Tonbridge Radio Flyers

Email Newsletter from Alastair Ramsay

No: 03/08 – 24^th March 2008   

Club Website: - Tonbridge-flyers.co.uk

 

Hello fellow flyers,

 

March has been a very frustrating month with very few opportunities to fly and frequent cancellations to our schedule of winter league competitions.  I have now re-jigged the schedule for the outstanding league fixtures to make use of all dates that had been earmarked as ‘Reserve Dates’.   There will be no further re-scheduling so let us hope that the weather is kinder to us in April than it has been in March.  The remaining rounds for winter league competitions are as follows.  Please adjust your diaries accordingly:

 

• 30^th March – Electric League round 4
• 6^th April – Thermal League round 5
• 13^th April – Electric league round 5
• 20^th April – Thermal League round 6
• 27^th April – F3J –Round 1 at Bicester
• 4^th May – Electric League round 6
• 4^th May – Ipswich Open

 

This is the last week for any further attempts at the winter high time records.  It looks as though the weather may protect the current times which are held by Peter Sainsbury (Thermal) and Alan Goddard (Electric).  If the wind dies down on Wednesday or Saturday that will present your last opportunity to beat the current times which stand at  27 min 27 secs for the thermal event and 18 min 20 secs for the Electric one.

 

Further to the problems, identified in my last newsletter, with Futaba 2.4GHz radio equipment, I have been informed that the relevant transmitters can be checked out at local model shops.  EM Models of Camden Road Tunbridge Wells can perform this check for you while you wait.  It is a free service but I doubt whether they would object if you bought something while you are there. Whilst on this subject please also see the link that has been provided on the club website (home page) to a potential problem with the Spektrum 2.4GHz  equipment.

 

Finally, those of you who are long–term Silent Flight members will remember David Hunt who flew at Leigh Park Farm until a few years ago.  I have good cause to be grateful to him for not only introducing me to the club but also for providing helpful advice during the building of my first model.  I regret to report that David passed away earlier this month after a long illness bravely borne. I have expressed condolences to his wife Anne and will attend his funeral later this week.

 

On a brighter note!  Please remember that Thursday evening flying from 5pm until dusk will be possible at Leigh Park farm from next week.

 

Best wishes,

 

Alastair Ramsay – Club Secretary

(Email: AandJRamsay@aol.com – tel: 01892 534532)