BPMFC New Years Eve :)

Anyone flying today? Looking good :)

Does BMFA Insurance cover you ?

Merry Christmas everyone

                      Merry Christmas to everyone at BPMFC and happy flying for 2017

Soaring Bartons

Last cougar pic b4 xmas ;) field in great shape :)

Suns out low wind bita fun time this morning if anyone wants to join in :)

Hello to all. I'd just like to wish all the good folk at BPMFC and their families the happiest Christmas possible and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Roy

Och Aye the Noo - lovely little field

Happy days....my new Scottish best mate Jock McStrap has given me permission to fly "ma toys" at the top end of his field when I'm up there. Only them wee quiet lectrical ones though, none of them big noisy things ye ken. Well handy when you find out that someone you work with is related to the landowner.
15 minutes from the hotel my firm uses, on the road from Aberdour just before it drops down to Burntisland where our Head office is in Fife. To the right it looks out over the Firth of Forth so very scenic too.
Will give me something to do in the evenings now when I am up there for the longer visits when I have to drive up instead of flying.

Two weeks b4 xmas & field still looking great :)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/06/diy-spitfire-enthusiast-builds-replica-fighter-plane-reading/

FPV Fun Jet

Went up the road today with my mate Mitch. He knocked up some FPV bits he had laying around and put them onto a fun jet.
Note - at the end of the video...
The bits can be glued back again!

AGM MONDAY 5th DEC

Hi all.
Just a reminder that the club AGM is on Monday 5th December - Jan has been having problems sending out bulk emails, but hopefully you should have received an email today with the 2017 Renewal form attached - however - it is from Jan's personal account so if you wish to reply or contact her please use the secretarybpmfc@live.co.uk email address.  Thank you.

Just acquired another os55ax, now the first i put in the Edge u know the one with the nice paint job ;) now i didn't really want another but won it on fleabay so suppose i'll have to find something to put it in... so i thought we could have a lil discussion on which plane no rush as i have got two 46 - 55 planes ready and maidened for next season.

Billy does Minster Cliffs ;)

Billy thinking of sloping off early 2moz (friday) if anyone wanna go soar Minster Cliffs :)

Bright & Breezy

Flyboard Demo.

Friday afternoon :)

Few snaps from sat. Soz bit boring was 2 busy having fun :)

Top Day

Was Dave here or there?

Well Done Andy - Got His "A" Today

Sunday @ The Flying Field

Fantastic weather.

Trev's Gloucester Gladiator Maiden

BMFA test quiz

http://achievements.bmfa.org/mandatory-questions/mandatory-questions-quiz

Its the wend :)weathers lookin great for this time of year.. who's flying? I'll be there

Woops

Runaway model hits car and house in Minster.  
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/police-probe-model-plane-crash-114777/

I think I need to change my deodorant.

14 Deg 4 MPH wind and I was on my own. Good day though just a little lonely LOL.

Great wend :)

Looks like he's flying a model.

Hitler Reacts To EASA Legislations

My planes were ready!

Just so you don't forget what a Cougar looks like I have inserted a picture of four of my planes that were ready to fly last weekend. I just hope  we get some more suitable weather in the next few days?
Also pictured is my 54 year old Junior 60 fuselage I am refurbishing. It won't be long now before the Junior is beating up the flying field again with it's ED 2.46 Racer to challenge old Dave's Spitfire!

IMPORTANT

Hi all. You should have read about the new EU regulations in your latest BMFA mag.
Please could I ask you you follow the below link and fill in the few details and then after you do it an email will be sent to you which you must just click on to verify its your email to stop fraud.
Please make sure you click on the return email link else your vote won't count.
regards Peter
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168112

Good afternoon good company :) rapid rc crew, ray, pete, andy, ade, trevor ... not a cougar in sight and no pix ;)

Grass been cut :)

Was this why u had to stop flying the other day ? ;)

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/fire-crews-rescue-trapped-cow-103696/

Acrowot XL - At last the number two model has flown

Breezy Friday Afternoon whole field to myself ;)

For Sale

Yuneeq 500
Including: back pack, 4 × batts, transmitter, wizard, hand held stabiliser and typoon case.
£900.00
CONTACT CHRIS.
tel no. 07947 348235

Windy But Nice

Mike having some fun

Typical!

