Product development

   Just before English Open, the latest delivery landed.  Great fro me to be able to meet up with people at the English Open.  I did get the chance to take a picture of the new wing joiner.  The joiner will now allow for 12mm*8mm ballast.  Adding to the ballast held in the fuselage.

  I've never felt the need for more ballast once the Falcon or Saker are fully loaded but as JP loved his steel joiner, heres a much easier version.

Saker continues to prove itself as it wins the English Open

   The English open has become one of the fixtures in the F3F calendar and as a non league event has a special atmosphere.  The race showed just how many pilots are now capable of winning rounds and making the most of the air that they are given each round with a range of different models.

  I don’t think that there were any new models on show this weekend.

  Producing a model in my experience is by no means a quick or 1 man task.  12 months ago  I was able to hand over the first prototype Saker to the Dark lord for a flight at the end of day 1 of 2022’s English open.  There was a great deal of work just to get the model to that point. 

  Greg and subsequently JP’s feedback on the Saker was positive- the CAD work by Mike Frances is stunning and we have been working in conjunction with the manufacturer to improve the layup. This summer JP has started to campaign the Saker.  The South of England Euro tour and now the English open have been dominated by the Saker.

  Being able to see a model that you have put so much effort into deliver is a fantastic feeling.  This weekend’s English Open saw the Saker win 1 round in my hands and 8 I JP’s, along with the FTD and the overall competition by a mile. Perhaps my round win is an illustration of the Saker’s performance more than Johns!

  Thanks have to go to those member of the Whitesheet club who helped to put on such an excellent event.  I’ll post some pictures when I get the chance.

Fun flying but wheres the sun shine

 

Feels like chances to get out to fly have been few and far between in recent weeks.  Last weeks race at the mynd was one of vastly differing conditions.

  The Sakers predictable  behaviour and reactions to different lift made the race much easier.  I even found myself keeping up with the Saker master himself - JP.

  Whist I should be talking about summer time thermals, today's flying was very similar to the Mynd.  Variable air coming through meaning the turn style to use seemed to change turn by turn.  It's so nice that the Saker is easy to read and react to. I'm not sure my thumbs still won't slow it down but it's good to know that the Saker is proving so capable.