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2009 Indoor National Championships

At RAF Digby Lincolnshire.

By the kind permission of the Station Commander,

Group Captain Bailey MA MCMI RAF

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 18^th 19^th & 20^th  September 2009

Friday evening (Entry from 6pm, flying through to 10pm)

Champagne Fly (7pm onwards) Best 2 flights from 6. LRS, EZB, F1L, Gyminnie Cricket and Limited Penny Plane.- All flown to index on full motors.

Saturday (entry from 9am flying through to 6pm)

L.P.P, F1M, No-Cal, F1N, F1L & Gyminnie Cricket – All full motors

Sunday (entry from 9am flying through until 5pm – Prize giving at 5-15pm)

F1D, 35cm & LRS – All full motors

No flying will be flown in rounds – competition flying will be from 10am through to 5pm Saturday & Sunday. Trimming & other fun flying will be permitted on all days but may be restricted by the Contest Director throughout the day.

Pre Registration is essential for any Foreign Nationals wishing to attend, therefore all must complete the pre registration & entry form by the required date on the form. The RAF will advise after checks to confirm acceptance.

We would kindly ask all those wishing to attend to complete the pre registration & entry form in order that we can minimise logistical complications on the day/s. http://www.bmfa.org/tech/indoor/index

The Gymnasium Hall at RAF Digby is housed within a WW2 Aircraft Hangar with a fantastic floor space and a 35ft ceiling. Gym shoes or other suitable footwear should be worn and tables and chairs will not be available.

Other helpful information may be found on the Indoor Technical Committees website at the above address.

RAF Digby, Lincoln. Lincolnshire LN4 3LH

Contact: Mark Benns or Alan Weighell email itc@bmfa.org

The indoor Technical Committee

The BMFA Silent Flight Nationals which were scheduled to be held at Lodge Farm, North Rauceby, Near Ancaster are subject to a change of venue.

The Silent Flight Nationals have been relocated to the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham (Spitalgate), the venue used for last years event.

2.4 GHz radios may be used at the Nationals, as they were last year, with the following provisos:
Futaba TM7 modules and 6EX transmitters will only be allowed if they have been through the Ripmax exchange programme and carry the appropriate sticker.

The Assan modules will not be allowed.

These rules apply to all flightlines plus the ‘small electric’ outdoor evening line and the hangar flying.

All 2.4 GHz radios used on the competition flightlines must be booked in with the main transmitter control as normal and will be tested for power output. They will not be allowed to be used on the flightlines unless they have a Tx Control sticker attached.

Chris Bromley,
2008 BMFA Nationals Co-ordinator

Having decided that the format of Top Gun would be changed to work like any other model show, and thus genuinely find the “Best Display Pilot in the Country”, we encountered a number of hurdles that could not be overcome in time to stage the event as a stand-alone show in 2008 (as had previously been unofficially announced).

Therefore, the BMFA Council has reluctantly decided that the Top Gun competition will be held, for 2008 only, on the Showline at the August Power Nationals at RAF Barkston Heath on 23rd and 24th August.

Those wishing to enter the Top Gun competition should complete the “Showline Pilots” entry form that will be included in BMFA News issue 88 (due to be printed at the end of May).  Copies of the form will also be made available from the BMFA Office and by download from www.bmfa.org, as will the full rules for the event.

A number of vacancies exist in the team to run the flightline of the combined Showline / Top Gun.  Anybody wishing to help out should initially contact the BMFA office on 0116 2440028 or by email to admin@bmfa.org.  Names will be passed on to the organisers.

Normal display flying that is not part of the Top Gun competition will also be included on the Showline.

This arrangement is only for 2008.  It is our intention to run Top Gun as a full model show in 2009.

Keith Lomax                           Nigel Barker

Honorary Treasurer                 Public Relations Officer