No 30
March 10, 2001

Hi friends,

Like so many places throughout the UK, we are suffering the effects of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in various ways and this includes the closure of our flying site for the foreseeable future. On the last weekend we were able to fly, however, I was very pleased that I was deemed sufficiently competent to fly solo at the club field - a great step forward as far as I am concerned!

Whilst visiting the website of Rivington Soarers Association, which is featured on the club scene page, I was very interested to see a note requesting that folk should not use their mobile phones at their flying site as their use had wiped out the model memories of certain transmitters. I wonder if any of you have also experienced this phenomenon or know of its possibility? 

RICHARD CRAPP saw my message on last time's 'home page' and tells me that the removal of the bomb, bomb rack and servo together with the gun amplifier and battery pack has got his Waco well under the weight limit required for his competition flying, although he looks forward to having it checked on official scales. Richard also says that the Spanish Europe Championship, which was part of the World Air Games, has been cancelled due to differences that have arisen between the organising bodies. The Spanish championship will now be replaced by a Europe Championships in Poland; he doesn't yet know where he will be going on August 4th except that it's 1,000 miles from Calais. He mentioned he is building a Swordfish - I hope we get to see it! My thanks to Richard for getting in touch and giving us this latest news. 

Regards to all,

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Reg Heath · 60 South View Gardens · Andover · Hants · SP10 2AQ · UK