Indoor Duration Technical Committee
2009 Indoor Nationals
At RAF Digby Lincolnshire.
By the kind permission of the Station Commander,Group Captain Bailey MA MCMI RAF
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 18th 19th & 20th September 2009
Full details and entry form available here...
Still available: 2008 Indoor Nationals Results
BMFA Indoor Duration events.
The F1D Trials for 2009 European Championships.
At Werrington Sports & Recreation Centre Peterborough.
- Trials one
- Saturday 10 January (10am – 5pm)
Sunday 11 January (10am – 5pm) - Trials two
- Sunday 25 January (10am – 10pm)
- Trials three
- Sunday 15 February (2pm – 10pm)
Monday 16 February (10am – 6pm)
Trials format as published in 2008 rules book. 1/3rd motors flown in rounds. Gym shoes required.
Werrington Sports and Recreation Centre
Staniland Way
Werrington
Peterborough
PE4 6JT
Gyminnie Cricket Challenge
In the February 2008 BMFA News we announced the commencement of the Gyminnie Cricket Challenge and the imminent launch of its website to complement and promote the initiative.
We will rely on the interaction of all fliers from novice to top internationals to make this a success so please email your comments, articles and pictures.
The First event is a postal event to run through to the end of October 2008, with the leading 50 persons being invited to a top venue to find a champion and collect a new BMFA Award. Our intention is to simultaneously hold an Open National Club event generated from the individual club members to establish who will be the inaugural holder of the `Top Club Trophy’.
The Gyminnie Cricket
The chosen model is a Gyminnie Cricket (P15 class), which we know thousands of adults and children have built and flown over the last 10/15 years. Duration is still the name of the game. Download the plan now and your challenge is to develop your model to increase its performance. That is, to build a lighter version, or versions, change or make your own propeller, choose your wood, lighter motor stick etc., but the standard dimensions must be adhered to. The overall length, span, chord and tail plane must conform to the original specification.
This webpage will direct you to suppliers of the materials you will need, along with helpful online sites and reference books. Much of the same principles will apply to your model as they do to building most of the duration classes, Penny Plane, EZB and international class F1D.
Achievement Awards
We will be issuing achievement awards, for those who wish to receive them, for fliers who surpass the one-minute mark, along with subsequent 30 second increments. A downloadable data sheet will be provided for you to declare your times, weight, prop, covering, rubber motor, and you are encouraged to enclose photographs of the models for possible inclusion in the BMFA NEWS.
We hope you take up this challenge and our initiative, which has been devised to encourage new blood and dormant talent to the fore. The event is open to all BMFA, RAFMAA and SAA members, so hurry and contact Mark or Allan via e-mail to register your interest and receive all the latest news and future information packs or download now.
Crickets at Cardington
A Cricket Challenge event held at Cardington, on May 4th.
Downloads
Plans, Materials, Rules & Scoresheets
- Gyminnie Cricket Challenge rules
- Gyminnie Cricket Plan (A4)
- Gyminnie Cricket Plan (A3)
- Gyminnie Cricket score sheet
- Gyminnie Cricket Building Instructions
- Materials Suppliers
- Advice Sheet 1
- Advice Sheet 2
- Advice Sheet 3
[These are PDF links: left click to open in new window or right click and select save to download]
Indoor Duration Tech Committee Members 2009
- Mike Colling FSMAE (68254)
- Nick Aikman (115898)
- Mark Benns (072513)
- Allan Weighell FSMAE (28441)
- Bob Bailey (002479)
2007 Nationals Results are still available.