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, videos, and pictures. 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 Show has been a great success thank you to all those who turned out to help and participated on the day. Brilliant weather and great flying thank you everyone. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Show Location | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Cliffs Flying Field | Flying Fields GPS coordinates decimal co-ords Lat 50.234472 Lon -5.345052 W. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indoor Flying | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indoor Flying | Indoor flying has now finished until Sept/Oct 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
| To be advised | now finished til Sept/Oct. Thank you folks for your support we hope you enjoyed it | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Limit to the Number of Club Members | A limit of numbers to 120 members takes place from 25th June 2010. No trainees will be taken on until the AGM in December. Any junior members under 18 years will be accepted. BMFA A cert or B cert applicants will be accepted up to the limit of 120. A potential A ability flier may be taken on subject to a test by a club examiner. All the above will be subject to a review at the AGM in December 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BMFA Cornwall-Sub Area | Andrew Hothersall our Chairman has been appointed as the new Chief Area Examiner and Co-ordinator (fixed Wing) for Cornwall. This is subject to ratification at the BMFA Council meeting in Leicester in June. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| August 2010 | 22nd Horse Jumping Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 2011 | 16th Horse Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 2011 | 7, 21st and 28th Horse Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 2011 | 30th Horse Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 2011 | dates tba Horse Jumping | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||
