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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

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Round 1 of the Indoor Duration F1D trials for this Summers European Championships in Sebia took place over two days 10th & 11th December at a new CAT 1 (25ft) venue in Peterborough.

With temperatures outside well below freezing  it was questioned whether this untried venue would yield a good environment to fly in, thankfully any scepticism was short lived with good conditions seen on day one, diminishing only very slightly with the obvious effects of the strong winds outside on Sunday.

The competition is run using 1/3rd (0.2grams) rubber motors with a spacer to simulate the other 0.4grams. Competition was as keen as ever with last years World Championship trio setting the highest scores on day 1. On Day 2 with a slight ground turbulance scores were harder to attain until the last 2 rounds where a number of personal best duration flights were achieved. All attending enjoyed the venue and the competition and are looking forward to round 2. Refer Contest Calendar for further information.

John Shaw (left) had his best ever F1D flying times using a 1/3rd motor to gain 4th place.

Results

Indoor Technical Commitee

This years Indoor Duration Nationals were held for the first time over 3 days in the 37ft high WW2 hangar at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire.  

An excellent attendance combined with brilliant weather conditions made for very competitive flying, along with a healthy fun flying atmosphere.  

With an overwhelming positive response from all of those attending the Indoor Technical Committee will attempt to build on this format for 2009. 

Please see the attached for full list of results. indoor-nats-2008mb.pdf revised 23/09/08

A full report will be forthcoming within the BMFA News

The 2008 F1D Indoor World Championships have just taken place in a huge domed exhibition hall in Belgrade, Serbia.

The hall is over 90 feet high. The British team of Bob Bailey, Mark Benns and Derek Richards flew their fragile 22 inch wingspan rubber powered free flight models for 3 gruelling days in temperatures up to 39 degrees. Excellent support came from Peter Ing and John Shaw.

The competition is all about duration, with many single flights of over 30 minutes. Each flyer has 6 attempts and his 2 longest flights are totalled to produce his individual score. The 3 scores from each country are added together in the team event. Although the American team were clear winners, the British total of 3:14:52 was enough to secure Silver medal position, ahead of the Hungarian flyers.

In the preceding Open International contests, Mark Benns won the 35 cm wingspan class, Bob Bailey was second while Peter Ing came 4^th and John Shaw 5^th.

Nick Aikman. GBR Team Manager.