Day 1 in yorkshire

 It was great to arrive at the HoH and meet up with some familiar faces in the sunshine.

 3 days of racing fun to look forward to.

Keeping an eye on the competition!

lay up waffling

   I am in the very lucky position of being able to experiment with different parts and lay ups, with the same designs.  When I started F3F it was the Era of 'double carbon extreme' layups, which did not really come into their own until the conditions had built up on decent hills.  I know that many things have changed over the last quarter century, from building and flying techniques to the steps in aerodynamics.  Comparing layups has to be between the same designs.

  The lay up I am currently using on my Saker is a single 100g carbon, this has proved to be more than strong enough whilst giving improved roll rate and responsiveness.  After managing the tent peg my Saker I ordered a new fuselage but kept the lighter tails I have been using, along with a 2.5m Falcon.

 The dry weight of the Saker has come out at 2.6kg- a further step in production.  The flight performance, particularly in the turns has been improved significantly.

  The Falcon has come out at 2.2kg.  For a model that I love for throwing around the skies and making sure I don't think about racing, this weight is a great start point.  Yep I still fly 90% of the time with ballast but having the weight in the right place really does help.

  My habit of bouncing models around landing areas is becoming the limit on produce weight.

Summer evenings

  After last weekends fun at Eastbourne the long evenings tempted me out for some summer cruising. The excuse of taking the slope dogs out can help.

  The Wyvern reacted so well to the last of the evenings thermals. Just so good to be out in these conditions!

Multiple Wyverns and more success

   The race at Eastbourne this weekend was a joy of great company, good weather and fun flying.

  It was great to see some new pilots at the race, almost as good as seeing the number of pilots armed with Wyverns and Sakers steadily increasing.  The LongMan in those conditions is a slope where reliability and knowing your model really pays off.  Dave Dermott's win came with a model he has been flying for a long time now and he's really put in the time to know how to get the best of the model.  Well flown Dave!

 The ability of the Wyvern was possibly shown more by my round win than John taking his Wyvern to the podium again.  If I can win a round with a Wyvern- anyone can!  Another podium for the Wyvern this year, the results for the saker and Wyverns are building in the hands of a number of pilots.