Just an update on my MPX Profi 4000 tx Problem

My Profi 4000 was sent off the Mike Ridley Monday lunchtime via Parcel Force on 48 hour delivery.

Mike emailed Tuesday lunchtime to say it had arrived and again at 4:00pm to say it was all repaired.

What an excellent service and thank you Mike.

Most of us that use Mulitplex gear know about Mike excellent services, but if you don't and you need to contact him the details are below.

Happy New Year

Andrzej

Mike Ridley Model Radio Workshop 12 Quilter Close Sholing Southampton SO19 0DW
Tel: +44 7708 436163 eMail: mike@modelradioworkshop.co.uk

Results - SWSA 2013 Woollybacks F3F Chrsitmas Bash

Well as you can see from my previous post things were conspiring against me for this weekend. With only my spare transmitter left which had only had one F3F model, my trusty old Elita in the memory I thought I should have a test fly which resulted in me popping a servo on landing, silly me..! 

That was the final straw and as a result I decide to sit it out in the centre for the day.

The forecast had suggested that the westerly would quickly swing to south-westerly and finally move around to south southwest so Martin and Simon had quickly got the course up on Mickey's.

It was left to Simon to get the Woollybacks which would probably be the last F3F of 2013 in the UK underway.

Mike Evans came out with all guns blazing and took the first round with the only sub 40 for the round with a 39:90. Grag Dakin has been conspicuously missing  from the slopes this year due to the sad loss of his Dad. Greg took second spot with a 43:09. Tony Livingstone took third spot with a 44:88.

Round two saw Mike stamp his authority on the competition by taking the second round with a 41:36.  Martin Newnham was second with 41:95 and Greg was in the frame again with a 43:28.

Round three would see journey man Pete Gunning who had made the long trip from Scotland take the round with a 42.01 with his Stinger.  Mike and Martin were just behind him again with a 43:20 and 42:84 respectively.

Round four saw Mike taking the honours again with 45:15. Martin Drewett took second spot with a 47:31 with Martin Newnham in third with a 48:37   

The fifth round would go to Greg with a 43:47, followed by Simon with a 45:20 and  Martin Drewett again in the frame with a 45:79.

Round six would see Greg in command again flying a 41:76 just beating Martin Newnham and Mike with 42:22 and 42:84.

I don't know if it was the excesses of the festive period and everyone struggling under pressure of Turkey and Christmas pudding or just how the slope was working. The wind speed had been generally pretty good  but we hadn't seen the plethora of sub 40's I had been expecting with these conditions  but all of a sudden thing got a lot quicker!

Greg suddenly found a 34:74 to stake a claim on the competition. Pete was finding the conditions to his liking clocked a 36:13, just beating Martin Newnham 36:29.

This had clearly fired Martin up and he grabbed his next opportunity to fly the fast time of the day a 34:44. Mike sensing the threat pulled out a 36:44 to take second spot and Simon  was just behind him with a 37:10.

Everyone was sensing that it was starting to get very close at the top and with Martin flying a 36:23 to take the penultimate round follow by Greg with a 37:01 and Simon 38:22.

Going into the final round there was hand full of people who could finish on top, especially if anyone made a mistake of got bad air.

Greg would win the final round with a 36:71, Mike wasn't giving up without a fight an flew a 37:29 and Pete would finish third with a 37:98.

So before the final results, a big thanks to Martin, Simon and Peter who organised the course and collected the money. Thanks to everyone for supporting our events this year and helping out.

So who would be the 2013 SWSA Woollyback Champion. Even though the conditions weren't blistering it turned out to be a very enthralling contest.

Maybe quite fittingly after loosing so much of the year due to personal problems it was Greg Dakin who came out as a worthy and deserved  winner, I am sure your Dad will be looking down from on high somewhere enjoying this victory .

Mike Evens who made so much of the early running finished second with Martin Newnham finishing third.
        

Thanks again and my I wish you all a happy New Year

Andrzej

1		Greg Dakin	8696.29
2		Mike Evans	8658.88
3		Martin Newnham	8637.15
4		Peter Guning	8462.01
5		Simon Thornton	8219.96
6		Graham Mahoney	7848.74
7		Andy Burgoyne	7827.78
8		Martin Drewett	7744.65
9		Tony Livingstone	7490.00
10		Ian Mason	7281.89
11		Clive Jones	7025.28
12		John Treble	6865.95
13		Chris Studley	6477.98
14		Mark Williams	6460.97

I don't think this is a good thing......!

Getting my gear ready for the "Woollyback" Christmas Bash I was greeted with "Data Loss Immanent - Contact MPX Service" is not want you want to see.

If anyone out there has had this and found an quick fix please let me know!

Talking of the Woollybacks, the Farmer will be opening the gate for us at 08:30 am if you want to have a quick fly before the comeptition

All the best

Andrzej

Woollybacks F3F Bash Sunday 29 December

Hi All

I hope we have all had a good Christmas.