:)

Thank you Mike :)

Was gonna spend that much on our new garage think i'll run this past the misses ;)

https://m.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/sea-king-helicopters-sold-man-caves.html

New toy

My new B17 Flying Fortress!  She's a beaut . Can't wait to maiden her.

FOUND

While out searching for my missing Lipo I found this little chap instead lol.  Found top right corner of field in long grass. Looks like he's been there a while. Anyone recognize him?

Anyone wanna claim this b4 i bin it !!!

Please see lil poster on our field safety sign to be removed next wend. R.I.P. Barnie.

Another maiden finally ;)

Not to be missed. 4th Sept Medway MFC.

Club Day 4th September

Our September 4th open day fly in. Flying starts 10am right through to the evening,

Flying throught the day followed by BBQ, Night flying, Raffle & Fireworks Display.

Open to club members, family, friends other clubs, proof of bmfa insurance to fly.
As all years fireworks will finish evening but only with generous donations to the fireworks.
The more funds we can collect the better the show.
Donations please to either committee member, at next club meeting or on the day of event.
Remember this is for a good cause the air ambulance and BBQ is free.

Hope to see everyone there. Spread the word and lets get a good crowd there this year as normal!!

Club Scale Day & 30th Anniversary Event

The Source of Paul's Cougar's Red Nose

The covering material is up to date Oracover and not some cheap old covering from the 1950's as suggested by cup winner Slippery When Wet. As I mentioned previously I bought the covering for a Super Air I had been given about two years as a 'damaged repairable'. I am still waiting to fly this plane!

Bartons Point Scale Day.

                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Won this today,

                                                           

Cougar finally escapes the dustbin!

Here we are then 12 days after the crash the Cougar is ready for hand- over to Paul. I could have delivered it today at the Scale competition but cannot drive due to a knee injury caused by a shopping trip to Waitrose. If you need the plane urgently Paul, I am only 52 miles in Sanderstead Croydon.

Best of luck you scalers!

Scale Day now confirmed for this Monday 29th.

All other details remain the same.

SAB Black Nitro Maiden Flight

Thank Paul for filming.

Scale Day This Weekend.

Hi all,

Scale Day is set for this Sunday the 28th. Start time 11.45 am.
This is also the day that the Club is to hold our 30th anniversary BBQ.


If the weather is deemed not suitable on Sunday then all shall be moved to the Monday.
So that we can get an idea for the BBQ numbers, can you please email Jan at:
secretarybpmfc@live.co.uk and let her know if you will be attending and also if you are bringing family or guests.
BBQ IS FREE.

After the Scale day competition all other models may be flown.
IF THERE ARE TO BE ANY CHANGES CHECK THE BLOG ON SUNDAY MORNING.

After work flight had a few visitors

300 Foot Up

Flying With Angels

GRASS HAS BEEN CUT

Wreck restored, well almost!

Cougar almost finished !

Servos installed and rudder and elevator linked up. Kevlar hinges added to elevator . Outstanding works include repair to front leading edge of wing and fixing of repaired aileron. The radio switch front plate is fractured so a replacement switch might be necessary. I am not sure why the switch has an associated socket which I could not remove  to cover the nose of the plane?  Only 9 days since the crash and the Cougar should be airborne soon?

Things can go wrong...

Here you go Simon. I was doing this before it was legal in the UK.
When camera's were rubbish and used tape and were tied to your chest...
See the watch ripped off my wrist flying through the air...
And no matter how careful you are things can go wrong...

More Cougar Progress

Paul's Cougar repair is nearly complete but a slight set back has occurred  as I did not realise that the elevator is not attached to the tail plane with hinges. It is fixed with  purple tape that I had to remove carry out the repair. So I have now fitted some hinges so the repair should still complete by the end of the week?

Happy Birthday Trevor :)

Do try this at home.

Weston Cougar Repair

Paul's Cougar Repair Progress Report

The thin ply inserts now fitted within the fuselage and some balsa filling has been added together with the jigsaw of bits of balsa recovered. Initial sanding of the front of the fuselage complete but some wood filler needed and final sanding. Rear of fuselage filling will follow.

Pete's Sopwith Pup

Paul's Cougar-who said it could not be repaired?

Well us old modellers that were brought up on three shillings and nine pence Keil Kraft kits can fix most things made of balsa

  The Cougar was deemed beyond repair so here is a picture so far of the impossible taking place. Only an hour separates the photographs!