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Intended as a reminder of what the web page has
been showing over a period longer than a month. This means that links to
ephemeral items might be broken.
29th June
On Friday 17th June we were leaving the
"Country Cafe" at Market Overton, which is alongside Cottesmore, when we heard
a jet noise we recognised and spotted the Vulcan sweeping in from the North
East to do a low run down the runway and then up in what seemed a vertical
climb into a wing over. The Vulcan circled, did a low run in the reverse
direction into another wingover and then away to the South West, off to
Kemble.
We were very lucky to be in the right place at the right time to
get a "personal" display of this sort. As always the project is short of money
and they have some new graphics for use in web sites:-
If you have not visited their site recently there is lots of up
to date information, request for donations, as well as sales items. I now have
a nicely framed and presented blown fuse from the "aux-rudder"
.........
29th June
The Canadian use of the Peterborough FET
timer (27th June) came from the bulletin board at "Small Flying Arts".
This link is to the
Electric Power Free Flight section but there are lots more
subjects.
27th June
Further international use of the
Peterborough FET timer - This time from Canada.
See the end of the original
article from January 2009.
 25th June
Tony Dunsterville Memorial Trophy.
Report and Results
23rd June
Thanks to Mick Page there is a different
batch of front page photographs, continuing the Nats 2011 theme.
A reminder of Mike Smith's
www.freeflightscale.com
 19th June
The International
Model Airplane Plans Co-operative
17th June
Thanks to
Alex Whittaker we have
some pictures of Bernie at the
Freeflight Nationals
As well as an extra picture of Brian Waterlands P51
15th June
Thanks to John Ashmole for his
"Inner Circle" piece in members
models.
There is also an update, at the end of the text, in
"The Sopwith Tabloid" from
2010.
14th June
I missed the link yesterday,
have a look at the HPA Builders Forum.
13th June
Thanks to Mike Fantham I am passing on the
following:-
"This from Lee Hines in California........
Stan has retaken
the F1N World Record!!! He did a flight of 112 seconds(1 minute & 52 sec)
yesterday, which breaks M. Ishii's flight of 109sec, set this March(FAI record
pending). History again made in Tustin Hanger! I know you will all join me in a
"Hip Hip, Hooray!" Congratulating cheer for Stan Buddenbohm!"
13th June
An oddity.... Seemingly the images are used
mainly
"as avatars, to populate your 3D multi-user environments"
 
11th June
Whilst aimed at R/C glider flyers these
iPhone apps could useful when flying freeflight.
Wubbe's iPhone
Apps - - - - F3 Apps
Mobile applications for RC Aeromodelling
9th June
Some photographs from Ted,
taken at Ferry Meadows and all to
do with HL/catapult gliders.
7th June
Thanks to Mick Page for his take on the Nats,
providing the front page photographs for the next few days.
5th June
Now the Free Flight Nationals are over the
next big weekend out, 23rd/24th July, presents a choice.
BMFA East Anglian Gala at Sculthorpe or the
Scale Weekend at
Old Warden.
Ferry Meadows this coming Friday, 3rd June. Pete Gibbons is
organising a P20 Competition.
3rd June
Some more
photographs from Ted of the Bowden at the 2011 Nats.
2nd June
Photographs of Brian Waterlands
Open Scale rubber powered P51.
Some
photographs from Ted of the PMFC members who returned a score in the Bowden
contest.
1st June
Thanks to Brian Waterland who sent the Bowden
results, he is to be congratulated for coming first in the FF Open Scale with
his rubber powered P51.
Brian said about the Bowden:- "PMFC had 7 entries in a total of
28. Only 7 entrants returned a score and only two (Brian Waterland and the
winner) had qualifying flights in both rounds. Brian Lever came 7th. Mick
Taylor came 3rd and yours truly 2nd.
1st June
Nine pictures from Ted on the front page for
the next few days. His view of the 2011 Bowden Contest.
31st May
Ian has provided some photographs
for the 2011 Bowden at the Nats and said:-
"BTW It was a pleasure to
witness professional diesel starting from ALL the PMFC entrants. Even Ted
did us proud. And '2 flick Waterland'......well just showing off !!
