Link to previous "Latest Update"
pages.
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.
30th December From
Soo Modellers in Canada,
Christian chose an advert for his "cartoon of the week" a couple of weeks ago
now. Click the thumbnail to get a larger view.
Google has a good photo compilation of Anzani.
Moving on a 100 years or so,
click for
the latest BMFA Club Bulletin. Those of you in contact with young people
might have a look at page 5 where there is a list of the 2017 Royal Aero Club
Trust Bursaries.
28th December Thanks to Mick for the last set of front page
photographs of the year.
26th December Forecast for flying at Ferry Meadows
tomorrow, Tuesday, looks hopeful. 10am until 1pm - the normal parking code
applies.
The Christmas Message from the Vulcan to the Sky Trust has some
excellent video clips as well as the facility to download A4 "paper aeroplane"
versions of the Vulcan.
24th December Thanks to Mick
for the Christmas Front Page photograph.
Ian has an excellent offer on FET timers for PMFC members, click
the photo for more information.
22nd December PMFC Christmas Party at Peakirk
tomorrow, Friday. Then the post Christmas Frost Bite Flying at Ferry Meadows on
Tuesday 27th from 10am until 1pm - the normal parking code applies.
20th December For news of the Peterborough - Auckland
Cloud Tramp
Challenge. Click for the
Challenge Poster - - - - - - -
Click for
Clarification of the Challenge.

18th December I continue to be
impressed by "Vintage Wings of Canada" and was particularly taken by their
edition of a week or two ago. Click the graphic for the pages.
16th December Meetings and Events for 2017 are
beginning to build up, see the link on the left, which includes, on May 20th
and 21st, "Spring Sport Fly and Swap Meet - BMFA National Centre for Model
Flying". Which, I think, is the first advertised event at the centre. Close
enough for some PMFC members to visit and see what it is all about.
Below the calendar at "Meetings and Events" are links to the
Free Flight Contest Calendar, SAM 35 and to CLAPA events for 2017.
Please let me know of dates/links that could be added.
14th December Thanks to Andy there is a video of the
"Spot Landing" competition at Bushfield - see 27th November.
Click the photo to see the action.
12th December Thanks to Mick for the latest front page
photogrpahs, this set are from the Timperley Gala.
10th December Bryan has
spotted on the internet where "Adrian C. Duncan has put together a very
comprehensive website of in depth model engine articles."
Click the logo for the website.
8th December NIPPER SPEED
THE SAM 35 SENSATIONAL NEW SPEED EVENT FOR 2017.
Click for
details
5th December At the recent AGM the following committee
members were appointed:- Brian Waterland, President Brian Lever,
Chairman Brian Lever, Control Line Secretary (Until position can be filled)
David Clark, R/C Secretary
Thanks to Bryan Lea who, some days ago now, passed on this link
for a download of The Cox Engine Quarterly
3rd
December Thanks to Stan the December/January issue of Slipstream is
available. Click the Slipstream heading for a .pdf download.
1st December The winner of the £5
Spot Landing at Bushfield was Leon Cole from Belair Kits. (Web site well worth a look.)
Brian said "I never thought that a £5 note could motivate
so many members to unpack their models again and try to win. So I shall
include the £5 challenge at the end of every Bushfield meeting next year.
The minimum time in the air to qualify will be 25 seconds."
Just discovered a .pdf of "Minnie-Mouse" by Danny Maslowicz, a
half sized version of the "Hanger Rat". Click the picture for a download. This
might be suitable for the PMFCPLCC? See 29th November.
29th November Continuing the indoor flying theme,
click to see a .pdf
version of the new "PMFC Peakirk Low Ceiling Challenge". A Friday
evening competition with generous prizes. Dates of the 6 events to be
announced.
27th November An enjoyable session at Bushfield
yesterday with rubber powered freeflight, scale and duration models,
outnumbering other types.
There was a burst of activity towards the end of the session
when Brian Lever arranged for a £5 note to be put near the centre of the
hall and said that the model which landed nearest after a flight of at least 20
seconds would have the money. This resulted in a mass launch of more than a
dozen models, rubber powererd apart from one electric. The winner was one of
the smaller rubber powered duration models. In the excitement I failed to get
the winners name....
Click for an indoor model that is not really suitable for
Bushfield.
