Redruth & District Model Flying Club
Welcome to our club website!
On the left-handside you will see a menu, use this to navigate around the website. Clicking on the club logo at the top of the page will bring you back to here. Make sure you scroll down on this page also for slideshows and videos, hot pics, downloads & funstuff. Lots of movies have been included under the photos menu, movies section and we are gradually increasing the photos in the galleries, particularly in the recent menu. Look around the website lots of interesting information. If you are new to the sport there are lots of useful hints and tips in the beginners section, which can be found in the Flying section on the menu.
If you have photos, videos, articles or reviews, event dates, for-sale items or whatever you would like to see added to the website, please email suercflyer@sueandalan.plus.com
| Summer Show 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Show 2010 | Our annual Summer Show is being held on 7th and 8th August 2010. We look forward to seeing you there. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Show Committee Meeting | 15th March 19.00 start RDMFC Camping Booking Form for Members and Guest PilotsDownload RDMFC Trade Application FormDownload | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Show Location | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Cliffs Flying Field | Flying Fields GPS coordinates Lat 050.14 030 N Lon 005.20 420 W. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indoor Flying | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indoor Flying | Indoors at Redruth School on Sundays 2010. You can watch some video footage, look under the photos, movies section in the main menu, well worth watching! nb Insurance is necessary to fly and therefore club members only. | ||||||||||||||||||
| March | 14th, 21st and 28th. 19.00 to 22.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Forthcoming Events | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date to be agreed | (More people required) Have a go flights with a Jet Turbine. (Yes the ones you've seen flying at the field!) Experience the thrill of flying a real radio controlled turbine!! Approximately ten minutes flights with full instruction and full safety precautions. There will be a charge for this, contact Andy Hothersall (Chairman) for more details | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don't forget to check the events diary for other up-coming events. | |||||||||||||||||||
| News & Notices | |||||||||||||||||||
| BMFA Cornwall-Sub Area | Following a meeting with Robin Gowler, BMFA Chairman, Dave Phipps BMFA CEO and, Robin Sleight MBE, BMFA Honorary Secretary and Chairman Areas Council, we are very proud to announce that the Cornwall Sub Area has now been agreed. Our own John Stevens is now the Chairman of this newly formed group. It is proposed that the area Chief Examiners will be Andrew Hothersall (fixed Wing) and Mark Milne (Helicopter). The group will meet four times a year and have representation at the BMFA Council by Pete Disney. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Training | There is a list of training instructors and examiners published on the website. We will arrange with instructors their availability. We intend to hold training sessions at mutually agreed times between instructors and trainees. We hope this will help you improve your flying skills, and raise the already high standard of flying within the club. For 2010 Training Days please see the Events Diary. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel for Sale | The club has a limited supply of Model Technics molecular blended fuel available for members 5% and 10%. Also available is Prosynth at 10% Finally, Rapicon helicopter fuel four litre containers 15%, 20%, and 30%. Please contact Andy Hothersall to purchase fuel for fixed wing and Ian Williams for Heli fuel. Andys and Ians details on the contacts page. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club Fees | BMFA insurance and club membership is due for renewal before January 1st 2010, please refer to the membership page for more details. BMFA Insurance for 2010 is now £29. The club membership renewal form can be downloaded from the membership page on this website. | ||||||||||||||||||
| No-Fly Dates | |||||||||||||||||||
| May | Saturday 1st, 8th, 22nd, and 29th | ||||||||||||||||||
| July | Camborne Show July 17th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Litter | Please ensure that ALL rubbish and litter is disposed of correctly and NOT left at the field. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Safety at the Patch | If any full size aircraft looks as though it is flying low over the field and it seems that the pilot flying their model is above the full size aircraft, then the model should land as soon as possible. Always be vigilant, listen out, and any spectators there should call out that a full size aircraft is in the immediate area, never, try to manouever away from the full size aircraft. It is advisable to land your model in the appropriate manner. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BMFA Bulletins | The BMFA have issued bulletins which raise important safety issues Please go to the following link for more information. "http://www.bmfa.org/news/bulletins/index.html"(Also please read the latest Club Bulletins)here | ||||||||||||||||||
| BMFA and Club Rules | All members should familiarise themselves with the BMFA guidlines and the Club rules. For the club rules see the rules on the Club info section on the menu . For the BMFA guidelines click hereFor the BMFA amendments click here If you need any further information then drop an email to alanrcflyer@sueandalan.plus.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Photos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Check out these photos If you wish to set any pictures in the slideshows as a desktop background just click on the picture, then right click and choose from the menu set as desktop background. To return to this website close the slideshow window | |||||||||||||||||||
