Ku-Ring-Gai Model Flying Club is located in the northern suburbs of Sydney Australia. We have a fenced flying field which is home to three grass circles, a small club hut and lots of keen members who fly all types of control line models.
For this year’s World Wide Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon we had twelve flyers and twelve models and aimed for 200 flights in the one day available in the club calendar. This was achieved with the appreciated co-operation of the regular Saturday flyers that normally use two of the three circles.
The weather was not kind this year. There was low cloud and rain and a gentle breeze. The rain was most inconvenient causing soggy score tally cards and dripping wet flyers. However, this did not dampen our resolve to get 200 flights. In fact we exceed our aim with 203 flights.
Toward the end of the day we concentrated our efforts on two circles with 4 models, with 5 wet and tired pilots taking turns at flying and pit crewing. Flights were 4 minutes each and frequently two models up at a time in each circle.
There were no mishaps or incidents during the day other than engine mounting bolts rattling loose a couple of times.
Posted for Dennis Percival
Pic 1: Bill Swan with some of the Ringmasters. Bill’s is the yellow one at the left.
Pic 2: Denis Percival with some of the Ringmasters, four of which—both white ones and both blue ones—were built and provided by him.
Pic 3: Most of the Flyers and models. From L to R, Barry Franklin, Dennis Percival, Paul Armitage, Bill Swan, Jeff McNair, Walter Bolliger, Alan Brown and Ian Smith
Topic: 5th Annual Worldwide Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon 10/6-7/2012 (Read 16224 times)