What an excellent day it was too. The weather was kind to us during the
day and the day kicked off early for some, 7:30ish, to get the gazebos up and
the control line competition equipment laid out.
The flying was well supported all day on both the main flying field and
the control line circles. The control line boys were running a carrier deck
competition and welcomed anyone who wanted to understand the whys and
wherefores of what they were doing. I might add that some of them were using
2.4gHz radio to control their throttles and the site of an electric powered Me
262, yes it was fan powered, was inspiring. There were many equally detailed
models, both electric and IC, and they were great to watch. Well done Andy for
organising the competition.
The main flying site saw the usual crowd of LMAC pilots with a couple of
guests. The heli guests were Jack and Matt Bishop, from Team Midland
Helicopters, and they gave some excellent displays during the day drawing
applause from the crowd. Well done guys and it was a pleasure to have you
flying with us.
The winter build competition didn't draw in many entrants this year, 3
to be precise, but it was a closely fought thing. After the judging by Sandra
SimmonDs and Virginia Robson the final order of the day was Bob Stanley in 1st
place, Jim Deacon in second and I was in third. Congratulations lads and lets
hope there will be more interest next year.
The BBQ was well managed by Howard Murphy and Dan Simmonds with burgers
and sausages galore. The excellent coleslaw, made by Sandra and hereinafter
called Sanslaw, drew many admirers, quite rightly too. There was chilli, made
by Virginia, and lots of salad stuff and chicken pieces to go around. Thanks to
all involved with the food, it was much appreciated by all there.
The bouncy castle, organised by Max Stringer, drew the kids and I also
saw some of the adults playing on it as well. You know who you are!
I would estimate that there were around 100 people there all together
and the whole day went smoothly, down to the putting away of all of the
equipment at the end of the day and the final cleaning up. The field was in
great shape, the safety netting all in place, and I heard a lot of people
commenting on what a lovely facility we have at Gumley. We even got a couple of
new members who wanted to join.
