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been showing over a period longer than a month. This means that links to
ephemeral items might be broken.
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new messages from January 2012 onwards . . Click
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2011- - Click to see all new messages August
2010 - December 2010
31st December
One of the models flown at the get
together last Monday was the Sopwith Tabloid, originally from John
Ashmole.
30th December
Interesting article on
"Zephyr Solar Powered Plane Shatters Three World
Records"
29th December
Delighted to see, that considering the
weather, there was a good turnout on 27th December.
Thanks to Ted for the
heading photograph. also for the selection of
photographs shown
here.
27th December
After two days of sunshine and light
winds Monday, the day of the post Christmas get together at Ferry Meadows, was
cloudy with winds of 15mph, an added disincentive was a temperature barely
above freezing.
For those who stayed at home there was a chance to watch some
full size flying via the PlanesTV.com web site. Where "Every day over the
Christmas period you can watch a different full length programme online without
any complicated registration."
I had to install "Silverlight" on my PC (a
Microsoft "plugin" for browsers) but that didn't cause any problems and I now
have the facility to watch a different quality video each day up to 2nd
January. The program changes at 10am each morning. If you have time to spare
give Planestv.com a try.
Scroll down a screen until you see "Try PlanesTV ON Demand" on the right hand
side for the full length videos, otherwise it is short samples.
22nd December
Latest edition of
www.rcsoaringdigest.com is available, always an interesting
read plus excellent photography. I have not come across a model aircraft
on-line magazine that matches RC Soaring Digest in its "production values".
Worth a look even if you don't fly RC gliders. Where else will you get pictures
of slope soaring from a site where bamboo bushes are a problem or news of a
soaring contest run by six American missionaries in Papua New Guinea.
21st December
Mick has come up with another set of
front page photographs, several of these have a "weather" element in them,
intended to celebrate the Winter Solstice, which according to
Wikipedia
is at 13:38 on 21st December
15th December
Bernie spotted this page
showing an amazing scale Spitfire.
14th December
Top Secret dispatch intercepted at
PMFC......
More secrets, this time from the cutting room floor of an:-
aeronautical based, Sunday evening TV
costume drama.
13th December
Bernie has sent a reminder about Club
and BMFA fees for 2011, which are now being taken.
Click for a .pdf
form
8th December
Another batch of "Cardington Memories"
from Mick Page, used as opening page backgrounds.
6th December
As a result of the agm there are some
changes on the Contacts page.
There is now a Direct link to
BMFA
FREE FLIGHT AND SPACE CALENDAR 2011
on the events
page.
5th December
Further news from
Dave Goodenough in France
3rd December
This Sunday is the BARCS Trade Fair at
Parkland Leisure Centre, Wigston Road, Oadby, LEICESTER, LE2 5QG. Whilst the
focus is on R/C gliders the trade stands will have a variety stock.
See
FlyQuiet for more details. There is also the "Bring & Buy" that usually
produces some amazing bargains.
1st December
Something to browse through whilst stuck
at home because of the snow.
The Plans Page - This has been added to the "Links" section.
If you have any favourite sites that are missing from the "Links" please let me
know.
25th November
As a "tribute" to Cardington, where we
are unlikely to be flying any more, Mick has provided a group of front page
photographs, from 1978 until recently.
23rd November
Mick Page has provided the majority of
front page pictures up to now, thanks for those. The selection he sent from the
2010 Flying Aces are now finished. Instead I have taken 9 from the
"Gallery", at full screen size are not as sharp as
they would be if I had the originals. The pictures were only in place 3 days -
click to see them if you
wish
21st November
Further additions to
"Bumblebee Shuttleworthi", this
time pictures of an R/C version and news from France.
20th November
Spotted the following on the BMFA web
site:-
The BMFA at The Flying Show – NEC
or click here for a
direct link to "The
Flying Show, the UK's Largest Indoor Aviation Event"
18th November
Teds answer to Dave added to the
"Bumblebee Shuttleworthi"
page.
All this talk of insects have caused some to
escape onto the web....
 
17th November
Dave Goodenough, ex Impington VCMAC and
now living in France, sent Ted a letter about the electric powered bee featured
in "Members Models" - Click to read
what Dave had to say.
15th November
I have mentioned the FlyQuiet Forum
several times as a very useful source of information. Just spotted on the
Free
Flight section a link to an excellent video
of F1A
launching.
Continuing the FlyQuiet theme:- Whilst chatting at Impington a
couple of PMFC members queried electric powered R/C gliders.
A
thread has just started on FlyQuiet asking much the same question although
the suggestion is a RTF model. For an own build perhaps their own thread could
be started?
If second hand was acceptable there will be R/C glider bargains
on offer at the Bring and Buy section of the BARCS Trade Fair on Sunday
December 5th on the SE outskirts of Leicester. There will also be new kits on
view.
Click for the FlyQuiet Forum link.
8th November
The front page pictures from Mick Page
have changed again, the current batch of 7 pictures are the last that Mick sent
from this years Flying Aces.
There is also a "tidy up" on the Events
page with some dates for 2011.
2nd November
Junior 60 - John Ashmole
31st October
Just back from a very enjoyable indoor
session at Impington. I checked with the people on the door and they thought
about 70 had paid as "Flyers". PBMFC made up at least 10% of them.
The range of free flight models in the air at this meeting
always amazes me, from the most complex of scale designs all the way through to
off the shelf models supplied by SAMS Models, who have a stand in the hall.
