Events Calendar - September 2009
Last updated: June 18, 2009
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.
Sep 4 BMFA Free Flight Southern Gala
Friday. BMFA Glider, BMFA Rubber, BMFA Power, Open Electric, F1H, F1G, F1J/BMFA 1/2A, SLOP, Mini Vintage, E30, CO2, HLG, CLG, Little Rissington Nr Stow. Contact Dave Greaves on 01285 652730
Sep 4 British Freestyle R/C Aerobatic Championships
Hosted by Wellingborough Old Grammarians MFC, Sywell Road, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 6BS. Contact Peter Hawtin on 07796 471323 or see www.bfac.org.uk
Sep 5 Potters Bar Indoor 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
Sep 5 GBRCAA R/C Aerobatics - Skelbrooke
All Schedules. Nr Doncaster. Contact Bob Rowland on 456441 or see www.gbrcaa.org
Sep 5 BMFA Northern Ireland Area R/C Aerobatics Championships
Round 2. Newbuildings. Contact Sean Scully on 028 7136 4409 or seanscully@hotmail.co.uk
Sep 5 Brownhills Indoor Free Flight Meeting
West Midlands. 2 until 5. Access from A5 and M6 Toll. Contact Tony Eadon-Mills on 01952 240451 or tonyeadonmills@gmail.com
Sep 5-6 LMA Much Marcle Show
Much Marcle, Herefordshire, HR8 2LX. Contact Bernard Morris on 01989 740619 or 07720 677056 or bernard.morris@homecall.co.uk or see www.herefordshiremodelaeroclub.org
Sep 5-6 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
Sep 6 BMFA F1E Magnet Free Flight
5th Team Trial Event. Slopes Near Sheffield. Contact Ian Kaynes on 01252 512538
Sep 6 Harwich and Dovercourt ‘Tug O Soar’ and Fly In
Little Oakley, Essex, Off B1352/A120, CO12 5JL. Contact John Serjeant on 01255 506788 or Jonathan Peake on jtpeake@btinternet.com
Sep 6 Aldershot BARCS Open Thermal Soaring
Contact Terry Weeks on t_weeks@sky.com
Sep 6 Don Valley MFC Flight Centenary Fly In
Free Entry. All Welcome. Carcroft, North of Doncaster, DN6 7BD. Contact Ian Dodge on 07974 475715 or info@donvalleymfc.co.uk or see www.donvalleymfc.co.uk
Sep 6 Indoor Free Flight Flying at Cardington
All Models Suitable for Indoor F/F Flying. This event is weather dependant and you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list. Contact Laurie on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk
Sep 6 Peterborough MFC Flying Aces Nationals
14th Year. 18 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
Sep 6 Scottish Splash In
Mill Dam, Kippen. Contact Alasdair Sutherland on 01505 873045
Sep 6 South West Heli Fly In
Woodspring MAC and Bath MHC. Yatton, Nr Clevedon, Bristol, J20 or 21, M5. Contact Peter Whitlow or on 01275 878819 or 07891 265125 or pwhitlow@tiscali.co.uk or see www.bathmhc.co.uk
Sep 6 The Great North Fly In
F/F, C/L, R/C Fixed Wing, R/C Heli. Camping on Site. East Cramlington Sports Park, Off A192 Nr Seaton Delaval. Contact 01670 733096 or al.dee@tiscali.co.uk
Sep 6 NIMSA Northern Ireland Thermal Meeting
Mallusk. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or wpaul.freeman@ntlworld.com
Sep 6-7 Dungannon MFC Splash In
Provisional. Eskragh Lough, Northern Ireland. Contact Glenn Millar on 028 8775 3693 or glenn@giokvq.co.uk
Sep 7 Wolves MAC Scale Glider Fly In
Long Mynd, Nr Church Stretton, Shropshire. Contact Mark Richards on 01785 712445 or 07831 246961
Sep 12 BMFA eSoaring Southern League
Round 5. Upper Northover Farm, Ashurst, Sussex. Contact Martin Bell on 01933 663763 or eSoarer@hotmail.co.uk
Sep 12-13 BMFA Free Flight Team Trials Event 1
F1A, F1B, F1C. Sculthorpe, Nr Fakenham. Contact John Carter on 01782 398816
Sep 11-12-13 British Freestyle R/C Aerobatic Championships
Venue TBA. Contact Peter Hawtin on 07796 471323 or Hawtin@ntlworld.com or see www.bfac.org.uk
Sep 12-13 Model Air Festival of Flight at Old Warden.
