Author Archives: Colin-Cowplain

Well what a month February turned out to be, it began with some pretty good weather but then deteriorated into a series of storms with extremely strong winds. The weather station on the mast opposite our field (Holfuy – Mercury) … Continue reading →

It’s the first Patch News of 2022 and I’m pleased to report there has been a lot of flying going on. The weather was very mild with record breaking January temperatures and also the lowest January rainfall for 25 years … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! In last year’s December Patch News I said “We’ve finally reached the end of an awful 2020, surely 2021 can only be better can’t it?” Hmm… I’m not sure I got that right but at least we … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas everybody! Yes I know it’s a little early but the next Patch News won’t be published until 1st Jan 2022. If you have any modelling Christmas presents on the way please let me know so I can share … Continue reading →

Unsurprisingly the October weather was rather autumnal and served up pretty much everything from sunny days with almost no wind to other days with heavy rain and gales. PAM members managed to fly regularly although some of the calm mornings … Continue reading →

We had a bit of an Indian summer in September with some lovely days of sunshine and light winds. This came as a real treat following the very poor July and August weather and it brought out lots of members … Continue reading →

I must start this edition with my Webmaster hat on and give a huge thank you to Dougal Entendre (AKA Mark Agate) for his work creating and setting up the new Petersfield Aero Modellers website. The original website was built … Continue reading →

In the last Patch News I said the grass in ‘our’ field was getting very long and we were expecting the farmer to cut it before too long. Right on time it was cut and when we flew on 1st … Continue reading →

Well that’s it then, the longest day has passed, the nights are drawing in, and winter’s on its way. Ok, that’s possibly a little pessimistic but the June weather really hasn’t been what we’d hoped for. I think ’variable’ describes … Continue reading →