kc Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Looks like good weather on Saturday for this weekends Modelair event, but Sunday's weather seems poor. Anyone going? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Sunday for me, the weather looks dry but a bit blowy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 The Shuttleworth management (not ModelAir) have changed the pricing structure for this event. Check up on the Shuttleworth website. https://www.shuttleworth.org/product/modelairfestivalofflight2023/ If you are just going to spectate and visit the sales stands then entry is free. You can go into the restaurant but not the hangars or Swiss Gardens. If you want to go into the hangars the cost will be £15.50 (unless you are an SVAS or Old Warden MAC member). You can enter the site via either the old gates or the new (long) drive. If you are going to fly then charges apply (£9.00 for a day or £14.00 for the weekend for BMFA and LMA members, £12.00/£18.00 for non-members) and you must enter via the new (long) drive. You will be given a wrist band to allow you to access the flying areas. You will also be able to go into the hangars if you wish at no extra charge. Tickets can be bought in advance on the website, or on the gate. If you have a non-flying passenger they get in free but won't have access to the hangars, unless they pay the same charges as a flyer. Rather confusing and the reasons for the changes haven't been given. I hope to be there on both days. Brian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I'm in 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Had a good day at OW today even if i am worn out. My Hurricane seemed to be very popular given the amount of people who asked me for details about it and i enjoyed flying it even if the wind was a little suboptimal. I also managed to score a deal at one of the trade stands with an almost mint futaba FF9 tx for only 5 quid and a matching new looking 9 channel rx for £3. No battery or crystal for the tx, and they are 35 meg, but if it works it works and for a fiver who can argue with that? Borrowing a battery from my current FF9 and raiding my spare crystal box it seems they both work fine. More testing required, but it seems like a win to me. Even if it proves to be no good for flying i can use it for spares to keep my existing FF9 operational. Nice to meet and greet all the Laser people as always 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick A Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Thoroughly enjoyable day. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Plenty of Single-Channel activity down on 12/30 great to see... here's the Poppet Club 😃 Edited September 17, 2023 by Phil Green 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 I'm hoping to go to next year's all scale weekend,hopefully. Hope my little Flair SE5 doesn't feel bullied and overshadow by these awesome monsters...... Maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Maurice Dyer said: I'm hoping to go to next year's all scale weekend,hopefully. Hope my little Flair SE5 doesn't feel bullied and overshadow by these awesome monsters...... Maurice If the conditions are suitable i will take my Flair Nieuport along so it has a friend to play with On the subject of monsters you dont have to bring a beast along. i think my favourite slot to watch was the two turbulents flown together with asp 160 flat twins in them. Nice models, authentic sound and sympathetically flown in nice formation. Very nice to watch and a model that is on my radar for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Sounds like fun !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom (Essential RC) Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I could not make it due to other commitments but Finn scored Best Flight on the Sunday with the Durafly Gloster Gladiator. His first time at a ModelAir event and won't be the last I suspect. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Well done, Finn. Hmmm, I'm now looking forward to getting my Gladiator but it's probably in a container on a ship making her way here. I can't wait! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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