Southern Winter league round 1

Entry is now open for the southern winter league round 1 at whitesheet on the 11th.  Nows your chance to get a day's flying  and racing in a friendly atmosphere.  This year's Southern league will be putting it's top pilots to the champion of champions.

Entry will be £5 on the day but please can you send your entry to willowf3f@yahoo.co.uk with name, model and 2 frequencies (unless you're on 2.4 gigs)

I'll post the entry list as we go on the winter league page here.

see you all there

ian

just had to put this video up

Thanks to bobbyr and the slopejunkie boys

looks like a great day days flying!

The strongest Glider just got stronger!

I've just opened the new box of willows- and these are the best yet.  yes the finish is better, yes the colours are excellent- including the new yellow scheme but the f3f lay up of these models makes them even stronger.  We've extended the carbon across the top of the wing from the D box.  Stiffer and stronger thann the already excellent D box version.

  The joiners that have just arrived are also solid carbon.  These models are ready for the winter leagues and the fastest air you can find!

  Even better- the new lay up is the same price as the D box lay up! 

  I'll get the pictures posted when I'm back from a break with the family.

Ian

A little teaser

I couldn't help help myself...

I'm working on getting a smaller sports model built, in europe this time.
- as always it's slow old process but here's the evidence of some progress!  When more happens I'm sure to let you know.

Not quite Rugen

  Well you can’t help but be inspired by the live (yep LIVE) TV coverage of the F3F world championships in Rugen.  My own tabulator (or Wiz cliff) may be about 15 meters high but it’s also only 15 minutes from home.  I love the focused lift band and it does give me chance to try those turns.

  It has to be a Willow for me of course but with the carving style of the Willow even I can get it moving on the slope and hit enough turn properly to build the speed up.  I’ve only had an hour’s flying since the welsh open but with a hill like this and a belly full of lead it certainly focuses the mind!

  Now not coming last in the winter leagues

Cold but fast winds!

  I’ll be pulling the winter league scores together here again this year and showing those people in line for the champion of champions race.  It’ll be a willowing winter again for me! 

These are the dates that I have.  I'll put them on their own page through the winter.  It will be good to see see everyone and get some good flying.

Scotland

Sat 17th Nov
Sat 15th Dec
Sat 19th Jan
Sat 16th Feb
Sat 16th Mar

Mynd

10 November
8 December
12 January (clash with HOH)
9 February
9 March

South of England

11 November- Whitesheet
9^th December- Eastbourne
January 13^thFebruary 10th

HOH

3th Nov 2012
1st Dec 2012
5th Jan 2013
2nd Feb 2013
2nd Mar 2013
Reserve Dates
16th Feb 2013
16th Mar 2013

Wales

18th November 2012
16th December 2012
20th January 2013
17th February 2013
17th March 2013

Don't forget!

day 3- The End!

  A wet and claggy time on Mickies only allowed us to get 1 more round in one day 3 and so didn't give me thhe 17 rounds I think I needed to make up the ground on the winners.

  My 1 flight showed me just how fast the willow can go- after 5 legs of struggling the lift came though and in the space of 25yards she took off and my speed doubled!  Hold it together and finish the round fast.

  Huge credit has to go to Jack cubbit, who showed his willow'who was boss' the whipped it arounnd the course in 42 seconds and cement his top 20 place as well as close in on John Philips.

  Some more getting wet was followed by Dave Wright of T9 winning the Willow (I know) and an early finish after Martin Newman was declared the winner and Adam Richardson the best team willow pilot in 9th.

  Pictures when I down load them.  But after speaking with AJ over the weekend the Winter leaguer Champion of Champions race will be in Wales March 30/31st.