Events Calendar - August 2008
Last updated: July 28, 2008
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 ?? BMFA F3F Slope Racing English Open
Whitesheet, Nr Mere, Wiltshire. Pre Entry by Wed pm. Contact Andy Ellison on 07968 817656 or slopetrashuk@ntlworld.com or see www.rc-soar.com
Aug 2 North East Indoor Flying
6pm to 10pm. No R/C Over 100 grams. Nunthorpe School, Nr Middlesborough. Contact Alan Weighell on 01642 470081 or littleal28@btinternet.com
Aug 2 BMFA North West Area F/F Scale Event Eddie Riding Trophy
I/C, Rubber, CO2, Electric, Jetex, Rapier. RAF Woodvale, Nr Southport. Contact David Lloyd Jones on 01565 734040 or dlj@dlj702.co.uk
Aug 2-3 Woodvale International Rally
Including International and Stand-Off Scale and IMAC Aerobatics. RAF Woodvale Southport, Lancs. Contact Dave Johnson on 01925 811763 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.woodvale-rally.org.uk
Aug 2-3 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
All F/F Classes. Essential to Contact Bernard Aslett at 25, Honeyhill, Wooton Basset, Swindon, SN4 7DX to pay fees and get on Army security list, and Always Contact Peter Tribe on 01225 862748, Friday before travelling
Aug 2-3 IMAC Scale R/C Aerobatics Weekend
Clitheroe. Nr Blackburn, Lancs. Contact Dave Lucas on 01432 851538 Evenings or dadave63@btinternet.com
Aug 2-3 West Cornwall Model Airshow
Redruth & DMFC North Cliffs, on Portreath to Hayle Road. Contact Steve on 01209 313263 or 07989 757608 or Mark on 07858 980497 or Andy on 07723 918296
Aug 2-3-4 SAA Thermal Soaring Nationals
Open, 100S, Mini-Glider, 200W/kg. Drymen Bridge. Contact Andy Lewis on 01236 824899 or dotandandy@lewiskilsyth.freeserve.co.uk
Aug 3 Bickley MFC Scale Meet 2008
North Kent, Nr J3, M25. Contact Gregg Veasey on 01322 664277 or gregg@veaseyjet.com or see www.veaseyjet.com
Aug 3 BMFA F3B Multi Task Soaring League
Event 5. Team Trials Event. Wetlands, Nr Retford. Entries Contact Chris Jubb on 01933 229682 or cjubb@ntlworld.com by Wednesday prior to Competition. General Contact Clive Needham on 0161 284 3143
Aug 3 Club 2000 R/C Pylon Racing
Northampton. Contact Graham Clarke on 02476 411142 (H) or 02476 256200 (W) or see www.ukpylonracing.co.uk
Aug 3 Ashbourne GBRCAA R/C Aerobatics
All Schedules. Derbyshire. Contact Brian Hoare on 01606 861793 or brianairstrip@aol.com or see www.gbrcaa.org
Aug 3 Barton Control Line Team Racing
British Goodyear, Open Goodyear, F2CN. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Martin Worgan on 01684 295655
Aug 3 BMFA South East Area Scale Day
At the Bickley Scale Meeting. North Kent, Nr J3, M25. Contact Keith Miller on 01892 534974
Aug 3 BMFA Northern Area R/C Fly In
No Jets or Over 20kg. RAF Dishforth, North Yorks. Airfield Security in Force so All Pilots Must be Booked in at Least Three Weeks Previous. Contact Peter Hornby, 25 Riverside Crescent, Otley, LS21 2RS or secretary@na-bmfa.org
Aug 3 BMFA Cardington Indoor Fun Fly Meeting
10am to 5pm. No Official Duration Classes but Plenty of Time for Flying. Contact Mark Benns on 01733 755733 or Laurie Barr on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk or contact 1tc@bmfa.org. This event is weather dependant so you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list.
