Members gathered (yet again on a chilly evening!) at Carey Hall, Wareham on Thursday February 13th. At the tail-end of 2024, it was agreed that we would adopt a ‘Club Model’ theme for 2025 based on anything designed by the one and only Chris Foss; any model airframe that came to life on his drawing… Read More »
Members assembled for our Annual General Meeting for 2025 on a chilly evening at Carey Hall, Wareham. Although conducting and attending formal meetings is rarely any flyer’s favourite pastime, those able to make it enjoyed the event. The agenda followed conventional lines with reports from the Committee members holding specific responsibilities indicating all areas were… Read More »
With the approach of winter, flyers noted a reduction in ambient temperature today! That said, the sun was shining brightly and our favourite colour, blue (of course!), was visible from horizon to horizon. Even the wind was moderately friendly! A few snaps are presented below to record but a small part of today’s activities at… Read More »
So, in the middle of the day, we found ourselves at ‘The Clubhouse’ awaiting the arrival of Storm Isha – and the weather incompatible with safe model flying. What were we to do? A small amount of ‘house maintenance had been pre-planned but with little else to keep us occupied, the activity expanded into a… Read More »
A good morning for flying at Trigon heralded the first of the Winter Season’s flying competitions. The object of the competition was to take off, fly a couple of circuits and land as close as possible to Santa’s Secret Grotto. The winner who finished closest to the Grotto, flown over 2 rounds, would win a… Read More »
Throughout 2023 we have been holding regular competitions for our “Club Model”, which has been the Bill Kits “Big Fun”. The events started at the beginning of the year with static judging, and have been followed by regular events such as fastest and slowest, timed flight and spot landing. All of the planned events have… Read More »
Sunday 3rd September saw perfect flying conditions – the type of day we all dream about! It was off to the flying patch…….. Several members enjoyed an excellent ‘session’. Program custodian Phil was so impressed with the activities, he photo’d a selection of the activities and these are reproduced below. Phil also provided a little… Read More »
It was proposed by the BMFA that members across the UK come together at 12 noon on the 14th May and attempt to collectively set a new record for the greatest number of model aircraft of all types in the air at one time. In 2022 a similar event was one of a number celebrating… Read More »
Late 2022, our esteemed Club Secretary (No names, but it was Simon) suggested a club model for ’23. There were eleven takers, including your scribe, who each purchased a “Bill Kits – Big Fun”. The general idea was that Big Fun owners would compete against each other during the year in various novelty events orchestrated… Read More »
We gathered on the evening of March 9th with our club “Big Fun” builds for a spot of competitive friendly banter and to be awarded marks for our creations not out of 10, but 8! Organiser Sec. Simon has kindly prepared a short script of the evening which is reproduced below. “Strange” you might think… Read More »