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Last week was we had some great flying weather,5 days in a row, sadly let down by a cold miserable Saturday.
I have had a go at reformatting this letter, the errors build up as it is edited.
Above are some essential links, the photos are posted with no thumbnails just a list in date order, the Gloucester club have a daily diary (blog to the under 60s) but relies on members sending in reports. The SCSA site contains the breaking news spot where the latest soaring news is available. I can not make out the Cotswold club's web site, it seems to be for members only and then there is not much there. Sadly the wacky races were cancelled

FOR SALE

http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/for-sale.htm , For use by club members and others in Gloucestershire, send to for-sale@glos-mfc.co.uk

If an item has been sold please email me, Phil

newly listed Items

Wanted, a Din to Square Futaba trainer lead. If you have one for sale please call Bill on 07973 118473.

For Sale
10" x 5" x 4mm thick gyro tape, this can be used to mount gyros, rec, servos and more . £3 a sheet

Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) thin type 20g container . 75p a tube

Zippy lightmax 2200 20c 3cell batteries fitted with deans plugs . £20

Darren
07766804629

List of items for sale click here for details

Wanted, a Din to Square Futaba trainer lead. If you have one for sale please call Bill on 07973 118473.
Phoenix flight sim,
JR 2610 TX complete with Nicad battery, R700 receiver and genuine charger
Also a 6mm heli starter drive £5.00 again new never used.
60 inch Slope soarer,
ATS Kite 64" with OS46 + servos,
Hanger 9 Cub 66" with new sc46 + servos, flown once,
Flair Piper cub 72" damaged,
Hitec focus 6, Sanwa vanguard 6,
Sanwa RD6000 sport, field box with control panel,
2 starters, glow starters, fuel pump, fuel and lots of accessories.
Futaba crystals RX88, TX80, RX71, RX71 dual conversion,
Wanted RX84,
Hanger 9 Cub £150 Tel 01452 714701
Irvine Pro Sealing Iron & Top Gun heat gun open to offers
Mini Titan, XL Pro 2K, Raptor 30
Don's PC9 £150 complete PC-9 45 *

Fly wings, one man's view http://www.barcs.co.uk/Articles/tabid/232/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/79/Flying-Wings--highly-efficient-so-why-not.aspx

New type of cloud? -Asperatus-clouds-seen-world.html

Hot Tip
Fill the outside holes on your servo arms and the inside holes on the control surface arms with superglue and micro balloons, This will stop your model from Gurrating , the unsteady path it would follow if Paul moves your link positions to extreme movements.

More photos from Laurie my favorite http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/lozza1965/4-61.jpg
http://www.rcmf.co.uk/4um/index.php/topic,51756.0.html

Electric Dragon
Ade has converted his F3B Dragon to self launching, This involved making the sheath nose into hatch access. The cheap Turnygy motor gives a fast nearly vertical climb, handling is good and it carries the extra weight OK. A fine machine for thermalling or sports flying and copes with a bit of wind

There are more photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D dated 01 - june

TURNIGY Plush 60amp Speed Controller
Rhino 4900mAh 4S 14.8v 20C Lipoly Pack
16x10 Graupner Folding Prop
wingspan 3 metres

Motor spec
Model: TR42-60A ( budget)
Speed : 500Kv
Max Efficiency : 38A
Max Load : 50A
Weight : 280grams
Lipo Cell requirements: 3~7cell
No Load Current : 4.3A
Resistance: 23mh
Power: 900W
Shaft: 5mm
Suggested prop: 13x10e ~ 20x10e

Credit crunch HLG
The Credit Crunch has hit me very hard, the worst part is not being able to pronounce the letter R (cwedit cwunch) and the best bit being able to spend most of the day flying, I have been reluctant to buy new models and was looking round the house for a model to do the glider golf comp with and had nothing suitable, what is needed is a model that launches high, turns well and will cope with the wind.

So I collected some bits, the fuselage off an electric 100" glider and the wings of a an HLG . I quickly made a fin and rudder and used an old tail plane. A snake runs inside the fuselage to work the rudder and a carbon push rod is fitted externally to work the elevator. It is not going to win an HLG or a beauty competition but it is a delight to fly, launches well, turns in very tight thermals and copes well with the sometimes difficult conditions at Rodborough. The Kevin Beale fuselage is able to withstand the side arm launches and I haven't knock the fin off yet in spite of a few missed catches

Next week my credit crunch F5B (Hotliner ?)