25th November Don't forget indoor flying at Bushfield
tomorrow, 10:00 - 13:00.
Thanks to Mick for the latest bunch of front page photographs,
these from the Anglian Summer Gala at Sculthorpe and one from Brumfly at North
Luffenham.
23rd November HMS Ringtail Visiting relatives near
Southport we went to the cafe of a supermarket on the Ringtail Retail Park,
Burscough. The cafe had a very interesting permanent display about HMS Ringtail
and its history, whilst through the window you could see a monument erected to
honour those who had served at HMS Ringtail.
An unexpected extra to our outing,
there is lots on the web but Wikipedia can start things
off.
20th November Thanks to
Christian at Soo
Modellers where I picked up these RTP clips from the indoor meetings at
Impington.
One - - - -
- - - Two - - - - - - -
Three
18th November The latest Aeromodeller has an excellent
two page spread on Flying Aces and elswhere gives John a mention for organising
the "rubber Bowden" at Old Warden.
16th November A reminder of
some dates:- Indoor Flying Bushfield - Saturday 26th November.
FF Coupe de Brum, North Luffenham - Sunday 4th December.
Details of the flying events in the Meetings/Events section on
the left.
XH558 Vulcan Collectables - Central Stores, Stratford on
Avon Open Day & Christmas Fair, Saturday 19th November. Click the
stores photograph for details.
14th November As the colder weather approaches there
might be another reason for having a LiPo warmer as well as for performance in
E30.
Click for
Ians piece on the subject.
11th November There was a link in Aeromodeller
recently to "Reach For The
Sky. Some resources for young persons interested in aviation".
A few minutes browsing here turned up some resources for the
older person as well.
9th November There is a short
video "FAI Best of 2016 competitions during the year". I would have prefered a
slightly more measured approach but....
Click the aerobatic aircraft for the video.
7th November Thanks to Mick for a new set of front
page photographs, this group taken at various area competitions during the
season.
Thanks to John as well. The club magazine is now available to
non-members.
Click for Field Days, the magazine plus a
two page
centre spread.
5th November John has been keeping track of "our
unofficial free flight championship, which is made up from PMFC scores in
competitions open to all BMFA members. It is calculated by ignoring non - PMFC
entrants, and giving our members one point for each PMFC person they beat, plus
one. (Ie, if you beat two others you get three points, if you are the only PMFC
flyer, you get one, etc.) It started as a doodle for my amusement, but I know
that some are following it carefully. Hence the very close finish, with a final
surge by Pee Gee not quite good enough to beat Peter Adams. No trophy, but we
shall remember it at the AGM."
Click the t/n for full results.
3rd
November Thanks to Stan the November issue of Slipstream is
available. Click the Slipstream heading for a .pdf download.
1st November Bryan said
"Plastic models-shame it is not a flying model" when he passed on information
about the Guinness World Record attempt for "most people constructing aircraft
models".
Click the picture for full information about the event at the
Shuttleworth Collection on Sunday, 20th November.
30th October The latest mailing from the Vulcan to the
Sky Trust
remembers the Vulcans last flight just a year ago and includes
links to four videos.(I was particularly taken with the latter half of the
3rd video where there were shots of the Vulcan flying in formation with a
variety of other aircraft.)
Also news of new arrangements plus the setting up of the
Canberra Restoration Project as an independent activity with its own
fund-raising campaign.
28th October Two dates this coming weekend. Saturday
is The Midland Gala at North Luffenham, whilst on Sunday it is Indoor Flying at
Impington Village College. Further details of both in Meetings/Events on the
left.
Thinking of indoor flying,
www.indoorduration-gbr.co.uk is worth a look.
26th October General chat at Bushfield on Sunday gave
the
Peterborough
Timer a mention.
Also about the fact that Maplins only stock one "side" of
the
32 Way Turned Pin Sil header/socket used in these miniature connectors.
Then an unlikely item from Mick Reeve, have a look
towards the bottom of his accessories page for tiny self tapping
screws
24th October Click on Gareths model for
some snapshots taken at Bushfield yesterday, to give an idea of what was flying
during the session.
22nd October Thanks to Mick there is a fresh set of
photographs from Flying Aces on the web site front page.
