Events Calendar - August 2012
Last updated: January 30, 2012
Many of the entries in this Calendar are provisional, most of them are subject to change at short notice and some of them are NOT Saturdays or Sundays. You are VERY strongly advised to call the contact number to confirm the event and you travel at your own risk.
Aug 4-5 BARCS Open F3F Slope Racing
Venue TBC. Contact Martin Newnham on martinnewnham@btinternet.com
Aug 4-5-6 SAA Scottish Soaring Nationals
Open, 100S, Miniglider, eSoaring. BARCS League Events. Drymen, Scotland. Contact Martin Bell on martin@esoaring.co.uk or Mike Proctor on mproctor1@gmail.com or Andrew Lewis on 01236 824899 or andy11dot@talktalk.net or see www.esoaring.net/forum
Aug 5 BMFA Free Flight 6th Area Centralised
Mini Vintage, HLG/CLG, F1G, F1H, P30, CO2,. Area Venues. Contact Area Comp Secs via BMFA on 0116 244 0028 or admin@bmfa.org
Aug 5 North London MFC Glider and Tug Fly In
BBQ. Baldock, Herts (Just off A1, A507). Pre-Booked Camping Available. Contact Ken Bones on 07770 672838 or Maurice Northcott on 01707 275755
Aug 5 BARCS Bartletts Electric Launched Glider
BARCS League Event. Leigh Park Farm, Kent. Contact Brian Austin on 01245 320587 or b_austin@talktalk.net
Aug 5 BMFA Northern Area R/C Fly In
10 am to 5 pm. RAF Dishforth, North Yorks. Airfield Security in Force so All Pilots Must be Registered. If Not Already Registered you Must Contact Peter Hornby at Least Three Weeks Prior to your Visit on pghornby@tiscali.co.uk
Aug 8 Peterborough Mike Lucas Soaring Event 6
100S. BARCS League Event. Twywell, Northamptonshire. Contact Alan Morton on 07986 238172 or glassflight1@talktalk.net
Aug 11-12 LMA Elvington 2 Day Airshow
Nr York. Contact Dave Johnson on 07860 345613 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.LargeModelAssociation.com
Aug 12 Downham RCC Charity Fly In and Bring & Buy
Nr Hilgay, Cambs, PE38 0QH. Contact Charlie Cox on 07734 336 290 or Charlie@charliecox.orangehome.co.uk
Aug 12 BMFA F3J Soaring League 7 (North)
Also BARCS League Event. Drymen, Stirling. Contact Andrew Lewis on 01236 824899 or andy11dot@talktalk.net
Aug 18 SAA F3F Slope Racing Summer League 6
East Lomond or Bishop Hill. Contact Peter Gunning on 01382 541935 or petergunning@btinternet.com
Aug 18 BMFA F3K Hand Launched Glider League
Also BARCS League Event. Bracknell, Berkshire. Contact Hayley Hawes on 01908 867527 or see www.flyquiet.co.uk
Aug 19 Ashdown Forest Cross Country Thermal Soaring
Ashdown Forest, Sussex. Contact Allen Elliot via RCMF Forum
Aug 19 BMFA Northern Area R/C Fly In
10 am to 5 pm. RAF Dishforth, North Yorks. Airfield Security in Force so All Pilots Must be Registered. If Not Already Registered you Must Contact Peter Hornby at Least Three Weeks Prior to your Visit on pghornby@tiscali.co.uk
Aug 25 SAA 60” Foamie Slope Racing Summer League 3
East Lomond or Bishop Hill. Contact Peter Gunning on 01382 541935 or petergunning@btinternet.com
Aug 25-26-27 BMFA British National Championships
Radio Control Control Line Scale
Provisional ClassesScale - F4B, F4C, R/C Clubman, R/C Open, F/F Power, Rubber, CO2/Electric.
Radio Control - Aerobatics, Pylon Racing, Helicopter , Fun Fly, ALL CLASSES
Control Line - Speed, Aerobatics, Team Racing, Combat, Carrier, Vintage, ALL CLASSES EXCEPT ‘B’ TEAM RACE.
MODEL AIRSHOW SATURDAY and SUNDAY
SUNDAY ONLY - Giant Swapmeet
MASSIVE TRADE PRESENCE
Barkston Heath, Nr Grantham.
Contact BMFA on 0116 2440028 or admin@bmfa.org
Aug 25-26-27 BMFA British National Silent Flight Championships
eSoaring Open, eSoaring 2m, F5J UK, F3B (BMFA League Event), BMFA F3J (League Event 8 (South) Plus Other Classes TBA
Also BARCS League Events
Venue TBA
Contact BMFA on 0116 2440028 or admin@bmfa.org or Mike Proctor on mproctor1@gmail.com
Aug 31-Sep 2 Light Aircraft Association Rally
Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton. Contact the LAA on 01280 846786 or office@laa.uk.com or see www.laa.uk.com