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Traditional Free Flight model aircraft… oh and some slope side soaring fun thrown in.
Oxford MFC Cartoon Foamy Fighter Challenge
The January 2025 Begbroke meeting saw the flying rounds of the Foamy Fighter Challenge
9 models from Colin Sharman’s ambitious Catalina flying boat to Andy Crisps rule breaking duration model braved the foggy conditions to fly in a variety of classes.
The competition was flown over timed 3 flights. In third place with a combined time of 20.6″ was Simon Burch with his Fairy Battle. 2nd was Bob Lee with his Kawanishi George with 38.5′ but runaway winner was Chris Brainwood with 63″ and one flight of 25″
There were plenty more chocolate based prizes on offer though, here’s a list of the winners
Most Realistic Model : Andy Blackburn - Blackburn Skua
Shortest Flight : Duncan Martin - Hellcat
Scariest Flight: Alan Trinder - Focke Wulf 190
Most Ambitious Model: Colin Sharman Catalina Flying Boat
Laziest Builder: David Thurling - unfinished Kawanishi George
Most Effective bending of the Rules: Andy Crisp - Duration model built from the kit
Full details here - oxfordmfc.bmfa.club/3040-2/
9 models from Colin Sharman’s ambitious Catalina flying boat to Andy Crisps rule breaking duration model braved the foggy conditions to fly in a variety of classes.
The competition was flown over timed 3 flights. In third place with a combined time of 20.6″ was Simon Burch with his Fairy Battle. 2nd was Bob Lee with his Kawanishi George with 38.5′ but runaway winner was Chris Brainwood with 63″ and one flight of 25″
There were plenty more chocolate based prizes on offer though, here’s a list of the winners
Most Realistic Model : Andy Blackburn - Blackburn Skua
Shortest Flight : Duncan Martin - Hellcat
Scariest Flight: Alan Trinder - Focke Wulf 190
Most Ambitious Model: Colin Sharman Catalina Flying Boat
Laziest Builder: David Thurling - unfinished Kawanishi George
Most Effective bending of the Rules: Andy Crisp - Duration model built from the kit
Full details here - oxfordmfc.bmfa.club/3040-2/
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Trinity Flyers 01 25
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The rather bleak weather with -6C temps and fog saw lower numbers than usual at Trinity but that didn't dampen the fun and flying for those of us who made it . Models include Lee Bate's Martinsyde Elephant on trimming flight but looking very promising Lurk's Wireless Countess - a reduced size Radio Queen Barry Dunkley's VMC Sparrowhawk Mike Stuarts KK Elf Peter Brown's Eastbourne Monoplane Lurk...
OFMAC Berinsfield January 2025
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The first flying event of 2025 for me We've had some poor weather in the UK with snow and freezing rain overnight, there was a rapid thaw but not many made the trip to event with just 8 of us braving the drive over Some nice flying though inside with Rob Smith's Micro-X Pilatus Porter coping well with the space after some trimming. Mick Langford's Bostonian was going well to and Bob Lee's Jabbe...
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Trinity at Xmas and the Elves were everywhere. The Christmas Keil Kraft Elf competition is becoming a Trinity tradition. 16 Flyers took part as well as much flying with other non Christmas related models too Model shown include Steve Edward's Elf My Elf Sean Mileson's Elf Richard Preston's Elf Mike Stuart's Elf Sean Mileson's other Elf Lee Bate's Martinside Elephant Andy Blackburn's Blackburn S...
OFMAC Berinsfield 12 24
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An early Christmas treat at Berinsfield with some great flying with OFMAC. It's a nice venue if a little chilly, located just south of Oxford at the Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield on the first Sunday of the month. 9:30 - 3:00pm Next meeting Jan 5 2025. Models featured Harry Brown's Pietenpol Air Camper Pete Brown's Bostonian My Foamy SE5a David Lovegroves rubber powered Helicopter Harry Brown...
