Events Calendar - October 2010
Last updated: March 10, 2010
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.
Oct 2 Potters Bar Indoor Fun Flying
6pm to 10pm. Furzefield Sports Centre, Potters Bar, EN6 3BW. J24, M25. Contact Mike Quille on 0208 500 3549 or mp.quille@live.co.uk
Oct 2 BMFA F3K Hand Launched R/C Glider League
Reserve Date See www.flyquiet.co.uk
Oct 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
Oct 2-3 Scottish Splash In
Kilbirnie Loch. Contact Alasdair Sutherland on 01505 873045
Oct 3 BMFA F1E Magnet Free Flight
6th Team Trial Event (Reserve Date). Slopes Near Sheffield. Contact Ian Kaynes on 01252 512538
Oct 3 Cocklebarrow Vintage R/C Rally
All R/C up to Dec 1965 inc. Glider and Electric. Cocklebarrow Farm, Nr Aldsworth, off A40 Cirencester/Burford. Camping on Field. Contact Paul Howkins on 02476 405126
Oct 3 BMFA Control Line Centralised
Reserve Date for F2C and F2CN. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Chris Barker on 01420 543905 or barking.jilly@talktalk.net
Oct 3 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 at Least Three Weeks Previous. Contact Peter Hornby 01943 463639 or pghornby@tiscali.co.uk
Oct 9 North London MFC Indoor R/C Meeting
6pm to 10pm. F/W 225g max, 36” max span, Heli 400g max. Furzefield Sports Centre, Potters Bar, EN6 3BW. J24, M25. Contact Peter Elliott on 01707 336982
Oct 9-10 BMFA Free Flight Team Trials Event 3
F1A, F1B, F1C. Salisbury Plain. Contact John Carter on 01782 398816
Oct 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
Oct 9-10 Lough Earn Splash In
Contact Colin MacLean on 01592 569981
Oct 10 Autumn Potteries Mega Swap Meet
10 until 1. Meir Community Centre, A50 Meir Roundabout, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DY. Contact Steve Ogden on 01782 853883 or 07804 689482 or topgun@modelpilot.co.uk
Oct 10 SAM 1066 F/F Fun Fly and Trimming Day
PLUS Sam 1066 AGM. Middle Wallop, Nr Andover. Contact Mike Parker on 0118 948 1392
Oct 10 Wharfedale 1000 Team Racing
1000 Lap. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Barrie Pickles on 01535 606307
Oct 10 CFA C/L Vintage Combat
Waterbeach, Nr Cambridge. Contact Mick Lewis on 01453 542367 or mick@ combatflyers.co.uk
Oct 10 BMFA Control Line Centralised
F2A (Includes Team Selection), Open Speed Plus Vintage Combat. Waterbeach, Nr Cambridge. Pre Entry by 24th September as Airfield Security Applies. Contact Jo Halman on 01582 424398 or jo.halman@ntlworld.com or Mick Lewis on 01453 542367 or mick@combatflyers.co.uk
Oct 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
Oct 16-17 Windermere Model Waterplane Flyers Splash In
Windermere, Cumbria. Contact George Carpenter on 01524 782272 or gcarpenter@ktdbroadband.com
Oct 17 BMFA Free Flight 8th Area Centralised
Combined Glider Team, F1C, F1Q, F1G, Classic Rubber/Power, Mini Vintage. Area Venues. Contact Area Comp Secs via BMFA on 0116 244 0028 or admin@bmfa.org
Oct 17 BMFA F3B Multi Task Soaring League
Reserve Day. 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
Oct 17 BMFA Control Line Centralised
F2B (Includes Team Selection), Class 2 Aerobatics. Barkston Heath, Nr Grantham. Contact Barry Robinson on 01325 315215 or barry1@talktalk.net
Oct 17 Southern Coupe d’Hiver F/F League 2010
At BMFA 8th Area Centralised. Venues Beaulieu, Merryfield, Ashdown Forest. Contact Peter Hall on 01483 898288
Oct 17 BMFA Control Line Combat Centralised
Reserve Date for F2D Combat. Venue TBA. Contact John James on 07976 751744 or john@bigby.fsnet.co.uk
Oct 23 North Wales Swapmeet 2010 Part 2
Delyn MFC. 9 to 1. St Winefrides Community Centre, Holywell. Contact Mike Parry on 01352 710167
Oct 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
Oct 24 BMFA Free Flight Midland Gala
SLOP, Mini Vintage, F1G, F1H, P30, CO2, F1J/BMFA1/2A, E30, HLG/CLG. North Luffenham, Rutland. Contact Phil Ball on 01332 665361
Oct 24 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 at Least Three Weeks Previous. Contact Peter Hornby 01943 463639 or pghornby@tiscali.co.uk
Oct 24 LMA Gaydon Display & Trade Show
Gaydon Motor Museum, Just off the M40. Contact Dave Johnson on 07860 345613 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.LargeModelAssociation.com
Oct 24 Barton Control Line Vintage Team Racing
Barton Airport, West Manchester. Contact Dave Finch on 01746 716459
Oct 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
Oct 31 Barton 1000 Lap Control Line Team Racing
British Goodyear1000 Lap Marathon. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Tony Eifflaender on 01625 616054