Events Calendar - October 2007
Last updated: September 1, 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.
Oct 4 Potters Bar Indoor Free Flight Fun Fly
No R/C. 6pm to 10pm. Furzefield Sports Centre, Potters Bar, EN6 3BW. J24, M25. Contact Brian Downham on 0208 363 7528
Oct 4 BMFA F3K Hand Launched R/C Glider League
Reserve Date. Venue TBA. See www.barcs.co.uk
Oct 4 SAA F3F Slope Racing
East Lomond or Bishop Hill. Fife Soarers. Contact Ron Russell on 01592 753689 or wayupasky@blueyonder.co.uk
Oct 4 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
Oct 4 Twickenham Indoor Flying
5 to 9.45pm. St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, TW1 4SX. Contact Nick Parsons on 07973 165715 or nick@hosm.co.uk
Oct 4-5 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 4-5 BMFA Slope Racing League 7
Saturday – 60” EPP. Sunday - F3F. Wilmington Long Man, Nr Eastbourne, East Sussex. Pre Entry by Wed pm. Contact Andy Ellison on 07968 817656 or slopetrashuk@ntlworld.com or see www.rc-soar.com
Oct 5 BMFA Free Flight 6th Area Centralised
Combined Glider Team, F1C/F1Q, F1G, Classic Rubber, Classic Power, Mini Vintage. Area Venues. Contact Area Comp Secs via BMFA on 0116 244 0028 or admin@bmfa.org
Oct 5 BMFA South Midland Area BARCS Open Thermal Soaring
Frogsnest Farm, on B4027, Oxford, OX5 3EB. Contact John Shaw on 01993 881350 or johnshaw@alvere.wanadoo.co.uk
Oct 5 Club 2000 R/C Pylon Racing
Northampton. Contact Graham Clarke on 02476 411142 (H) or 02476 256200 (W) or see www.ukpylonracing.co.uk
Oct 5 BMFA 200W/Kg ESoaring League
Event 13. Pillerton Hersey, Nr Stratford on Avon, CV35 0QJ. M40, J11.Contact Martin Bell on 01933 663763 or eSoarer@hotmail.co.uk or see www.esoaring.net
Oct 5 BMFA Control Line Centralised
F2B & Class 2 Aerobatics, F2C. All ’F’ Contests Include Team Selection. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Jo Halman on 01582 424398 or jo@halman.f9.co.uk
Oct 5 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
Oct 5 NIMSA Northern Ireland Slope Meeting
Antrim Hills. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or tamag.1@lineone.net
Oct 5 Boston MAC Swapmeet
9 am on. Holland Fen Village Hall, Nr Boston. LN4 4QH. Contact Graham Bond on 01205 280224
Oct 11 North London MFC Indoor R/C Meeting
F/W 225g max, Heli 400g max. 6pm to 10pm. Furzefield Sports Centre, Potters Bar, EN6 3BW. J24, M25. Contact Peter Elliott on 01707 336982
Oct 11 Lisburn Indoor Meeting
Northern Ireland. Lisburn Leisureplex. Contact Malachy Finnegan on 028 9077 3388 or malachy.g.finnegan@cladymore.freeserve.co.uk or Peter Bradshaw on 028 9087 0794 or peter.bradshaw@aero.bombardier.com
Oct 11 Dungannon MFC Splash In
Eskragh Lough, Northern Ireland. Contact Glenn Millar on 028 8775 3693 or glenn@giokvq.co.uk
Oct 11 BMFA Northern Area Indoor R/C Flying
1 to 4 pm. Slowfly, Aero, Small Heli, Scale. No F/F. BMFA Only. Trinity & All Saints College, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD. Contact John Thompson on 01924 515595 or johnty99@ntlworld.com or see www.na-bmfa.org
Oct 11-12 BMFA Free Flight Team Trials Event 3
F1A, F1B, F1C. Sculthorpe, Nr Fakenham. Contact John Carter on 01782 398816
Oct 11-12 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 12 SAM 1066 F/F Fun Fly and Trimming Day
Middle Wallop, Nr Andover, SO20 8DY. Contact Mike Parker on 0118 948 1392 or membership@sam1066.org or see www.sam1066.org
