Geoff S Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 The weather looks good this week and I've always enjoyed the RC scale competition line at Barkston. All I can find on-line is that the event extends from the 6th to the 10th of this month (ie this week). I don't live too far from Buckminster and quite fancy a trip to watch but I'm not sure what's slated to happen on which days as it seems to include both free-flight and control line which interest me less than RC. So what happens when? Anyone know? Because of the problems with my left eye (the right is 100% OK) I haven't flown for ages but a gentle 50 miles each way to watch some scale may get me back in the mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 The scale nationals has been combined with the Euro Scale Masters this year, hence the extension to five days to allow the required number of flights to be fitted in. This will give the opportunity to see fliers and their models from all over Europe, as well as the UK competitors. Buckminster had already been booked for the first day (Wednesday) for an aerobatics day so there will be no scale flying on that day, but the static judging starts then and the competitors will be assembling their models etc. This is the provisional event schedule: EVENT SCHEDULE The following is the proposed timetable, weather dependent. Static shall begin at 1300 on Wednesday 6th and continue through to its completion on Thursday 7th Flying shall begin at 1000 on Thursday 7th and at 0900 on Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th The flying and static orders shall be published from Tuesday 5th. There is some flexibilty, so if you cannot arrive for the commencement of the event, we shall be happy to accomodate this Thursday 7th - Rnd 1 of F4H and F4C Friday 8th - Rnd 1 of Flying Only and Rnd 2 of F4H and F4C Saturday 9th - Rnd 2 of Flying Only and Rnd 3 of F4H Sunday 10th - Rnd 3 of Flying Only and Rnd 3 of F4C Scale Control Line classes shall begin on Friday 8th at 1000 F4C is the ‘top level’ scale competition, F4H is what is often referred to as stand-off scale (still statically judged, but less critically) and flying only is just that (no static judging). The flying rounds are the same for all three. Brian. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 Thanks for that, Brian. I'll probably be there for at least one day, perhaps more if I bring the caravan and stay either at Buckminster or Wymondham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Acland Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) Been thinking abut the missing Nationals for some time now. It would seem that the old Nationals at Barkston are now dead and burried. Whilst it is fine to be holding events at Buckminster it isnt the same as having a big old jamboree style get together. Are efforts being made by the BMFA to try and find a substitute venue for Barkston, or are we stuck with one off events at Buckminster. Edited September 5, 2023 by Richard Acland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 7 hours ago, Richard Acland said: Are efforts being made by the BMFA to try and find a substitute venue for Barkston, or are we stuck with one off events at Buckminster. I would suspect the latter unfortunately. The BMFA apparently lost money on each of the Barkston Nats in recent times, and they clearly took a lot of organisation. The MoD, in refusing the continued use of Barkston for the annual Nats, probably did the BMFA a favour as it gave it the perfect excuse to discontinue them. If active MoD sites are no longer available for this purpose, then the BMFA would have to look at suitable large privately-owned venues, which would only increase the cost further. In its current situation (membership static or dwindling, which won't be improved on if further CAA restrictions are imposed upon us), I can't see the BMFA being in a position to be able to hold anything like the old-style Nats in the near future. I would very much like to be proven wrong... Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Richard Acland said: Been thinking abut the missing Nationals for some time now. It would seem that the old Nationals at Barkston are now dead and burried. Whilst it is fine to be holding events at Buckminster it isnt the same as having a big old jamboree style get together. Are efforts being made by the BMFA to try and find a substitute venue for Barkston, or are we stuck with one off events at Buckminster. It looks like that is the case. I always enjoyed the Barkston Nats but I suspect, sadly, they're at an end. Incidentally, they wouldn't have been brilliant this year as the weather was awful! Hopefully, the scale nationals this week will be better weatherwise and we're booked in to take the 'van tomorrow until Sunday and hoping for a relaxing few days watching toy aeroplanes 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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