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Events / beach fun on Downhill

« on: July 20, 2011, 21:09:42 PM »

after spending a day flying off Downhill beach on the 13th July using the bungee and 100" models we have decided to give it another go on the 10th and 11th September
if the wind doesn't using the bungee and is blowing straight north we can fly off the sand dunnes
everybody welcome    

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Thermal / Flat field / NIMSA open and electric 2011

« on: July 03, 2011, 19:10:49 PM »

another great day at mallusk
we had the introduction of a spot landing today and it made some difference to the flying  
again it was one of those days where one or two people got away and the rest struggled

only disaster of the day was Ronnie  :cry: while him and Frank where flying the same slot Ronnie was flying Franks model while his own hit the ground  :cry: and Bill had a wee bit of a problem with his motor not turning off on his semi scale discus but damage was slight    

once again well done sam on winning the thermal  :clap:

i managed to beat him in the electric comp    

roll on the 31st july to the area open

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Thermal / Flat field / NIMSA 100s cup 2011

« on: June 19, 2011, 19:46:58 PM »

finally we got to run our first thermal comp of the year  :clap:
it was good to catch up with Frank, Ronnie, Tommy, Jimmy, Bill, Mike, Paul and Sam
conditions where challenging and not everyone got an 8 minute round

well done sam for winning again and paul for coming second  :clap:  :clap:
for me the pilot of the day was Bill finishing a brilliant 4th place flying his own design 100" model  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  
Bill will probably have the results on www.nimsa.co.uk site  

hope to post a few photo's later when terry sends them on  

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Slope Soaring / road trip to rathlin island and the north coast of ireland

« on: May 28, 2011, 18:15:47 PM »

John, richard, Terry Jones and myself all met up this morning in Ballycastle to take the ferry over to Rathlin Island
now the winds this week around the north coast of ireland have been very strong and most days the ferry has been cancelled
so after a lot of should we go or shouldn't we go three of us decided we would go and boy was the crossing rough     at one point i was thinking to myself Terry made the right decision stayin on dry land

once we landed in Rathlin we jumped on the bus and that took us to the west light house and this is were the bird sanctuary is and the site that we were going to fly off was perfect in every way

we flew for 3 solid hours and then the bus returned for its last stop of the day.We returned to the harbour and straight back onto the ferry for a much calmer sail home  [-o<

i'm glad we went it was a great experence  :clap:  :clap:  we're hoping of doing the same thing next year again

sorry i've no pictures  john and richard had the camera's

we're hoping to fly off other parts of the north coast tomorrow depending on the wind direction  

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Thermal / Flat field / NIMSA 100s cup

« on: May 01, 2011, 19:50:44 PM »

next sunday 8th May is the first NIMSA 100s cup at mallusk
everyone is welcome to come and fly  

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Slope Soaring / first flight this year

« on: February 27, 2011, 19:50:29 PM »

this is the first time the wind has been westerlyt his year
this is my son stuart holding my fook about model a bullet

 
this my flying site on the top of binevenagh facing lough foyle and the hills of Donegal  

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Aerotow / tow line

« on: February 13, 2011, 19:25:53 PM »

never thought the weight of the line used would have an effect on the glider being towed



the picture shows two tow lines both the same length but different weights
because of the model we used as a tug i used the small line now i've got the 1/4 scale cub i started using the heavy line and it's easier seen when you drop it before landing
last year we where able to tow a 3m glider with the top line, but today i was towing a 2.5m ventus and the heavy line made it impossible to tow the line just bowed in the middle and dragged the glider down

unfortunately we didn't get any sort of height and the glider crash landed :!:  
a lesson well learned in all the years i've been doing this i was well caught out today   :!:  

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Slope Soaring / crackin picture

« on: January 31, 2011, 17:14:04 PM »

i think this a cracking picture it is from Mayday last year on Downhill beach
and it was Richard Boyd who took it :clap:

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Scale / ASK-13

« on: January 23, 2011, 14:45:49 PM »

here we go this is the cliff charlesworth ASK-13 and i got the lazer cut parts from model activity press

started on friday and made the keel out of spruce  

 

on saturday i jigged up the fuselage and glued in the longerons


thanks for the tip about the photo's richard  :clap:

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Slope Soaring / 1/4 scale K13

« on: December 01, 2010, 14:00:48 PM »

i've finally got the K13 on the bench
lazer cut parts where well worth the money
i have to go and look for a nice piece of 1/4 ply or spruce for the keel,they cut the front part but didn't do the rest  :?:
i'll try and take a few photo's as i go along  

off now for some beer for tonights building session  :lol:

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Aerotow / hanger 9 cub

« on: October 31, 2010, 21:30:53 PM »

just bought a hanger 9 cub and i'm hoping to put a 30cc dle engine in it
will be able to tow up 2.5 to 3 metre gliders no problem and fingers crossed it'll be able to tow up to 4 metre gliders  
all i need now is a tug pilot  :lol:  :lol:

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For Sale / jerry bates de havilland rapide

« on: October 31, 2010, 17:24:10 PM »

i'm selling my 1/6 scale jerry bates de havilland rapide 96" plans and lazer cut parts
there are 5 sheets of plans and the lazer cut parts are from belair

£260 posted


SOLD

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For Sale / hanger 9 carden yak SOLD

« on: September 21, 2010, 15:30:33 PM »

i'm selling my carden yak
it comes with a DA 50cc engine
a zimmerman pipe
biela 23 x 8 prop
5 JR DS 8711 servo's
1 futaba S135 on throttle

selling it for 800 euro
SOLD


CMPRO exra 300s
65" wingspan suits a 90 twostroke
airframe only
£75 or e90

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Thermal / Flat field / 100s cup

« on: September 19, 2010, 20:53:18 PM »

:lol: well done Mr John Pearson  :clap:  :clap:

2nd time flying in a thermal comp and flying a model he bought at the nationals for £30
got through to the fly off and was only beat by about 30 seconds


a difficult days flying but enjoyed every minute of it  

and well done frank for winning over all  :clap:  :clap:  

ah well there's always next year  :lol:

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Slope Soaring / windrider 2.6m habicht glider

« on: August 19, 2010, 17:28:48 PM »

:cry: ah man the fuselage is twisted real bad on the habicht

gutted