The first round of the NIAA Aerobatics took place on Sunday 26th April at the wonderful Ballymoney Model Flying Club. The morning started early for my dad and I, we set of at 7.30am along with David Nolan, as we drove up the M2 it started to brighten up and looked better further north. We [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
Progress report on the B52 build.
B52 wing sections
Hi folks, well the B52 is coming along nicely I have cut out the wing panels, which will break down into three sections for transport. The wing cord is the classic Clarke Y section with a taper to the tip of the wing, also with a little wash out at the trailing edge of the [...]
Dungannon MFC Splash-In
Saturdy 25th April is the first of the clubs Splash-ins !
Flying starts at 11am but early birds are welcome.
Boat recovery and toilets are available at the magnificent flying site.
Remember Eskragh Lough is sign posted, just follow the brown signs.
INTERNATIONAL MODEL CIRCUS 2009
International Model Circus is the biggest French Flying event staged at Jean Baptiste Salis Airfield, Cerny-La Ferte Alais, France. This Airshow is not to be missed so if you fancy a Romantic weekend in Paris with the wife then book your flight now ! Salis Airfield is about a 4o min drive south of Paris. What has the show to [...]
Deluxe F3P Plane by Donatas
Donatas has kindly shared this video with us of his Deluxe F3P plane. He is practising the French F3P ‘A’ National Schedule for an up coming competition. Having flown this plane at the Lithuanian Championships it really is a superb flying plane. The video is shot in a nearby primary school gym which is quite [...]
Vitual Freestyle Challange 2009
The Virtual Freestyle Challange has now concluded, and this proved to be a great result for friend to Dungannon Club Donatas Pauzuolis.
UNLIMITED Class
Podium
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Pilot
VIDEO
Simulator
City/Country
1
57.
Donatas Pauzuolis
VIDEO
RealFlight G4.5
Vilnius
2
47.
Joan Rombaut
VIDEO
RealFlight G3.5
Barcelona
3
21.
Hugo García
VIDEO
Phoenix RC
Barcelona
Well Done Donatas from your friends in Northern Ireland.
Never Complain about a landing strip!
This is a good example as why we should never complain about our landing strips
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Flying at Our Field (14th April)
A few pictures to enjoy.
(Tuesday 14th April)
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Update on the B52 Build
A quick post, to bring you all up to date with the progress of the B52 build. The fuselage and the tail feathers have now been cut out; next step will be to glass the whole structure. The photo gives an idea of the size, with my daughter Hannah giving scale to the model.
I will [...]
Some fresh video’s
New videos for your entertainment.
