2012
second year
Dates
24 June 2012
25 August 2012
Please take note of the following:
Entry fee £5 pay on the day
10:00 start
Club noise restrictions apply (just be sensible).
There is a club imposed 1 hour break from 13:00 - 14:00 During this period electric models can be flown and ic engines run on the ground. We also hope to be finished by 17:00 as we will be cream crackered.
Toilet facilities are available, tea and coffee available in the club house on a help yourself basis, and we will be providing food.
Help with any of the these tasks is always welcome, time keeping, line angle marshal, score keeping, noise tests, line pull tests, and general running about.
We also hope to have a computerised scoring system running that will give running up to the date results and greatly simplify result entry.
Contact Andy Green or Zoe Quilter if you have any queries
Look forward to seeing you.
August 7 2011
Held on a changeable but very blustery day which abated a little in the afternoon. Flyable but bordering on not enjoyable in the morning. The event attracted slightly more entrants than last year, and that put a stain on the organisation, it's obvious that we need more bodies to help out, Andy Green the CD, had his work cut out but managed well in the circumstances. Some of us were suffering with the results of wind damage earlier in the year, lack of practice, or half prepared models for various reasons. Personally I blame the crap weather we have been having for most of the year, without which I'm sure everyone's scores would have been higher. The gods must have been half smiling at the end though, as black clouds and rain moved in just as people wended their way home.
A good time was had by all however, with the visitors appreciating the clubs facilities, and free grub. We hope the word spreads as we intend to repeat the exercise next year
Here are the results, and let the pictures speak for themselves. Many thanks to Paul Breuring for being photographer for the day and additional pictures by Andy Housden.
Zoe Quilter
Please Note: the
regular monthy teamrace will also be held on day.
A speed event
Any model up to 2.5cc (0.15)
Line
length 12.8m (42ft)
No time limit on engine starting, take as long as you
want.
Timed over 10 laps from when the model passes the timekeeper for the
first time.
Three attempts allowed, best speed to count.
Winner is the model with the closest to the average of
all the entries
speeds. This should give everyone a chance.
We can provide a model for anyone wanting to have a go. This
seems set to become a regular event, it's fun, simple, and enjoyed by
all who enter.
These were the 2011 results:
Average time 30.8 secs
Andy Green 2.78 1 PAW1.5
Zoe Quilter 3.02 2 MK17 1.5
Phil Clark 5.4 3 TT15
Bragging rights to Zoe Quilter for 27.78 secs fastest flight of the day.
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These were the 2010 results:
Average time 32.2 secs
Name
Diff
Position Engine
Andy Green 1.27
1 Norvell 1cc
+ PAW1.5
Ken Stanley
3.04 2
PAW 2.5 special
Zoe Quilter 3.2
3
AP15
Bob Stanley
3.2 3
Frog 1.5
Pete Wale 9.99
4 PAW
2.5
Bragging rights to Zoe Quilter for 28 secs fastest flight of the day.
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2009 results
Average time 31.54
Name Time
Diff Position
Ken Stanley
1.95 1
Andy Green
3.64 2
Zoe Quilter
3.7 3
Bob Stanley
6.44 4
Phil Clarke
8.46 5
Ade Key 9 laps no score
Bragging rights to Bob Stanley for 25.1 secs fastest flight of the day.
Peter Catlow
The Control Line group of the Leicester MAC is a small, but enthusiastic group. On most Sundays there will be four or five members at the site enjoying flying their models, such as Aerobatic, Racing, Carrier Deck or Combat planes.
At
present we have an established grass circle, which sadly for serious
Stunt fliers,
slopes quite a bit.We run regular Club racing competitions for fun, see article by Zoe below. We do not have enough interested members to hold true team race events, so they are very simple and any member is welcome to enter. We can even provide a model if you feel the urge to have a go.
Control Line fliers, of any standard, are welcome to join us, and are sure to find the support they need to make the most out of this great branch of aeromodelling!
LMAC CL Team Race Events
Zoe Quilter
As
this is the only event we run on a regular basis, so it's worth giving
an insight into the rules. These races are a bit of a misnomer, a more
accurate description may be Time Trials. The reason being that we don't
have
enough willing people available to organise anything approaching true
team racing.The races are run on the first Sunday of each month.
There are three classes (which bear only a passing resemblance to true team race, past or present). The rules have evolved to be as inclusive and simple as possible to encourage anyone to have a go.
1) Race run over 50 laps, with one compulsory pit stop.
2) To keep things simple. Line length is actual line length, not centre to centre.
3) Class 1/2A - any model - line length 12.8m (42') - any engine up to 1.6cc (.10)
Owner of the model pits, any competent pilot flies the model. Owner can still pit and fly if they wish.
4) Class A - any model - line length 16.8m (52') - any engine up to 3.5cc (.21)
Owner of the model pits, any competent pilot flies the model. Owner can still pit and fly if they wish.
5) Class OPEN - any model - line length 16.8m (52') - any engine up to 6.5cc (.40)
Owner of the model pits, any competent pilot flies the model. Owner can still pit and fly if they wish.
Control Line
Models
An
Introduction
(Originally taken from the 2007
BMFA Nat's program)
Control Line flying has been around for much longer than people realise. It was certainly around in the 1940's, and is a never ending challenge to those that take it seriously. As technology evolves so do the models, power plants, and ways of flying them. It is far from an outdated form of model flying, and not quite as easy as it may look at first glance.
Many CL fliers fly just for fun and build models that give them pleasure in building and flying, without regard to the rules that regulate competition flying. However, competition flying gives an added dimension, and can improve technique and knowledge at a greatly accelerated pace. There are a great variety of classes and many sub divisions in control line competition. Please be aware that what follows are extremely brief descriptions of the basic categories to give a flavour of what goes on; the actual rules can sometimes be far more involved. Basic classes in each category, tend to be simplified versions of the rules proper to encourage newcomers.
Speed
Fly one at a time against stopwatches. The fastest model wins.
Pilots fly one at a time before judges, and describing specified shapes in the air.
Team
Racing
Three pilots fly together. Racing with pit stops for refuelling.
Scale
Miniature versions of full sized aircraft. Pilots fly one at a time
before judges
Carrier
Pilots fly one at a time, take off from a model
carrier deck, fly as fast as possible, as slow as possible, then
attempt to land back on the deck.
Combat
Two pilots fly together. Each model has a streamer tied to its tail and
each pilot tries to cut his opponent's streamer.
To
start, if possible it's best to join a
club, or work with an experienced control line flier, this way you
will be able to progress quickly and have your many questions
answered. Compared to RC, CL has minimal amount of regulation and if
common sense is used, flying sessions are low risk affairs. Flying
control
line is not dangerous if
approached sensibly.
It is always wise to choose a model that is easy to build and repair in the beginning, but you will need to learn how to tackle starting an engine. Hand starting is common and convenient. But unless flying in certain competitions electric starters can be used by the inexperienced; except on diesel engines which is probably the easiest way to destroy one! Electric motors also have properties that you need to be very aware of! So learning with an experienced modeller will make things much easier and more fun, and if nothing else, will help ensure that your model stays in one piece for longer!
A web site dedicated to Control Line and well worth a visit, is:
Barton Model Flying Club, Control Line Forum
And my own site (shameless plug!) http://www.fuelsoaked.me.uk/ (Zoe Quilter)For Control Line Carrier info http://carrier-deck.com/