All Models Welcome. R/C under 14 kg. Camping and trade. Old Warden, Nr Biggleswade. Contact Mike Reynolds on 01526 323191 or 07775 662955
Sep 12-13 Old Warden C/L Aerobatics
Saturday – F2B, Sunday – Classic, Vintage. Contact Dave Hough on 01582 896367
Sep 12-13 Old Warden C/L Carrier Deck Weekend
Basic Carrier Plus Flight Training and Practice. Contact Andy Housden on 0208 541 0186 or see www.cheffers.co.uk
Sep 12-13 Scottish Splash In
Loch Insh. Contact Colin McClean on 01582 569981
Sep 12-13 Colwick Park Splash In
BWA Members Only. Colwick Country Park, Nottingham, NG4 2DW. Contact Gerry Harrison on 01926 423756
Sep 13 Bromley BARCS Open Thermal Soaring
Leigh Park Farm. Contact Peter.sainsbury@ukonline.co.uk
Sep 13 Peterborough BARCS Open Thermal Soaring
Twywell. Contact Neville Warby via the BARCS Website at www.barcs.co.uk
Sep 13 Wrexham MAC Warbirds Day
BBQ. Camping Available. Nant-y-Garth, on A525 Wrexham/Ruthin Road. Contact Pete Higgs on 07709 314770 or phiggsbroadband@btinternet.com
Sep 13 BMFA eSoaring Midlands League
Round 5. Hopwood, Worcestershire. Contact Neil Stainton on 01926 314011
Sep 13 Old Warden CFA C/L Vintage Combat
At Festival of Flight. Contact Mick Lewis on 01453 542367 or mick@ combatflyers.co.uk
Sep 13 Indoor Free Flight Flying at Cardington
All Models Suitable for Indoor F/F Flying. This event is weather dependant and you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list. Contact Laurie on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk
Sep 13 BMFA Control Line Northern Gala
1/2A, B and F2C Team Racing. RAF Dishforth, North Yorks. Airfield Security in Force so All Pilots Must be Booked in at Least Three Weeks Previous. Contact Barrie Pickles on 01535 606307
Sep 13 Pillerton Hersey Electric Fly In
All Electric Flyers Welcome, Nr Stratford on Avon, CV35 0QJ. Contact John Lewthwaite on 01789 740688
Sep 13 BMFA R/C Scale Flying Only
Venue TBA. Contact Gordon Warburton on 0113 285 2947 or Gwarb@aol.com
Sep 13 Haverfordwest MFC Fly In
Templeton Airfield, Narberth, South West Wales. SA67 8SD. Contact Martin Sutcliffe on 07891 872477 or martinsutcliffe1@aol.com or see www.haverfordwestmodelclub.org.uk
Sep 13 Oxford Model Flying Show
All R/C Models. Inc Trade. Catering, Bar etc. on site. Romanway, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2QT. Contact Dave Oliver on 07718 584198 or oliverd5@aol.com
Sep 13 Ballymoney MFC Fun Fly
Northern Ireland. Contact Terence Jones on 028 7032 8636 or terence4@btinternet.com
Sep 19 BMFA F3K Hand Launched R/C Glider League
Mike Lucas 2. Twywell, Northants. Contact Tony Merritt on 07519 417204 or tony@quick-net.co.uk or see www.barcs.co.uk or www.flyquiet.co.uk
Sep 19 BMFA eSoaring Northern League
Round 5. Wetlands, Nr Retford. Contact Mike Proctor on 01904 489386 or mike@mproctor.demon.co.uk
Sep 19 Bury Metro Fun Fly Day
All Welcome. Simister Village, North of Manchester, Nr M62, J18. Contact Robert Tomlin on Robert@harlech11a.fsnet.co.uk or see www.bmmfc.com
Sep 19 Belfast MFC Control Line Fly In
Tommy Patton Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Contact Peter Bradshaw on 028 9087 0794 or peter.bradshaw@aero.bombardier.com
Sep 19 Dungannon MFC Fly In
Moygashel, Northern Ireland. Contact Glenn Millar on 028 8775 3693 or glenn@giokvq.co.uk
Sep 19-20 Equinox Cup
International World Cup Space Modelling Event