Aug 6 Morley Club Evening Free Flight
RAF Church Fenton, Nr Selby. 5.30 on. BMFA Only and You MUST Register with Joe Northrop on 0113 258 1292 or Dennis Davitt on 0113 267 5433 due to airfield security
Aug 9 Ballymoney MFC Fixed Wing Fly In
Northern Ireland. Contact Stan McKeown on 028 2766 6777 or stan@tv22.freeserve.co.uk
Aug 9 BMFA F3K Hand Launched R/C Glider League
Reserve Date. Venue TBA. See www.barcs.co.uk
Aug 9-10 LMA Rufforth Show
Rufforth, Nr York. Contact Dave Johnson on 01490 413597 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.LargeModelAssociation.com
Aug 9-10 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
All F/F Classes. Essential to Contact Bernard Aslett at 25, Honeyhill, Wooton Basset, Swindon, SN4 7DX to pay fees and get on Army security list, and Always Contact Peter Tribe on 01225 862748, Friday before travelling
Aug 9-10 Copeland MC Coastal Soaring Fly In
Coastal Sites in Cumbria, CA14 5BL. Contact Shaun Brogden on 07889 126058 or admin@copelandmodelclub.org or see www.copelandmodelclub.org
Aug 9-10 North Cotswold MAC Fly In
Camping on Site. Far Heath Farm, Moreton in Marsh, Glos. GL56 0PA. Contact Ken Rathborne on 01386 840420 or ken@rathers.wanadoo.co.uk
Aug 10 PANDAS Fly In and Open Day
PANDAS Club, Pontefract Racecourse, J32 M62. Contact Bill Winstanley on 01977 554460 or see www.pandasaero.co.uk
Aug 10 BMFA 200W/Kg ESoaring League
Event 9. Bartlett’s Farm, Rettendon, Essex, CM3 8EW.Contact Martin Bell on 01933 663763 or eSoarer@hotmail.co.uk or see www.esoaring.net
Aug 10 BMFA C/L Vintage & F2E Combat
Provisional. Scampton, Lincs. Contact Mick Lewis on 01453 542367 or mick@ combatflyers.co.uk
Aug 10 Cocklebarrow Vintage R/C Rally
All R/C up to Dec 1965. Cocklebarrow Farm, Nr Aldsworth, off A40 Cirencester/Burford. Camping on Field. Contact Paul Howkins on 02476 405126
Aug 10 BMFA Northern Area Electric Fly In
Hosted by Brighouse VMAC. Tockwith Airfield, Nr Wetherby, Yorks. Contact Jack Parker on 0113 258 8543 or see www.bvmac.co.uk
Aug 10 NIMSA Northern Ireland Thermal Meeting
Mallusk. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or tamag.1@lineone.net
Aug 10 Gainsborough GBRCAA R/C Aerobatics
All Schedules. Lincolnshire. Contact Ashley Hoyland at pro@gbrcaa.org or see www.gbrcaa.org
Aug 10 Fradley Electric Fun Fly
Sutton Coldfield RCA. Wood Lane, Fradley, Off A38, North of Lichfield. Contact David Orme on 01543 686230 or ormsky3@yahoo.co.uk
Aug 10 BMFA Pylon Racing Practice Day
F3D, F5D, Q500. East Midlands/Lincolnshire RAF Base. Base Security Will be in Force so You MUST register at Least Three Weeks in Advance. Contact Peter Harvey on 07825 037243 or pylonracer@fsmail.net
Aug 10 Wincanton Falcons 14th Annual Display
Off A357, Templecombe, Somerset. Contact Kevin Parsons on 01935 414334 or Kevin@kevin44.orangehome.co.uk or see www.wincantonfalcons.org.uk
Aug 10 Rollstone MFG Scale Helicopter Fly In
Scale and Turbines, No Pod and Boom Please. Off A303, nr Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Contact Kevin Lever on 07818 451168 or km.lever@virgin.net
Aug 10 AHA Helicopter Competition
Sportsmans, F3C. RAF Cottesmore, LE15 7BL. Contact Jason Markey on 07889 486471 or see www.aha-online.org.uk
