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Sunday Flying News (May 18th) |
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Monday, 18 May 2009 00:00 |
A good number of club members came to the field today. We had slightly dull conditions with a very tricky breeze gusting diagonally across the runway. Some of the smaller electric models stayed grounded and takeoffs for some models was difficult.
Sean Ledwiths trainer had it’s wing lifted by a gust on take off causing it to flip over causing some damage to the nose area of the plane. Sean is determined to repair the damage quickly though.
Dave Foley had his Superair back at the field today but with the conditions as they were he decided to leave it on the ground, instead opting to fly his old reliable Shooter. In fact Dave seemed to be reveling in the breezy conditions with the Shooter.
Another victim of the unpredictable breeze was the nose wheel on John Sweeneys Tutor 40, David Furneaux was bringing the Tutor in for a Harrier landing but suddenly lost lift causing a slightly harder than expected landing.
Apart from the minor incidents above there was lots of flying done and in fact the session lasted longer than normal with the pilots flying well into the afternoon.
Dave Foley, David Furneaux, Angus Balfour, Colm Kelly, Gerry Shanley and Nick Jordan all ventured out on Tuesday night 20th for a few flights. The light conditions were poor so the session wasn’t too long but everyone got in a few flights |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 23:19 |
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Sunday Flying News (May 11th) |
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Monday, 11 May 2009 00:00 |
Another beautiful Sunday with a clear sky and barely a breeze. It must have been the good weather for several people brought along more than one model. Cubs seemed to be the order of the day with both James Killian and Aidan Connaire arriving with theirs, Aidan also brought along his Cessna.
Gerry Farrell and David Furneaux had the Swoop and the Fantom in the air (both Phase 3 foam models) with the calm conditions suiting the Swoops small wingspan.
Nick Jordan had an unfortunate collision between his Tucano (Phoenix Models) and the fence post whilst coming in to land. The Tucano came off worst but Nick, unfazed, just headed for the van, took out his Speedair and was back in the air again in minutes.
Colm Kelly brought along his 4 stroke powered Seduction and had a few good flights. Rumor has it that Colm also has a EF16 foam model from Phase 3 and will be challenging David Furneauxs Fantom soon.
Brendan Boylan, Sean Boylan and Paul Farrell also made the best of the good weather by getting in as much practice as they could. |
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Sunday flying news (March 16th) |
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Monday, 16 March 2009 00:00 |
Another blustery Sunday this week (last Sunday was the same), It was also cold-ish but thankfully no rain at all. Regardless of the slightly difficult conditions there were some brave pilots attending to fly their"pride and joy" in the somewhat turbulent air(especially at low levels).
Sean Ledwith and Paul Farrell were the first to get planes in the air and both had good flights but Paul's dad Gerry (landing Paul's TravelAir) and Sean had their hands full landing. However both succeeded in landing safely despite the conditions. Watching this wasn't enough to put off Gerry Shanley and James Killian off though, they had their
planes up next and got in some good flying time. David Furneaux and James Lennon were also on hand to help out if the going got too tricky.
A reminder to any members who haven't already renewed their membership that the insurance is up at the end of this month. David Furneaux or John Sweeney will be glad to accept it at the field on Sundays.
Some dedicated flyers were also spotted at the field on Monday (St.Patricks Day) flying in better conditions than those on Sunday. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 20:41 |
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Sunday flying news (Feb 24th) |
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:00 |
Today was a good sunny day with a slightly blustery (and cold) breeze blowing down the runway. There was a good crowd out to fly and we were able to site the pit’s area with our backs to the sun. This made visibility very good.
John Sweeney had his new Irvine Tutor built and had a couple of flights under the care of Liam Reilly. John (and Liam) felt that there was a bit more fine tuning to be done with the control surfaces of the Tutor and so didn’t push for a third flight. The blustery breeze made it difficult to trim the tutor under the circumstances.
Gerry Moffat was back after a slight absence. Gerry had the Black Horse Canter with him and was soon back in the swing of things. Sean Ledwith got plenty of flights with the Seagull Arising Star as did Nick Jordan who had his Seagull Models PC9 in the air for most of the time. Paul Farrell after previous engine unreliability continues to be impressed with the engine change on his Black Horse Travel Air to a 100% reliable Thunder Tiger GP-42.
Finally, don’t forget the club AGM next week(6th March). |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 20:40 |
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Sunday flying news (Feb 17th) |
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 00:00 |
As luck would have it our intended flying site for Sunday was one of the worst hit places with fog. We had a good turn out and several people optimistically got their planes ready for flight. However as we were chatting the slight lift in the fog began to reverse again and eventually we resigned ourselves to being grounded for the day.
Our A.G.M. is to be held on Thursday 6th March at 9pm in the meeting room at Brownes Pub (on the Market Square in Longford town). All members are invited to attend. Membership renewal fee’s may also be paid on the night. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 20:40 |
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