S4, S6, S8E/P, S9, S11
BARKSTON HEATH, Nr GRANTHAM
Contact Geoff Seabrook on 01483 285456
Sep 19-20 Clwyd SA Slope Scale Glider Fun Fly
Scale Models Only, No Sport Flying. Horseshoe Pass Area, North Wales, LL20 8DR. Weekend Camping and B&B Available. Contact Vic Steel on 0151 678 6920 or vic@clwydsa.co.uk or see www.clwydsa.co.uk
Sep 19-20 C/L Aerobatics at the Barton F2 Event
F2B. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Ray Lloyd on 01706 212184
Sep 19-20 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
Sep 19-20 Windermere Model Waterplane Flyers Splash In
Ullswater, Cumbria. Contact George Carpenter on 01524 782272 or gcarpenter@ktdbroadband.com
Sep 19-20 Barton Control Line F2 Weekend
F2A, F2B, F2C, F2D, including the Barton Cup F2B Event. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Malcolm Ross on 01925 766610 or mcross@talktalk.net
Sep 19-20 BMFA Pylon Racing
F3D, F5D, Q500. Lincolnshire Venue. Contact Peter Harvey on 07825 037243 or 01535 643989 (eve) or see www.pylonentries.co.uk. All entries at least 14 days prior as Airfield Security may be in force
Sep 19-20 BMFA Control Line Centralised
Provisional. At Barton ‘F’ Weekend. F2A Speed, F2B Aerobatics, F2C Team Race, F2D Combat. All ’F’ Contests Include Team Selection. Barton, West Manchester. Contact Jo Halman on 01582 424398 or jo.halman@ntlworld.com
Sep 19-20 GBRCAA R/C Aerobatics Championships
Two Day Event. All Schedules. North Lincolnshire. Contact Ashley Hoyland on 0114 287 3432 or see www.gbrcaa.org
Sep 19-20 Southern Model Airshow 2009
The Hop Farm. Paddock Wood, Kent, TN1 6PY. Contact Roger Godley on 07983 021025 or rogerandtheresa@southernmodelairshow.com or see www.southernmodelairshow.com
Sep 20 BMFA Free Flight 5th Area Centralised
Combined Rubber Team, F1A, F1J/1/2A, SLOP, E30. Area Venues. Contact Area Comp Secs via BMFA on 0116 244 0028 or admin@bmfa.org
Sep 20 Chiltern Flyers Control Line Aerobatics
Doug Blake Trophy, F2B, Class 2, Classic, Vintage. Slip End, Luton. Contact Glen Alison on 01923 772675
Sep 20 SAM 1066 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
Sep 20 BMFA F3B Multi Task Soaring League
Event 7. Team Trials Event. Upton upon Severn. Entries Contact Chris Jubb on 01933 229682 or cjubb@ntlworld.com by Wednesday prior to Competition. General Contact Clive Needham on 0161 284 3143
Sep 20 IMAC Scale R/C Aerobatics
Delyn, North Wales, J31,A55, Signpost to Caerwys. Contact Dave Lucas on 01432 851538 Evenings or dadave63@btinternet.com
Sep 20 North London MFC Open Electric Fly In
Baldock, Herts (Just off A1, A507). Contact John Raines on 01462 893059 or Maurice on 01707 275755
Sep 20 BMFA F3J Thermal Soaring League
Round 6. Twywell, Northants. Contact Graham Wicks on wixy3@hotmail.com
Sep 20 BARCS 200W/Kg Electric League
Bartlett’s Farm, Rettendon, Essex, CM3 8EW. Contact Brian Austin on brian@austin1940.wanadoo.co.uk
Sep 20 Wrexham MAC Hobby Corner Invitational
BBQ. Camping Available. Nant-y-Garth, on A525 Wrexham/Ruthin Road. Contact Pete Higgs on 07709 314770 or phiggsbroadband@btinternet.com
Sep 20 Indoor Free Flight Flying at Cardington
All Models Suitable for Indoor F/F Flying. This event is weather dependant and you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list. Contact Laurie on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk
Sep 20 IMAC Scale R/C Aerobatics
