SMSA News

Last updated: 8 May, 2008Date -->	Latest BMFA Club Bulletins Click here

How High, How Fast...See How! Just bought a cool Altimeter device for my F3K plane and thought i would share it with you guys as it may be fun to use in the summer lift! The How high and See How gives you instant readouts of your peak heights during a flight and also up to 9 data points during a flight. Easily fitted and costs approx £40 for both units! Superb bargain item!!! Also available a How Fast and a R/C reporter System monitor. www.wingedshadow.com Stix Models, Banbury, is closing down at the end of May. Clearance sale Starts SATURDAY 3rd MAY 9am. Everything must go. Unbeatable prices on wide range of stock will make summer shows look expensive! Call in to grab a bargain. Please make sure your fellow club members don't miss out! Stix Sales Graham Reed: Is going to represent GB in the Viking race 2008 in Slovakia after qualifying this weekend in wales...... Also, a reminder aswell that there is another F3F practice session on either the saturday or sunday coming up. ...now you can see why it is important to give Graham the practice required :-) F3F Training Sessions: it is intended to hold an f3f practice sessions, for those members currently interested in racing this summer , on either the 5th or 6th of APRIL, hopefully with the co-operation other of other SMSA members. A 100m course to be set up on the hill with a buzzer system and flags. The intention is to practice and to analyse each pilots flying techniques to gain a better overall flying potential for future races. We would like to slot our practice sessions in at half hour intervals throughout the day. We will obviously respect peoples wishes and hope that general fliers will be happy to give this set up a try. This is the first of a 3 month trial , granted by the committee, the weekends involved are : 5/6 APRIL, 3/4 MAY and 7/8 JUNE Thank you (Mark Freeman) Site Regulations. All SMSA members must carry membership cards for the SMSA and the BMFA when using the club flying sites. Membership cards must be presented when requested by other members of the SMSA or others connected with the flying sites. If a incident occurs of any kind or relevant discussions with land owners then this must be reported to the safety officer safety@smsa.co.uk . If an incident occurs we need to know what happens to help protect our flying sites. Failure to report incidents is in breach or the site agreements and will result in disciplinary action. Our flying sites are for the use of members only, if a card/membership cannot be proven then you cannot fly from our sites Please remember that these regulations are part of the agreements made between the SMSA and the site managers/owners. Failure to comply with these agreements WILL result in the loss of our flying sites. Click here for a full list of the flying site rules and regulations. Last month on 17th Feb. an incident occurred where a SMSA member refused to show his details to the owner of the stables at Edgehill The person concerned further contravened site rules by not sending a report of the incident to the safety officer so we have no idea of the other side of the situation. Club members will shortly all receive an email with full details of this incident. In the meantime if you have any information regarding this issue then please do not hesitate to get in touch. Shennington Gliding Club: Shenington Gliding club are now offering SMSA members discounted prices at Shenington Gliding Club for SMSA members: Click here for more information and links. SMSA AGM: The 2007 AGM was held at The Shakespeare Inn Harbury on Monday 3rd December. Download minutes (pdf) SMSA and BMFA membership: If you are not a member and wish to fly then contact secretary@smsa.co.uk. Please remember that you will not be allowed to fly if you do not carry an up to date membership card. Download membership form (pdf)