bungee is amaximum of 10m of 6/4mm surgical tubing and 50m of static line (minimum 30lb breaking strain). Lighter/smaller bungees may be used. Fly safely! No slope soaring.
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Bartletts @ Little Bentley Polo Club - Sunday 29th June
tonym posted a topic in Electric Soaring and F5J
Full details of this event can be found on the FlyQuiet forum
