Flying on Port Meadow with the OMFC

[Squirrelnet]

Today was one of the warmest April days on record in the UK and with that the came calm conditions which just beg for some free flight flying

5 of us saw the opportunity and met up mid morning on Port Meadow.

For those that don't know Port Meadow is a water meadow next the River Thames on the edge of Oxford. It's roughly 2 km by 1 km, though the OMFC flying is usually at the top end of the site giving us roughly a square km. Flying is restricted to OMFC members only (by order of the Sheriff of Oxford no less!)  but Free flight is permitted and actively encouraged by the club

There were a whole range of models from Mike Stuarts rubber twins and electric scale models, Martin's newly built Dauntless, Pete Brown's Coupe , P30 and E20 , Bob's Ace, Andrew's rubber durations models, Andy lovely scale Magister and even his BD4 peanut.

Some pics -

FF on the Meadow
Pete Brown winds his P30
Pete's other models for the day
Pete's Pirate

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Mike Stuart's beautiful DH Fox Moth. the model flys even better than it looks...yes really

Mike's PZL which was going well

Mike's Dash 8 - from the Chris Starleaf plan and a superb flyer

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Martin Bennett's new Douglas Dauntless had some trimming flights

My own Piper Super Crusier

Pete's P30 on the stooge

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Andrew Longhurst had a few models with, they all flew beautifully ofcourse but to be honest I'm not sure what they were !!

Bob Lee ws very happy with his fine performing Ace

And finally Mike needs a human stooge to wind his Dash 8 , which we all turns in being ...Pete has his go

[OZPAF]

Lots of happy faces there Chris! Now did you fly yourself!

Thanks once again for the coverage - it looks a almost perfect FF site - particularly for the sizes you have shown.

John

[Squirrelnet]

Thanks John

Yes I got to fly too. I tried the new Piper on full winds on it's short test motor. I ended up adding another loop of 3/16 so now on 8 strands of 3/16 so I'll make up another 24" motor as the climb was good

Also I'd moved the tow hook on the Slingsby Eagle about 1/2" forward which has made a huge difference as it's now stable on the line as well getting the Cessna out to check all is OK and a couple of flights with the Tomboy

There's a video here of some of the flights

[cvasec]

Oh wow. You lucky people. I'm so envious.
Ron

[Pete Fardell]

Terrific stuff; super models and great flights. What a day! Lovely to see Mike's Nats-winning Fox Moth in action again too.