Fradley Fun Fly

Fradley Fun Fly I’ve heard many great things about the Fradley club and its Annual Fun Fly event. To have seen this event first hand, I was not disappointed!  The clubs flying site is located on an old second RAF Lichfield, known locally as Fradley. Fradley Aerodrome, was constructed in 1939 and early 1940. Initially it operated ...

Rolls Royce Hucknall Scale Weekend

The annual Rolls Royce Hucknall scale event is always held at the end of July.  I have had the pleasure of being a member of this club a few years back so I am familiar with many of the members, what I never realised until this weekend, was some of the history that this site ...

Don Valley Fly in

Last weekend, the Don Valley Fly in was cancelled due to bad weather.  It was rebooked for Sunday 13th June and with a small amount of rearranging, the Flight hub team was able to attend. I left the sunny midlands early Sunday morning but once outside Sheffield the weather started to look a little unsettled, as ...

Corby & District Fly in

Bob and I arrived at this lovely venue located in an idlic village just outside Corby in Northamptonshire early on Saturday morning.  The sun was out but the wind was cool, I have learnt from bitter experience to slap on the sun screen as you don’t feel the burn till packing up time and then ...

Savox Challenge a success

Savox Challenge 5th June 2010-06-07 Held at Langar Airfield, Nottingham, England. I arrived at Langar, on Friday evening, the airfield was pretty busy with pilots doing some final preparation which was great to see, there was a really great atomoshere.  The first 2 judges were already there; Phil Hoyles and Mal Green had arrived earlier in the ...

IMAC Judging School

The IMAC Aeorobatic Judging training school was held at Langar Parachute School over last Saturday and Sunday of the Easter holidays.  Over 20 people attended this first ever event and it was heralded as a real success.  The weekend was managed and presented by non other than the IMAC Competition Secretary "Dave Lucas"  The day began ...

Show Attendence

Below are a list of upcoming events from around the UK. Click on the links to find out more about each exciting show.       8/9th May - Long Marston Show                     15/16th May - Langar Flyin                                                                                   22/23rd May - Green Acres Funfly                                                                    6th June - Don Valley Flyin                12/13th June - Corby Flyin                     19/20th June - Weston Park                                                                   26/27th June -     RCME B of B Flyin                                                                     3/4th July - Woodsprings Show                                            10/11th July - Jersey International Show                              8th August - Fradley ...

Savox Challenge

    I have been running an Aerobatic Clinic every year at the superbe  Langar Model Aircraft Club for over 3 years.  Last year we also ran a competition and due to the overwhelming success we are moving things up a notch.  This year the Event is Sponsored by Savox who have kindly donated first place prizes in ...

70th Anniversary Battle of Britain Show

70th Anniversary Battle of Britain Show

Attention“Warbird” Fans! Advance Notice RCMW with Q&EFI are supporting a Battle of Britain 70 th anniversary fly-in at the  Sutton Coldfield RCAC site on September 19th 2010. The club, better known as the Fradley Club are organising the event to be held on the runway at the former RAF Lichfield WWII airfield. There is an upper model weight limit ...