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Mar
15
French Eurocup Q40 Q500
Mar
10
UK Pylon News report1 – 2012
Report 1 for the 2012 UK pylon racing season.
With the racing now only 1 month away I’m sure we are all well prepped and looking forward to a great season of racing.
First race of the year will take place on the 1st April at a Northants venue, for the Club2000/E2k competitors, then throughout the year on the first weekend of the month at venues around the country. Not much has changed over winter break for these 25 powered models, same engines and airframes; it’s good to see stability in a class which caters for beginner to expert, allowing all competitors to concentrate on flying the 880ft course. For more information on these classes, take a look at the ukpylonracing.co.uk website.
In the world of the 400m course classes we have several developments over the winter. 1st along with the F3D and F5D classes they will now being joined by SARA (Sports Air Racing Association). Running by popular demand, races for Q40 models under the AMA technical rules (no engine restrictions) and FAI F3D scoring system, of which there are now 5 or 6 race plane ready to go. Also under the SARA banner we have the revised Sport46 class, which if half of those who have purchased and said will come racing, should generate a great deal of interest. There is also a small group of flyers with Q500 models who have shown an interest in coming back to race, Q500 should really be a top level class in the UK quite why it’s not worked so far I’m not shore. If you’re interested in giving pylon racing I can highly recommend Q500 with its easy to use engines and simple airframes, if you would like more info (more info to come on this site soon) on this class please email me and I will try and help out.
Bruce Illingworth F3d & Peter Harvey Q40
2nd development for 2012 comes in the form of a new timing and lighting system based around the Judgeman system from the USA, as seen in Phoenix. All the gear has been purchased and is currently under construction with an expected first race appearance around midseason meeting, this gear will really make a big difference to the running of ours race events in the UK and make it a realistic proposition for us to run European/World class events in the near future.
3rd UK pylon resources department. If your new to pylon or thinking of getting started it can be quite a daunting subject on where to get your equipment from. Most parts are available though link from this website, but there also a number of UK individuals who will buy a few extra parts’s, even an extra airframe or 2 when placing orders from abroad. Take a look at Barrie Levers web site pylon-line.co.uk and Paul Bardoe for the sport46 kits pbmodels.co.uk, email them they will help.
Q500
First race will take place on 22nd April at RAF Wittering, which is situated just north of Peterborough on the A1. If you would like to attend a race meeting, to race or as a spectator, fill out the entry form on this site for security clearance and Dave Cline will do the rest for you. Why not come along for the weekend and if you’re a BMFA insured model flyer, bring along your trusted hack and fly in the Saturday practice session.
Mar
08
For sale one LR-1 racing devil by xtremecomposite.com
SOLD
I have been asked by a member of my local model club who feels (I’m sure he is right) this might be of interest to someone visiting this web site. He brought this LR-1 a year or so ago, which is still untouched kit and now in my possession. It looks very much like a copy of the Graupner Speed Cat for more info see the offical xtremecomposite website Click here.
I have cast a quick eye over it and it looks well moulded and I feel would make a great sports/club model whether its power by the recomended 3.5cc IC engine or B50 Hacker type motor. For a price of £80 + p&p sounds and looks like a real bargin to me, the recomended retail price is $230 US, if your interested Email me for more details at peter@pylonracer.co.uk.
Also take a look at this from the same xtremecomposite website Click here
Feb
25
Drake Racing Q40
With Q40 gaining popularity almost weekly throughout europe this motor is well placed to take full advantage of this expanding market, it sure does look the business and I’m sure will be a great challenger to the Dubb Jett, etc. If you have not checked out the DKT web site lately click here as they have been very busy over the winter creating some very special tools and parts.
Feb
17
Feb
14
For Sale Dubb Jett Q500 motors
2 x Jett AMA 428 Q500 Motors
Both are very strong motors, having flown 64 seconds at 2011 Whittier Races,
California.
California.
$350 each (less muffler)
For enquiries, contact Jim Allen at jamesea1@earthlink.net
Jan
25
CZ Melnik F3D Grand Prix
1st to the 3rd of June will once again see F3D pylon racing at the great venue just outside of Melnik in the Czech Republic.
For more information click here
BMFA News
- R/C Scale Flying Only Rule AmendmentThe deletion of the Clubman Rules from the 2012 Rule Book has led to an unintended consequential change in the application of Flying Only scores. Rule 6.13.1 (Page 19 of the 2012 Rule Book) now cross refers to the FAI Class F4C Rules. In F4C only the best flight counts regardless of the number of […]
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- £500 GIVEN TO DEVELOP YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN AEROMODELLINGThe Royal Aero Club Trust (RAeCT) has today announced the award of a £500 bursary to help develop the flying ambition of young people within aeromodelling Adam Lomax, 16, of the Great Britain Radio Control Aerobatics Association (GBRCAA), was awarded £500. Bursaries of this type, which are part of the Trust’s ‘Flying for Youth’ (FfY) […]
- Ivan ReemanREEMAN IVAN REGINALD of Lowestoft, Suffolk – passed away suddenly at James Paget University Hospital on 12th April, aged 77 years. The funeral service took place at Lowestoft Cemetary Chapel on Monday April 30th 2012. 1951 is the year Ivan was producing flyable models, he was now 16 years old and had built a Juggler, […]
- CL AEROBATICS CENTRALISED 13 MAY 12 CANCELLEDThe CL Aerobatics Centralised competition scheduled for 13th May has been cancelled because of lack of entries. […]
- 2012 CLTC Contest Calendar Issue 8Updated issue of the 2012 CLTC Contest Calendar 2012 CL CONCAL Issue 8 […]
- CL Speed Results 25-03-122012 1st Centralised Speed Results Speed Results Wittering 25-03-12 […]
- Press Release – Flying at Newbold Comyn & Warwick RacecourseSee full Press Release (link below) from Warwick District Council reference model flying at Newbold Comyn in Leamington Spa and Warwick Racecourse. Warwick Dist Council […]
- Silent Flight Nats 2012 Electric & Glider CompetitionsSilent Flight ELECTRIC competitions over 3 days, Fri 27 July to Sun 29 July. Silent Flight GLIDER competitions over 2 days Sat 25 & Sun 26 Aug with Mon 27 as a reserve day. Both events take place at Wetlands, Lound. Notts. […]
- Large Model Restrictions during Olympics 2012LARGE MODEL AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO FLY IN CENTRAL LONDON DURING OLYMPICS The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today advised owners of large model aircraft that they will be subject to the airspace security restrictions being put in place by the Government during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read the full press release with a […]