Bob Jennings 1 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Prepping my Mig 3 for bombing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Bomb target will be an umbrella.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Forecast has radically changed hasn't it? All of Sunday's wind (and rain) now gone.... Saturday looking promising still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Staying in Llandudno tonight, so checked out The Cottage Loaf. There's a Pay & Display car park right next to it. Result ! Free after 6pm too.Turn left by The Palladium, down Garden Street, and boom. Use SatNav postcode LL30 2DD.PS. It's windy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice one Scott - good to see you checking out the local nightlife pre-event! I hope you've got the big Canberra and Hunter with you - I look forward to seeing both in action through the camera - it looks like we are in for a good day tomorrow!! See you up top before 10, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'm just back in and unpacked following our 2 days in Llandudno up on the Great Orme, the 4th PSSA weekend of the 2017 season...a huge thanks to all who travelled and took part! Today we've relaxed in calm, sunny conditions with no more than 10mph winds on the SW face - so lightweight PSS, sports and electric assist was the order of the day - which in a way came as a well needed rest bite following yesterdays action! 40mph+ winds throughout the Saturday which allowed all of the models suited to that sort of wind speed to excel - with flying on the SW face from 08:30 right up until 7pm when we retired for the evening meal in town! A huge amount of impressive models on show, many congratulations to the winners of the 3 'pilot voted' categories... Steve Kemp won the 'Best Flown Prop' category with his ballistic little Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX... Simon Cocker was awarded the 'Best Flown Jet' prize with his large BAC Canberra... And Scott Edwards was the worthy winner of the 'Model of the Event' award and the coveted 'Ron Collins Memorial Trophy' for his O/D Hawker Hunter - which was flown for the first time at the event. Superb stuff Scott! Many more photos to edit and a full report will be added to the PSSA website in due course. A big thanks once again to Tim Mackey who put on a superb BBQ in the car park over the Saturday lunch period - a great addition to any full days flying - much appreciated by us all!! Our next event is planned 7th/8th October, again on the Great Orme - I look forward to seeing you there! Edited By Phil Cooke on 20/08/2017 23:25:37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Wow ! What a fantastic in flight shot ! That's getting printed and framed ! Enormous thanks to Phil and Tim for organising such a great weekend. I was utterly chuffed to bits to get a the Ron Collins Trophy for the Hunter, to win something that has previous winners names on like Matt Jones and John Hey on is just bloody brilliant, so kind of you all. I grinned all the way home, and even rang me 'mam up to tell her Edited By Scott Edwards 2 on 21/08/2017 12:18:11Edited By Scott Edwards 2 on 21/08/2017 12:18:36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jennings 1 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 An excellent days flying. Thanks to Simon for letting me fly his mighty Canberra and Puchara. Big models do fly better! Some shots from the Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Lovely pics gents, will get some up when I unpack the camera Brilliant weekend too, really enjoyed the flying, and it was actually quite nice to have things a bit more relaxed and chatty on sunday. Great to see new faces too - the PSSA keeps growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Just wanted to add my thanks to the organisers for another great event. I could only make it on Saturday afternoon, but conditions were perfect for my little Hawk. I drove up from Wimbourne and back in a day, but it was well worth it. I enjoy the relaxed nature of the events, the chats with the friendly pss'ers, the wide variety of models, the great flying conditions and the chance to be inspired by some truly impressive aircraft. I think I can see a big PSS model build in the future (who said Vickers Valiant?) but for now I have a MicroMold Spitfire 24 to get ready for glassing and hopefully painted in time for Octobers meeting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I certainly echo all the above comments, but at the time had food poisoning which made it less comfortable than it should have done. Only just gone away. So in response to the haranguing i got for not stuffing my face with waffle, I was in the middle of the screaming s***s, Thank you very much for the happy birthday wishes and for Phil and his Mum for the lovely chocolate cake. Hurray!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howarth Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Hear, hear, big up to Phil once again for organising yet another two day spectacular! Thoroughly enjoyed the two very different day's flying conditions. Big thank you to Bob Jennings and his partner for collecting my Lightening wing which I'd left behind on the Saturday and to Andy for storing it in his trailer! Looking forward to the October meet already! Cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 A great day on the Saturday when i was there, even though my only aircraft was too light for the conditions. Sorry i didn't make Sunday, but Family stuff took over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 It was my son and mine first trip to the Orme on Saturday...Can't wait until October Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Tent and do both days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 We made it onto page 16 of the North Wales Pioneer no less ! Somewhere between a dog nicking a kids ice cream, and a lost cat. The picture of me isn't actually me, and apparently I'm from Windsor, but heck ! All publicity is good as they say http://html5.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/default.aspx?pubname=North%20Wales%20Pioneer&pubid=4e24e06c-c981-405e-9ef0-f1c3aec8f4fc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I saw a screenshot yesterday - do we still fly "Submarine Spitfires"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Of course we still fly Submarine Spitfires Andy...They are special ones for the wet days when the Supermarine Spittys are grounded 😁😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Credit where it's due the guy doesn't know much about aviation but he was there for most of the day and was asking lots of questions. I bet the "submarine Spitfire" was due to auto correct in MS Word! Phil, if you are thinking of camping in October I'll probably also be camping at Dinarth Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted August 26, 2017 Author Share Posted August 26, 2017 Some more edited photos from our recent Orme visit last weekend... **LINK** write up will be on the PSSA website soon BTW we've refrained from publishing the stories and photos from our July Lleyn MAC event here as they are to be covered in the October issue of RCM&E magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 You really didn't have to include my hairy builder's gap in the crop of that image you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jennings 1 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Wasn't sure what you meant, but now I've seen it!!! Needs re-cropping, or a deft retouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I'm glad I've subjected you to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's your braces that have failed, not my cropping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 October meeting Saturday and Sunday the 7th - 8th, Helen's booked the Premier Inn already from Friday night, she wants to try out - 'Enochs fish 'n' chips - Friday night, so if another PSSA flyers are in town your welcome to join us. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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