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Next meeting Thurs 26th July – Farnborough photo night

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

At the meeting on Thursday 26th July Mark will show some photos of his visit to the 2018 Farnborough Airshow. There will also be a few other interesting snippets as well to keep you all entertained. Meeting starts at 8.30pm

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New houses near the flying field

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

An application has been submitted to the South Down National Park Authority (SDNPA) to build another 24 houses on the old HMS Mercury site. These would be on the north side of Droxford Road alongside the 6 luxury houses already there, … Continue reading →

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Save Wellesbourne Airfield

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

Many of you will know that Vulcan XM655 is kept at Wellesbourne Airfield, and that the club had a very enjoyable day visiting her some time ago. Wellesbourne Airfield is now under threat from developers (as are many other airfields around the … Continue reading →

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Patch News – June 2018

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

I must start by apologising for the lateness of this Patch News. I seem to have been away for most of June and only arrived home on 2nd July after being away for the last two weeks of June. Of course … Continue reading →

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BMFA Southern Area Gala on 7th July at Middle Wallop airfield

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

On 7th July, this coming Saturday, the Southern Area of the BMFA are holding a Gala at Middle Wallop airfield. It’s an R/C Funfly event that will feature everything from large scale to fun-fly models including IC, Electric, Gas Turbines and … Continue reading →

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Next meeting Thurs 12th July – Chuck Glider Competition & more!

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

This popular event will be held on Thursday 12th July on the field behind the village hall at Buriton.  Its easy, simply build or buy your own glider (depending on how competitive you’re feeling) bring it down to the field and … Continue reading →

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Next meeting Thurs 14th June – Ron Vears’ Lancaster

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

At the meeting on Thursday 14th June Ron Vears will be bringing along his partly completed Avro Lancaster and telling us about the trials and tribulations of the build so far. One not to be missed, meeting starts at 8.30pm.

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Patch News – May 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

We had some lovely summery weather during May, and in particular it was ideal for the first flights of this year’s club models on 6th May. The field remained bullock free for most of the month partly due to the Sustainability … Continue reading →

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Next meeting Thurs 31st May – Flight simulator evening

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

On 31st May there will be several flight simulators for members to play with, good chance to practice landing skills, prop hanging, or just flying something a bit different. If you have a flight sim of your own bring it … Continue reading →

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GDPR Privacy Notice added to Membership page

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

In order to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) the club has appointed John Wheeley as Data Protection Compliance Manager. John has produced a Privacy Notice for the club which has been sent electronically to all members.  It … Continue reading →

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