Articles by Bill Scott

The forecast in the run up to this event was awful, but despite this the decision was taken to at least turn up and see if it was possible to fly.  7 Pilots turned up…

A few pics supplied by Trevor McKee of PuRES flying midweek

After a long delay due to the Covid 19 pandemic we finally got our first comeptitive event of 2020 run! It was a nice morning, but the wind was a  little stronger (and in a…

All NIMSA events are cancelled until further notice due to the current Covid-19 health crisis. There is limited risk in our activities, but due to the age demographic of the club and the fact that,…

It was very cold with a bit of breeze, but we went ahead anyway. 4 decided to fly and from the first flights it was obvious that at ground level it was calm, but at…

A “short” competition and then some fun flying. “Result” below. The PuRES one design is giving us close competitive flying on a budget and is highly recommended

6 of us decided that despite the freezing temps being forecast we’d get out and fly. We decided on 2m PuRES and our CD suggested some light hearted competition. We ran 5 rounds, 1 discard…

Despite an early forecast of high winds and heavy rain, the closer we got to the weekend the better the forecast became. On the day, we were welcomed to the flying site by clear skies,…

The weather, for a change, was great.  Clear blue skies giving way to broken cloud propelled by a moderate wind. Turbulence inevitably raised it’s head making for interesting flying, particularly close to the ground.  Seven…