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Slope Soaring / Re: We Got FLYING!!

« on: November 11, 2020, 12:41:44 PM »

Hi Bill, looks like ye had a great day out on a fabulous slope.
Am I right in saying that’s a Fillon Champ in the air? Looks familiar because I’m building one myself at the moment.
Stay safe lads, regards, GB

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Events / Re: ISR 2020 Dates

« on: August 28, 2020, 16:12:40 PM »

A reminder SMFC glider fly-in is on tomorrow on Tountinna. Forecast is for N winds. Looking forward to seeing everyone who can be there.
Regards, Gerry Buckley

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Slope Soaring / Re: Important Notice for Tountinna Flyers from Sept 2020

« on: August 26, 2020, 14:03:07 PM »

Thanks for this update Ralph, I’ll pass on the info to our members.
Regards, GB

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Events / Re: ISR 2020 Dates

« on: August 25, 2020, 16:01:33 PM »

Hi all, sorry for late contact re Tountinna on Saturday. One of our club members-Dermot O’Flynn died suddenly last Sunday and I wasn’t sure if the event would go ahead.
Anyway, we’re all set to go, meeting about 10ish and fly all day.
Re covid 19, naturally we will observe what is now the norm as regards social distancing etc. I would like everyone attending to sign in when they arrive and leave a contact no in case we need to do some contact tracing at a later date. Everyone should bring their own food and drinks with them, we won’t be supplying anything on the day.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, at the moment the forecast looks good with N winds forecast.
If you haven’t been to T T before, you can contact me here and I’ll arrange details on how to get there.
Regards, Gerry Buckley

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Slope Soaring / Re: Fingers crossed, Mount L next August 14,15,16th 2020

« on: August 14, 2020, 11:13:50 AM »

Can’t be there this weekend, hope everyone has a great time.
Stay safe,
Regards, Gerry Buckley

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Events / Re: ISR 2020 Dates

« on: June 12, 2020, 19:02:16 PM »

Hi all,
And on the subject of Tountinna Glide-in, obviously this Saturday has been cancelled so we have decided to hold our gathering on Saturday, August 29th instead.
Hopefully we will be free to travel as much as we want by then.
Hope to see as many as possible on Tountinna on that date.
Regards to all, stay safe,
GB

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Scale / Re: 1/3 scale Ka1/Ka3 combo

« on: May 05, 2020, 12:15:06 PM »

Hi Kev,
I used white  profilm for the wings and a Hobby King red for the fuselage. As you say, they are a bit shiny, but when the model is in the air, you hardly notice.
I also built a 1/4 sc version and covered it with Solartex (unfortunately now no longer available). You can see this model on p6 of Scale, my one is blue and yellow and another one by Kieran Wallace which is red and white.
Best of luck with your model, don’t forget to post photos and keep us up to date.
Regards, Gerry Buckley

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Scale / Re: 1/3 scale Ka1/Ka3 combo

« on: April 12, 2020, 19:55:31 PM »

Hi all, happy Easter.
Update  on Ka1/Ka3 combo.....
Finished sheeting the fuse, filled all the little holes and gaps, so now I’m ready to cover it. I plan to use light nylon cloth and diluted PVA glue. I used this system years ago when I built my ASK 13 and it worked out very well for me.
Some photos of the finished fuselage.....

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Thermal / Flat field / Re: PuRES V2

« on: March 31, 2020, 15:42:54 PM »

....and I’m not allowed use sharp tools....!

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Events / Re: COVID-19 and meetings

« on: March 19, 2020, 18:08:04 PM »

Good decision Ralph, better safe than sorry. Tountinna event postponed as well. Regards Gerry B

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Scale / Re: 1/3 scale Ka1/Ka3 combo

« on: March 07, 2020, 18:33:33 PM »

Hi all, update on Ka1/Ka3 combo.....
After a disastrous crash of the Ka3 some time last summer, the whole project was put on the shelf until I stopped crying and got some new enthusiasm for it. That happened earlier this week and in the space of about 3 days, the Ka3 was fixed and is now ready for test flights again.
I am back on the Ka1 and have started sheeting the fuse. Because the ‘3 broke badly in the wing mounting area, I decided to beef up the ‘1 with extra formers. Hopefully, it will all work out in the end.
Some photos......

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For Sale / Re: 3m Fox - Full composite

« on: March 04, 2020, 21:46:23 PM »

Hi Fred, is this model still for sale? A friend of mine is seriously interested in buying it. You might let me know what the situation is please. Regards, Gerry b

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For Sale / Re: Models for sale

« on: March 02, 2020, 16:05:19 PM »

Some more specs on the Schweitzer Ralph please. Span, weight, etc.
regards, GB

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For Sale / Re: k18

« on: March 02, 2020, 15:37:23 PM »

Hi Enda,
Your K18 looks very nice, I have one myself, I built from plans.
A friend of mine is interested in yours , but could you post some more photos to get a better idea of what it’s like. Also, some idea of how much you want for it.
Regards, Gerry b

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Events / Re: ISR 2020 Dates

« on: February 28, 2020, 15:20:10 PM »

Thanks Fred.
I should also have said, our Mid-Week Summer Gliding will start on Wednesday, 15th April also on Tountinna. Any one in the area is more than welcome to come and join us. We’ll be on the hill every Wednesday evening between mid April and mid September.