Author Archives: Colin-Cowplain

Next meeting Thurs 17th May – Captain Slow’s Esoteric Quiz

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

At the meeting on 17th May Captain Slow (John Wheeley) will be running a quiz for us all. John says it will be ‘esoteric’! That just means it’ll be specialised I think but then any quiz about aircraft could be … Continue reading →

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Next meeting Thurs 3rd May – Blitz Bonanza

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

It’s finally here, the day to present the Mini Blitz models, club build of the year. The models will be judged on quality (or lack of) by all present. Should be a good evening. First flights of them will be … Continue reading →

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Patch News – April 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

What a difference a month makes, in last month’s Patch News I included photos of several of us flying in a snow storm and exactly a month later I took this one of 1066 knife-edging across the patch in clear … Continue reading →

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NO FLYING Sunday 13th May – Field being used as car park

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

The South Downs Green Fair 2018 will be held at the Sustainability Centre on 13th May. As with previous years our field will be used as a car park so there will be NO FLYING.  At a recent club meeting we … Continue reading →

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Patch News – March 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

Wow, this month seems to have flown by, we’ve had the meteorological spring (1 March), the astronomical spring (20 March) and the start of British Summer Time (25 March). We’ve had a few cracking spring days but also some very … Continue reading →

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Club meetings start 8.30pm – British Summer Time

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

Now the clocks have gone forward an hour the start time of the meetings will be pushed back to 8.30pm (previously 8pm). This will give the more capable fliers time to fly suitable models at Buriton before the club meetings begin.  The meeting … Continue reading →

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Petition for Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club – Please sign

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club has been based at Daedalus Airfield at Lee 0n the Solent for almost 70 years but it’s continued use is now under threat because of the actions of Fareham Borough Council as they try to commercialise the airfield. … Continue reading →

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Patch News – February 2018

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

February certainly sorted the men from the boys, for much of the month the weather was very cold and very windy. We did also had a few reasonable days when it was just plain cold, days that seemed almost balmy without … Continue reading →

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Next meeting on 22nd February – Electric Ducted Fans

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

The next meeting on Thursday 22 Feb promises to be a great one. Keith (aka Dwayne Pipe) will be giving a presentation about the trials, tribulations, and success of his first EDF, a D.H. Vampire. A sort of beginners guide … Continue reading →

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2018 Club build – the Mini Blitz

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Colin-Cowplain

This years club model has been chosen and it’s… insert drum roll here… the Mini Blitz, a free plan from the December 2017 edition of RCM&E. It’s a very simple 3 channel delta built from balsa that can be knocked up … Continue reading →

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