Welsh Open

It might be blind optimism and sheer pig-headedness, but I have entered the Welsh Open F3F for September this year.
The wife is in a particularly good mood today so I might raise the topic of me rewarding myself with 3 days on the Bwlch for finishing the ODP training (presuming I do! hehehe).


Fingers crossed! Got a bit of repair work to do before mid September now!

Not too long to go now! Woop Woop!

Two presentations done ...... Two presentations to go...... Followed by three exams and some portfolio tidying up.
Then I will be free (FREE I TELL YOU except for family and home improvement commitments ) to tackle this

So that I can start on the own designs, but first some repairs.
I think I am going to start on the aerobat, after repairing the Skorpions (yep, I've got two BROKEN ones ;-( )
Looking forward to having a tinker.

F3F World Champs. Aussie Team?

I hope there is an Australian team going to the World Champs for F3F in October.
I offered my services as there is no public selection process as yet but they (my services) were declined and I was told it is all in hand by the MAAA (Controlling body for RC in Australia). It was also made pretty clear (understandably) that to compete as an Aussie, I would need to qualify in Australia.
If the governing body back home had entertained the idea (if no-one had shown any interest) of me representing Aus at the F3FWChamps, I reckon I could have made an exception to my self-imposed exile and found a way to compete.
Licencing and insurance are ridiculously expensive back home so all future International comps that I attend will be attended as a Brit.
I am still quite a way off from getting back into F3F but I do have every intention of returning.

I even have plans to 'roll my own' F3Ffer in the next couple of years while my participation is restricted to the garage.

Anyway, I'm just procrastinating.

I am supposed to be studying. I've got 10 weeks until all my uni work should be finished, YAYAYAY!

Hope the guys and girls in the UK that read this are enjoying the weather lately. Back to the books for me.

Welsh F3F blogspot

Andrzej Tabero has created a great blogspot for posting his news and reports from the Welsh F3F scene.
I have always really enjoyed reading his excellent race reports and I'm stoked that they are in one place now.
http://welsh-f3f.blogspot.com/ is the address.

Wasabi clip from Rhossili

I managed to squeeze out a quick vid of the Wasabi from Rhossili.
Forgot to credit the music to Muse. The song is Showbiz. Hope you enjoy it.

Dorado flown by Roger

Was great to get down to Rhossili for a great morning of flying and catching up with Roger and Andy on Friday. I got a little bit of video from my day out but only of two planes, Rogers Dorado aerobat and my Wasabi. It is amazing how much the cold effects the battery for the video camera.
Here is the clip of Rogers Dorado looking smooth and graceful (mostly).




I had the wrong setting on the camera for the majority of the day, so it looks a bit .... Blue!


Video of my Wasabi coming up later (When I finish it)

Bring on 2012!!!

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's hoping that the wind blows favourably on your slopes and in your lives this year.

All the Best
Clayt