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Hello All,

My Weston Park 2023 article is in the September issue of RCM&E, out today.  I hope you enjoy it!!

Al and I had a great time in amongst all the fabulous models and talented pilots and took over 4000 photos over the two days we were there.  We managed to whittle them down to around 90 which we sent in with the article. Kevin and the RCM&E team used 34 of them and I thought I would share a few of the others that we are proud of here.....

 

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Luke Oliver’s Hanger 9 MB-339 performing a lovely knife edge up the strip.

 

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One of the CARF Models Havard duo on a fly by.

 

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Gary Oliver's Yak110 on a traditional Farnborough Pass. Piloted by Gary's son; Luke.

 

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The CARF Models GeeBee on a fast flypast.

 

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The CARF FlyBaby about to touch down after a lovely display.

 

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George Shone's 19ft wing span Boing B50 beats up the strip.

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Dave Franks’ 1:5 scale F-16 gets away for another super display.

 

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A Dawn Patroller’s Sopwith Pup makes a safe return.

 

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The colour scheme of Steve Kilbon’s FlyEagle 1:4.5 scale F-16’s looked fabulous against the dark trees that surround the strip at Weston.

 

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The AZAerosports F-86 Sabre duo pair looked fabulous in the Saturday evening sunset slot.

 

Finally, a small correction to the "On the cover" caption on the contents page of the September issue....  I am part credited for the photo but the photo is All Al's work, I had nothing to do with it!!  He's dead chuffed to have one of his photos on the front cover!!

 

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Cheers

Mike

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These two model flying photographs are the ones that mean the most to me.   One of them was taken at the South Derry Model Flying Club in May 1986 with my very first radio control model aeroplane, I was 22 years of age then.   The plane  was a Yamamoto Trainer 40 with an OS 40 two stroke engine and all the radio gear was Futaba .  The aircraft was built by the late Sam McCarroll who was from Portglenone.   He was a master model aircraft builder and sadly died much too young.  I learned to fly successfully with the Yamamoto as did many of our new club members.   It was a very popular trainer at that time.  None of us were trained with a buddy box lead, it was a case of grab the transmitter and it worked well for everyone and there were no disasters at all.  Though there were some tense moments at times, but that was all part of the learning process.   The third photograph was taken on the day I passed my A Certificate Fixed Wing Test.   It took place at a model flying club between Tobermore and Draperstown and the Area Examiner who conducted the test that cool Autumn day was Robert Graham.    Robert was the man I bought my first plane from , The Yamamoto Trainer back in 1986.    Robert is well known in the local model aircraft fraternity.   He was a founder member of the South Derry Model Flying Club from which I belong.  He is currently a member of Ballymoney Model Flying Club and is both an expert builder of all model aircraft and one of the best rc pilots that ever came out of Ireland.   He also owns Mid Ulster Models, a fantastic model shop based in Maghera that caters for all needs in the rc world,  boats, planes, drones and trucks etc etc.   He is also the finest of gentlemen you would ever meet and will always offer good advice to the raw beginner as well as to the more experienced pilot.  

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