Oct 12 BMFA F3B Multi Task Soaring League
Reserve Date (TBV). Venue TBA. 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 12 BMFA Control Line F2D Centralised
Reserve Date. F2D Combat. Cramlington, Nr Newcastle. Contact John James on 07976 751744 or john@bigby.fsnet.co.uk
Oct 12 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
Oct 12 BMFA Pylon Racing Race 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
Oct 12 BMFA F3F Slope Racing League
Reserve Date. Venue TBA. Contact Andy Ellison on 07968 817656 or slopetrashuk@ntlworld.com or see www.rc-soar.com
Oct 12 BMFA F3J Thermal Soaring League
Reserve Date. Venue TBA. Contact Graham Wicks on wixy3@hotmail.com
Oct 12 Barton Control Line Team Racing
British Goodyear, Open Goodyear, F2CN. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Martin Worgan on 01684 295655
Oct 12 Barton Model Products Swapmeet
Village Hall, Barton under Needwood, Burton on Trent, DE13 8AA. Contact Paul Goodall on 01283 713715
Oct 12 Worcester Indoor Free Flight Meeting
2pm to 5pm. Bishop Perowne College Sports Hall, Worcester, WR3 8LE. Contact Ed Garner on 01905 381579 or 07866 923674
Oct 12 West Mendip SA Open Glider Cross Country Event
Crook Peak, Nr Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Contact Graham Tolhurst on 07973 163490 or xc-comp@slopesoaring.org.uk or see www.slopesoaring.org.uk/wmsa/
Oct 14 Bournemouth MAS Indoor F/F Meeting
7pm to 10pm. Allendale Centre, Wimbourne, Dorset, BH21 1AS. Flitehook Attending. Contact John Taylor on 01202 511502 or Roy Tiller on roy.tiller@ntlworld.com
Oct 16-20 Winterton MFC One Week Fly In
6 Days of 24/7 Flying. Winterton, North Lincs. Camping on Site. Contact Ian Turner on 01652 635536 or wintertonmodelflyingclub@yahoo.co.uk
Oct 18 BMFA Salisbury Plain Free Flight Trimming
Sat Only. 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 18 Ballymoney MFC Heli Day
Northern Ireland. Contact Stan McKeown on 028 2766 6777 or stan@tv22.freeserve.co.uk
Oct 18 SAA F3F Slope Racing
East Lomond or Bishop Hill. Fife Soarers. Contact Ron Russell on 01592 753689 or wayupasky@blueyonder.co.uk
Oct 18 BMFA Indoor Free Flight and Scale
Gyminnie Cricket Challenge, F1D, F1L, F1M, 35cm, Pennyplane, Limited Pennyplane Plus All F/F Indoor and Scale Models. No R/C. Manchester Velodrome. Contact Mark Benns on 01733 755733 or mark.benns@ntlworld.com or Alan Weighell on 01642 470081 or littleal28@btinternet.com or see www.bmfa.org/tech/indoor/index.php
Oct 18 North East Indoor Flying
6 to 10 pm. Churchill Community College, Wallsend. Contact Alan Weighell on 01642 470081 or littleal28@btinternet.com
Oct 18 Twickenham Indoor Flying
5 to 9.45pm. St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, TW1 4SX. Contact Nick Parsons on 07973 165715 or nick@hosm.co.uk
Oct 18 Waltham Chase Aeromodellers Indoor R/C Meeting
7.00 to 10pm. Havant Leisure Centre, Havant, Hants. Contact Alan Wallington on 01489 895157 or Chris Carr on 023 8043 7805 or see www.wcaero.fsnet.co.uk
Oct 19 BMFA F1E Magnet Free Flight
Reserve Date for Team Trial Event. Slopes Near Sheffield. Contact Steve Philpott on 0121 354 4448
Oct 19 BMFA Western Area ‘C’ Certificate Workshop
Hosted by Beaufort MAC, Winterbourne, Bristol. Contact Nial Ball at secterary@bmfawestern.org.uk or see www.bmfawestern.org.uk
Oct 19 NIMSA Northern Ireland Slope Meeting
Antrim Hills. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or tamag.1@lineone.net