| A sneak preview of Andy's Turbine Including test flight one and two!! | |||||||||||||||||||
Great photography from Steve WoodsSome superb photos submitted by Steve Woods. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Some more superb pictures of Kim Johns Raptor 90 Turbine This is the only Raptor 90 Turbine in the world. He built and designed it himself.It took about two years, is powered by a Wren MW54 turbine and second stage from Wren with a Hobby Parts gear box. It flys well and smells and sounds just like the real thing. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photos from Eastnor Castle where rdmfc ATS Fun Fighters took part August 2008 Eastnor Castle 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photos from Weston Park where RDMFC Fun Fighters took part June 2008 Weston Park Telford 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photos from June 2008 Scale Competition 2008 Scale Competition | |||||||||||||||||||
| Excellent photos from cornishcactus 2008 Annual Summer Show,2007 Annual Summer Show, Pitcheron, Hopfarm 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NASA photography at its best. Some superb photos from the Dryden Aircraft Photo Collection. After viewing photos close the window on their site which will bring you back to this site. The Dryden Aircraft Collection | |||||||||||||||||||
| Movies | |||||||||||||||||||
| Checkout some short movie clips submitted by club members on 'YouTube', Just click on the underlined text to view! Hit the back button on your browser to return to the club website.For more movies look under the photos section in the main menu above lots of new movies added. | |||||||||||||||||||
| YouTube Movies by Chris, Synchronised Bedlams from Phil Cactus, Steve, A Turbine Powered Glider, Control Line Benny from Cactus (very funny), Lucky Thirteen | |||||||||||||||||||
| RCMF Forum | |||||||||||||||||||
| Radio Control Model Flyers Forum The UK's Premier Information Portal (You will need to register to contribute to this forum) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Downloads & Fun Stuff | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q. How many pilots does it take to change a light bulb? A. None. It's done by the auto pilot. Q. - Have you heard about the magic tractor? A. - It turned into a field. (thank you Andy) Heli Humour It isnt a crash its an upgrade opportunity I only work to pay for more fuel ... and blades ... and the occasional tail boom ... and the main shaft ... aint gravity a bitch!! Thought I saved it for a second there Whats the difference between an experienced pilot and a beginner? The experienced pilot knows how much the crash is going to cost him 3 metres before impact, the beginner doesnt know til he gets home and adds it up. Modellers have a tendency to be optimistic, i.e., crashes are just upgrade opportunities, its not going to rain, the wind will calm down later on, the wife wont notice the credit card bill, its not that expensive, and to the wife I had this for ages havent you seen it before... The heli may sustain severe structural deformation due to excessive kinetic energy transfer caused by the abrupt deceleration in the process of transferring from a gaseous to a solid medium Just an observation, but 1 hour of flying a helicopter is like 100 hours of flying fixed wing. I think it has something to do with dog years! People often call a strong landing a Crash! Also a loose crash is a landing. The rotor is just a moveable derivative of a ceiling fan, used to keep the owner/operator cool. Notice how much they sweat when it stops. Gravitational effects on your heli are proportional to the amount of money you have invested in it. Definition of RC helis. 1000 very expensive flying parts desperately trying to get away from each other. Knowledge is power, ignorance is free. Problem is getting your brain to get your hands to tell your heli what to do. Thank you Keith Hall first heli contributor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monty Python Pilot SketchMonty Python Lady Radar Controller: "Can I turn you on at 7 miles?" Airline Captain: "Madam, you can try." A young and stupid pilot wanted to sound cool on the aviation frequencies. So, this one time he was approaching a field during the night time. Instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said: "Guess who?" The controller switched the field lights off and replied: "Guess where!" Q.: How do you know when your date with an rc pilot is half over? A.: He says, "but enough about me - wanna hear about my plane?" Q. How many pilots does it take to change a light bulb? A. Just one. He holds the bulb and the world revolves around him. Good judgment comes from experience. Experience usually comes from bad judgment Q. - How do you know if there is a pilot at your party? A. - He'll tell you. Pilot: "...Tower, please call me a fuel truck." Tower: "Roger. You are a fuel truck." A male pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's flying, and about flying when he's with a woman. It is said that two wrongs do not make a right, but two wrights do make an aeroplane. A "good" landing is one from which you can walk away. A "great" landing is one after which the airplane can still be used. A man walks into a bar and asks for some helicopter crisps. "Sorry" says the barman, "we only do plane" (thank you Neville the first contributor to the jokes section!) Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. A nun, a priest, an Irishman, a Scotsman, a rabbi and a blonde walk into a bar. The bartender looks at them and asks, "Is this some kind of joke?!" Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. George Bernard Shaw Why do we say we slept like a baby when they wake up every two hours? An rc flyer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The rc flyer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the rc flyer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?" The rc flyer said, "Look I'm a pilot. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog, now that's cool." | |||||||||||||||||||
