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• Club Update January 2012

  I expect most of you know that the usual writer of the monthly blog (Duncan Dunfermline) has been forced to work in Scotland for a few weeks so he has asked me to fill in for him. Apparently he is earning loads of money and should be able to complete h...

• Club Meeting 19 January 2012

  Happy New Year !! Just to remind you all, Woody has kindly organised for Squadron leader Rod Jarvis to visit the club to talk on air to air refueling and his time flying Victor tankers in the RAF

• Club Update December 2011

  Another year has passed, overall it's been a good year for the club, many of the new members are now flying solo. It is great to see these guys confidence growing allowing them to push the limits of thier abilitys, it's the only way to learn and the b...

• Club Update - November 2011

  I promised Mick I would not use his recent Yak experience as material in this months blog, the problem is I am not very good at keeping  promises. I will however not be trying for a cheap laugh, this time, although feel the experience is worth...

• Club Update - October 2011

  Not much to report on this month, Mick's new Yak has fallen foul of the, ARTF undercarriage syndrome, "Always Ready To falloff ", hardly worth a mention really. I have a question, what have london busses and a John Evans quiz  got in common?  You do...

• Club Update - Sep 2011

  It's been a quiet month, so not much to report, Mick's run of bad luck has continued and another model has been destroyed in unexplained circumstances. No witty remarks on this occasion, I don't want to be accused of abusing the elderly!!! Following th...

• Club Update - Aug 2011

  The first Sunday of this months report was actually the last sunday of July, maybe Mick thought, as the June July report was already posted, his latest attempt at pyromania would be overlooked in my blog, sorry to disappoint. There is a bit of a theme ...

• Club Update - Jul 2011

  June has started very windy, and wet, so no one is flying, and as a result I get very little to write about. We had hoped to have a visit to the patch from Nick Clement but the weather has put a stop to this as well. OK lets have a go at "moan of the ...

• Club Update - Jun 2011

  Following his visit to the club meeting earlier this year, Nick agreed to come and fly the Extra at the patch. After a few postponements due to the weather Nick and his father arrived on Sunday morning to be met with thick fog. However within the hour ...

• Club Update - May 2011

  In last months blog I mentioned starting a new feature, "Moan of the month" so here is the first instalment. A few weeks ago a new member made the point that when starting and running engines other members would often stand directly in front of his mod...