MODEL AERO CLUB

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31755, 12 August 1968, Page 9

MODEL AERO CLUB

Free Flight Field Day At Eyreton Highlight of a recent free flight field day. held by the Kaiapoi Model Aero Club at Eyreton. was a special attempt by P. Wheeler on the national aggregate record. Conditions were ideal and the longest distance the model, a Tomboy powered by a Mills .75. landed from the take-off was about 60 yards. There were nine flights, the best being 3min, and the shortest, 2min Usee. The average time on ground between flights was 46sec. and the final total 1451 seconds, bettered the former record by 140 sec. Results were: Hand launched glider: D. Broome 286. B. Turner 277, M. Scott 232. D. Turner 226. R. Spencer-Bowers 183, W. Forbes 181. P. Wheeler 173. FAI power: M. Scott 191. W. Forbes 144. A/l: D. Turner 537. D. Broome 523. M. Smith 513. B. Turner 430, W. Forbes 407. P. Comrie. A. 2: B. Turner 744. D. Broome 656, P. Wheeler 648. M. Scott 610. W. Forbes 602. M. Smith 552. Precision power: P. Wheeler 300 points. B. Turner 277, W. Forbes 175. Radio control: J. Comrie 522. M. Scott 213. Overhead conditions were very good but the ground surface was muddy and slippery for a ontrol line field day held at haiapoi. Results were; Aggregate: P. Wheeler 985, B. Turner 941. W. Forbes. 855. M. Scott 790. G. Allen 472, S. Middleton 180. Open rubber: W. Forbes 191, S. Middleton 137. M. Scott 118. Class B team race: W. Forbes 94 laps, M. Schofield 91. B. Turner 43. M. Scott half lap. Aerobatics: P. Wheeler 827, B. Turner 686, W. Forbes 603. M. Morice 208, B. Conway 83, G. Allen 59. Class A team race <held over 100 laps): W. Forbes 7:34.0: ! P Wheeler 8:14.0; B. Turner 1 lap.