Delyn, North Wales. Contact Dave Lucas on 01432 851538 Evenings or dadave63@btinternet.com
Sep 20 Eastbourne &DMFC Vintage R/C Meeting
Deanland Airfield, Golden Cross, East Sussex. Contact S Coombe on 01323 506370 or T Ding on 01323 895156
Sep 20 NIMSA Northern Ireland Thermal Meeting
Mallusk. Contact Paul Freeman on 028 9258 7915 or wpaul.freeman@ntlworld.com
Sep 22 Belfast Indoor Meeting
Northern Ireland. Bloomfield Methodist. Contact Peter Bradshaw on 028 9087 0794 or peter.bradshaw@aero.bombardier.com
Sep 23 North East Indoor Flying
6 to 10 pm. Churchill Community College, Wallsend. Contact Alan Weighell on littleal28@btinternet.com
Sep 25 Omagh MFC Auction
Omagh , Northern Ireland . Contact Steve Johnston on 028 8166 2295 or steviejohnston@freeuk.com
Sep 25-26-27 Lleyn MAC Bring and Fly
Informal Fly in for Slope and Power. Camping Available. North West Wales. Limited Places so Contact Dylan Roberts on 07917 410707 or flyeruk-admin@tiscali.co.uk or see www.flyeruk.net
Sep 26 Potteries Mega Swap Meet
10 until 1. Meir Community Centre, A50 Meir Roundabout, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DY. Pre booking essential. Contact Steve Ogden on 01782 853883 or topgun@modelpilot.co.uk
Sep 26 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
Sep 26-27 BMFA Free Flight Team Trials Event 2
F1A, F1B, F1C. Salisbury Plain. Contact John Carter on 01782 398816
Sep 26-27 BMFA Scale Team Trials
F4C and F4B. RAF Church Fenton and Sutton upon Derwent, Nr York. Pre-entry only so you must contact Gordon Warburton on 0113 285 2947 or Gwarb@aol.com at least three weeks prior
Sep 26-27 Redruth MFC September Fly For Fun
Club Field, North Cliffs, Nr Cambourne, Cornwall. Contact Steve Polkinghorne on 01209 313263 or Andy Hothersall on 07723 918296 or see www.rcflyers.com
Sep 26-27 Rolls Royce Annual Jet Weekend
B Cert Required. Hucknall MAC. Hucknall, Nr Nottingham. J26, M1. Access by RR No2 Gate on B6009 Watnall Road. Camping Available. Contact Reg Lowe on 01773 716786 or r-lowe2@sky.com
Sep 26-27 North Wales PSS Slope Fly In
Great Orme, Llandudno. Contact Alan Hulme on 01244 336472 or 07774 280871
Sep 26-27 IMAC Scale R/C Aerobatics
Boars Head, Sudbury, Staffs. Contact Dave Lucas on 01432 851538 Evenings or dadave63@btinternet.com
Sep 26-27 St Albans C/L Carrier & Scale Weekend
Francis Bacon School, AL1 5AR .Basic Carrier Plus Club Scale. Contact Bob Phillipps on 01727 841343 or 07775 813415 or robertphillipps@aol.com or see www.cheffers.co.uk
Sep 27 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
Sep 27 Club 2000 R/C Pylon Racing
Northampton. Contact Graham Clarke on 02476 411142 (H) or 02476 256200 (W) or see www.ukpylonracing.co.uk
Sep 27 BMFA S/E Area Towner Trophy Thermal Soaring
BARCS Open Thermal Soaring League. Leigh Park Farm. Contact Kevin Beale on kbeale@supanet.com
Sep 27 Indoor Free Flight Flying at Cardington
All Models Suitable for Indoor F/F Flying. This event is weather dependant and you MUST be on Laurie Barr’s e-mail list. Contact Laurie on 01628 487544 or laurie.barr@emailcentre.co.uk
Sep 27 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. Contact Roger Bellamy on 01752 311786 or rogerbellamy9@hotmail.co.uk
Sep 27 Norton Juxta Model Flyers Bring and Buy
10 to 2. Norton Juxta Village Hall, Twycross. Contact Pete Knight on 07753 593741 or pknight668@btinternet.com