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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…

The weather gods shone on us for a change, literally.  The day started with light winds, from the north, picking up as the day went on and creating the inevitable low level turbulence. There was…

Apologies for this being out of sync, but I was in hospital! Report by CD: The day started grey and overcast but dry with moderate winds.  As I drove to Mallusk the rain began to…

Report from CD Paul Freeman: The day started well but as I drove towards Mallusk some drops of rain fell, a harbinger of the day ahead.   I laid out the winches as drizzle set in…