The clubs BMFA Scale Competition is ON for Saturday(1st August) on Port Meadow with a 9.30 start. Full details on the link below:-
Club Events ยป Oxford Model Flying Club (https://oxfordmfc.bmfa.club/club-events/)
As well as the scale competition there will be general free flight sport flying and also a Cloud Tramp mass launch so if you have a Cloud Tramp, bring it along. Mass launch at 12:00pm
Spectators are welcome so if you have never seen free flight and in particular scale free flight then it is well worth seeing.
A couple of notes:-
It looks to be a bit cooler than of late which is good news but please come with suitable clothing(that includes a sunhat!), lots of sunblock and lots of water. If you are heading off on a long retrieve, let someone know where you are off to and when you are back.
The Credgington went very today with 12 entries in the main BMFA event organised and judged in a lovely relaxed manner by Mike and Phil Smith. The event was warmer and slightly windier than forecast but I think we all had a good time. The heat and associated thermal created some difficult conditions for our flying realism based competition.
Congratulations to the winner of the wonderful Credgington Trophy... none other than our own Mr Peter Fardell with his fine flying Stinson Sentinel ( now sponsored by Locktite ;-) )
Second was another HPA parishioner Bill Dennis with his Stinson while joint third were Mike Stuart with his DH Fox Moth and me with my Cessna 170
Some photo's
The Credgington
Here's a run down the 'Static' line. BMFA comps are judged with a small workmanship score judged on the day
Bill's Max Holste
David Kings BAT Monoplane
Andy B's Lovely electric Bristol Scout which was going very well
Mike Stuart's DH Fox Moth a gorgeous model which came joint 3rd
Pete Fradell's winning Sentinel
My joint 3rd placed Cessna
Pete's Bleriot XI. It's always amazes me how well this model copes with tricky conditions
Bill Dennis' Levente II
Ivan Taylors Spitfire remained unflown in the tricky conditions
My Miles falcon
Mike Stuart with his new Fairchild 91
..It's a lonely life as a judge.. Mike and Phil did a brilliant job
Bill Dennis' Luscombe
Ivan's Rubber Scale Duration winning Auster
Some Scale gliders
Bill Dennis' Schwiezer
David King's Schweizer
Simon Burch launching his Slingsby
Aeromodeller editor Colin with his Cloud Tramp
Sorry I missed it, looks like it was a lot of fun.
There's a video on youtube now of some of the flights which hopefully gives a flavour of the day
Thanks for the pictures and video. Port Meadow looks like it belongs in Australia with that brown covering!
And don't forget the wind Jeremy! A great report as usual, thanks to all those responsible.
Thanks guys. It wasn't as windy as the iPhone camera thinks it is with wind roar, maybe 5-6mph max. But very bumpy with lots of thermal activity and slightly rolling air from the hills and trees...well that's my excuse anyway
I really enjoyed this video Chris, thanks. I suspected from the flight patterns that the camera mic. was exaggerating the wind.
Stephen.
Thanks Stephen. Yes it was and I find the iPhone camera often does . I've tried an add on mic but its too much faff
Max wind was only around 8 mph with most around 5 or less but the heat did make the air very bumpy . Ivan elected not to fly his large Spitfire due to the turbulent nature