Geoff Copping

The exemption is from the date it was signed, 17th Feb, unless previously revoked, which it had been until 23rd Feb so therefore I did not need to pay the £9. I received my numbers yesterday which I have just applied to my aircraft. I hope now that I will either be refunded my £9 or it will, at least, be effective for 12 months from June 30th?

This is my Art Hobby Odyssey 2.7m that I've just completed to get back into thermal flying off the bungee. I've given it a few trimming flights in virtually still air but since then it's been blowing a gale so I've not been able to explore its envelope yet. I love the way it flies so far though, straight as a die up the line.

Posted by Martyn K on 05/02/2020 14:53:19: Geoff Have a look at F3-RES designs and perhaps have a go on the F3-RES postal league hosted on the BARCS forum Sounds like it may be what you are looking for Martyn Hi Martyn, I used to fly in the postal league with Algebra 3m, rolled ply fuelage, and in the Peterborough Winter League with a Calypso Contest 3m off a winch many years ago but had a couple of heart attacks so had to pack up. John Stevens Eliminator 134 was popular then and, at Buckminster SF Nationals last year, I saw Trackers are still 'go to' models in 100s Might give it another look, thanks.

I've been out of flat field thermalling for some years but recently felt the urge again. In the past I've built Bird of Time, Sonata, Algebra etc. Researching what's available these days, I settled on an Art Hobby Odyssey 2.7m. Because of various circumstances it's taken me a year to build it but today I finally got to launch it on its maiden flights. I'm smiling now and intend to carry on smiling for some time to come. A virtually windless morning with bright sunshine so I was a bit worried that it might stall on launch. I use an 8mm cotton-covered rubber bungee so plenty of pull. After 4 or 5 hand-launches to check trim it was time to bite the bullet. On a half-stretch first launch it just cruised straight as a die up the line. A gentle stall at the top and it was into a beautiful flat glide and short flight. The spoilers brought it to a gentle safe landing. A couple more launches got me back to full stretch and it then went up in a lovely steep climb and ping-off. On this flight it didn't go up but it stopped coming down and it became obvious that it was holding some very light lift resulting in a good 4-5 minute flight. I've no doubt that this glider will thermal on a Rabbit's burp and, as I say, I'm still smiling. I did get back into soaring by buying a ROC Hobby 2200 electric foamie, which helped me regain my confidence, but there's something special about flying a pure thermal glider. I also have a Strike 3 DLG. It's great to be back and I'm looking forward to some big booming summer thermals.