Oct 19 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
Oct 19 Hexam MFC Fly In
Albemarle Barracks, Nr Harlow Hill. Contact Clive Mathews on 07850 174466 or clive@medialoft.co.uk
Oct 19 Alcester Helicopter Club Scale Fun Fly
Arrow Mill, Alcester, B49 5NL. Contact Dave Payne at alcesterheliclub@hotmail.co.uk or see www.alcestermodelhelicopterclub.co.uk
Oct 19 BMFA South West Area Indoor Flying
Run by CVA Indoor Group. F/F and Micro R/C. 12 noon to 4pm. Tregorrick Park Sports Hall, St Austell, PL26 7AG. Contact Roger Bellamy on 01752 311786 or rogerbellamy9@hotmail.co.uk
Oct 19 BMFA Scale Indoor Free Flight
09.00 to 18.00. Open and Kit Scale, Peanut and Pistachio. RAF Digby, Lincs, LN4 3LH. Pre Entry Essential and UK Photo ID Will Be Required. Contact Ian Pallister on 01529 302236 or ianpallister@waitrose.com or see www.scalebmfa.co.uk
Oct 19 BMFA North West Area Indoor Fly-In
11am to 5pm. F/F and R/C. No Helis. BMFA Only. Large Hall at Springhill Sports Centre, Rochdale, OL16 4XQ. Contact Keith Barker on 01706 659396 or keithatrochdale@aol.com or David Lloyd Jones on 01565 734040 or dlj@dlj702.co.uk or see www.bmfa-nw.org
Oct 25 North Wales Swapmeet 2008 Part 2
Delyn MFC. 9 to 1. St Winefrides Community Centre, Holywell. Contact Mike Parry on 01352 710167
Oct 25 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
Oct 25 Woolsery Table Top Sale
10 to 3. Woolsery Sports Hall, 9 miles West of Bideford, Devon, on A39. Contact Graham Curtis on 01409 241058 or graham@devonmodel.flyer.co.uk
Oct 25-26 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 25-26 Windermere Model Waterplane Flyers Splash In
Lake Windermere, Cumbria. Contact George Carpenter on 01524 782272 or Graham Duffy on 07776 062064
Oct 26 Club 2000 R/C Pylon Racing
Northampton. Contact Graham Clarke on 02476 411142 (H) or 02476 256200 (W) or see www.ukpylonracing.co.uk
Oct 26 Club 2000 Association AGM
Northampton. Contact Graham Clarke on 02476 411142 (H) or 02476 256200 (W) or see www.ukpylonracing.co.uk
Oct 26 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
Oct 26 SAA BARCS Thermal Soaring
Open and 100S. Drymen Bridge. Contact Andy Lewis on 01236 824899 or dotandandy@lewiskilsyth.freeserve.co.uk
Oct 26 Leafields MAC Autumn Swap Meet
10 am on. Pinxton Miners Welfare, NG16 6HR, Nr J28 of M1. Contact Eric Platts on 07896 055412 or 0115 944 7495 or see www.Leafields.com
Oct 26 Impington Village College Indoor Meeting
9 to 5 – Fly All Day. Including ‘Indoor Sport and Frog Junior’ Comps and Separate RTP/Small Heli Hall. Impington, Nr Cambridge. Contact Chris Strachan on 01223 860498 or chris.strachan@btinternet.com
Oct 26 OFMAC Sunday Indoor F/F Meeting
F/F Only. 10 am – 6 pm. Flitehook Attending. Castle Leisure Centre, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8LP. Contact Dave Dobson on 01491 837789
Oct 26 LMA Gaydon Static and Trade Show
Gaydon, Warwickshire. Contact Dave Johnson on 01925 811763 or dave.johnson13@btopenworld.com or see www.LargeModelAssociation.com
Oct 26 Fenland MFC Swapmeet
10 am on. Village Hall, Sutton St Edmunds, Lincolnshire, PE12 0LR. Contact Peter Savage on 01945 700118 or secretary@fmfc-online.com or see www.fmfc-online.com
Oct 30 Waltham Chase Aeromodellers Indoor F/F Meeting
6.30 to 10.00 pm. No R/C. Wickham Community Centre, Wickham, Hants. Contact Alan Wallington on 01489 895157 or see www.wcaaero.fsnet.co.uk