Event News

  The 2010 Heli Smack Down took place over 5/6 June 2010 and was mainly organized by Lorenzo Riva, father of Lukas Riva, who won the 3D Masters in 2008. The Riva family (Swiss) had organized a similar event; an alpine Heli Smack Down in 2008 and 2009, where they had almost 100 pilots and, as…

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  Photos by John Bowman (check out John's album for more photos) The first of the 2010 season PSSA ( Power Scale Soaring Association ) meetings got under way on a rather grey and doubtful day, at the famous Great Orme Llanduno venue Sunday 6th June.  Things didn’t get off to the best of starts…

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Allan Bowker was busy filming the Greenacre Club’s Fun Fly event run in conjunction with YT International and here’s the fine footage, it looks like the weather was kind, thanks Allan.  Why not pop along to next years event?  Check out the Greenacres club website for more info in due course. 

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A Gangster ready to depart The second weekend in September has to be the best of the year. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for a long time, and the flying was great too! Although I’m rarely able to get to events such as this, I think that all clubs should try to host a…

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I hope you enjoy this little photo selection, we’ll a full report in RCM&E very soon.   Coats in August? Must be the Nats! The F3A  judges brave the elements!   Starting a round on the F3A line – you can see the IMAC flying area in the background. Difficult for spectators to get to, the…

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With some of the heaviest rain so far this summer falling the night before, concerns for the integrity of the show site were well founded but the ground soaked it up, the sun came out, and despite a fair old wind, the weather looked kindly on the Hastings show for 2009. Hastings never sells itself…

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If you didn’t make the Thames Valley Airshow on Saturday then check out the excellent videos left by Mr Fog Dart in our forum.  Click here to go there.

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Well what more could you ask for, a modest breeze, sunny skies, a beautifully mown patch, good organisation, good company and, of course, a burger van! The Bickley electric meet held yesterday (10th May) had it all and was blessed with a large attendance counting over 150 models lining the pits area. Big, small and…

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Bob Partington’s Spitfire never ceases to impress. The late winter model show at RNAS Yeovilton tends to be one that R/C enthusiasts don’t usually attend and to be honest, if it wasn’t on my door step, I probably wouldn’t have bothered after looking at the advertising, which stated that it is predominately supported by scale…

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The GB Gee Bees await their slot Most of you who go to the LMA shows and fly-ins have seen the Gee Bee Racing team – TeamGB as we were called until the Olympics nicked the name – which consists of LMA members from all over the country, but mainly from my club Nottingham Radio…

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