31st May
It wasn't quite so windy on the last day of
the Nats, it rained instead....
Whilst with a group watching the Bowden on Sunday
Model Engine Spares
was recommended as a help with replacing crank shafts in the motors that
had gone in under full power.
29th May
A blustery Saturday at the
Nationals.....
6 front page pictures of the Bowden from myself - there were
a number of other PMFC people at Barkston using cameras, so I hope to have lots
of other photographs after the weekend.
There are also some Bowden photographs
in
the Gallery section.
 29th May
Just checked
Alex Whittakers
blog to see if he had reported on Saturday at the Nats and what should I
find but this photograph. See May the 14th on the blog for more details.
27th May
Free Flight Nats this weekend - the run of
moderate/fresh/strong winds continues with seemingly no respite on any of the
three days..... Good luck and no breakages for those flying.
25th May
Here are the winners of the 2011 FAI Young
Artists Contest, whose theme was "50 Years of Human Space Flight". The theme of
this year was tightly linked to the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's historic
flight.
  
Click on any of the paintings for more information.
The theme
of the 2012 Contest will be "Silent flight". The rules and the interpretation
of the theme will be published later this month on the CIEA web pages.
23rd May
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest are well ahead of
themselves as their
June issue is now available. The usual stunning photographs
plus information of interest to flyers in any moddelling discipline, not just
RC gliders.
21st May
Screwdrivers and soldering irons with built
in illumination are fairly common but I had not heard of
tweezers with a light before.
20th May
Just spotted
"Wakefield Gold Challenge Cup 1911-2011 Centennial Postal
Contest"
Not only the competition details but an excellent history of
the Wakefield Cup with more links to explore.
18th May
A little late this month with a reminder of
the "Sticks & Tissue" section from
Raynes Park Club web site. As wide ranging and interesting as
usual.
16th May
Thanks to Mick Page there is another set of
nine "front page pictures", these were all taken at Ferry Meadows.
 15th May
Another
mention for Radio
Controlled Soaring Digest.
The May edition is available, worth a look even if you don't
fly R/C gliders, for the quality of the photographs and articles of general
interest.
6th May
 I have just spotted the
GDMAS May newsletter with
results from the Free Flight event on 30th April. You can get the whole
newletter from their web site but click here
for a .pdf version of the the free flight results. John Ashmole had a good
day.....
Ted provided some photographs - see 2nd May.
No updates to the PMFC web site until after 14th May.
Thanks to Mick Page principally but also to Russ Lister, Ted
Szklaruk and Dave Rumball for their front page photographs. The stock of these
is almost exhausted so I would welcome some more, particularly from new
"suppliers" - ideally in groups of nine photographs, landscape shape, with the
long edge at least 1366 pixels, (I can reduce the size if you do send them
larger than that.)
4th May
A change in the front page photographs. Mick
Page has produced a group from when it was possible to fly in the Millenium
Dome at Greenwich.
2nd May
Thanks to Ted, who sent
"Some pictures
from the Grantham club Barkston Heath competitions run on 30thApril 2011" -
they all look very cheerful, even though it was windy.
1st May
NASA have made available:-
FoilSim an interactive simulation software that determines the
airflow around various shapes of airfoils. Not sure if it has any actual
use in the sort of thing those at PMFC do but it might be of interest. If
anyone does give it a try perhaps they might write a short review for the web
site? -
29th April
International use of the Peterborough FET
timer - Ian has been in contact with Dave Andreski in the USA who has made use
of the timer and sent some photographs.
See the end of the original
article from January 2009.
27th April
Ted has been busy again.
Here is his Sky Bug, almost ready
for the Electric Bowden type events at Barkston.
25th April
Mention of the Bowden Trophy reminded me
that Alex Whittaker, RCM&E columist and photographer has just started
http://www.alexwhittaker.com He has a blog section and is
planning to update from the flying field and as he has in interest in the
Bowden it might be worth keeing an eye on his pages on 29th May.