Electric motor calculator http://brantuas.com/ezcalc/dma1.asp give this a try

Slope & soaring

Monday
A rather strong NE wind, Rodborough was not nice. There was some thermal lift about but it was too windy to take advantage of. Ade tried out his electric Dragon on Minch

Tuesday at Selsley
Some good lift early in the afternoon before the wind went a little easterly, the thermal lift stayed, there was a good variety, from all over lift to some tight dust devils. My elderly Starlight went well and gave me plenty of thermalling practice. The HLGs did not fly too well, the thermals a little rough and the wind a little too strong for them. Richard flew his Zagi Fixx a park flier version of the Zagi not sold here but popular in the USA
Andy' struggled with100S, the years have added a little weight and a few bits of drag and the model much of the same
Photos of the afternoons flying at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D dated 2 - june
There was still thermal lift about at 8.30 in the evening

Zaggi Fixx

Wednesday
Minchinhampton common was good, most of the big lift was under rather obvious, under the darker of the clouds

Thursday
The Day started well with buoyant air and smooth thermals. Minchinhampton was hard work in the afternoon, the thermals were hard to spot, they were strong once found, there was a lack of birds. I also flew in the evening the lift was poor, I only spotted one buzzard and he only swapped trees, still it was a pleasant evening I took my Highlight for a walk around Deverow tump only finding two thermals in over an hour

Friday
Yes 5 days in a row! the weather people are spoiling us.
I tried Frocester in the afternoon, steady slope lift but in the bowl not on the main slope, I changed to Selsley where the northerly breeze was bringing some smooth thermals, plenty of swift/swallows, gulls and a few Buzzards to point out the lift. Graham managed to dodge the lift with his Gentle lady and had radio problems.

Saturday
What a crap day, Rodborough but too strong and a lot of rain

Sunday
Rodborough was good and bad, we were on the SE facing slope with the wind coming slightly from the left. mostly Zagis flown
We had a short power flying session on Minch
Photos at http://www.ebley.plus.com/photo/?M=D dated 6-june

After the storm had passed the wind disappeared to leave some gentle thermal lift

Photo John's Bulldog

SCSA NEWS

Next club meeting Wednesday 17th June 6.30 for 7.00PM start, electric flying and glider golf on Minchinhampton common and later to the Bear,

July 15th 6.30 for 7.00PM electric thermal comp, any model with an electric motor

The thermal comp against Malvern SA will be July 26th at Fish Meadow

August 23rd Sunday club thermal competition 9.30 for 10.00AM start

Sunday 14 June	RAF Cosford Air Show 2009 Gates open at 08:30	Full Size http://www.cosfordairshow.co.uk/
^{14th June}	Chedworth aerotow	by invitation
June 20th/21st.	^{Berkeley, South Bristol Club. Vintage}	control line GL13 9DE.
20th & 21st June	- Biggs event at Pottes .	For more details check the new Biggs website
Jun 20-21	Weston Park Model Show	www.westonparkmodelairshow.co.uk
June 21st.	Midsummer "bash"	http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/
Jun 27-28	BEFA Middle Wallop International Electric Fly In Weekend Middle Wallop, Nr Andover, SO20 8DY.	Contact Bob Mahoney on 01494 521838 or robert@rlmahoney.co.uk or see www.befa.ef-uk.net/events.htm or www.rlmahoney.co.uk
27th or 28th -	TVSA open events	at Siege Cross. Click here for location detail
Jul 4&5	Woodspring	http://www.woodspringwings.co.uk/shows.html
Jul 18-19	LMA Cosford 2 Day Airshow	M54, West Midlands. Contact Dave Johnson on 01925 811763 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.LargeModelAssociation.com
21st - 23rdm Aug	Bristol model exhibition	Thornbury http://www.bristolmodelengineers.co.uk/exhib/exhib.htm
Aug 29-30-31	BMFA British National Championships	http://www.bmfa.org/nationals/index.html
29 August	OPEN DAY Gaer Park	At junction 28 on the M4 take the roundabout exit signposted A48 St. Mellons. Follow the A48 for St. Mellons & Castleton http://www.gaerpark-mfc.org.uk/
Sep 5-6	LMA Much Marcle Show	Herefordshire, HR8 2LX. Contact Bernard Morris on 01989 740619 or 07720 677056 or bernard.morris@homecall.co.uk or see www.herefordshiremodelaeroclub.org
September 13th	Autumn Barbeque	http://www.glos-mfc.co.uk/
25-27th Sept	3D heli championship J8 M5	http://www.3dchampionship.co.uk/