LAWRENCE - VOTED NDMAC 'MAN OF THE YEAR' - 2016

COMMING TO A MODEL SHOP NEAR YOU?

Matthew captures an alien spacecraft

This model should add another dimension to your flying.    Click the picture to find out more.

The Gee-gees were jumping today which meant there was no flying.  Being such a nice day it was decided to carry on with repairs to the runways.

MTK was in charge of the 'tarmac' runway and the potholes were filled with cold tar.

With the aid of 'Billy's Burner' the tar was heated and softened which made for easy application.  The larger potholes have been filled and the runway is now in pretty good shape.

he 'B Flyer' does a bit of tidying up	Declan moored the Newcastle Lifeboat and came along to lend a hand

Ricky and the 'Prof' worked hard mixing the cement

TD43    -    Ricky    -    Steadyhand    -    Declan    -    MTK    -    B-Flyer    -    Johnny    -    The Prof

The 'concrete' runway is now in good shape with just a couple of seams left to do.  This we hope to tackle quite soon. If you're up for lending a hand, give Stewart a call and if you can pass the obligitory 'medical', then we'll lend you a shovel and a trowel for the day.

              A BIG thanks to the work party and also to Bill McC for fabricating his own design 'Tar Cooker' which
              proved indispensable on the day.

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STEVE'S 'HAMMERHEAD'

Saturday saw Steve bring along his lovely scratch built 'Hammerhead' for its maiden flight.

The plane is a Hammerhead 750

This was a pre-production test build of the kit with regular feedback being sent back to the designer . Various sizes of the design will be available in the New Year

The design is what I call 'old school' in that it is an all built up structure (no lite ply used here) and specifically designed for the rough air conditions experienced in the NE of England.

The test flight went well with only a few clicks of elevator required to trim for level flight.  The plane was very stable and easy to fly especially on the approach to land.  Unfortunately a slightly off tune engine and loss of the tail wheel didn’t allow for more than one flight.

Model Specs are:

Wingspan of 75”      Weight approx. 13 Lbs.    Evolution 33cc Petrol Engine with a Just Engines bespoke Duo silencer to keep the noise within reasonable limits.  Savox digital servos and FRSKY.

Taranis Radio equipment.  Two 5 cell NiMh batteries were mounted in the nose to get the CG in place.

Steve

Congratulations to Steve on winning the 'Essener Cup' 2016

Steve proudly displays his trophy

The award makes Steve the NIAA Area Aerobatics Champion 2016 in the IMAC Basic Class.

So who's next?  'Sparky' Braithwaite by all accounts.

Very well done Steve

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GOOD TO SEE ERIC BACK ON THE FLIGHT LINE

After an absence of some three years Eric choose today to pay us a visit and fly his new 'Acro-wot'

This model is an electric 'foamie' and after the initial setting up and range testing, it was time to 'bite the bullet' and go for it.

A gentle breeze was all the model had to contend with and a couple of clicks of trim had the Acro-wot flying beautifully.  Eric went on the sticks for the second flight and remarked, "it is all coming back to me".   Hopefully the plane would do so as well!

Looking forward to seeing Eric again soon.

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RUNWAY REPAIRS CONTINUE

Committee members weighed in on Saturday and continued with repairs to the concrete runway.

Redundant restraints were removed and repositioned

The 'Boss' returns to collect another load of concrete

The 'Prof' is a 'dab hand' at pointing

Ricky and George secured the remaining fence panels in place and the final screws were fitted to secure the rear of the shelter.  So now all is safe and sound pending the onslought of winter gales and the imminent arrival of our 'wooly friends'.

Your Committee working for you.

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SPECTACTULAR LIPO BATTERY FIRE

After take-off, the 'Visionaire' climed steeply,  executed a perfect loop then crashed nose first onto the runway.  No time to don breathing apparatus.  Without thought for his personal safety, Tony bravely rushed to the crash site to salvage whatever he could.

Still smoking well!

Flames can be seen but Tony manages to extricate the battery, a 3S LiPo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOJi7HrHiPI

Enough excitement for one day.

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YOU COULDN'T DO IT IF YOU TRIED!

Fortunately 'mid-airs' are not a common occurence

There were four planes aloft when the accident occurred.  Mark's 'Messerschmitt'  and Ricky's 'Wot-4' came head-to-head and took everyone by surprise.  'Knock-for-knock' with the insurance'?  'Steadyhand' had a premonition it would seem and decided not to fly until there were fewer planes in the air.  Good call George!

Mark & Ricky put an a brave face after the incident

Both pilots debated as to whether the models were repairable.  (Phone BC.  He might be up for it!)

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Thursday saw a good turnout of mid-week pilots probably on account of a very favourable weather forecast.

Fourteen members and a visitor came to Kirkistown and enjoyed some lovely Autum weather and relaxing flying in the light airs.  Both runways were used when the wind direction changed and the sun 'came out' making flying off the concrete runway difficult at times.

Later in the day the turbine 'fired up' and the blades rotated suprisingly quickly despite the low wind speed; in the region of 6-mph I would guess.  No one seemed too bothered by our active neighbour.

Not risking my own plane, Ken volunteered his foamy glider, so I passed by close on the downwind side and noticed no turbulance at all!  When I say close, I mean a lot closer than one would normally pass.  Interesting.

My Mama told me, 'there would be days like this'.

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