23rd April
With the Bowden Trophy not much more than a
month away and a "Cabin/Scale Target Precision" comp at Barkston next weekend
it might be a good time to remind you of Brian Waterlands piece on
"How to improve your chances of
winning The Bowden Trophy"
21st April
I have mentioned Zoe's Control Line Site
several times, particularly regarding her scanning and making available on-line
model aircraft magazines. She also produces regular articles, the most recent
of which concerns Motorvation Model Engines.
19th January 2019
The web site is now only available
on the
WayBack Machine.
19th April
An excellent site devoted to control line flying - - - -
with a section
on electric control line.
Ian has spotted there is a very interesting article in
Design/Electronic
Timer. "It's not a timer at all but a device that measures centrifugal
acceleration, think about it....a measure of line tension! As the stunt CL
model goes thru the schedule, drag will reduce the model speed and a second
processor increases (and decreases) the motor speed to keep the model velocity
(and line tension) as constant as possible.....
commercially available and
50 Euros....... Clever."
17th April
Thanks to Mick Page there is another set of web
site opening page photographs, which feature a "take-off".
16th April
An excellent site devoted to control line flying - - - -
with a section
on electric control line.
14th April
A trbute to Harry Coover the
inventor of “superglue”
12th April
A reminder that the March Edition of
"Sticks & Tissue" is available on the Raynes Park Club web
site. (Click the "Sticks & Tissue" button on the left of the
screen.)
10th April
Thanks to Bernie for the photograph
A Jaguar from Kev. As a result
of seeing this model at Ferry Meadows last Friday I did some web searching and
have included some extra information.
Rob Smith has been busy with
Ebenezers..........
7th April
One of the enjoyable things about the
Impington Indoor Sessions is their Exhibition Area, where interesting models
are put on display. Thanks to Dave Rumball, who took photographs of the March
2011 Exhibition, which are the PBMFC "front page" pictures for the next few
days
5th April
Bernie and Ian put me on to Bob Beecroft
from Fallbrook California:-
"AeroSmith
builds freeflight field support equipment, F1B support gear, custom engine
work, occasional short-run work for the cottage industry, and services related
to freeflight competition model airplanes."
Excellent web site, pages of interesting information with
"Beginning Free
Flight Power" a particularly good one.
The links section on our club web site have had a minor sort
out, with American and Antipodean sites a section of their own as well as one
for "On line publications". Please let me know of further links that could be
added.
3rd April
Good home needed for three gliders
plus words to suit. - John Ashmole
FLYING ACES
2011 - Ferry Meadows, Peterborough. Sunday 4th September 2011
1st April
I was taken by the back page article in the
April BMFA News about
"Preserving Model Aviation History" the American way. Now that
Cottesmore is "surplus to requirements"........
30th March
www.faifreeflight.org is based in the USA. They regularly
publish newsletters which are avilable from their web site or you can subscribe
and have them sent to you directly.
28th March
Just received
the schedule for FLYING ACES
2011. Brian wanted me to highlight the new Vic Smeed comp for "Junior
Miss".
27th March
There was a good turnout of PMFC members at
the Impington meeting last Sunday.
Thanks to Dave Rumball for new the set
of opening page pictures.
25th March
Just Kits and Models
from Southampton contacted me asking for a reciprocal web page link. They
deal in non flying models but also have an interesting selection of paints and
tools.
 23rd March
"The openaltimeter is
a small, lightweight, low-power logging altimeter with an optional built-in
LiPo regulator and a very loud beeper! It's aimed at radio-controlled glider
pilots, particularly DLG fliers, but because the firmware is open-source it can
be customised completely for other applications."
The above taken from
http://openaltimeter.org
The device has been well received
by the DLG community and could be of interest in a variety of different
models.
21st March
I have mentioned
Radio Controlled Soaring
Digest before.
The April edition has just been published, worth a look even
if you don't fly R/C gliders, for the quality of the photographs and articles
of general interest.
19th March
Radio
Control Micro World a US based "Yahoo Group - an online magazine for
modelers interested in building small Radio Controlled models weighing under 8
ounces."
Click for a sample in .pdf form. This edition includes a piece
from John Stennard who writes the very useful "‘Watts Under The Roof"
section in Quiet & Electric Flight International.
