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2012

June 17th

PANDAS Grand Electric Fly In
Plus Modeller’s Boot Sale. PANDAS Club, Pontefract Racecourse, J32 M62. Contact John Thompson on 01924 515595 or johnty99@ntlworld.com or see www.pandasaero.co.uk

 

June-July

The BMFA London Area Presents
Middle Wallop
International 2 Day Electric Flight Event
30th June & 1st July 2012
If you didn't come to last year’s event, you missed a great weekend!
Middle Wallop Army Air base is the largest grass air base in Europe.
This year’s event will commemorate Colonel H. J. Taplin first official world recorded
flight of an R/C electric model on the 30th June 1957.
He used his seven year old R/C ED Radio Queen prototype.
Motive power was from a 24V Government surplus Emerson motor & 25 silver/zinc cells
On Sunday afternoon there will be a competition for the Exide & Drydex trophy for the best flown electric powered Radio Queen.
This beats Fred Militky of Graupner fame, who first achieved a successful flight with a F/F model in October 1957

Exide & Drydex trophy

Gates open at 9am, Flying is from 10am until 6pm
Pilots to have a minimum of an "A Cert"
Proof of insurance is required (BMFA, LMA, SAA)
Pilots flying models over 20kg require a minimum of a "B Cert"
No maximum model weight or size
During the lunch break on Sunday there will be a Raffle.
A free raffle ticket for all pilots who fly on Sunday + £1 a ticket forothers
This raffle is to help pay for the licence for airfield for the weekend.
Contact: Robert Mahoney robert@rlmahoney.co.uk
or 01494 521838 (sensible hours please)

If you come to this year’s event please try and keep it quiet and to the recommendation as on page 79 of the BMFA Hand Book.

The above does not apply to the FAI event,


STOP PRESS

New for 2012 is a trophy for the best Jet scale model


Also on the same dates
UK Eurotour - Middle Wallop - 30th June & 1st July 2012
F5B-2 / F5F / F5B - The FAI classes
More information www.f5b.co.uk

July 1st

York Ebor Electric Fly In
Knavesmire (York Racecourse). Plus Swapmeet. Contact Adrian Barker on 07852 177031 or Jon Edison on 07796 364738 or se www.ymasflyingclub.com

July 8th 2012

Phoenix Model Flying Club

Electric Day

Britain’s most easterly model club is situated just off the A12 in Pakefield, Lowestoft

July 28th 29th

Rolls Royce (Hucknall) MAC Electric Fly In Weekend
Hucknall Airfield. Pilots and Guests Only. Swap Meet on Sunday. No Public Access. Camping Available. Hucknall, Nr Nottingham. J26, M1. Access by RR No2 Gate on B6009 Watnall Road. Contact Reg Lowe on r-lowe2@sky.com or 01773 716786

BATH SPARCS ALL ELECTRIC FLY-IN

29th JULY

RAF Colerne Wiltshire.  Airfield site with grass & tarmac runways. 

No competitions. Proof of BMFA insurance required.  Regret no facilities for spectators. 

Pilots briefing at 1000.

CONTACT:  Bob Partington 01225 891441. (sensible hours please)

Email   grpartington@gmail.com

 

Chester MFC Roodee 2012 Electric Fly-In
Sport, Vintage and Scale. Roodee Racecourse, Chester, CH1 2LY. Contact Dave Jones on 01244 376868 or djones1944@talktalk.nat or see www.chestermodelflyingclub.co.uk

 

September 23rd

North London MFC Electric Fly In

BBQ. Baldock, Herts (Just off A1, A507). Pre-Booked Camping Available.

Contact Ken Bones on 07770 672838 or Maurice Northcott on 01707 275755

15.-16.09. E-Meeting Aspach 2012

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More details will be published in due course. Please check with the event contact before travelling!
If you have an electric flight event you want to have included, please send me an email giving me the details.