It was decided to combine a Fly for Fun event with a Memorial tribute to the two long time Club members who sadly have passed away in the last 12 months – namely Dave Tostevin and more recently, John Ogier. Both members are sorely missed as they contributed a lot to the club in terms of modelling knowledge but more more importantly their own personalities.
Current members were joined by Lin who is a niece of the late John Ogier and is herself very interested in model aircraft, having grown up seeing many of John’s models over the years. Several of both Dave T’s and John O’s models were displayed at the event and we were lucky that the weather favoured us on this occasion. Photos are courtesy of Geoff Brehaut, to whom we are ever thankful for the great shots he captures on the event days.
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- Pilots setting up their models early in the day – Shane’s ‘Guernsey Girl’ in the foreground
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- Chris Wilkinson with just a few of his ‘squadron’
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- Andy Best’s new Hawk, flying shots later in this gallery
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- The smile says it all – its gonna be a great day’s flying!
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- Top model is a Spitfire built by Dave Tostevin, now owned by Martyn Dorrity – awaiting test flight
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- Paul Gilliver had a few questions ref Martyn’s Spit, but all agree that it should fly really well once Martyn can decide on the C of G
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- Beautiful model of G-Joey, owned and flown by Mike Burton
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- Chris W’s lovely Spit and a strafing run
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- On finals
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- My Battle of Britain Memorial Flight tribute in miniature
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- Flight line early in the day
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- A few more models arrive and are displayed
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- Two of the late John Ogier’s beautiful models – Electric powered Canards were John’s undoubted modelling strength
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- General pits area shot during the day
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- Chris Bougourd fires up his Limbo Dancer for some flying action
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- Chris W’s Me 262 takes to the air, sounds and looks great
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- Shane Browning’s Guernsey Girl about to get an airing
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- Big on fun flying and beautiful; model from Shane, performed flawlessly
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- Andy Best’s Mavic keeps an aerial eye on things
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- Fixed wing and rotary in perfect harmony:-)
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- Always looking for something unusual, here is Ian B’s Vtol model, flies really well
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- Shane’s model getting the old ‘heave ho’ to get airborne, but this model would fly straight out of the hand it is sooooo powerful!!
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- Chis B’s Limbo Dancer doing a low level, slow pass
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- It looks fast and by golly it is!!
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- Talking of fast… Andy Best’s Hawk in low level action… beautiful
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- Spitfires were the favoured model of the day, here is Ian Barker about to get his model airborne
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- Ian B’s model on a fast banking turn to strafe the runway
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- … and on finals for a great touchdown
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- I really must fit and u/c to mine one day:-)
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- Yet another of Chris W’s models, this time a Zlin doing what it does best
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- Chris W’s Zlin on landing approach
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- Martyn Dorrity walking purposefully out the flight line with his ‘Riot’ model
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- Chris W’s ‘Twister’ just after take off, Chris had a smile a mile wide after ten minutes of flying this little beauty
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- Lee Skillet about to fly his small SE5 foamie, lovely model to look at and flew really well considering the wind strength
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- … and away she goes !
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- Shane and Chris B tweaking Chris’s Mustang P51
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- Shane giving Chris B’s P51 and energetic hand launch
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- Mike Burton walking out his lovely Trislander model
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- She looks so realistic in the air, you could easily be forgiven for thinking this was the real deal !
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- Nick Le Page’s boys love getting involved 🙂
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- Start them young 🙂