Don't forget the first indoor session of the 2016/17 season at
Bushfield on Sunday. Full details in the Meetings/Events heading on the
left.
20th October Thanks to Bryan
who let me know that the catalogue for the Gildings Auction in Market
Harborough on 5th November is now available.
Mainly i/c motors but kits and other items as well, worth a
browse even if you don't intend to go. Click the Nieuport for the
catalogue.
16th October As a taster for next Sundays indoor
session at Bushfield - see Meetings/Events on left. Here are two videos of
flying in the hall on 5th January 2014.
DPC Sopwith Triplane Russ Lister - - - - -
General
Flying
These were produced by "ffmodeller" if you click on the name
there are several other ff videos available, some from earlier this year.
No "latest updates" until Thursday
12th October A link to
Australia, thanks to Christian in Canada.
Click the picture for a video of some excellent diesel powered
models.
No "latest updates" until Sunday
10th October Click the picture to browse
the "Aviation Paintings of the Year"
An amazing variety of styles and subjects.
8th October Seems a long time since Flying Aces, so
here is another batch of memories supplied by Mick in the new set of front page
photographs.
6th October Some reminders of dates in October.
The main PMFC date is the first of the seasons indoor meetings
at Bushfield on Sunday 23rd October. (See Meetings/Events on left for full
details.) There is an indoor session at Impington Village college on the
following Sunday.
Outdoor meetings:- Control line at Thorpe Meadow on Monday 10th,
with North Luffenham free flight sessions on Sunday 16th (Area meeting) and
Saturday 29th (Midland Gala).
Further afield is the LMA Gaydon Static & Trade show on
Sunday 23rd October. Models are rather large for most of PMFC members but there
will be trade stands and much reduced entry fee to the British Motor Museum.
(See page 20 of the latests BMFA News.) Out in the same direction is the
Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition on October 13 - 16 at Warwickshire
Exhibition Centre.
Nothing to do with models but you could support the "Vulcan to
the Sky" Trust, (although it is now perhaps Vulcan to the runway but Canberra
to the Sky).
Click for details of their Aero Collectables Sale on Saturday, 8th
at Stratford upon Avon.
3rd October Clive, Teds
contact in Australia, keeps him up to date with the swarming of the bees. Click
their picture for a link to a Micron Wings page and then click on the Bee again
for more info.
Clive from Ballarat Aeromodellers also sent Ted a copy of
"Australian Model News".
Click to
download the .pdf file
Not sure when the next PMFC web site "Latest Update" will
happen.
 1st October The October Aeromodeller
features, with a free plan, the Mini Caprice built by Andy Sephton for the PMFC
originated hi-start glider competitions. It is an excellent "how to" article
which mentions a video from Monique Lyons as well as build thread on "The
Aeromodellers Forum".
Click for the
video - - - - - - -
Click for the build thread
29th September
 
I have mentioned before the American based subscription
"Aviation Channel". They do show trailers of their productions together with a
small amount of text below the trailer. Have a look at "The War Gliders" for
some iffy graphics and "The Lost V Bomber" for an addition to Valient, Victor
and Vulcan.
The Canadian site "Vintage Wings of Canada" has an excellent
full length article on the naming of some of the 110,000 lakes in Manitoba
after decorated Manitoban airmen and soldiers who had died in the Second World
War.
Click for full details.
27th
September Thanks to Stan the October issue of Slipstrem is
available. Click the Slipstream heading for a .pdf download.
25th September I keep an eye on what Christian puts on
to the Soo Modellers web
site. Two September entries in the "Video of the Week" section are of
particular interest to UK fliers.
One is
Colonel Taplin in action with an early example of electric power.
The second is a Keil Kraft factory tour, which was passed on
by Gray, columnist in RCMW who said:-
"I thought I would pass on this priceless video I 've just
stumbled upon. So this is the home of Britain's best loved kit company. I'd
never imagined that their factory was so big and employed so many staff.
Everything looks quaintly antiquated, as though it was in the immediate
post-war years, and yet this was filmed in the mid-1960's.
Seen in this sequence are founder Eddie Kiel, who died in a car
crash not long after this was filmed and second in command Eddie Cosh, who ran
KK on through to the 80's."
23rd September An FAI
mailing had a reminder that
"the 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett" was
undwerway. Not that I have a particular interest in ballooning but more that I
still use "Gordon Bennett" as an expression of surprise.
