Articles by Bill Scott

First competition of the season and the weather was great, light winds, blue skies and cumulus clouds. The clouds indicated marvellous lift which we found in abundance. Of course, what goes up must come down…

We assembled at Doagh on a grey morning with a very light north easterly breeze. Bill had new plane, an  ePurito but it initially refused to play which gave everyone a great opportunity to offer…

The weather was with us yet again and it was an amazing day. The Pures competition started off before 9.00am with some very average lift but Sam managed to fly almost the full eight minutes….

The day began with wonderful weather, blue skies and a gentle breeze. Two competitions were flown, a three round Pures competition followed by five rounds of 2m electric which allowed for a discard.  Six of…

The day dawned windy, grey and cold. A typical August summers day!  We got off to a good start with the first round complete by 9.00am Flight times of four minutes plus were achieved though…

We gathered early at Mallusk on a grey morning with a steady breeze across the field.  The task was the usual eight minutes flight time with bonus points for the landing circle which was awkwardly…

The day was our first chance to run a competition at Mallusk in a long time and the weather was actually suitable for flying even if grey and overcast. Four souls turned up to contest…

Competion was arranged for our field at Doagh. Forecast was borderline and as we arrived there was still a sniff of rain in the air. Fortunately this rapidly cleared but threatened for the entirety of…

Five hardy souls attended the competition at Mallusk on a bright and breezy day. Five rounds were flown with one discard. The weather improved as the day went on with the temperature rising while the…

Five flyers turned up at Doagh for the competition on a beautiful summer morning. Lift was plentiful giving some climbs to remarkable heights in the warm sunshine. Equally, brutal sink could also be easily found,…