SLOPING OFF...

...the Newsletter of Christchurch and District Model Flying Club for...June 2022

THE BMFA WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

“It was a dark and stormy night”, or it might as well have been. 17 of us turned up with models to fly, and at midday precisely all 17 were in the air

Martin Burr

Electric power model

Brian Payne

Electric power model

Matthew Jackson

Electric power model

Scott Hughes

Electric power model

Alex Bush

Electric power model

Frank Bayes

Electric power model

Nick King

Glider

Jon Goddard

Glider

John Macklin

Glider

Stephen Coombs

Glider

Neil King

Glider

Richard Docketty

RC Glider

Andy Slightam

RC Glider

Jon Couldridge

RC Glider

Trevor Hewson

RC Glider

Martin Delaney

RC Glider

Mike Roach

Rubber powered model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMFA RECORD 5 SECONDS TO GO

This was at five minutes to go. The rain had just started and a few models were in the air.

BMFA RECORD EXPLOSION OF POWER

Here’s the launch at one second to 12. A raindrop conceals some of the guilty.

Sister Clubs were not quite so lucky. Phoenix had ten fliers - you will see some faces you recognise

Pheonix MFC record1

But George Worley reports that Basingstoke MFC had a huge downpour over the key period and were unable to fly.