Last Updated
06 January 2009
Dedicated Online Club Forum
Mark Barnes may have stepped down from committee but he's been hard at work behind the scenes and has come up with a dedicated forum for the use of of our members. Please note that like any forum, for this to work well it's entirely dependant on the input of it's users, and without this will fade into oblivion. So please enjoy and most of all use this forum, read enjoy and most of all POST on it. Well done Mark and finally click on the above banner to take you there.
Jem Mathews obviously enjoying himself on the Orme Sunday 4th Jan 2009 photo courtesy of Tim Mackey
Our Event Sunday June 1st
Click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRc8_uzYYFk and view an album of still photos compiled by Mark Barnes and taken by Richard Thomas. A good time was had by all even though rain did slightly prematurely close proceedings.
Mark Barnes with his newly acquired pride and joy in the form of a Glen's Models CAP 232 powered by a Zenoah 62
Congratulations to Bob Gadsby
Bob Gadsby seen here with his new Extreme Flight Extra which he test flew on Tuesday 20th May having passed his "B" test on Sunday 18th, well done Bob on both counts
The above picture shows Leigh Hodson's EDF Sabre by Fly Fly here's a link to a video of it in action enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6HnmknfJHA
The above photo was kindly sent in by Tim Mackey and is of Richard Thomas's Stuka with which Richard won Overall Best in Show with at the Wrexham scale day 2008. Well done Richard!!!!
Leigh Hodson
congratulations to him on passing his BMFA "B" test in atrocious weather conditions at our August 7th club night examiners were Richie Badham and Nathan Farrel Jones, well done Leigh and whilst talking of Leigh here's a link to a short video of Leigh's Lancaster submitted by Mark Barnes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ckZXWXVFo
Congratulations Mark Barnes and Mats Akesson
& Vince Pickford
Congratulations to Mark and Mats who both passed their fixed wing examiners tests up at Delyn on Thursday August 14th well done to you both. Whilst on congratulations they must also go out to Vince Pickford who recently passed his BMFA "A" test at the first attempt, Vince being one of the fastest learners we've had at the club, actually passing his test before his BMFA number came through, well done Vince.
Now for a couple of shots of Richie Badham's Composite ARF YAK 55 powered by a BME 110 cc twin. Richie's had the model a while and I am remiss in not publishing photos of it previously. Both Richie and myself have been practicing hard for the forthcoming IMAC UK competition at Rhyl that is when our yet again brilliant summer weather permits.
IMAC UK Competition 19th/20th July Results
The Competition went ahead despite winds around 28 mph some pilots opted out of flying and in all honesty could not be blamed for doing so, I had a bad landing after round two of the knowns and the resulting damage precluded me from taking part in the unknowns, happily the damage was easily repaired and my model was back in the air on Monday afternoon. Richie Badham taking part in his first competition, what a baptism, went on to win Sportsmans with some style. Sadly the strip was looking a little dogeared due to our old faithful mower breaking down on Saturday night but should be well on the way to repair as I write this. Finally a big thank you to Pete Slater, for his photographs some of which I will upload later, and his help in presenting the trophies. BC.
Aerotow 16th/17th August 2008
The event did go ahead yesterday despite the "summer" (joke) weather that has dogged all our events this year. The turnout was small obviously with the weather forecast and the cost of travel these days people are rightly reluctant to travel if the weather looks iffy. All that said those that were there had a good time both tugs had early mechanical issues but some sterling work in the pits soon rectified that whilst a barbecue lunch was dished up. The resident tug pilots were Richie Badham and Leigh Hodson, I'm sorry that I haven't got a list of the glider pilots present but they certainly got plenty of action and good tows. There was some lift about at one time in the afternoon but it soon dwindled. I think the hardy bunch that were there had a good time, indeed they were still hard at it when I left around 6pm, well done to all. Hopefully some photographs will turn up, I was remiss in not taking my camera but I did see George Robson taking some shots so fingers crossed some will be sent in.