Just realised I have mentioned my use of "Gordon Bennett"
previously, what I discovered this time was that Gordon Bennett ended his life
in Melton Mowbray, where I live and where a local brewery produces a Gordon
Bennett beer.
21st September Another excellent batch of front page
photographs from Mick, continuing the Flying Aces winners theme.
19th September John wrote on Saturday:- As the
final round of the club f/f contest ended in near darkness, with priority being
given to finding models rather than to calculating the scores, the lads (lads!)
are waiting in eager anticipation for the final positions.
Here are the scores on the day, and I have also attached the
completed spreadsheet with the final overall positions. (See link at top of
the page)
P20 1) M Page, +31 (a token flyoff) 2)P Adams 120, 3) T Johnson
117, 4) B Whitehead 111, 5th) D Clark 95.
Glider: 1) J Ashmole 98, 2) P Gibbons 87, 3) B Whitehead 68, 4)
J Brown 46, 5) T Johnson 32
E20 M Page and R Brigginshaw tied with one 40 sec max each.
Cloud Tramp 1) B Whitehead 103, 2) J Brown 72. 3) D Clark 55
HLG/Cat 1) P Gibbons 86, 2) D Clark 54
Finding Moley's lost car keys in the dark 1) P Gibbons, (with a
strong supporting cast.)
Many thanks to all who have supported our competitions this
Summer, much fun was had by all. Roll on next year's events!
17th September In the build and flying log of the
rubber-powered Hodek HK-101 mentioned on 13th September there were a couple of
American web sites I had not come across before. I have added them to the Links
list and you can click on their headings to have a look at them from here.

15th September Time for some date reminders - with
further details in the Meetings/Events list on the left.
The last of this seasons Ferry Meadows Free Flight Competitions
is on Friday 16th September. Then on 24th and 25th September the last of the
2016 model sessions at Old Warden.
A long trip but it is the 50th Anniversary Crookham Gala on
Salisbury Plain on Sunday 18 September. (Details in Meetings/Events entry on
the left).
An area meeting at North Luffenham on 16th October followed by
the Midland Gala on Saturday 29th October.
That brings us round to indoor meetings with the PMFC first
event of the 2016/17 season on Sunday, 23rd October. With Impington on 30th
October.
13th September Click the
photograph for a particularly good build and flying log of a rubber-powered
Hodek HK-101.
Thanks to Jonathan for spotting the video.
11th September Thanks to John
"Field Days" the September edition of the club magazine is available. An
excellent read and includes a "Flying Aces" supplement.
Club members receive either an e-mail with links for downloading
the magazine, or if they have chosen, a printed version.
The magzine will be available to non-club members in about 6
weeks.
9th September Continuing on from the 13th August piece
about Dave Goodenough and the Bumble Bee from Aeromodeller February 1994. Ted
has heard how the Australian version has got on.
Click for Teds
exchanges with Clive Phillips in Australia, they have been updated and include,
at the bottom of the page, a link to a video.
7th September Click for the corrected 2016 Flying Aces
Results. Glad to say there were no errors in the final positions but
one or two names or models went astray.....
Thanks to Mick for the latest front page photographs, where he
has a selection of Flying Aces prize winners.
4th September Click for the 2016 Flying Aces
Results. These are provisional and could be subject to change, which
won't happen until Wednesday.
31st August Thanks to
Stan you can click the thumb nail for the September edition of "Slipstream"
A last reminder for Sundays Flying Aces.......
No more "Latest Updates" until Sunday.
29th August Brian Lever has passed
on information about the "THE SAM 35 2017 VERON BEEBUG BASH."
Click to download the
.pdf file.
The SAM35 web site has further information, with the possibility
of buying the Vintage Model Company kit.
Click for the Google page of Veron BeeBug images, accurate for the
first few rows but tends to drift off after that.....
27th August Mick has been through his archive and
found some excellent photographs for the front page that advertise "Flying
Aces" on Sunday, 4th September. Click in the yellow box at the top of the
page for full details of the "Flying Aces" competitions.
