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can be made for it to be removed
<---- Mike Wilson's Paraglider (will try to get some better shots during
2025)
4th December NVA AGM
<----- 14 Members attended the AGM (Including the committee). The
chairman John Morse presided.
The agenda included the official presentations to competition winners.
Full results are listed on the competitions page.
Jim Howarth won the Electric Fun-Fly
Dave Harbour won the Rookie glider competition
Dave Harbour also won the I.C. Fun-Fly competition
There was an insufficient number of entrants to the Open Electric Glider
competition, but Mike Wilson received a prize in recognition of the 5
flights he did and for being one of the most entertaining members with
his many innovative own-design models.
A view of some of the prizes
29th Sept - I.C. Fun-Fly
The contestants, showing off their steeds + the score keeper (Andy
Hibbert) showing off his clip-board
Congratulation to Dave Harbour (right) who was the overall winner, here
seen being awarded the trophy by John Morse Club Chairman,
(he didn't win anything😒).
Dave also won the Climb n' Glide round .....
.... Simon Fisher won the 12-Loops round....
.... John Grosvalds won the spot landing ....
... and Mick Addington won the 2 loops-2 rolls
Sept - Congratulations are in order to ....
Dave Harbour tweaks Para Golhar's plane ......
....... then surprises him with his first tree sticker!
Stuart Davies (left, who has achieved his A-certificate, here presented
by Andy Hibbert and......
........
Rob Fallows (right) who qualified for his first tree sticker with some
style!, here presented by Dave Harbour.
4th August - BBQ
First BBQ of the year!
Rookie Glider Comp Round 2 - 21st July
<----- Congratulations to Dave Harbour who won 2 of the rounds, was
winner of the day and the overall competition.
(Usually the trophy would be presented
on the day but someone - not mentioning any names - forgot to bring the
trophy to the comp - a pic will be added at some later time).
Competition
Which Dave do you believe is the real Dangerous Dave (i.e. the
most dangerous)?
Is it Dangerous Dave A (on the left)
or Dangerous Dave B* (on the right)
competition entries to
webmaster@flynva.org
* the one in the sexy orange outfit!
30th June
The Rookie glider comp attracted 6 competitors. John Turner was
the winner here seen receiving his bottle of Chateaux Nene Valley from
the organiser Andy Hibbert. (There is a trophy for this comp maybe a
pic of this will follow)
June
Looks like Dave's model met some
opposition .......
.......and got shot up a bit, but made it back
safely to base!
June - Tuesday morning field maintenance
19th May - Electric Fun-Fly
<---The overall winner was Jim Howarth (left) here seen being
presented
with his trophy by Alan Smedley who organised the event. Jim also won
the limbo with 6 passes under the wire (with a jet!) - maybe a club
record
Alan won the climb and glide round
John Grosvalds won both the ring drop and the spot-landing rounds - here
seen holding his prizes
Nathan Wright receives his consolation prize for most spectacular crash
(in the 1st round as well 😒)
A few pictures taken during the limbo round - all planes survived this
year - another club record?
April
Due to heavy rain the driveway to the summer
car park had to be closed. Here are a few pictures taken during the
repair process
February
<--- We sent a delegation to Duxford museum to view some of the ancient
relics - here are 5 of the exhibits!