The weather forecasts are mixed for Sunday, but most will put us on the Mickey's and give us a good opportunity of flying with only a minimum chance of rain with some heavier stuff not arriving until mid/ late afternoon.

For those of you who are interested we will meet at the 'T' junction at 9:00 am on Sunday morning. Obviously, if you let know beforehand I can start cobbling together a flying order, but don't worry if your want to turn up on the morning we will still let your fly.

See you Sunday and all the best

Andrzej

SWSA F3F Winter League is off

Hi All

I am sorry to say that although one or two forecasts are suggesting the rain might not arrive until mid afternoon quite a few others are suggesting that it will arrive around or before midday. Added to this we have a mild and moist south to south-westerly air flow this time of year which could well mean clag prior to the rain. This in all reality means we won't have enough time to get a competition in.

So I am sad to say I will have to call tomorrows competition off!

On a more brighter note may I take this opportunity to  wish you all a happy Christmas. If it's  Christmas, it means  it's Woollyback time! Looking at the calendar Sunday the 29 falls nicely between Christmas and New Year. So if I get enough interest I will propose to  run it on this date.

I look forward to seeing you all soon and all the best

Andrzej 

SWSA F3F Welsh Winter League call on hold

Hi all

Hum, I have to say that pissing people off on a Friday night is one of the worst jobs of being a CD!  Looking at the a couple of forecasts  they really don't give us a lot of hope of getting a competition on Sunday with clag in the morning giving way to rain in the afternoon.

However, there are one or two forecasts starting to show signs of improvement. So seeing as we haven't managed to get a round in yet for the winter league I will give it every opportunity to improve and make a call by midday tomorrow .

Sorry for the delay but I think we need to give it every chance and all the best

Andrzej

SWSA F3F Winter League

Hi All 

We will try again! Sunday is the first round of the SWSA F3F winter league. I will make a call Friday if the competition is on and if so mare details of meeting times.

If I can have entries by Saturday I would be grateful as it helps with organising the flying order and get things running on the day. However, if you wake up Sunday morning and decide at the last minute you want to fly you will more than welcome, but you might find yourself early in the flying order!

If you are thinking about having a go in F3F the winter league is a great place to start, it's all pretty informal and don't worry if you haven't got the latest state of the art carbon fibre dream machine to have a go.  Sure it nice to have but it is more important that you have a go at standing in the center of a course and trying to fly a kilometer as fast as you can with what ever plane you have got.  Better to find out flying a foamie that F3F is for you than spending thousands only to find out you have made an expensive mistake!   

Looking forward to seeing you all Sunday

Andrzej

First Round of the Welsh F3F Winter league is OFF

Hi All

sorry for the late post but I have just got in from work. I have to be honest it doesn't look good for Sunday. For the last couple of days rain was the main concern but this now has past. The real problem now is no wind as there appears to be a big high pressure sat on top of us.

Of the five weather sites  I have looked at only one is giving us flyable conditions which is the Met office mountain forecast on the Wrecker, true this is one of the most reliable.  Every other site is give between 2 to 5 mph with variable directions with everything from the Crest to the VR slope s we could end up chasing the wind all day.  

As always with the Bwlch you could go up Sunday and it could be great but I have to make a call now as I am working tomorrow and I am afraid that with the way things are looking at the moment I think the best thing is to call it off.

All the best

Andrzej 

First Round SWSA F3F Winter League

Sunday is the first round of the SWSA F3F winter league. I will make a call Friday if the competition is on and if so mare details of meeting times.

If I can have entries by Saturday I would be grateful as it helps with organising the flying order and get things running on the day. However, if you wake up Sunday morning and decide at the last minute you want to fly you will more than welcome, but you might find yourself early in the flying order!

If you are thinking about having a go in F3F the winter league is a great place to start, it's all pretty informal and don't worry if you haven't got the latest state of the art carbon fibre dream machine to have a go.  Sure it nice to have but it is more important that you have a go at standing in the center of a course and trying to fly a kilometer as fast as you can with what ever plane you have got.  Better to find out flying a foamie that F3F is for you than spending thousands only to find out you have made an expensive mistake!   

Looking forward to seeing you all Sunday

Andrzej

2013-14 Welsh F3F Winter League Dates

Hi All sorry for the late posting but I have been having fun In Spain at La Muela.

We will stick with the third Sunday of the month for the winter league dates which will be as follows:

November 17

December 15

January 19

February 16

March 16

As always we I will make a weather call on the Friday night before the Competition.

I will post near the date and I look forward to seeing you all

Andrzej

Day Two Welsh F3F Open

No flying today due to the conditions, Clag :-(

Well it wouldn't be a Welsh open with and a bit of rain and Clag!

Day one Welsh Open 2013

First Day of the Welsh Open

After three round this how it stands, but with the discard kicking in on the next round there could be some noticeable movement!