25th August Click for the update to the Ferry
Meadows Free Flight Competitions. Thanks to John for these, he
wrote:- "There is now just one more round to go. Scores will be taken as
best four out of five, after the final event, on 16th September. (I should
add that the scores for P30 are not as announced at the end of the meeting as,
after Tony Johnson returned from the lake, it was discovered that he had two
maxes that had not been recorded.)"
21st August Only two weeks until Flying Aces, for full
details click in the yellow block above.
With Flying Aces so close it is a sure sign the year is moving
one and here is another indicator. Click for dates, times and
details of the 2016/17 indoor flying at Bushfield.
There is always a welcome in the large sports hall at Bushfield
Leisure Centre, PE2 5RQ. 10.00 to 13.00. Free parking, £6 for flyers,
juniors free. Free Flight and Micro RC (no Rotors/Shockies) Informal contests.
Dates will also be listed in the Meetings/Events on the
left.
No "Latest Updates" until after 25th August
19th August Thanks to David Clark for further
photographs of the "Peakirk Mini Goodyear 1000 lap Challenge".
Click to see the Gallery
entry.
17th August Thanks to Mick for the latest set of front
page photographs, this set from the "Peakirk Mini Goodyear 1000 lap Challenge"
- Click for a reminder of the
Challenge.
13th August The "Bumble Bee" originally from Dave
Goodenough in the Aeromodeller Feb 1994 has received several mentions in the
PMFC web pages.
'Just messing
about' - Ian Middlemiss June 2010 'Another
Flying Insect' - Ian Middlemiss July 2010 Bumble Bee -
Ted Szklaruk July 2010
Building
details for "Bumblebee Shuttleworthi" - Ted Szklaruk Also an exchange of
letters between Ted and Dave Goodenough, the designer of the model. Plus
information from Ian Middlemiss about an R/C version. 7th September
2010
Moving on to July 2016.
Click for what I have just heard
from Ted about an Australian version.
Then from John Picton I received details of the latest
newsletter from MicronWings, the Australian company that "is dedicated to
supporting and supplying components for micro RC aircraft builders." Click for the page, there is a mention of PMFC towards the
bottom.
Incidentally John said "Is there a member of PMFC who could make
me some timers, I have real problems now holding very small Items."

No "Latest Updates" until after 16th
August
11th August I mentioned the Ken Faux blog several days
ago, the Junior European Free Flight Champs are over now but I was particularly
taken by the final post "The Party's Over"
Click for the posting
on August 6th.
9th August Glad to say that last Saturday the "Peakirk
Mini Goodyear 1000 lap Challenge" went well. Click for a report by Brian
Lever.
Sad news from the Hippocket web site. "Unfortunately, I have
to report that Peter Tolhurst who has informed on Electric and Coupes for many
years on this site, had a severe stoke whilst competing at Beavoir sur Noirt in
France the other day . It will be a little time before he can return to this
site and give us the benefit of his knowledge"
7th August John has updated the Club Free Flight Championship
as well as points for the Ferry Meadows competitions.
Click the heading above this post for the details.
5th August It is
over a month since the the June Club magazine was available to PMFC
members.
Click the mag heading for a .pdf download as it is now on
"general release".
3rd August Click for the
interesting blog from Ken Faux about the Junior European Free Flight
Champs.
In a CIAM mailing there was "The TransiTrace logs from the
recent World Champs are now available on the 2016 World Championships
website."
I had no idea what a "TransitTrace" was so I followed up the
message:- Control Line World Champs 2016 - - -
TransitTrace Logs - - -
TransitTrace web
site
1st August Carrying on the control line theme from
Saturday here is a reminder of the Peakirk 1000 lap challenge on Saturday, 6th
August, Peakirk Village Green, 10.30 start. All supporters welcome, chairs
and light refreshments provided.
Click for more
details.
30th July

Just heard from Brian that:-
The BMFA Mini Goodyear Nationals is being run by the
Peterborough Model Flying Club on October 9th 2016, to be held on Snowden
Field, Crowland, Peterborough. 10am start.
Events will be BMFA Mini Goodyear Senior and Junior.
Plus:- PMFC Mini Goodyear Senior and Junior Le Mans Sprint and
Speed. ( rules on pre-entry form)
In addition Taste stunt basic and intermediate will be run.(
Rules on sam35.org)
Event pre- entry forms can be downloaded from the BMFA Web Site
under the Control Line Events Sub Section. www.bmfa.org - (click here or the heading for the download)
Otherwise send SAE to :- Brian Lever, Fairwinds, 3 The Park,
Peakirk,Peterborough, PE6 7NG.
