Terry Mason
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Phoenix MAC NW area spring swap meet Wednesday 27th April 2022 Deanwater Hotel Woodford Cheshire. SK7 1RJ. (on A5012 Wilmslow to Poynton road) Our long running NW area event. Bar and seating in swap meet room. Food available. Entry £2 tables £4 (plus entry fee) Doors open 7:30pm. Table holders 7:00pm NB If, just before the event, things are still not back to normal please do phone me to check it is on before travelling Contact Terry Mason 07950 052039 or 0161 439 3816 email [email protected] website http://pmaccheshire.bmfa.org/
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until**EVENT CANCELLED** Our long running and well supported swapmeet at the Deanwater Hotel, Wilmslow Rd, Woodford, Cheshire SK7 1RJ (on the A5012 Wilmslow to Poynton Rd).Swapmeet room, comfortable seating and a bar. Meals available in the restaurant. Contact Terry Mason 0161 439 3816, 07950 052039 or email [email protected] (name tel No and number of tables @ £4 each) Entrance £2 per person Tables: £4 each plus standard entrance
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For Shaun - yes that covering is a pain ! It is fairly thick, very sticky and I think if I remember correctly it is not shrinkable with a hot iron. On my two models the material is different - it was conventional covering that can be reattached with a hot iron and also shrunk. Maybe the extra sticky type does have some advantages !!
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I have had two incidents with wing covering materials coming off or loosening in flight - one model total right off, the other survived. The first was a Blackhorse Diablo. On a low mid speed pass the stbd wing covering ahead of the main spar came off. The wing is not balsa sheeted so it 'opened up the wing ' on one side - result was a violent roll/yaw and straight into the ground. As it did so the strip of covering material fluttered to the ground ! Needless to say the damage was extensive. The model had only flown about ten flights. The second was a World models Zen90. Normally I consider World Models ARTF's to be of a very high standard. A decorative strip covering one wing from the leading edge to about on quarter chord lifted over 90% of it's length - only remaining attached at the root and the tip of the wing. As it lifted it caused a yaw and a very strange noise. The wing of this model is sheeted. The effect was worrying but a hasty landing was executed successfully. This model had less than 10 flts. Neither model had been kept in hot or damp conditions. Regularly checks on any model are of course a must but may I suggest you pay particular attention to the covering - perhaps see if it lifts if you delicately try sliding a knife under the edge of the material to see if it is loose - it was not at all easy to spot on the Zen. Has anybody else had this experience ? If so, what model ?