Lodge was great near calm but ground like concrete so though I took the Bleriot it didn't fly. Highlight was getting the Miles Falcon back in trim after Oxford where it was behaving very strangely. I thought it was perhaps sulking due to lack of use but the problem was loose elevator changing the trim every flight
My Garahme-White Bantam was a bit down on power but did some nice scale like flights, I turned it up a bit but lost the wire wing dowel after a bad launch so it went back in the car.
I did come a way with a bottle of wine though my first ever rubber precision win with the Piper Clipper so all in a very good day.
Sadly Mike Smith was feeling great so very wisely headed off early Flying Only Scale comp didn't happen so we just had fun instead...that's not to say the comps aren't fun (which they are) but you now what I mean
Great to see Andrew Hewitt again and he brought his fleet of small engined FF Scale models. The Eindecker was going very well, too well perhaps and headed for a tree. Luckily a long pole was at hand and Andy poked it free and i had a lucky catch as it fell out of the tree so it flew again
Here's some pics
Mike Smith beautiful Sopwith Snipe and Phil Smith's Sopwith Dolphin
The ground was very er Australian ( from what I understand of the comp reports on here)
My fleet for the day...chickened out with the Bleriot but there were two others flying
Andrew Hewitt's Eindecker and ABC Robin
Charlie Jeffries Taube and Hurricane
My Bleriot Hanger Queen
Pete Fardells fleet for the day
My GWE6 Bantam
Mike Smith's new Parnell Elf
The .5cc or less scale fleet. My bantam and 3 from Andrew Hewitt
Andrew's 0.4cc Dave Banks Mills power Nieuport
Fokker Eindecker
My Grahame-White GWE6 Bantam
Andrew's Morane
The whole fleet again
Ok that's my pics I have loads of video from both me and Pete Fardell but that will tomorrow
Another great Lodge Farm but they are always great
Thanks Chris-
Yes, another lovely day's flying, and congrats on your fine Precision win. Really hope Mike's feeling better.
A few pics from me...
1. My fleet now out of the boot. I actually brought two Guillow's Fairchildren and put the yellow one in the Precision comp. Target time 30 seconds. Managed a 32 second final flight with it, but sadly its other two flights clocked 12s and a thermal assisted 57s, so consistent it was not!
The Jodel was stable, but wayward. I may need to rethink my plan to use it for indoor Kit Scale, as it refuses to be tamed into a consistent circle, or even to decide which way to go. The Bleriot went nicely though, and caused me no problems as usual.
2. And though Chris wisely didn't risk his CO2 Bleriot over hard ground it was still a 'Two Bleriot Day' in the air (and three on the ground) because as well as mine and Chris's we had John Warman flying his excellent electric one. It went very well indeed.
3. Chris priming his Bantam, with his Cessna waiting its turn.
4. Andy Hewitt with his Eindecker and Morane L, both of which flew very well, although the Fokker did have a cosy tête-à-tête with a tall tree along the way.
Beautiful scenery!
BTW, I loved the sheeps!!! Wonderful!
Most enjoyable, thanks to Chris and Pete for their work and to all the flyers as well.
I agree, thanks for the video. Much appreciated
Enjoyable coverage, pics and video, thanks Chris and Pete.
Yes Chris, the field does look Australian :)
John
Quote from: OZPAF on Aug 18, 2026, 03:08 AMEnjoyable coverage, pics and video, thanks Chris and Pete.
Yes Chris, the field does look Australian :)
John
I agree that the day looks like it was great fun and the brown paddock and sheep makes me homesick (oh wait, I'm at home, well you know what I mean)