See you in the morning

Andrzej

place	pilot	Team	total
1	Peter Gunning	Mickey's Massive	2718.40
2	Jose Luis Alvares	Paketes	2691.74
3	Martin Newnham	GBU	2672.17
4	Gerardo Plaza	TWC	2659.98
5	Simon Thornton	GBU	2658.85
6	Joel West	Mickey's Massive	2605.30
7	Inaki Elizondo	TWC	2585.88
8	Graeme Mahoney		2574.37
9	Paul Upton	RPM	2563.81
10	Scott Ravenscroft		2556.87
11	Fernando Moro	Paketes	2547.35
12	Paul Garnet		2540.18
13	John Phillips		2534.15
14	Richard Bago	RPM	2481.68
15	Mark Abbots	Team Wrecker	2475.84
16	Frank Hulton	Team Willow	2472.23
17	Tom McPherson	FARTS	2465.90
18	Mark Redsell		2464.56
19	Kevin Newton	GBU	2441.58
20	Tony Livingston		2431.44
21	John Edison	FARTS	2414.37
22	Keith Wood	FARTS	2410.04
23	Alvaro Silgado	TWC	2409.57
24	Carlos Rivero		2403.09
25	Mick Walsh		2370.47
26	Andy Burgouyne	Team Willow	2369.13
27	Jorge Medina	Team Buckaroo	2368.37
28	Markus Meinssner		2327.25
29	Ronnie Lampe	Team Wrecker	2320.70
30	Inigo Herrera	Team Buckaroo	2283.72
31	Dave Rumble	Team Wrecker	2281.01
32	Tony Robertson	Paketes	2270.99
33	Ian Web		2259.82
34	Mark Treble		2259.23
35	Lazaro Martinez	Team Buckaroo	2253.90
36	Martin Drewitt		2241.99
37	Ian Mason	Team Willow	2198.36
38	Daniel Schneider		2190.95
39	John Treble		2174.04
40	Stefan Bertschi	Mickey's Massive	2156.82
41	Mike Evan		2148.55
42	Thomas Hsnselmann		2132.16
43	Tom Foreman	RPM	2111.87
44	Paul Stubley		1950.19
45	Marcelino Punal		1589.01

place	team	sum
1	GBU	7772.60
2	TWC	7655.44
3	Paketes	7510.09
4	Mickey's Massive	7480.52
5	FARTS	7290.30
6	RPM	7157.35
7	Team Wrecker	7077.55
8	Team Willow	7039.72
9	Team Buckaroo	6905.99
10	Tea Swillers	4725.10

Welsh Open Practice update

Hi All

For those of you lucky enough to be at the Bwlch today you should be enjoying some sunshine. The forecast has changes a little and is indicating that there is now more west in the wind direction. If you are finding the air a bit bumpy on the Ice Cream Slope it might be worth having a look at the Westerly slope on Mickey’s.

The good news is that Thursday was looking like a washout but it now looks like the rain could well clear by mid afternoon (16:00 onward) so if you are travelling down there could be a good chance of getting a couple of hours flying in. Again there could be a bit more west in the wind than previously forecast so you may need to go over to the westerly slope on Mickey's for the best conditions.

Enjoy and all the best

Andrzej

Welsh Open Practice

Hi All

For those of you coming down early for a practice for the Welsh Open I will ask the Farmer to open the gate to Mickey’s from Wednesday onwards.

Current forecast are suggesting Ice Cream Slope Wednesday, on Thursday Mickey’s during the day (with some precipitation) swinging back to The Ice Cream slope in the evening. However, as we all know 24 hours is along time in for a weather forecast on the Bwlch and it could all change by this time tomorrow!

If it is your first time to the Bwlch, best bet is always go to the landing area for the Wrecker to judge wind direction (see Kev’s old web site http://www.knewt.com/bwlch/thebwlch.htm ) before making a decision where to fly.

Any questions contact Kev or myself and I am looking forward to seeing you all on the weekend.

All the best

Andrzej

VV Sting for sale

My good friend Mike Young is selling his Sting and Pylon Racing plank  if anyone is interested. This would be an ideal model for anyone wanting to dip their toe into the F3F pool for the first time. Please have a look at the trailing email below and contact Mike via email at if you are interested

 

mike@miniwing.co.uk

 

Failing that please get in touch with myself and I will let Mike know

 

All the best

 

Andrzej

 

Hi Andrzej

 

If you hear of anyone after a starter F3F / back up model can you point them in my direction? I have a 2.8m F3F Sting for sale. Its not pristine but certainly serviceable. Way back when I bought two Stings to make one good one hence the colour differences. There are 2 x Sanwa 792s in the fuse, 2 x JR 368s on the ailerons and either multiplex or Volz on the flaps, they are red anyway. I’ll remove the battery as it maybe a little suspect now sitting on the shelf for a couple of years. I've also got a 60” plank I was racing with before packing it in, ballast tubes in fuse and wing, no idea what servos, can’t remember and without cutting the wing open to find out, 2.4ghz Rx but I’d remove the battery as I wouldn’t trust it, again no idea on price. I’d ring around but unfortunately my phone crashed and deleted the address book.

 

Cheers

Mike