Topic: North East Flyers

Merry Xmas and a happy new year from me on a windy but warm Northumbrian hillside on Xmas eve. Feels like summer in my santa suit !!

Anyone out Wednesday or Thursday this week ,forecast looks ok.?

Tuesday or Friday only for me this week...

Proper windy today ! Wind meter showing 79mph tops.Acouple of flights with Bluto at 3 1/2 lbs then rain stopped play.4 hardy souls out,but should be better tomorrow, we are going to Carshiels just up from Allandale for a Westerly.

Took the Sunbird out for a blast today...hopefully I'll be able to get some air tomorrow too...

Hoping to get two Lancasters in formation in the air at Titlington today

Have a good day Ian,3 out yesterday ,flew till 3 -45pm. Out again tomorrow.Let;s know how it goes today.

Had a great day Eric with a constant 20mph+ smack on. Loads of lift and two Lancs in formation with loads of low passes together. Have tried and failed to post a picture Cheers Ian

Pee'd it down all day , so no flying but cleared out the loft (trip to the dump tomorrow0 and then fixed the SE5A and worked on the Magnatilla 

Heard the Lanc's looked great from someone who saw them flying from the main road!!!

4 out today,sunny and cold .Franky got to break into high wind soaring with his Phase 6 in 58mph wind.( only been in 25 until today!) He said " how can you enjoy the flying out the front when you know you have to try and land at the end." Just told him "the more you fly in 60mph ,it's a piece of cake when it's only 45 "

[imghttp://www.rcmf.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=32590&fullsize=1][/img] Hopefully a photo will be here of mine and Garys Lancs last Sunday at Titlington

Got it wrong again Dad Can an expert sort it out for me please? Ta

Got it wrong again Dad Can an expert sort it out for me please? Ta

  I'm no expert but I'll give it a go.

       

         Formation shot.



       Close in.



    Low pass.

            These pic's have been taken from video footage so the're not the best quality.
                  Once the video footage has been edited I'll post a link to it.

                        Chris.

       

Nice one mister Get yer lanc out of the cupboard and we can have a three aircraft formation. Need a bigger bit of sky mind you

Anyone out on Wednesday coming

09:00   
WSW   17 mph   to   38 mph   8 C   0 mm   
67%   12000 m   1027 mb
12:00   
WSW   17 mph   to   35 mph   9 C   0 mm   
62%   15100 m   1027 mb
15:00   
WSW   16 mph   to   35 mph   9 C   0 mm   
34%   16000 m   1026 mb

Hill top posse will be out today,maybe Wednesday, but we usually don't think that far ahead!! ( don't believe XC weather)

Wallop! Hit the Weardale slopes with a bang this morning and flew a collection of glidders, then shot some film of Euan flying his/my Calypso

12degrees in Gods county this morning with 25-35 Westerly wind. The No Work Team flew everything from 3metres to 48inch ubermoth,we left at dark. Think thats it for a decent fly this week looking at forcast.Will finish refurb on Jart,( pic's shortly).

Jart now up and ready for action again with 2 more layers of glass on fuselage and tail and repaint.Will need an even better blow now as weight is 4 1/4lbs!!

45+mph again in god's county yesterday,got the Jart tried at it's new weight of 4-1/4 lbs.John got new JW maidened, Geoff got his JW tried with ballast ,and Franky continued to push his faithful Phase 6 ! Today had a run to Stanhope area and met my friend  Ken at the bowl, paid my dues and had an hour with him in a lot less wind Ended up in nearby coffee shop with tea and bun ! Back up sunny Northumberland tomorrow

The Higgins F20 i bought as a cheap rightoff is now repaired and repainted.Ready to join the high wind fleet !

Today had a run to Stanhope area and met my friend  Ken at the bowl, paid my dues and had an hour with him in a lot less wind

Nice to know people are still flying up there.
Twas where I learned to fly some 30+ years ago.

Remember flying near the mast in thick snow. Needed to dig a place to park the car in the snowbank at the road edge.
To launch we put the model on the snow at the top of the slope, gave it a push and hauled in some up elevator when it was sliding fast enough.
Touch and goes were also good fun.
Used a Radio Modeller V2 covered in glasscloth applied with Humbrol epoxy paint. That should challenge the brats, sorry our younger brethren.

Max

Yay, that's my club site...still going strong