Aug 10 Raydon MAC Chinese Stir Fly (ARTF) Day
Notley Enterprise Park, A12 Between Ipswich and Colchester. Contact Dennis Norman on 01473 658217 or dennisn@midlewoodv.freeserve.co.uk or see www.radmac.co.uk
Aug 13 Morley Club Evening Free Flight
RAF Church Fenton, Nr Selby. 5.30 on. BMFA Only and You MUST Register with Joe Northrop on 0113 258 1292 or Dennis Davitt on 0113 267 5433 due to airfield security
Aug 15-16-17 Woburn Abbey C/L Aerobatics
Provisional Event. Disciplines TBA. Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Contact Ian Russell on 0208 932 67683
Aug 16 SAA F3F Slope Racing
East Lomond or Bishop Hill. Fife Soarers. Contact Ron Russell on 01592 753689 or wayupasky@blueyonder.co.uk
Aug 16 North East Indoor Flying
6 to 10 pm. Churchill Community College, Wallsend. Contact Alan Weighell on 01642 470081 or littleal28@btinternet.com
Aug 16-17 Eastnor Castle Model and Boat Show
On Site Camping. Eastnor Castle, Nr Ledbury. Contact Steve Bishop on 01952 587298 or 07961 864415 or see www.eastnorcastlemodelairshow.co.uk
Aug 16-17 Greenacres Electric Fun Fly Weekend
Camping by Arrangement. BBQ, Trade. Walsall Airport, West Midlands. Contact Chris Moseley on 01922 726187 or chris.moseley@greenacresmac.co.uk or see http://greenacresmac.co.uk
Aug 16-17 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
All F/F Classes. Essential to Contact Bernard Aslett at 25, Honeyhill, Wooton Basset, Swindon, SN4 7DX to pay fees and get on Army security list, and Always Contact Peter Tribe on 01225 862748, Friday before travelling
Aug 16-17 Barkston Heath Free Flight Weekend
Saturday - British Power, Combined Small Vintage (Mini Vintage Rubber/Power/Midi Vintage Rubber), Combined Small Glider (F1H/Classic A1/Vintage Glider), 4oz and 8oz Vintage Wakefield, Very Small Vintage Rubber. Contact John Wingate on 01407 831383 or wingate@globalnet.co.uk
Sunday – Timperley Flyers F/F Gala 2007 See Separate Entry
Aug 17 Timperley Flyers Free Flight Gala 2008
Combined Glider, Combined Rubber, Combined Power, Vintage, Coupe. Barkston Heath, Nr Grantham. Contact Gerry Ferer on 0161 928 4955 or gferer@hotmail.com
Aug 17 BMFA Northern Area R/C Fly In
No Jets or Over 20kg. RAF Dishforth, North Yorks. Airfield Security in Force so All Pilots Must be Booked in at Least Three Weeks Previous. Contact Peter Hornby, 25 Riverside Crescent, Otley, LS21 2RS or secretary@na-bmfa.org
Aug 17 North West MAC Helicopter Fly In
Newbuildings, Northern Ireland. Contact Sean Scully on 028 7136 4409 or seanpscully@btinternet.com
Aug 17 Black Knights Rocket Launching Day
Milson Airstrip, Nr Tenbury Wells, Shropshire. Contact Dave Beeton on 01527 526415 or dgrb@blueyonder.co.uk or see www.blackknights.org.uk
Aug 17 Peterborough BARCS 100S
Ferry Meadows. Mike Lucas Series. Contact Lionel Essam on 01832 732003 or lionel@essam.freeserve.co.uk
Aug 17 Skelmersdale MAC Scale Fly In
All Scale Models Welcome but No Jets, D/F or Very Large Models. M58, J4. Contact Jim Dobson on 01704 575982
Aug 17 Len Mount Helicopter Scale Trophy Meeting
Hosted by Eynsford MHC. Shoreham, Kent. Contact Ian Myler-Falla on 07736 047794
Aug 17 BMFA Cardington Indoor Fun Fly Meeting
