It was pointed out to the editor that the colour scheme of his new 1/2-A Hummer is reminiscent of the Ukrainian flag. The editor then pointed out to the person making the point that it is powered by a Russian Norvel ‘Big Mig’ .061 engine! What’s that I hear you shout with joy? Peace, at …
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RAAF In Formation Over Flying Field
Mike and Loris practised formation flying in the windy conditions last Sunday, with their WW2 era De Havilland Mosquito and Supermarine Spitfire, creating an impressive spectacle over the flying field. Watch Video
Control Line Fun Fly Day
UPDATE: RESCHEDULED TO 19th NOVEMBER 2022
Club AGM Saturday 4th June 2022
The club is holding its Annual General Meeting this Saturday 4th June 2022, at the flying field at 11.00am. All members are encouraged to attend to elect a new committee, review finances, and discuss other issues pertinent the club’s future. Flying is welcome outside of the meeting time.
Club Hits Purple Patch
The club is currently hovering around 70 members for the financial year, which is probably the largest it has ever been. This is more than double the membership of a few years ago. A substantial number of new members are juniors, and this bodes well for the future of the hobby. How good is it …
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Building a Sports Model – Part 7
Having cleverly and irrevocably deleted many photos from the phone, some intermediate stages of the build are not recorded, which will require skipping through a large chunk of the final bit of work. We left off with the canopy, and following that the final installations were completed for the fuel tank and radio gear, undercarriage …
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2021 Christmas Party
The club Christmas Party will be held at the flying field on Saturday 11th December at 10.00am. Members and their families are all welcome. Bring all the planes that will fit in your car. More Details to follow… UPDATE A very successful event was held with the best attendance in years. A highlight was …
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Control Line Circle Taking Off
Control line pilots are starting to show up in large numbers at the club circle. A lot of work has been put into providing this facility and it is great to see it being used by some extremely competent pilots. Hopefully we will soon see some combat action.
Building a Sports Model – Part 6
The completed wings can now be test-fitted to the fuselage. The wing tube is cut to size so that both wings can slide on fully. With the wings now aligned, the carbon fibre undercarriage legs could be attached evenly. They had to be cut to shape, and one side cut down, as there is a …
Building a Sports Model – Part 5
The root ribs are cut from 1.5mm ply and glued to the foam wing cores. Also included are a 5mm bolt for mounting to the fuselage and two locator lugs made from leftover carbon-fibre rods. The wings are now ready for sheeting with 1.5mm balsa. First the sheets need to be glued together along their …