Trinity Flyers November 2024
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Today was the November Trinity meeting with a themed scale comp of Air Racers which were great to see hurtling around the hall . The first couple of shots are of the air racers. Mike Stuart's Rider R5 Andy Blackburn's Miles Sparrowhawk Lee Bates' Martinside Elephant Peter Smart's RE8 Lee Bates SE5a My KK Elf My Telco Vic Smeed Coquette Lee Bates' Albatross GM's canard with homemade 0.7 cu mm CO...
OFMAC Berinsfield Nov 24
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BERINSFIELD IS BACK !!!! Well ok it started last month but I couldn't make that one. Great to see everyone again, some lovely models flying around the hall again too. Pete Brown's printed tissues marvels were going really well and there was a crowd of Elves, presumably anticipating Christmas along with at least three Frogwell Flyers. There were some duration models, Bostonians, Saint Class even...
Birmingham Classic 2024
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Trinity Flyers October 2024
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Trinity Indoor Flyers October 2024 Some great models in a great session Many thanks to Lurk for the additional filming Star of the show for me anyway was Peter Smart's new Sopwith Schneider Trophy floatplane in all balsa sheet. The Ist clip of it flying is it's 3rd ever flight!!!! But there were so many lovely models Richard Preston's Centennial 100 Lurk's Comper swift My DH60 Moth My Telco min...
Flying Aces 2024
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Saturday 7th September saw the club’s Autumn Duration Competition take place is near ideal conditions. The day started rather misty but cleared dry if overcast day. The wind stayed very light to non existent with a slight drift from the south. 7 classes were run which gave CD Gary Law and Alan Trinder a lot to do but they both found time to fly in some of the competitions, Alan winning the E20 ...
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So far Lodge has always been worth the couple of hours drive and this one didn't break that rule. Without the timescale of a competition we just flew and enjoyed the flying. Winds were light in the morning and there were some lovely flights. Great to see Mark Mayfield's new Mosquito taking advantage of the knee high grass. Trimming is looking promising though with the CG shift forward ( see Mar...
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Airspeed Tern - Re-trimming the glide
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Airspeed Tern - Re-trimming the glide
Wonderful challenge, I have to try that.
Looks like fun in a confined area... very challenging.
I love the small foamis! I think they fly excellent for their size. Was it 12"?
The Martinsyde Elephant is about 13" the Typhoon is about 10"
Those were some beautiful planes and flights! Is this a UK or USA club. I wish that I had a nearby flying club here in Silicon Valley.
This is a UK event
beautiful!
You should set up a switch from one direction to the other somehow. A spring loaded flap that is stuck in the start position with bluetac ? Bet you could figure it out with a bit of tinkering.
Looks like good prep for the foamie warbirds! :) I've not even built mine yet! :(
The seabee looks nice, still on my list. Is it cap powered?
Yes I think so
Man, I dig that Typhoon! Is it foam? Balsa? Kit? Nice flier!
Thanks Ken. It's a one off really based on a design by Andy Blackburn on the OMFC website for a Kawanishi George. It's made from 2mm foam sheet (sold as insulation in the UK) with a printed tissue skin oxfordmfc.bmfa.club/3040-2/
@@squirrelnet28 I found all the pertinent web pages and now have yet another butterfly to chase! Do you prepare your own artwork? I have been trying to use GIMP for graphics to print on tissue and have failed so far. It's the computer graphics that have me boggled, not the actual printing on tissue which I can accomplish readily enough if I use Adobe, but I can't edit anything in Adobe.
@@kenkingsflyingmachines2382 Hi Ken I have not designed my own skins so far but have cheated . This one is the graphics for a Typhoon No-Cal I found online and flipped the right hand side using Photoshop to get both sides of the fuselage. Another 'cheat' is to look for skins used in simulator programs and rescale those. I'll happily send you what I have including a sort of plan - email me at webmaster@oxfordmfc.bmfa.uk if you are interested
Great video! Out of interest, how much dihedral is there on your typhoon? The typhoon and tempest are on my ‘list’ of big scale to build.