10am to 5pm. No Official Duration Classes but Plenty of Time for Flying. Contact Mark Benns on 01733 755733 or Laurie Barr on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk or contact 1tc@bmfa.org. This event is weather dependant so you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list
Aug 17 BMFA North East Area Fly In
Albemarle Barracks, Nr Harlow Hill. Contact Tom Jones at tom.jones11@ntlworld.com
Aug 20 Morley Club Evening Free Flight
RAF Church Fenton, Nr Selby. 5.30 on. BMFA Only and You MUST Register with Joe Northrop on 0113 258 1292 or Dennis Davitt on 0113 267 5433 due to airfield security
Aug 23 North Down MAC Fly In
Kirkistown, Northern Ireland. Contact Barry Aspinall on 028 9146 0811 or barry.aspinall@virgin.net
Aug 23-24 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
All F/F Classes. Essential to Contact Bernard Aslett at 25, Honeyhill, Wooton Basset, Swindon, SN4 7DX to pay fees and get on Army security list, and Always Contact Peter Tribe on 01225 862748, Friday before travelling
Aug 23-24 BMFA Top Gun
Flown on the Nationals Showline. Fly Off Sunday Afternoon. Contact BMFA on 0116 244 0028 or fill in the Nats Showline Application Form in BMFA News or contact Steve Ogden on 01782 853883 or stephen.ogden4@ntlworld.com
Aug 23-24-25 BMFA British National Championships Radio Control Control Line Scale
Scale - F4B, F4C, R/C Clubman, R/C Open, F/F Power, Rubber, CO2/Electric.
Radio Control - Aerobatics, Pylon Racing, Helicopter (Team Trials Event), Fun Fly, ALL CLASSES
Control Line - Speed, Aerobatics, Team Racing, Combat, Carrier, Vintage, ALL CLASSES EXCEPT ‘B’ TEAM RACE. Team Selection Event for F2 Classes.
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 23-24-25 BMFA British National Silent Flight Championships
F3J (League Event 5), F3B, 100S, F3K Hand Launched Glider (League Event), F5B, Electroslot, 200WKg (League Event 10)Prince William of Gloucester Barracks (RAF Spitalgate), Grantham.
Contact Mike Proctor on 01904 489386 or mike@mproctor.demon.co.uk or BMFA on 0116 2440028 or admin@bmfa.org
Aug 23-24-25 SAM 1066 Euro Champs
Details of Events to Follow. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover, SO20 8DY. Contact Mike Parker on 0118 948 1392 or membership@sam1066.org or see www.sam1066.org
Aug 24-25 North Lakes SA Slope Open Days
11 am Meet at Castle Inn on A591, 8 Miles North of Keswick. Contact George Bamkin on 01228 560925 or george.bamkin@tiscali.co.uk
Aug 27 Morley Club Evening Free Flight
RAF Church Fenton, Nr Selby. 5.30 on. BMFA Only and You MUST Register with Joe Northrop on 0113 258 1292 or Dennis Davitt on 0113 267 5433 due to airfield security
Aug 29 BMFA Free Flight Southern Gala
Friday. BMFA Glider, BMFA Rubber, BMFA Power, Open Electric, F1H, F1G, F1J/BMFA 1/2A, Mini Vintage, E30, CO2, HLG, CLG, Little Rissington Nr Stow. Contact Dave Greaves on 01285 652730
Aug 29-30-31 British Freestyle R/C Aerobatic Championships
Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 8BS. Contact Peter Hawtin on 07796 471323 or see www.bfac.org.uk
Aug 30 Gaer Park MFC Open Fly In
All Welcome. Toilets, Food, Local Pub etc.. Off A48 Nr Cardiff. Contact Eddie Collins on 01633 663864 or gaerpark-mfc@ajpotts.fsnet.co.uk or see www.gaerpark-mfc.org.uk