17th March
Don't forget the
INDOOR FLYING at IVCMAC Sunday 20th March 2011
17th March
Thanks to Mick Page there is a new set of
web site opening page photographs.
This set all feature a
"take-off".
16th March
The international
"Jetex.org" has been in the links
section for sometime. They have a wide ranging
"Micro Rocket
Literature" page where you can download articles.
"Smoke Trails - 34", the first one from 2011, is available.
14th March
A&DB
ModelAircraft "Classic models from the golden age of aero
modelling"
12th March
Victorian Free Flight
Society - thought at first it pre-dated the SMAE but of course it is in
Australia.
 10th March
Patiodor (a kind of Matador) from
John Ashmole
10th March
Thanks to Richard Arnold for the link to
the
"Ernie Webster of Keil Kraft" article on the
www.model-plans.co.uk web
site.
8th March
Australian Control Line Nostalgia
5th March
The
Wakefield International Cup A history from 1911 - by Charles Dennis
Rushing
3rd March
Thanks to Mick Page there is a new set of
front page pictures. From the Crawley indoor meeting.
28th February
Free Flight
News Calendar - a comprehensive list. There is now a link on the
Events Page.
26th February
A bit late with this but have only just come
across the link to see
the video of
the Guiness Book of Records "Worlds Smallest R/C Plane".
You can then
waste a great deal of time trying all the other "smallest/biggest" video clips
offered on the same web page.
24th February
The February edition of "Sticks and
Tissue" is now available at the Raynes Park Club website.
(Click the "Sticks and Tissue" button on the left of the screen
when on their web site.) A very wide ranging set of subjects including Vic
Smeed’s last design as well as photographs from the Crawley Indoor event
that is providing our current "front page photos".
22nd February
I have mentioned
Zoe's Control
Line Site several times previously, for the hard work Zoe has done in
producing
scans
of old model aircraft magazines as well as a site where you can always have
an excellent browse.
From last November is an
interesting piece on plan copyright.
 19th February
An interesting way of selling a
book:-
Andy Crisp's World of Free Flight Model Aircraft
You may have to click on "Online Shop", then Andy Crisp's book
is the second one down.
17th February
Thanks to Mick there is a new set of
front page photographs, this time from the Crawley indoor session on 6th
February.
15th February
A Members Model from Ian - an enlarged
"Percy" by Bill Brown.
12th February
Ian has been busy......
Tests on brushless outrunner
power units suitable for the 2011 E30 rules.
If you would prefer a .pdf
version for easy printing,
click here.
10th February
Something I have managed to miss up
until now is the "CIAM-Flyer". Their latest production seems to be aimed at
non-aeromodellers:-
CIAM
Flyer 01-2011 : Gliding Needs Altitude - Three ways of launching a model glider
plane to gain altitude. A well produced article in .pdf format.
It turns
out that there are editions dating from 2007, and those I have browsed so
far have been of interest.
 8th February
Mark
and Mick did well in Crawley last Sunday with Mark winning both HLG and
catapault with Mick second in HLG.
Photo by Gary
Oulds
Mick said it was a pity to miss this event as the hall is very
large and they take turns in comps and fun flying. He took some photos of the
event, which we will see soon. - Thanks Mick.
6th February
Ken Comps for this season - Bernie passed
on the schedule from Ian Hibbert of GDMAS.
Click for an easy to print .pdf version.
3rd February
A new name for the next batch of front
page photographs. Thanks to Russ Lister for his PMFC selection.
1st February
The Raynes Park Club from SW London have
a truly excellent regular feature "Sticks and Tissue"
(Click the "Sticks and Tissue" button on the left of the screen
when on their web site.)The January edition starts with a photograph taken
at Old Warden on 27 June 2010 featuring Ron Moulton and Vic Smeed. Then goes on
with a wide ranging series of articles and plans. All well worth a browse.
There is international co-operation working here as the
Christchurch Model Aero Club
from New Zealand have an archive of
"Sticks
and Tissue" in .pdf form, together with other newsletters of interest.
Their web site is good as well!
Whilst on the subject of "Sticks and Tissue" there is also an
American based web site and forum called
Stick and
Tissue.
