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Aero-towing with Ross & David

Ross Bathie sent in some photos of his large scale gliders. From Ross;

"All of the Ka 8 photos were taken buy Nick Sage the balance by myself. Also attached some pics of two of my pet projects, a 40% Piper Pawnee to be powered with a DLE 222 and a half scale ASW 22 to 43 ft [...]

Vintage Corsair

Antique Corsair - Nick Sage

Nick Sage sent in these two photos of David's Corsair taken down at the field recently. The colour version is the original. Nick post processed the image in Photoshop to add the antique, weathered look to make it feel straight out of the 1940's. It's hard to believe the plane is an ARF foamy.

 

Pete’s Giant Scale Extra 330

Pete Bailey's 38% Extra 330S

Peters new 38% Extra 330S from Great Planes, test flown at LDMFA two weeks ago. The model weighs just under 20kg. The test flight went well and Peter and Matthew Bailey were both certified to fly the model.

Pete Bailey’s 38% Extra 330S

Head down to the field on October 17 for the scale event. More details [...]

A Trip Down YouTube Lane

It’s amazing what you can find on YouTube when you put your mind to waste some time and just start following links from one video to the next. I was doing just that when I came across a video that had a funny looking VTOL contraption struggling to get off the ground. I quickly recognised the [...]

E2C Maiden Flight by Alex Evans

Links to the videos referenced in this months newsletter.

Taking off

Flying around and [...]

Club Meeting

Peter Rady presented his Spitfire that is nearly ready for covering. The cockpit kit really finishes of the scale detail along with the flared wing joiners. Check out the woodwork on the tail feathers.

Gary Leckie showed his less commonly seen Pucara. A twin engine prop job that apparently by the time the full scale version was [...]

Brian's maiden flight with the Big Stik

Brian Field’s latest project the Big Stik took to the air this morning for it’s maiden flight. Matt Bailey was on hand for the initial flight and Brian soon took over when the trim was sorted out. Brian said “I hated the look of the thing but everyone says they fly so well, I had to [...]

Did someone say rabbit-proof fence?

The club has plans for a rabbit proof fence to keep those pesky rabbits at bay. Sounds like a lot of hard work but we’ve only got to do it once and if it helps avoid damage like this, I’m all for it. Do you agree, disagree or maybe a better idea?

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