Full details of the event can be found on the pre-entry form.
For enquiries please e-mail Brian on:- [email protected]
Brian also said that "To my knowledge the first time in our
club's history that we have run a BMFA/SMAE National Championsip
competition."
28th July Thanks
to Stan the August edition of "Slipstream" is available. Click the heading
for a .pdf download.
26th July Chis Ottewell, in his "Tail End Charlie"
page in the August Aeromodeller noted that Dave Days web site had a new home.
Click for the
pages.
This led me to
Mike Nelson as well as
Stuka Stunt Works.
However I spent most time with Dave Days
"Memoirs/Recollections", wide ranging and entertaining and which include
"The Peterboro Files", memories from 1987 to 1998 in which the
PMFC organisers of the day didn't feature too well.
24th July Thanks to Mick for the new batch of front page
photographs, all taken at free flight sessons this year.
22nd July When I spotted John on page 4 of the August
Aeromodeller I thought I would include that picture, plus any others of PMFC
who were in the magazine, turned out to be so many I dropped the idea...
Instead a mention of the Masefield Trophy, which John was
presenting in 2015 and which is scheduled for Sunday at Old Warden.
Click for a .pdf of the rules from the SAM 35 web
site.
Instead a mention of the Masefield Trophy, which John was
presenting in 2015 and which is scheduled for Sunday at Old Warden.
Click for a .pdf of the rules from the SAM 35 web
site.
20th July I have just come across "Biggles News 2016".
Click for the interesting .pdf file.
Don't forget Old Warden and the 6th Area Meeting are this coming
weekend.
18th July I
keep an eye on the Canadian Soo Modellers web site as Christian comes up with a
variety of interesting items, with the "Open" golf just finished I particularly
liked his cartoon of the week - July 10th. Also from that week click the
picture to watch a video from Weston Park in the UK,the biggest R/C ornithoper
I have seen.
15th July A busy period coming up, regular events
include Control Line at Thorpe Meadow on 18th July, Old Warden on 23rd/24th
with 6th Area Meeting on 24th. Free Flight at Ferry Meadows on 29th, then East
Anglian Gala at Sculthorpe on 30th and 31st. Then into August with the
Timperley Free Flight Gala at North Luffenham on 14th.
On Saturday 6th August is an event which won't happen again for
another 1,000 years. Click
for information........
For further details check the Meetings/Events link on the left,
whilst checking things the 2016 Club Free Flight Championship listing has been
updated. See top of this column.
13th July Bryan passed on this message from Bill
Dennis:- "Lodge Farm Postponed. Dear all, The forecast for tomorrow is a
continuation of strong winds, so regetfully we'll postpone. Hope for an
improvement at Dreaming Spires Bill"
11th July Thanks to Mick for the latest batch of front
page photographs. This set from Brumfly and the 4th Area meeting.
9th July The FAI Young Artists competition for 2017 is
described at
www.fai.org/fai-young-artists-contest/theme. Those of you who
have regular contacts with children might like to consider encouraging them to
take part in the competition. The listing at
www.fai.org/fai-young-artists-contest/results shows who has
taken part in previous years.
7th July After two mentions of full size aircraft it
is back to models.
A listing I should have had in the "Links" section some time ago
is:- David Baker
Heritage Vintage Library
3rd July No "Latest Updates" until after 6th July
The publicity supplied by the Vulcan XH558 continues to be
interesting both as to what is happening to the Vulcan itself as well as to how
the work on Canberra WK163 proceeds prior to its transfer to the Vulcan
hanger.
It is now possible to have a Vulcan XH558 Virtual Tour, moving
round the hanger and getting various closeups of the aircraft.
Click to take the tour.
2nd July By chance these two full size aircraft links
arrived within a couple of days of each other, both from Canada.
First, a subscription service from
www.aerocinema.com. If
you try the "community section"
there are some interesting text snippets.
Second was "Vintage Wings of Canada", I have mentioned them
before but I found their latest offering
"The High Flight Harvards" particularly interesting, with some
excellent photographs.
Link to previous "Latest Update"
pages.
Tony Beckett -
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