Aug 30 Tonbridge Gassers and Rubber Fanciers
Indoor Flying. Free Flight 6 to 10pm. Lightweight R/C after 9.30. The Angel Centre, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1SF. Contact Stuart Taylor on 07956 066463 or Eric on 01622 737814 or eric.przyjemski151@btinternet.com
Aug 30-31 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
All F/F Classes. Essential to Contact Bernard Aslett at 25, Honeyhill, Wooton Basset, Swindon, SN4 7DX to pay fees and get on Army security list, and Always Contact Peter Tribe on 01225 862748, Friday before travelling
Aug 30-Sep 6 Brean Sands Model Flyers Week
Contact Greg Veasey on gregg@veaseyjet.com or see www.veaseyjet.com
Aug 31 BMFA N/E Area ‘Great North Fly-In’
Incorporating the ‘Geordie Nats’. R/C, C/L, F/F. East Cramlington Flying Site, Nr Newcastle upon Tyne, Contact Tom Jones on 01642 640710 or 07818 437841 or tom.jones11@ntlworld.com or see www.northeasternbmfa.co.uk
Aug 31 BMFA F1E Magnet Free Flight
5th Team Trial Event. Slopes Near Sheffield. Contact Steve Philpott on 0121 354 4448
Aug 31 F6D Hand Thrown R/C Gliders
Reserve Date. Selection Event for World Air Games. Venue TBA. Contact Jef Ott on 07899 011996 or 01268 799096 or jef.ott@btinternet.com
CANCELLED
Aug 31 BMFA Western Area Silent Flight Examiners Workshop
Hosted by Frome MAC, Norton St Phillip, Nr Bath. Contact Nial Ball at secterary@bmfawestern.org.uk or see www.bmfawestern.org.uk
Aug 31 Hayes & DMAC 2008 Electric Fly In
Cranford Park, Hayes. Just Off J3 of M4. Contact Dave Chinery on 0208 573 4687 or DavidDChinery@aol.com
Aug 31 NIMSA Northern Ireland Thermal Meeting
Mallusk. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or tamag.1@lineone.net
Aug 31 Skelbrooke GBRCAA R/C Aerobatics
All Schedules. Nr Doncaster. Contact Bob Rowland on 07989 430812 or see www.gbrcaa.org
Aug 31 Bromley BARCS Open Thermal Soaring
Leigh Park Farm. Contact Peter.sainsbury@ukonline.co.uk
Aug 31 Peterborough MFC Flying Aces Nationals
13th Year. 17 Different Free Flight Events in One Day. No i/c engines or R/C. Ferry Meadows, Nene Park, Peterborough. Contact Marc Ashby on 01945 461392 or marc.ashby@btinternet.com or Brian Waterland on 01778 343722
Aug 31 South West Heli Fly In
Woodspring MAC and Bath MHC. Yatton, Nr Clevedon, Bristol, J20 or 21, M5. Contact Peter Whitlow or Nigel Gordon on 01275 878819 or 07891 265125 or pwhitlow@tiscali.co.uk or nigelrob@btinternet.com
Aug 31 Cambridge Bomber and Fighter Society Open Day
No Flying Models but good for anyone interested in WW2. Near Cambridge. Contact Paul Rogers on 01223 767713 or Prr20@Hermes.cam.ac.uk or see http://cbfs.org.uk
Aug 31 BMFA Cardington Indoor Fun Fly Meeting
10am to 5pm. No Official Duration Classes but Plenty of Time for Flying. Contact Mark Benns on 01733 755733 or Laurie Barr on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk or contact 1tc@bmfa.org. This event is weather dependant so you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list.
Aug 31 Fenland MFC All Comers Open Day
Nr Ely, Lincolnshire. Contact Peter Savage on 01945 700118 or Martin Fairchild on 01945 701216 or mchillerman@aol.com or see www.fmfc-online.com