29th January
East or West for bargains on March 20th
as there is a Swapmeet at both Fenland MFC, Sutton St Edmunds and at the
Russell Hall, Old Warden. - See page 52 of the February BMFA News for full
details. - Although if you want to go flying there is
INDOOR FLYING at IVCMAC.
27th January
It is now a month since Ted provided the
snowy heading photo from the post Christmas session at Ferry Meadows, so back
to the normal heading. There is no snow in the forecast for the week ahead, so
might the snow in Teds
picture be the last we see this Winter?
25th January
Another for the "Members Models" section.
Super Scorpion from John
Ashmole.
24th January
Thank you to BMFA News and Andy Bough for
the Vic Smeed Obituary
 24th January
INDOOR FLYING at IVCMAC Sunday 20th March 2011 Impington
Village College, Cambridge. 9.00am to 5.00pm
For those with close connections to this Cambridge club they
have
IVCMAC 1946 - 2011 65th Anniversary Friday 18th February
2011
John Ashmole has sent a flying photo of the Sopworth Tabloid
that Bernie "took over" from him.
It is at the bottom of the
article.
23rd January
This review for a
cordless glue gun was in the
January QEFI. Seems very handy, particularly for foam repairs. I have yet
to try one and would be pleased to hear if anyone has used the device. -
20th January
Time for a new batch of front page pictures, so
thanks again to Mick Page for the current set, taken in "The Dome" during
2003.
18th January
Russ Listers site got a mention on 9th
January (see below), it turns out he also looks after
www.freeflightmodeller.co.uk
18th January
Both the "Events" and the "Meetings"
pages have been tidied up.
16th January
An unlikely heading for you:- "Queen
Mother inspects a Pulse Jet"
Another clip from the British Pathe
Archive, click the picture to set it going.
 15th January
There was a query about the
"Free Flight Forum Reports" produced by The BMFA Free Flight Technical
Committee. Their contents is listed on the
www.freeflightuk.org web site.
Just heard from Jonathan Whitmore, who has recently moved back
to Peterborough and is a potential PMFC member. Jonathan has an interesting
build thread on RCGroups for a Frog Redwing.
14th January
Further to yesterdays link to
"Free Flight
Quarterly", they have also offered for download "Slick Willie E-36" which will
be of interest to E30 enthusiasts, as an American take on this type of
model.
13th January
I have just been introduced to
"Free Flight
Quarterly", the quality production from Australia. They also have a
blog where sample articles from the magazine are offered for
download and where "Breaking a 36 year Old Record" caught my eye. It was good
to see Mark Benns and Mick Page given a credit in the first paragraph.
Click for the
article.
12th January
More browsing, whilst we wait for Spring
to arrive. This time from
Colin Hutchinson's model aircraft pages, lots of different
items, scroll down for the free flight links. There is a page on
Ebenezers as well as two pages on Ray Malmstrom's designs,
One -
Two
9th January
Bright and sunny today but rather windy
for freeflight....
Good for browsing in
Russ Listers site - Russ
also includes a short video of the "Swarm" at
Peterborough Flying Aces 5th September 2004 - shirt sleeves
and fluffy clouds, something to look forward to.
7th January
It is now a little over two weeks since we
celebrated the Winter Solstice with a batch of Mick Page photographs, some of
which had a "weather" theme. From today there is another, similar set. Thanks
Mick.
5th January
Another link to the
"The UK-built solar-powered Zephyr aeroplane" that I mentioned
on 30th December, this time it is the BBC.
4th January
Bernie e-mailed with the
following:-
"Click the link below to get to the forum where Kev has done a
photo build of his Jaguar, including the prop carving. Talking of which, Kev is
doing a prop carving demo at Peakirk this Friday.
If anyone else wants to join in and show how they do it, or
bring along attempts they've done, or even failures that didn't quite get
there, please do. (I have one or two in the latter category that I'll show!)
www.hippocketaeronautics.com you don't need to be a forum
member to view, but some of you may like to join the forum and keep up with the
various goings on. it's a very good aeromodellers resource.
Just heard there will be a a "Club Auction" before the
talk.
3rd January
Update on Teds Blitzjager.
Link to previous "Latest Update"
pages.
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