Those who have never been to this meeting have missed a treat;
the food is good too!
The "No-Cal" class was well represented and there was a talk on
the subject during the afternoon. There is mention of
the
class in Wikepedia should you be interested. Also a search on Google will
produce links.
25th October
Mick took this photograph yesterday at
the Midland
Gala of Peter collecting his certificate and a bottle of wine for coming
2nd in FIJ. - Mick came 2nd in HLG.
25th October
Thanks to Mick, the front page pictures
have changed again, seven more photographs from Flying Aces 2010.
24th October
Reminder of Indoor Flying at Impington
Village College, next Sunday, 31st October.
Click
for full details.
8th October
Satyr -
by Jiri Smola - owned by Tony Wilson
6th October
Vintage Power Trains - John
Ashmole
4th October
Thanks to Mick Page for the set of nine
front page photographs that started today.
4th October
Ted has provided an interesting mixture
for "Members Models"
3rd October
Of
Clouds and Elves. - John Ashmole
2nd October
Teds model interacting with judges so that
'Stan practises his break
dancing routine with a Hepcat.....'
with thanks to Alex Whittaker for
the photographs.
28th September
A "Members Model" - Ted Szklaruk this
time with a "Cri -Cri by Ray
Malmström
27th September
Bernie has sent a list of indoor
meetings for Autumn/Winter 2010/2011
Click for the
Meetings Page - or - click for an easy to print
.pdf version.
25th September
Thanks to John Ashmole for his "Members
Model" - Elf Biplane
24th September
GORDON BENNETT - I still use this as an
expression of exasperation and have always been taken with the fact that it is
also the name of a full size balloon race. What I had missed is that the race
last year was won by a British team and consequently this year the race is in
this country.
Click
for details of the race - possibly starting tomorrow.
Click for information about Gordon Bennett from the "Phrase
Finder"
Not too much to do with model aircraft, but it is
freeflight.....
Sunday morning:-
Give the tracking page a
try to see how far they have travelled.
Monday morning:- Still
going....... As on Tuesday morning!
21st September
Mick has just sent a photo that was passed on
to him by Bryan Lea of two identical Veron Comper Swifts. It is included in the
current batch of front page photos. Click on the picture for a larger
version. 
20th September
A new batch of photographs from Mick
Page for the front page of the web site.
Check out the link "Picture Details" at the bottom of the front page for
an archive of photographs used so far.
20th September
Thanks to Ted for these two models
seen at Ferry Meadows last Friday.
16th September
Following on from yesterday - in part
of the exchange of messages between Andy and Mick; Andy said:-
"I have to
say, both Jaqui and I very much enjoyed your event, for both of us it was the
best of the year for two years running. You’ve managed to achieve a really
good atmosphere with lots of model flying and low-key competition –
it’s a brilliant formula. We’re now both looking forward to next
year!"
15th September
Up until today Mick Page has provided
the full screen pictures for the web site - thanks for that. Mick has also been
swapping messages and photographs with Andy Sephton, who sent five photographs
of the "flying swarm" from Flying Aces taken by Jaqui Clark. They now appear in
random order on the front page. Thanks to Jaqui for those - her pictures have a
JQ in the bottom right hand corner.
If anyone else would like to have their photographs of Flying
Aces appear on the web site please send them to
 or
15th September
Bump……an electric model of some
versatility- Ian Middlemiss
11th September
A couple of things to look at, the 1st from
Bernie who headed it:-
A Brand New Building Material and said
I found
this article completely by chance....thought it might interest some
of you.
Then from the Freeflight section of FlyQuiet a couple of
Youtube links to the 1971 World Freeflight
Championships.
Whilst you are there have a look at the
Freeflight front page if you have not visited this Bulletin
Board before.
10th September
Reg Heaths "Modelflight" on
line magazine has been in PMFC Links section for some time but I have just had
a further look at his
"Recyclopedia" page. As you would expect, a number of old
favourites but there are also some novel new ones that are worth
considering.
Links
The PMFC Links page could do with some new
entries. Suggestions to
8th September
Ted and
Ian had a busy time at the Power Nationals.
7th September 2010
Thanks to Mike Page for providing
ten background pictures of "Flying Aces 2010" for the front page, the
photographs will appear in a random order each time you access the
page.
7th September 2010
Building details for the electric
powered bee - Ted Szklaruk
5th September 2010
Flying Aces 2010 - click for the
results
3rd September
An
Electric Competition Model. - Ian Middlemiss
28th August
As a contrast to the Nationals this
weekend you might want to catch up on some old British Pathe newsreel
footage.
Unknown airfield 1936
Northern
Heights 1952
Radlett 1953
Radlett
1955
22nd August
A4 size
Atlantis Space Shuttle - it goes like stink , definitely one for the
Barkston hangar next week end!
11th August
Just received from Ted this
E-Bee-Neezer swarm.
8th August
I was taken by the "Nats News" bulletin
from USA, seems they mix free flight with RC Soaring.
Click for a large .pdf download, that has some
excellent photographs and an indication that some things are done differently
across the Atlantic.
6th August
BMFA info
from Bernie
2nd August
Flying Aces advertising on front
page.
Thanks to Mick Page for the photographs, he provided a number of
"possible" pictures for the page. I have chosen ten of these, which will be
used during August, appearing in random order each time the front page is
accessed. To experiment with this, be on the front page and press F5 to
"refresh".
Intended as a reminder of what the web page has
been showing over a period longer than a month. This means that links to
ephemeral items might be broken.
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