Lodge Farm Scale FF Aug 26

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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

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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

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Charlie Jeffries Taube and Hurricane

My Bleriot Hanger Queen

Pete Fardells fleet for the day

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My GWE6 Bantam

Mike Smith's new Parnell Elf

The .5cc or less scale fleet. My bantam and 3 from Andrew Hewitt

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Andrew's 0.4cc Dave Banks Mills power Nieuport

Fokker Eindecker

My Grahame-White GWE6 Bantam

Andrew's Morane

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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

[Pete Fardell]

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.

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There's now a video here

[Spiros]

Beautiful scenery!

BTW, I loved the sheeps!!! Wonderful!

[dputt7]

 Most enjoyable, thanks to Chris and Pete for their work and to all the flyers as well.

[Piecost]

I agree, thanks for the video. Much appreciated

[OZPAF]

Enjoyable coverage, pics and video, thanks Chris and Pete.

Yes Chris, the field does look Australian

John

[Jmk89]

Enjoyable 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)