Tonbridge Radio Flyers

 

Update/Reminder email from Alastair Ramsay

No: 6/06 26th April 2006

Club Website: - Tonbridge-flyers.co.uk

 

 

Hello fellow flyers,

 

Since I last wrote to you we have been frustrated by poor weather, particularly on the Sundays when winter league competitions had been scheduled.  As a result we still have one thermal league fixture to complete and two electric league fixtures.  The 5^th round electric league has already been re-scheduled for this coming Sunday, 30^th April at 10-00 am.  We are now heading into conflict with dates for regional and interclub competitions but, in an attempt to complete the winter leagues before the end of May, the following dates have been chosen:  Thermal League Round 6 – Sunday 8^th May; Electric league round 6 – Sunday 21^st May.

 

The suggestion of holding a summer electric league on Thursday evenings has drawn interest from at least 8 members.  I therefore propose to start this league on Thursday 4^th May.  The competition will be for Open Class electric gliders with no restrictions on batteries, model size or motor types.  So if you have an electric model why not come and give it a try.  Each round will start at 6-15pm and will consist of 3 flights by each competitor.  There will be no re-charging (or changing) of batteries between flights and each launch will allow 55 seconds motor run for brushed motor models and 45 seconds motor run for brushless models.  The slot time will be 10 minutes inclusive of motor time and there will be bonus points awarded for landing within the target area.  There will be no penalty for the first 15 seconds of any over-flight but beyond that landing bonus points will be lost.

 

You will not have to worry about missing an occasional round because the final league positions will be calculated on an individual's best four rounds of the summer season.  Any round which is un-flyable due to weather will not be re-scheduled but merely abandoned.

 

Keith Miller is organising our teams for the Ron Finniss Memorial Team Trophy event to be held at Sutton Valence on Sunday 14^th May.  We hope to enter at least two teams of four for this competition and entries are due in by this weekend.  If you want to be considered for a team but have not heard from Keith please give him a call this week.

I am pleased to report that there have been some good efforts in raising the Summer High Time  records for the current summer.  David Ward has recorded 28minutes 45 seconds for the Thermal comp while David Taylor has set 29 minutes 26 seconds for the Electric High Time.  These records are still within reach so let us try to knock them off their perch.

 

REMINDERS!

 

1.                  Sunday 30^th April 10-00am 5^th Round Electric winter league (also KIC thermal round 1 - Sheppey

2.                  Thursday 5^th May 6-15pm Summer electric round 1

3.                  Sunday 7^th May 10-00am 6^th round winter thermal league

4.                  Sunday 14^th May –Ron Finniss Memorial Trophy – Sutton Valence

5.                  Thursday 18^th May 6-15pm – Summer electric round 2

6.                  Sunday 21^st May 10-00am – 6^th Round Electric winter league

 

 

 

Best wishes,

 

Alastair

 

p.s. I remain hopeful that those of you who have been hibernating for the winter will have re-charged your batteries by now and think of coming flying again.