Ben Kelly Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I am going to pick a new plane up from London tomorrow (I live in Birmingham) and it got me thinking. What is the furthest that you have ever travelled for your hobby? This could be to pick up a new model or anything else where you haven't been able to get near home. This can even include going to shows, fly-ins and swopmeets. I think my longest travel so far has been to the show at Sandown Racecourse which was a good few years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Goule Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 the furthest was London for me too , living in Wolverhampton was 3 hrs there and 3 hrs back inc traffic to fetch a new 'Toy' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 For aeromodelling it was probably my trip to the Isle of Man for the modelling week there but for my other hobby, cycling (touring that is), it was New Zealand and the most adventurous, Nepal. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Watford -> Hiroshima, Japan? When my son won the Hirobo cup in Belgium, back around 1995, he was invited to the World finals in Japan. But at 15, he was too young to travel on his own, so I had to accompany him! Its a hard life! I think you'll find that some competitors have been even further. And no, the BMFA don't pay for international teams to travel to these events, though they do provide a fair bit of support from the profits of events like the Nationals. It never covers the entire cost of attending a World - or even European - Champs, though. So most competitors are very grateful for the contributions made by other members at fund raising events, raffles, etc, to support our teams. Most team members end up out of pocket at the end of the day. -- Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Last year, Terry Walters and I flew over from Cahors, SW France, for the Greenacres RCM&E Fly-In. Flight distance, Rodez to Stansted, is 527 miles. Road from Stansted to Walsall is 133 miles, thus 660 miles.... I think that will be beaten by Danny Fenton, who drove down to Marmande, just west of us, for the World RC Champs last year. The Aussies who competed there, and who had to fund their own travel and model shipping, will probably trump anything this thread can throw up! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 From Croydon to Skenfrith in South Wales to collect the last 'Uproar' built by Chris Olsen from a chap that bought all Chris's aero modelling gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Home to the Nats (via Bletchley Park) and back - 1000 miles 16 hours driving - done it twice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Goule Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Cant blame you though pete, our greenacres do is second to none if I may say so myself and are always fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Indeed, Morgan - it was well worth the trip and highly recommended - even with the bone-crunching Ryanair touchdown at Stansted..... Pete ps We did bring our weather with us, of course, which helped the days along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I've done some travelling. Home in north Warwickshire to Portsmouth to pick up a plane and home to Southport for another one. Go to Elvington every year for the day and winterton for the day. Used to go to Plumpton show and Sandown. Have been to slough models and Steve Webb a couple of times. I did go to Florida on on holiday and came back with a few goodies, but not sure that counts as it was primarily a holiday.br />My club was approached a couple of years ago by an ozzy who was doing a world tour with his wife. He visited France, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Japan with his HK P51 in his suitcase. He flew it at every site including ours. That's a fair old journey.Edited By ChrisB on 29/05/2015 23:13:26Edited By ChrisB on 29/05/2015 23:14:21Edited By ChrisB on 29/05/2015 23:14:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecchio Austriaco Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 When I lived in Italy I went to heli smackdown on the beach - which was in Rimini - from Casatenovo near Milan, where I used to live. This was 224 miles.I also went to Faszination Modellbau in Friedrichshafen, Germany (near lake constance), even crossing Switzerland and a part of Austria this was only 212 miles. Now in the UK both Greenacres and the nats are 80 miles only.Getting lazy as it looks.... VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris larkins Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Last year I drove from Luton to Manchester to pick up a bargain model that was for sale on the BMFA classifieds site, a round trip of 340 miles.........................and I still haven't flown it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy1071 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A few years ago I travelled from Bournemouth to Aurora, Oregon to the Proctor factory when it was there to pick up some wheels and various parts for a Proctor Nieport 11 I was building. I insisted it was a holiday but my wife always says it was to pick up these parts! but she did enjoy it! won't let me for get though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 R.C.Hotel Corfu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Geezer Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 From Essex to shropshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I went to Inter-Ex in 2009, that was held in Nedweert, Holland Photos HERE And returned in 2011 where is was held in Boissy, Paris Photos HERE A bit of a drive but well worth it as they all made us feel very welcome Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 from Telford to North London for a Lancair that I refurbished but never flew then sold it on ,it was a lovely plane but was glow and I intended to go electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 250 miles round trip to the Nationals a couple of times, and about the same to the Model Engineering Exhibition in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ceejay Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 not quite in the league of some, but the furthest traveled for the last few years (5 i think!!) a bunch of us have traveled from various points in UK to a show near cologne Germany, me personally from north staffs round trip of 1200 miles by road and ferry with a 15ft modeling trailer, some from south wales and SW england and one each from suffolk and Glasgow, but it is a superb event and hope to do it all again. chris Edited By ceejay on 30/05/2015 21:18:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic evans 1 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Annual 3,000 Km round trip by car from Brittany, France to Hoy ,Orkney to fly my planes with BIL. Edited By vic evans 1 on 30/05/2015 21:18:41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Plains Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hmm, nothing world shattering I'm afraid. According to Google maps 132 miles round trip from Exeter to the Mendip Hills Cross Country Gliding competition. Since I still can't fly without power assistence, I didn't participate. Though I did injure my foot walking UP the hill. Furthest for a diffenent hobby was only about double that was about 125 miles each way for a "Round Hayling Island" windsurfing event. I didn't hurt my foot that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 R/C Hotel Corfu. A friend of mine (who also flies R/C) emigrated to Spain a few years ago. He has a house in a lovely location up in the mountains and I have driven there to deliver some models to the "holiday home". B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger graves Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Model collected from near Evesham and delivered to Corfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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