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Next meeting Thurs 29th Nov – Ron Vears’ Lancaster

At the meeting on Thursday 29th November Ron Vears will present the second part of his Lancaster build blog. Ron is building the Lanc from the Tony Nijhuis plans and at 72″ (1829mm) wingspan it’s quite a build. Ron’s blogs … Continue reading

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Patch News – October 2018

As I was away towards the end of October this Patch News will be a little shorter than usual and it won’t include any events that occurred in the last ten days or so of the month. No doubt other members … Continue reading

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Next meeting Thurs 18th Oct – It’s All About Me!

Most, if not all PAM members have an interest in full-size aviation and many have had various aviation experiences over the years that have increased their interest in modelling. At the meeting on Thursday 18th October Andy Palmer will be telling … Continue reading

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Patch News – September 2018

It’s autumn time again and September gave us a mix of some really lovely and some really terrible weather, but I suppose that’s what we should expect in autumn. The patch is getting better and better, it was mown regularly in … Continue reading

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Next meeting Thurs 4th Oct – Choose the New Club Build and All About Ailerons

At the meeting on 4th October, we’ll select a design for the next Club Build. We want to choose a model that lots of members will build over the winter so come along and make your feelings known. Do you … Continue reading

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Next meeting Thurs 20th Sept – Learn all about 3D Printing

At the meeting on 20th September, Mark’s colleague Chad Roberts will give a presentation on 3D printing. Come along and find out how this new technology can help us create models in ways which were never before possible! If all … Continue reading

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Patch News – August 2018

August saw a change in the weather and we’ve gone from moaning ‘It’s too hot, I’m sick of this heat, we need some rain’ to ‘What’s going on, it’s supposed to be summer but it’s like winter’! The patch greened up very … Continue reading

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IMPORTANT: NEW LINK for the Gov. Consultation for Drones

Cliff Whittaker (Head, Aircraft Performance at ESDU, IHS) has pointed out that there’s a link to a later BMFA page than the one I previously used. The new page has guidance for responding to the consultation, PLEASE RESPOND before 17th September! … Continue reading

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Skittles reminder – Sat 29th Sept Barley Mow Walderton

Andy Palmer has arranged another skittles evening at the Barley Mow Walderton on Saturday 29th September. We aim to start bowling at 7pm. Cost will be £11 per head, which includes skittles and a buffet typically consisting of: Vegetarian Quiche, Sliced … Continue reading

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Next meeting Thurs 23rd Aug – Barbados Concorde Experience

At the next club meeting on Thusday 23rd August PAM member Mike Creamer will we telling (and showing) us all about his trip to the Concorde Experience in Barbados. Who’d have thought it, I didn’t know there was a Concorde … Continue reading

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