LMAC - Flight Line Time Lapse

A Time Lapse video from Sunday 8th September 2013.

AHA - Season Closer - Event Cancelled

The AHA Season Close which was scheduled for Saturday 5th October has now been cancelled. As such, the flying field will be open for all members on that date. The calendar has been updated and we look forward to hopefully welcome the guys from the AHA back in April 2014 for the Season Opener.

The nights are drawing in........

Sadly the nights are really drawing in on us now, soon the only real opportunity to fly into the evening will be the Indoor Flying  (Saturday 28th September at 8pm Parklands Wigston (see indoor page for more details).  Nevertheless, a good 20 people took advantage of a stunning evening on Wednesday 4th September and flew until about 8pm when the sun dropped below the Gumley hills...

There were one or two pizza's in the oven too!

Brian Sansom

It is with the deepest sadness that Leicester Model Aero Club member Brian Sansom has died after suffering from cancer for several months. 

His father, John, said he passed away at his home in Kibworth two days ago on Wednesday 28th August. 

Brian leaves two sons Christopher (18) and Matthew (15).

The funeral is on Friday 6th September, 12.45pm at Gilroes Crematorium off Groby Road, Leicester.

Brian requested no flowers, but donations can be made to Cancer Research UK by going through the funeral directors who are Adkinsons of London Road Oadby.

He has requested that his ashes be scattered at the Leicester Model Aero Club flying site at Gumley on Tuesday 10th September around 7pm.

Brian was one of our heli flyers. He first contacted the club for advice in 2009 after trying fairly unsuccessfully to fly his T-Rex 450. He joined us shortly afterwards and spent his apprenticeship confined to the training circle for some time before progressing to circuits on the main flying area.

Trained by Adrian Richmond he passed his BMFA helicopter A Certificate on September 1st last year and started working on more advanced flying with a view to taking the B Certificate. He always progressed with his flying, but since discovering his illness he seemed to make an extra special effort and advanced to a very high level able to perform loops and stall turns using his large electric helicopters which he carried to the flying field in his distinctive white Porsche sports car.

Brian has donated all of his helicopter flying gear to the club with the request that it is used to train pilots who perhaps would not be able to afford the equipment themselves. Besides the helicopters there are two transmitters configured for buddy linking and possibly a Phoenix flight simulator too.

On behalf of the Leicester Model Aero Club, our deepest sympathies go out to Brian's family. Brian was an inspiration to us in his final months and he will be sadly missed.

LMAC Gala Day August 18th 2013

A big big thanks to all members and guests who attended the LMAC 2013 Gala Day. A huge thanks to those members who helped out in setting the event up and assisting with the catering! You did everyone proud and the picture below shows the great support which this annual event enjoyed.  Many thanks to Duncan Osbourne and Ian Contessa for visiting and putting on such excellent helicopter demonstrations too. See you all at the Nats now and check back in following the that event for an update!

Check out the following links for more pictures from the day:

Leicester Model Helicopters

Colin Wilson's pictures

If you have any further pictures/videos which you took and would like to share then please send them through to admin@leicestermodelaeroclub.org.uk

 it wasn't just planes on show!

Weston Park 2013 - Reds Duo - Steve and Matt Bishop Flying their awesome RC Hawk Red Arrows

Not strictly LMAC, but how can you not post this? Enjoy!

A sunset tour around the LMAC flying site