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It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you of the death of Mike Goldby on Friday December 4th. Mike had been fighting cancer for the past twelve months and passed away peacefully at home with his family around him.

Mike had spent some thirty years in the Royal Air Force entering as an apprentice and working his way up to the rank of Squadron Leader in the engineering branch. On retiring from the RAF he worked for a short time in industry before joining the BMFA as Development Officer and the increase in affiliation and the consequential increase in membership through the first years of the twenty first century, was very much down to his drive and enthusiasm.

On his retirement he remained active within the association and was about to become our Honorary Secretary when his illness forced him to stand down although he continued to serve on the Scale Technical Committee. Mike’s other great interest was in sailing, a sport that he and his wife Kim enjoyed together.

His interest in aeromodelling was right across the board from Free Flight through Control Line to Radio Control but his abiding passion was for Scale in which discipline he represented his country as team manager and competitor at both World and Continental level.

Mike will be greatly missed throughout the aeromodelling world for a long time to come.

Our thoughts and condolences are with Kim and the rest of the family at this difficult time.

Please contact the office if you would like details of the funeral arrangements.

Robin I Gowler
Chairman

Two weeks had passed and all of the fliers recharged and with renewed vigour met back at the Bushfields Sports Centre Peterborough for Round 2 of the 3 scheduled . Externally the weather was quite cold however as previous years this fails to make a notable difference inside. The heaters & vents are shut off shortly beforehand providing a stable environment for these light models.

Access was allowed some 30minutes before our 10am start which allowed all to fill one side of the hall with our tables, kit and the models perched from their stands. Practice flying was well in swing within 30 minutes with fervent activity from all of the fliers aiming to trim the last seconds from their models prior to the first round.    

It was Derek Richards who took the `bull by the horns’ with a brace of flights that were to push Bob Bailey to within one second over the two flights with Mark Benns putting in one good flight to rival the leaders.

Round two started promptly with Bailey & Benns launching on ever increasing torque levels to attain times around 10mins 45secs, Richards however was having none of it with a flight of 11minutes dead. John Shaw & Geoffrey Lefever were having their own private battle with John tipping the balance as Geoff battled with some model damage which was certainly affecting duration.

The Final round was set up to be a real humdinger, it was Bailey’s turn to fly early posting a superb 11min 6second flight inching himself ahead of Derek but only by 13seconds, Richards responded with a trademark high torque launch bouncing the ceiling just after the minute and settling to a respectable time but not enough to tip Bob who held out to win his second trials in succession.   Meanwhile Shaw, Lefever & Clive King struggled to better their early rounds working tirelessly to the last few minutes of the event.

Congratulations to Bob Bailey for retaining his title with a full house and to Derek Richards & Mark Benns for sealing their team positions for 2010. The Final round is to be held early in the New Year where the fourth place (reserve team member) will be hotly contested as will the 2nd & third position. Thanks again to all who attended and special thanks to Peter Ing for being Contest Director for the day.

Top 4 placing after Round One

R. Bailey                     100% (21.58- best 2 flights)

D.Richards                  99.01% (21.75 – best 2 flights)

M.Benns                      98.25% (21.35 – best 2 flights)

J.Shaw                        81.63% (17.56 – best 2 flights)

G.Lefever                    79.81% (17.32 – best 2 flights)

The first round was held at the Bushfields Sports Centre on the outskirts of Peterborough. The hall is a superbly sealed space which has never failed to produce the benign air conditions required for such an important contest.

As per last year the format for the team selection is gathered from a competitors best two round performances from the three scheduled dates. The top competitors score on the day is awarded 100% with all other entrants receiving their respective percentages. This has proved to be hugely successful process always `down to the wire’.

There was a good attendance with competitors, fun fliers and spectators creating a fine ambience. The day was divided into three rounds for two competition flights to be recorded by each entrant. All flights are flown with 0.2grams of rubber, a third motor with a spacer of 0.4grams. 

An early marker was set by Bob Bailey (last year’s trials champion) with a superb 11mins15s, with Derek Richards & Mark Benns posting opening gambits in the early 10mins. John Shaw last year’s GB team member had a brace of mid 8min flights. Round two commenced with Bailey unable to reach the heights of his first flight however Richards & Benns upped their times to close the gap. The stable air throughout the day provided excellent trimming conditions with all of the fliers tirelessly in the air fine tweaking to better their duration for the final round. All improved their times except Bob Bailey who consolidated his first flight with his penultimate attempt.  

Congratulations to all who attended and flew making a splendid long & hard days flying, we look forward to Round Two in two weeks time.

Top 4 placing after Round One

R. Bailey                     100% (22.08- best 2 flights)

D.Richards                  98.34% (21.46 – best 2 flights)

M.Benns                      96.5% (21.22 – best 2 flights)

J.Shaw                        76.72 (16.59 – best 2 flights)