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2012

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

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)

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

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