Hi Mark. Quite a lot is the answer 20mm at each tip on a 11" model. The model is basically a Typhoon imposed on Andy Blackburn's Kawanishi George foamy plan available on the OMFC website as free PDF download oxfordmfc.bmfa.club/3040-2/
@ ah ok - so quite a lot then! It doesn’t show though, and certainly flies well!
Sooo relaxing just watching a well balanced and set up plane circle the hall. But it doesn't look like they put the heating on 🥶
Unfortunately it doesn't work 🥶🥶🥶
It looked chilly... even on the inside.
To be fair Andy it WAS actually warmer outside by some degree
simply magnificent
Wonderful bunch of people and aeroplanes! I would love to have something similar in Germany.
Marvelous!
Beautiful flights!
👍😊👍...🛩️...🎅🏻
Some very good flights there, Happy Christmas.
I just received the November issue of Aeromodeller over here in the States. This video is an excellent companion to the article about the event and I've enjoyed watching it a few times. Thanks for your work, I truly am appreciative.
Thank you Eric , much appreciated
hwlicopter = beautiflu flight CO2 Coquette = excellent... Telco driven too...
There were a few that used another source of power than rubber- the plane was placed on the ground and the fellow walked away and waited for the thing to start up by itself. How does that work?
Some are electric and use a small programmable timer for start up, full power, cruise and decent such as this one www.atomicworkshop.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66&zenid=rko513usiiuv2hgn27f68l7rn6
Artists and their artwork!
awesome!
Someday I'll find a group of indoor flyers and join them! Looks like a blast!😊
Great that the aircraft could circle within the bounds of the gym, and not climb so high that they hit the roof. Well done, designers, builders and flyers!
5:45 what kind of plane is that?!
Its a canard Mini Stick designed by Dr Rainer Gaggl There's article about them here in the SAM1066 journal www.sam1066.org/nc0724.pdf
IHe makes those tiny CO2 motors himself, they are microscopic and run for a very long time
Was a brilliant day Chris. What a pool of great talent we have, your Camel going especially well 👍
The thrill and excitement of free flying is and remains timeless. I always enjoy your videos. It's a shame that it's no longer practiced to the same extent here in Germany 😊🙏👋
I love watching free flight because it's pure machinery, no electronics helping.
Roy
Very nice too....
Would love to visit berinsfield again, when is the next meet?
Berinsfield is the first Sunday of the month October to June. The next one is Sunday 1st December
That towline glider looked very much like a KK Caprice.
Thanks Chris, a great day out. Those Peterborough aces fly things I would not like to tackle. Especially the EDF Harrier, unfortunately not shown. Real Aeromodellers.
Thanks Ivan. Funnily enough I do remember filming Phil's Harrier but when I got back ..no video
Woohhh, the BV-222 is amazing🎉🎉
Beautiful workmanship ! ( ..and many trimming sessions to get it right! )
Impressive flights and models! Thx for keeping the inspiration going!
2:07 - classic coment of free flight modellars :-) regards (still flying ff) Marcin
Great flight of the C.O.2 Coquette.👍
Super stuff, thanks for that.
Where is this located at?
Trinity is in Newbury Berks
Gerhard's planes always amaze me
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Nice!
Great fun! Hilarious collisions and near misses. I'd guess some of you Gents could use a refresher on center of gravity and trimming tips.
This event must not have been in the US. The FAA and AMA would be having Kittens.
Extra points for aerobatics?
Muncie has had light winds past two years and hopefully this year too. FAC should have a compressed air event as air is always available even if good rubber is not. It is also the most environmentally friendly motive source especially if hand pump used.
Unfortunately conditions very turbulent for small models.
Whew, that breeze was a challenge Chris.
Thanks for your continuing coverage of your FF events Chris. It must make a busy day for you.