What's New
Monday 31st August
Well its been a busy couple of months and the weather gods appear to have targeted weekends to hit us with its wrath. Between Shows / competitions and weather its been a quiet time at the field. A big thank you to all who have been pottering around repairing and gardening. A special thanks to Paul C. who seems to have been on the mower every weekend, keeping everywhere looking nice. The weather is meant to be improving for the next few weeks, so we were considering on having something for all the club to be involved in. Watch this space or the newsletter for details.
Monday 14th June
Sorry for the lack of updates - I have temporarily locked out of the website, but its sorted now. The temporary offered times for IC aircraft have been provisionally accepted pending an EGM - These are the times communicated for IC.
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm except Wednesday which extends to 8pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm
Please remember these are only provisional but do provide a framework we can operate around.
Thank you
Sunday 6th June
A temporary agreement has been reached pending a proper EGM which is being organised for as soon as possible, between the model club and Hardwick. The times are as communicated, for IC models. Small and quiet electric models are not included, but must be able to be flown away from the bridal path, thus keeping the path totally clear for equestrian use.
A request from our Neighbours at Hardwick - We have been asked to not fly after midday (12:00) on the 20th June 2010, due to an outside event which includes live music.
I understand that there has been some good progress being made towards alternate flying sites, with many of the local land owners reacting favourably towards hosting a flying site.
For those at the 'High Alpha' shootouts next weekend - Good Luck and happy flying. For those not there - Have a nice peaceful weekend.
Thursday 27th May
Dear Fellow Modellers, We find ourselves in a rather difficult position at this moment in time. A serious complaint has been made against the Model Flying Club by Hardwick village with regard to noise. It is unfortunate, but in this instance we are guilty and must act responsibly to rectify that position.
With the building of our present runway just over three years ago, we were inadvertently at a point in the valley which magnified and echoed all our sounds around Hardwick village which is positioned in a natural bowl.
A number of representatives from our committee have met with the Hardwick parish and opened a line of communication for both our mutual benefits. A number of land owners within Hardwick have expressed a desire to help find us an alternate flying location, and on our part we need to rapidly reduce the impact we’re having on their village.
We will be posting up new flying times and restictions in the very near future. Please watch this space.
Regards
Andrew Robinson Chairman
Wednesday 12th May
The weather has at last improved, and the field has managed to see a reasonable amount of flying over the last month. Sadly we need it to rain, so that we can roll the patch and get rid of a few of those annoying bumps. As the weather has improved, we can now start getting on with those jobs that we've been putting off for just such an ocassion.
Don't forget that we have a Helicopter competition on on the 23rd of this month, it was to include the 22nd but, has been changed to a one day event only. Please feel free to come along a see how those whirlybirds are meant to be flown!
In an attempt to help out a former club member who's selling up due to ill health, I'm posting up a list of all his (Cliff Gray) flying equipment. If you have any questions or wish to purchase, please contact Cliff via his mobile.
LINK to PDF File : Cliffs List (43Kb)
If others want me to add a dedicated sales page then please let me know.
Monday 19th April
A quick update to say that the Pictures from the Expo 2010 have been uploaded. Layout not quite there, but almost. Also fixed the broken links on the other two Expo albums (sorry).
As a quick note: All four starter benches are now in use, and are forward of the bank. this is working well and should be considered the starting line for planes, leaving the orginal area on top of the bank for sitting and chatting, as safety is becoming more important.
On the note of safety, please remember that you need to have a minimum of an 'A' certificate to fly solo, and if you haven't flown a while, its a good idea to ask another flyer to stand with you as you re-aquaint yourself with your aircraft.