Picture Gallery for 2015
Working Party 6 Dec |
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The team worked very hard to make the site better for
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 A well-earned tea break! |
The 2015 AGM held on
2 Dec |
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<--- thanks to all those that attended
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 Steve Thom (right) won the Dave Harbour trophy for the IC fun-fly |
 John Turner (right) won the Open Electric-Glider Comp. |
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 Mick Addington was overall winner of the Rookie competition |
Posted 25 Oct |
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 Congratulations also to (ace) heli flyer Milkos Toldi (left) being presented with his A-certificate by Dave Harbour. |
Posted 18 Oct |
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Is this the youngest
ever of our members to pass their A-test? |
 ....and another A-test pass, this time it's congratulations to Adam Garratt. |
4 Oct - Rookie Round
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 The contestants and some of the back-up crew (L-R) Alan Smedley, John Turner (winner of round 2), Simon Fisher, Mick Addington (Trophy winner), Dave Harbour, John Morse, Guy Bowden, Andy Hibbert (Rookie comp organiser). |
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 John Turner - Winner round 2 |
 Mick Addington - Trophy winner |
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<----- belated congratulations to Mick Smith (right) on gaining his A-certificate. Here being presented by Dave Harbour |
IC Fun-Fly
20 Sept 2015 |
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 The competitors and supporters: L-R John Morse, Barry Harmston, Ray Cox, Cameron Thom, Steve Thom, Dave Harbour, Andy Hibbert, Alan Smedley |
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 Steve Thom (right) receives his trophy as overall winner - he also won 2 bottles of wine |
 Steve Thom also won 3 of the rounds - here he is on the right with a photo-bomber! |
 What they were risking life and limb for  Andy manually totting up the scores - you would think these days we would have a computer to do that wouldn't you? |
 John Morse (right) being presented with his prize by Andy Hibbert for winning the |
 Lots of feverish activity in the pits |
 You are s'posed to touch down on the spot, not nose-dive onto it! |
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 Turnips-1 Plane-0 |
 What trees? |
 Lovely bounce! |
 Great picture of a special edition Wot-4; one of only 250,000 made |
Ach mein gott nein! |
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 Paul Land (right) received his "A" certificate and .......... |
 Steve Thom (left) his "B" .... congrats to both |
 A riot that didn't quite make it back in one piece |
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A large Cessna
Skylane |
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 Above - Dave Harbour congratulates Andrew Bigg (left) and Derek Leach (right) - both passed their A-cert test on 15 July <-- Andy Hibbert (left) congratulates Mike Holt on passing his A-cert on 15 July |
 Andy Hibbert congratulates Chris Atkin (right) for passing his A-cert on 3 July |
How to fix a Riot's bent snout!
(simmer for 20 mins until al dente and serve with a knob of garlick
butter) |
Rookie 1 held on 14
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 The competitors and support staff |
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 The winner Mick Addington receives his prize from the organiser, Andy Hibbert |
 Whoops! - see below for action shot ...... |
 He who must be obeyed - Andy Hibbert - the organiser |
 ....... see I told you there was an action shot and here it is Nice camera work Steve! |
 It's all action on the flight-line |
 A last minute top-up before the launch |
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 Excellent work from the timers |
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 Praise be to the Rookie ..... ? |
 Stand by for a cartwheel |
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 And another one gets a last shot of Ether |
 Keep your mouths shut chaps - there are red kites in the area! |
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The
electric fun-fly was held on 17 May |
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 The victims with a selection of the planes that survived the limbo! |
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<--- The organisor Alan Smedley (left), presents Ray Cox with the overall winner's trophy. Ray also won bottle of the finest Chateau Neto each for winning the "8s" and the "climb & glide" rounds. |
 Dave Harbour (right) won the spot landing |
 Andy Hibbert (left) presents Alan Smedley with his plonk for winning the limbo |
 Competitors trying to influence the ref ..... |
 The deputy organiser deeply engrosed in sussing the hi-tech results calculator |
 Tony giving his plane a good talking to for getting its legs stuck down a rabbit hole! |
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Congratulations to Dave Harbour for being awarded the certificate of merit by the Royal Aero Club
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Sometime during April |
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 Perhaps he's found one of Andy's canopies |
 It was good weather for flying a kite! |
5 April |
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 Congratulations to Kate Andrews (above), Mel Jackson (right), and Ian Bird for passing their A-cert tests this week! |
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28-29 March - NVA
exhibiting at the ModeEx show at Windmill School, Raunds |
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Afer breaking his leg
skiing, Jeff Barringer hopped-off and did some building :-) |
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22 Mar |
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8 Mar |
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8 Feb |
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27 Jan |
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note
the high-tensile steel bolt holding the canopy on - cunningly painted
white to make it look like nylon!