4 April 2015

                                                 Ready for what is turning out to be a great day. The weather was fine and the field looked a picture. Thanks to some mowing this week by Dennis it looks great.

 First up today was Dennis and his super fast, super slick Pc9.

What a rocket. It fly's like its on rails. Great to see in the air.

 

 

 

 

Herman the FW 190 was readied for a dance.

 

 

After a few engine runs it was time for a pre flight taxi test.

 

 

Looks like Dennis taking his dog for a walk...

The runways over here......

 

 

 

Man this thing is loud and really lets everyone know its in the air.

After a great flight the only thing left was to ,,,Um,, Land..

Following a little mishap on approach it settled down only to reposition the landing gear.

Bugger.. Bring out the Epoxy and it will be as good as new.

 

 

It does look close to the ground.

 

Robert was out with his trusty MSX-R. You really have a good handle on those sticks now.

Great flying Rob. You are doing so well.

 

 

James had his tried and true regular P47. More great flights for this bird.

 

Barrie arrived and began to assemble his hanger full of aircraft.

Talk about make a big entry. hehehe

 

 

 

 

 

Well these are just a few of Barrie's aircraft. Fantastic to see them all

not just for show but flying as well. Sorry about the quality of the photo's

I guess a clean lens would make all the difference.

Note to self.... Keep the lens clean,,,,,,

 

After some very good flying which was a spectacle to see it came to Barrie's attention that

Battery voltage in the receiver was pretty important. Unfortunately after a great flight of

the Ryan the receiver battery voltage had dropped way to much and after a lot of juggling

by Barrie he managed to make a miraculous crash landing and save the life of the Ryan. A bit of tail and undercarriage damage was all he has to deal with. Ohhhh and getting some new batteries.

Even with limited control. Well done Barrie.

 

 

Cameron had his sky mule up and running and also brought out his Stinger.

 

 

After a few propeller and motor glitches it was decided by Cameron to install a couple

of 2 bladed props to the Mule. All was flying well until........

 

 

Hey Dennis when you finish with that Epoxy can I have a little......

 

 

 

Billy was getting his Cap ready after installing a few new essentials like...A receiver and a new battery switch.

With a bit of ground handling assistance from James the Cap was ready for a flight

using his new JR 11X transmitter.

Happy to report the flights went well and she flew great..

If you keep flying as well as you are Billy that mustang will take flight very soon.

 

 Greg had a mixed bag today and had great fun with his huge chopper.

A few new batteries are needed for it though.

 

 

A great turn out today with lots of visitors keen to see the action. I think it might have been Dennis's 190 that woke them all up..... Good to see so much interest.

 

 

I know I know. Clean the bloody lens.......sorry.

 

 

 

Turk getting the Boomerang ready for a flogging.

 

The flybaby was ready and eager to fly. It is performing so well now with the new engine..

 

 

Not to be out done. Irish was equipped with these massive quad copters and ready to show us

her skills. Great work Irish They look like a lot of fun. I think we will all have to get one of

those monsters.



 

 

 

And finally after all that frustrating fun it was time for the CMAC Ale quality control team to get

into the action. You have to love that time of day.

 

Lots of great things happening with the club in the future so come on out

and be a part of the action. A big event coming up soon. More details as

they come to hand.

 

Hope to see you all out next week.



28 February 2015

           It seams the weather has started to settle down at last the rain is disappearing and so are the dreaded cyclones. The field has done well with the rain and is greening up nicely. Now the mower is getting a good run for our money.. Only wish we could do something with that dam wind. It was around 25-30knots for most of the day but i guess we can't have everything.

                      We had a small crew out to test the air today and it was great to see people return after the break.  First up we have a great aerial shot from Cameron's UAV thingy....

As you can see the field has greened up nice and the strips and car park are looking great.

Cameron readying his Beast ready to take some photos

Taking all the fun out of sunburn by sitting in the shade and doing all the flying.

Cameron also flew his elec twin SkyMule. 

Greg was out with his new Ultimate Bi-Plane ready for its maiden

As you can see, he has kept up with his usual standards in  the building quality area.

Very nice indeed. You must have to much free time Greg. 

It's first flight was a bit hairy with the control rates set as per instructions. After a safe landing and resetting the control throws to half the recommended value the second flight was fantastic.

Very smooth and nice to watch.

James flew his P47 Thunderbolt. After a little bit of carby adjustments it took to 

the sky with ease. Looks really great flying with the wheels up.

Next up Billy (Damien) flew his huge Pits honing his skills getting ready for the 

terror of his warbird flight. The Glamours Glenn will soon be back in the air.

You have to love the Mustangs.

Great to see flying back underway. 

Anthony had a small flight line ready and started with a few flights his Trojan.

His 60 size boomerang flew great even in the high winds. It flew more like

a Pilatus Porter almost flying backwards. It might have been Anthony just showing off

As usual... 

He produced this massive quad copter and WOOW what a great bit of fun.

Don't let the size fool you it flys great and does some amazing flips and stunts.

Anthony tells us that these will be available for us all soon and can be purchased 

for under $50.  What a bargain....

That's an IPhone next to it. Big Huh...

The Club is about toe enter a new phase and the future is looking very bright. We are about to order new shirts with new colours, Hats and even stubby coolers

 (to keep the water bottles cool) are on the way. 

We have a big event at the end of May at the show grounds so watch for more details. 

Love to see you all out and flying again. Dust off those wings and get out and support the club.

See you all next week..

21-Feb-2015

Welcome back........

At last the weather seams to be settling down a little. It hasn't been all bad with the rain helping to get the grass growing and stop all the dust. The problem now is keeping the fuel up to the mower to keep the grass from over running the field.  We are never happy..

Looking good...

Now that all the Christmas and new year festivities are behind us

we can concentrate on getting back to a bit of Mayhem..Oops Flying.

A few club members are starting to return and after a long day at the controls of 

the mower our resident workaholic President Anthony was up for a fly.

The Aquila was put through its paces.

 After a few grams of epoxy the Stuka was fixed and ready for some 

more punishment.

Turk had his tarmac full with the Dual Ace, Fly baby and boomerang all rready to go.

It may be old but it sure does like the extra bit of power it now has. Loops and Rolls were no problem for this old girl. ( thats the plane not Turk)

Dennis was in fine form with a great flight of his Yak. The aero's were only 

out done by his smooooth landing. You sure have got those fingers working 

right now Dennis. Rumour has it that the Pc9 is almost ready for its maiden.

Watch this space.........

Billy is enjoying flying his pitts. He is honing his skills in readiness for 

the onslaught of the dreaded Mustang.....Not long now....

Curtis had his Trex out now equipped with a new engine. A bit of tuning and setting up still

to go but it does show lots of promise. 

Curtis had his regular flight line of Astro hog and extra all ready to go.

Well it was a bit short and sweet this week but hopefully we will be back in 

force in the coming weeks. 

I am off to the land of """sheep"""" NZ for the next couple of weeks so it may be a bit quiet here but i will upload all the latest goss as soon as i get back..

Don't forget to take those photos so i can put them up for all to see.....

We may have to start a roster for mowing for those that are interested. 

 We can't have the prez thinking he owns the Toro....

We have had a commercial brush cutter donated to the club and it is

now up and running and will be housed with the mower. The cost was just over $40

to get it up to scratch.

See you all soon.....