Winter FPV Meet - Mad Dogs and Englishmen

[Flyboysee]

So I thought to myself, "Where am I going to find a bunch of FPV pilots who are mad enough to brave the cold of winter and fly 'Caution to the Wind' despite the elements?" Then it just came to me as if by divine inspiration... Right here!


Right then, while the success of this weekend's FPV meet (29th September 2012 in Great Haseley) is fresh in our minds, I'd like to propose a winter meet up at the same venue sometime in the winter season. Naturally we will have the same facilities, as well as power points for heaters. Perhaps we should consider an entrance fee to cover the cost of renting the venue, as well as providing a cooked lunch, with soup, tea and coffee on tap all through the day. This should be around £20 a head.

I could set up an indoor video screen (projector) to view the live action indoors and with flights of 10 - 15 minutes I'm sure we'll all handle a small amount of exposure.

Let's start with a show of hands. Are you mad enough? Who's in?

Richard

[Western]

Me!

[3DJIM]

Raises hand.


Jim

[FPVSteve]

If it were closer maybe :( Just if it's so cold and miserable that we need heaters and stuff, then the roads are probably going to be crap and I don't fancy sitting in a winter traffic jam....

[krikey]

Its around 2 hours to get to you and as long as the roads are clear then I'm game. Consider my hand raised.

[FPVSteve]

Cleaned the thread now that a new one has been started for the Northern meet...

As you were.... :)

[CurryKitten]

Absolutely up for this one.  Video screen an excellent idea, being a passenger on a flight is one of the best things about these meets, and combining this with inside and heat is good

[FPVSteve]

I think these would be a nightmare for FPV on landing, you're pretty much guaranteed a noseover on every landing .. plus they're balsa which is much less forgiving than foam.

Rather you than me mate, I prefer a plane for FPV that is very stable - after all, you don't see the airframe when flying through goggles.

[Flyboysee]

Nice ideas Dave, but I have to say anything that's a balsa type, or taildragger is going to be a killer. If you insist I would speak to Dizzy about this. I believe she's FPV'd or is about to, a Spitfire.

For me the best basic plane is something like an EZ, Bixler or AXN (though a bit small for me). I think the Twinstar IS still the best alternative to these. I'm still busy looking at mine - actually it's probably about an hour's work away from a maiden, but I'm having too much fun with the EZ to be arsed right now. Would you know, I actually bought a 2nd Twin 2nd hand from a BMFA geyser, apparently it's mint with a brushed set up, so looking forward to that.

Right, so you've had a set back. No problem, pick up the pieces and get back in the air asap. I assume all the FPV gear and electronics are alright still?

Richard

[Flyboysee]

Dave if you'd like to set a weekend date for a re-maiden, I could do mine at the same time - up here or down there, I'm cool either way. Let me know.

Richard

[Dizzy]

Well if anybody would do a car share part way i,m game for a meet or even a sleep over somewhere to make the journey easier for me  :D
I am house trained btw  ;D

why is Cornwall so far from everywhere grrrr ;)

dizzy

[Flyboysee]

Hi Dizzy

Modest accommodation just down the road :) http://www.manoir.com/web/olem/le_manoir.jsp

Richard

[Dizzy]

Whoa strewth think i can get a mortgage at my age  :o

515 for the cheapest night i may have to rethink this carefully  ^-^

dizzy :D

[Flyboysee]

...kidding Dizzy. We're on the 'other' side of the tracks - but it's a great place to fly over :)

[electricmick]

I could be up for this depending on the date.