Richard Harris

Yes, but mainly electric. I think about 3-4 ic powered models out of the 80 odd. Here's a walk around video from Sunday morning before the day visitors arrived. More to come

A few snaps taken by WMFC member Mike. Last men standing late Sunday afternoon.

Excellent weekend had by all the Gyronuts and spectators who kindly supported this event. Friday and Saturday saw winds of around 30mph so day visitors were down. Still loads of flying, probably more hovering! We did manage to have a backwards race! Sunday was the day as we were blessed with near perfect conditions with over 80 autogyros counted. Lots of test flights for those who brought along there models to trim and quite a few taster flights on the buddy. I'm unsure of the amount raised for charity but it was pushing over £400 ( to be confirmed). A big thanks from me to all those who donated to the raffle, air ambulance is a worthy cause and what it's all about. Even bigger thanks to Winterton Model Flying Club for hosting us yet again, we are a very small part of the aeromodelling community so it really is appreciated. I will post a few photos/videos once I've had chance to go through them. Rich

Here you go Nick, had to wait until today to get 3 alterations together.The original 'plan'design is on the left. Mine has the tail boom lowered and kept horizontal. Steve Jones red and white one has a kink in the boom, it achieves the same result. Rich

One week to go, location etc can be found on the poster. Looking forward to meeting everyone, fingers crossed for the weather.

I haven't Nick but I will take some photos if they are any use? It's a little tricky to set up and is my go to model when the wind is 20mph plus. The thrust of the motor needs to be close to the vertical CG as the pitch damper is removed ( horizontal tailplane). You will notice that the tail boom has been lowered so I can drop the motor and enable me to use a larger diameter prop.

It's worth checking the filament is not snagging on the reel, a bit of resistance and it will pull away from the drive slightly.

All these years on and another Atom Specail built, aeromodeller Adjur from India has just undertaken his maiden and is pretty pleased. A few snaps sent.

Nik, I've not been able to get hold of the files myself to have a go at one unfortunately. The gent who designed it has disappeared off the radar for now. To be honest the balsa version is easy to construct and is a lot more durable. That said, the 3d stuff crashes are far more spectacular! Rich

The UK's 17th Annual RC Autogyro Fly-In 2025 Join us once again at the fantastic Winterton Model Flying Club for a weekend of rotorcraft fun on 27th, 28th, and 29th June 2025. As always, there will be plenty of support available, and a few trainers on hand if you'd like to give flying a try. Camping is available, please contact WMFC for further details on this. We look forward to welcoming you and extend our thanks to the members of WMFC for hosting the event. If anyone would like to donate a prize for the raffle, it would be greatly appreciated! It's all in aid of a charity chosen by WMFC.

My first kit build was a Bowman Simple Skyman when I was about 10 years old. I still remember the roll of gold covering it came with. It was powered by a Meteor 40, and I used a 3-channel Acoms radio system. That plane taught me how to fly, and it flew beautifully. I’m not sure why I ended up selling it, but it’s a decision I’ve always regretted. A few years ago, I spotted another kit on eBay and almost had it, but unfortunately, I missed out. I’ve been searching for a plan ever since, but haven’t had any luck so far. Maybe one day I’ll find another and get the chance to relive those early flying days.

I've remembered to do my predictions this time, the only way is up!

Kevin, Here you go, 480mm from tip to centre point of blade bolt.

No its not a bad idea at all. I really enjoy flying my Mercury Galahad and own-designed Snap Dragon on those calm summer evenings. Both models are built light, which probably explains why they fly so well. With reduced control rates, either would make a great choice for a first-time flyer. It is always more satisfying to design and build your own model. Here's a video of my Snap Dragon — a free pull-out plan from RCM&E back in 2018.

Here you go, a few photos and some close ups of damage.