Thanks to George Robson for the photos
John Bowman Wins RCM&E Picture Gallery of the Month for March
John seen hard at work left has won the above award for his photo gallery on the RCM&E website, his prize is winging it's way to him as I type this, well done John. His interest in photography goes back many years way before digital came on the scene and John has always produced excellent photos which have brought enjoyment to all who view them. The photo of John was submitted by Richard Thomas our treasurer and a Larger version can be seen further down this page. B.C.
First Rhyl & D.M.F.C all Electric Fly In
Event now cancelleed 23/3/08
due to the recent weather there is insufficient off road parking at the fieeld for the event to take place safely
hopefully the event will be re-scheduled, watch this space
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Just a few lines to describe the club, its based on the area surrounding Rhyl on the North Wales coast, the flying field is just outside Rhyl and a location map can be found lower down this page. Main interests are radio control sport with a large variety of models of all types, power, gliders& tugs, electric, a small amount of control line and rumor has it someone has just invested in a jet (turbine), watch this space. Visitors are welcome to fly with prior arrangement but they must have proof of BMFA insurance before flying.
The Club has an excellent ongoing relationship with the farmer from whose field we fly, and to that end any safety or noise issues are vigorously pursued. The club being BMFA affiliated actively promotes the associations attainment schemes i.e. the "A" and "B" tests for both fixed wing and helicopters (N.B.at this moment in time we are not taking on any trainee helicopter pilots), and to this end we have four BMFA examiners and several instructors. We are also well equipped with a frequency monitor, frequency checker and also a noise meter. We use a peg board as our main safety system, this being of the "peg off" type. If you're in the area and fancy finding out what the hobbies all about pay us a visit at the field and find out.
Where Are We?
The field is on the north side of the road opposite the arrow.
The above map or I should say the red arrow on it gives a rough guide to the location of the club field about 3/4 of a mile west of Rhuddlan on the A547, if you do intend to visit us sometime do take care on the road (A 547)outside the field as parking is very restricted at the field access gate and the traffic is usually fast moving along this stretch. There have been some close shaves over the years. We are very lucky with the field and have very few restrictions on it's use and can fly seven days a week weather permitting. Here's a large scale section of an O.S. map again the arrow indicates the gate to our field and the field is coloured yellow to assist. The grid reference for the gate is SJ 001 776
On this map the field is marked in yellow and the arrow indicates the gate
And here we are on Google Earth, somebody's done a good job mowing the strip !!!
Local Weather Station?
Click on the map below
IMAC Rhyl May 2006
Group photo of the I.M.A.C. comp at Rhyl 6th/7th May 2006 a brilliant weekend was had by all we enjoyed great weather great food and excellent company
The above photo is an excellent representation of Tim Mackey's Sabre which is electric ducted fan
compliments to John Bowman, who was on the camera, a very atmospheric shot.
Above is a headline photo from our aerotow on Sunday August 22nd 2004 a good time was had by all and I'm sure more pictures and stories will follow.
The two tugs for a busy day were Richie Badham with his ZDZ 80 powered AH Designs Wilga and your webmaster B.C. flying a 3W 60 powered, modified
Megawot kindly loaned by Alan Hawes.
John Barrows' Lancaster AKA The Flying Workmate
Sunday 25th of April saw the maiden flight of John Barrow's Lancaster, it's sound and appearance in the air is truly fantastic and a great credit to John, sadly the landing resulted in some minor damage to the retracts but I'm sure it will not be too long before it's back where it belongs in the air. Well done John, the photo by the way is by John Bowman.
A Nostalgic look Back at Summer2002
Below you'll find a few photos all the work of John Bowman I hope they'll give you a feel of the summer sadly now passed and hope they encourage us all to look forward to the season ahead.
Even if your on 2.4 Gig Think SAFE act SAFE and have FUN !!!!
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