Hello everybody, following the last competition event of the year, Peter C. has written a report of the day, which dawned with unusually calm weather amid the usual October gales. Please see below for his report. Aerobatic competition 11th September 2026 We finally ran the postponed Aerobatic competition last Sunday, Read more
With the end of the good weather approaching, Paul and Richard are restarting the indoor sessions again next week. They have managed to get Wednesday afternoons back for this season, so the first session will be on Wednesday 14th Oct, usual afternoon times. The location is the Rastrick Bowling and Read more
The weather is looking OK for Sunday the 11th, so we are planning to hold the much delayed aerobatics competition then. The routine is as per previous posts. Most models should be able to do the manoeuvers. Timings are as per previous events, i.e. gather about 13.30 for Registration, with Read more
With the poorer weather coming in towards the end of the flying season, Peter C announced that the weather for Sunday’s competition looked a little breezy but might be OK, so the competition was held on Sunday 20th Sept. Although it was bright and sunny on the day, the wind Read more
The weather forecast is looking good for Sunday, so we’re going ahead with the Fun Fly competition. As previously published, Registration is at 1:30 pm with a Competition Start at 2:00 pm. We’re expecting to have refreshments available again, so hope to see you there.
Its the first Sunday of the month of August coming up, so we’re hoping the weather will cooperate and we plan to have the second Fun Fly competition of the year. The first one was well attended, so come along and give it a go. The rounds for the competition Read more
The second Glider Competition of the year went ahead today as planned. There was a reasonable turnout of members, with 5 competitors and three spectators. It was a warm and sunny day, but the wind was a bit of a problem, being very variable in both speed and direction. The Read more
The weather is looking good for this Sunday to run the second glider competition of the year, so we’re going ahead with it. The format is the same as the previous competition, but with a reduced motor run time of 20 seconds. Registration is going to start at 1:30pm, with Read more
Unfortunately the forecast for this Sunday (5th June) is giving too windy conditions to run the competition, so we are delaying it to later this month. Another date will be published when the forecast looks better.
We’re planning to hold the second Powered Glider Competition this Sunday, please see Peter’s details below. It’s the same format as before, but with less motor run time to reduce the maximum height reached by the models. Will take place on Sunday 3rd May and 5th July 2026 weather permtting Read more