BMFA Mass Challenge

[Zflyer]

Good luck to all the participants in tomorrows challenge. I trust you all have a dry and not too windy day and the bun liners stay in the car.

[Bruce Collinson]

Thank you.   The forecast has improved at North Leeds during the day and we are currently  expecting a straight westerly which is our optimum direction.   Apparently we are at c. 27 flying.

 

BTC

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

If there's cake I'm in. 😁

[GrumpyGnome]

Looking good - minimal wind, and sun!

[Bruce Collinson]

And fog …….

[PDB]

8 hours ago, Bruce Collinson said:

And fog …….

Fog burnt off early for us in Swindon 👍

[Shaun Walsh]

31 planes in the air for BATS in Bramhall 

[Ron Gray]

Photos to follow but a great turn out with more than 50 members and guests, I think our 'official' count was 49 in the air!

[Ron Gray]

A couple of shots of our group

 

 

[Murat Kece 1]

Due to weather conditions only 6 of us made it at Kerloch, Aberdeenshire..

We managed to launch and land safely before the havens open up the rain taps..

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by Murat Kece 1

[Cuban8]

Both of my clubs took part but with much reduced participation this year. I enjoyed the day, but I think maybe twice is enough now.

Heard that a drone was sighted near Gatwick Airport, but apparently later in the afternoon, thank goodness. Just imagine what the MSM would have made of our record attempt and the 'killer drone' appearing at midday? Probably a lot of nonsense anyway as before.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Cuban8

[GrumpyGnome]

Strangely, our numbers were up this year....... watchers were press-ganged into getting involved!

[Ron Gray]

Seems to be a ‘problem’ submitting more than 40 participants? Maybe @Andy Symons - BMFA could look into it please?

[Graham Bowers]

18 at Burton on Trent. 

[Andy Symons - BMFA]

9 hours ago, Ron Gray said:

Seems to be a ‘problem’ submitting more than 40 participants? Maybe @Andy Symons - BMFA could look into it please?

Should be ok now.

[Ron Gray]

Thanks Andy.

[John Minchell]

So when do we find out if last years record was exceeded or not?  There's nothing on the BMFA website.

[Andy Symons - BMFA]

1 hour ago, John Minchell said:

So when do we find out if last years record was exceeded or not?  There's nothing on the BMFA website.

When all the record submissions have been submitted and collated. I asked for them to be submitted within 7 days so hopefully we will have a number by early next week.

[John Minchell]

Thanks Andy I'll keep an eye out next week.

[Andy Gates]

Anyone else having issues uploading the spreadsheet?

 

I get this

 

 

[Ron Gray]

Maybe try .xls instead?

[Andy Gates]

Thanks Ron but it will not allow a change without a password being entered.

I don't know the password.

[Andy Symons - BMFA]

3 hours ago, Andy Gates said:

Anyone else having issues uploading the spreadsheet?

 

I get this

 

 

Can you try now please, not sure why it isn't working for you as we have had 150 submissions so far

[Andy Gates]

Sorry Andy, still getting the same even after refreshing the page.

[Andy Symons - BMFA]

3 minutes ago, Andy Gates said:

Sorry Andy, still getting the same even after refreshing the page.

Most odd, email.the files across please and I will submit them.