Festival of Filght RAF Barkston Heath

Alarm went off at 5.15am this morning!

Of to RAF Barkston Heath I went for the first UK Classic areobatics meet. The midlands area festival of flight is exactly that all disciplines catered for control line, pylon, f3a (this year classic as the f3a boys were at a world cup event) scale and IMAC

I arrived at 0830 to collect my weapon of choice, a Cresent Tornado from PB Models with an evo 60 for power and headed for the f3a line.

As only six of us turned up for the classic meet the shedules were scraped and a fun fly begain (although we all had a crack at the shedules) trophies were awarded for pilots pilot and concourse.

Got some pic's from the line as there was some that I know Alan P will like as well as some others. Didnt capture any from the rest of the lines sorry.

Also a mention to Rich B who was also there flying the RDFMC flag judging on the IMAC line

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Model of the day was flown using this........



and this was the plane complete with full set of reed servos



and the man in action, Mr Stuart Foster, I was amazed how acrobatic it was

Name the motor competition, look closely

My weapon of choice, the Cresent Tornado.

Note the fuel bottle It was full when I started!

AXI

was the tank leaking or someone was nicking it

I know it's not an Axi but it's electric of some sort hardly classic aerobatics now is it

Another Stuart Classic



Again fitted with the "Special" Motor and rightly Concourse winner!

The props a beast on the green engine

So was the electric power train lol

Very cleverly done with the dummy engines.

and no it wasn't leaking just lots and lots of flying!

Lol! Love the retro gear! Was it 'real' retro?

Very clever with the motor/engines

Very good!

Allan Patrick wrote:Lol! Love the retro gear! Was it 'real' retro?

Very clever with the motor/engines

Very good!

Thought you would like them Alan yep all "real" retro apart from the power trains

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so were they Axi or not

no......... Dulsky

I knew that

I could go for the retro stuff just can't be A**ED with the building

I dont build um

You havent flown for so long most of your gear is retro isnt it?

I suppose so, saving on the fuel bill!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what fuel I have is probably stale now

Rich wrote:
And what fuel I have is probably stale now

Dads ear's have just pricked up

Funny that I was thinking of him as I wrote it.

Fell of the chair when you mentioned it.

Rich wrote:I suppose so, saving on the fuel bill!!!!!!!!!!!!

And what fuel I have is probably stale now

Latest RCME has an article on fuel ( model technics ) and their boffins reckon if its kept sealed in a dark room, it will last vitually forever, as all the water its ever going to absorb, has done so before it even reached the bottle.

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