A retrospective look at 2011 and a forward glance to 2012.  Well, 2011, apart from the weather, has been a great year for the league events. The number of pilots participating have increased in all of the events, even mini speed. One new venue, at the Marlborough Club, was added to the programme.  600 RES The 600RES is a 5 meeting competition with the best 4 scores to count, additionally we also run a monthly invitation monthly postal electric thermal competition using the same models. So you get two competitions for the price of one model. That’s good value! The times can be made at y [ ... ]

After a week of wildly changing weather not unusual for the UK at this time of year, Saturday the 17th was forecast to be mostly sunny in North Dorset.  However, having made plans to hit the slopes at WinGreen, it looked like it was going to be a no go as dawn broke with no wind at all. Posting my plans on the forum as early as the Thursday before there wasn't that much response.  Most of the usual zagi fanatics bottled out due to the possiblility of minimal wind, too cold or being dragged out to Christmas shopping.  The latter I am fully aware of as it happened to me last week when I mis [ ... ]

November has entered it's first week bringing forth high winds, rain and fog.  But this time of year has it's benefits because the wind direction leans more to northerlies which has the benefit of using WinGreen for some serious combat flying aka slope soaring.  Albiet you may have to dress up in attire more adapted for an Artic Expedition. Although on the coast the wind was slight, further inland in the hills of North Dorset the wind was sweeping down from the north in a steady blast of around 15mph.  Being confirmed by Compton Abbas weather station the Team head for WinGreen slope, a tig [ ... ]