Guernsey Model Club
8th May 2012 Webmaster - Colin Rouillard.
Welcome to the Guernsey Model Club Website. This is where you will be find out all about the club, from who the committee members are, to what kind of aircraft members fly. If you have any club related questions please contact one of the committee members.
8th May 2012
New aircraft on Chris Wilkinson's page, a nice looking large Auster.
New item and still lots of bargains available on the For Sale page
Recent atmospheric shot of Chris Wilkinson's SE5 at Chouet, hopefully more good weather on its way! Other flying shots on his 'members' page.
Guernsey club members, please note .....
Club Subscriptions for 2012 are due NOW and are as follows -
Please make sure you pay your membership fees before you fly, so that your BMFA insurance is valid.
Senior members £47 (including BMFA membership)
Senior Citizens £41 (including BMFA membership)
Junior members £24 (including BMFA membership)
Please let Dave Wilkinson have your subs a soon as possible to ensure continuity of membership and insurance.
His contact numbers are - 07781 424041 and 725565
Past news ....
25th September - Club's 40th Anniversary project update..... WE DID IT FOLKS !!!!
The first ever flight of a radio controlled aircraft from Guernsey to Herm and back has taken place. The weather was superb and the flight itself went like clockwork; all the testing and flight trials paid dividends as the aircraft and motor performed faultlessly.
Huge thanks go to all the club members who were involved with the project (for full list follow link below), Sussex Model Centre who supplied the aircraft and motor at a generously discounted price, Dowding Signs who kindly provided (for free) the personalised registration markings, the Guernsey authorities and Herm Island Administration without who's co-operation and support the flight could not have happened and lastly the many members of the public who have made generous donations toward the 3 charities we are supporting with this project.
Here's a link to the page detailing this historic event...
Guernsey to Herm and back - 40th Anniversary Project flight
West Show 2011 and JMAC Battle of Britain display pictures are now on the site, check out the relevant pages below.
also... Congratulations to Dave Wilkinson for his very creditable 3rd place in the Channel Island Aerobatic Competition. The flying standards were excellent and Dave put in some very accurate flights, the actual points separating the second and third placings were very few, so well done to Dave.
Our island, and more specifically our club flying site recently played host to the filming of a programme for the current season of this very popular Channel 5 show. For a few shots of what went on at the flying site whilst the episode was being filmed see 'Flightline' page below.
Here a couple of new supplier links which might be of interest
Fast Lad Performance - www.fast-lad.co.uk
I have been putting together an article hopefully illustrating how what might at first glance seem to be irretrievable wreckage following an 'arrival', be rescued and rebuilt. You can see what I mean by checking out the page below entitled.... "All is not lost" If you have stories / pictures to share with folks about rebuilds, then I'd like to hear from you.
IMPORTANT Reminder !!!!
IMPORTANT notice to all flyers using the Chouet site - there is to be NO overflying of the Green Waste quarry during its opening hours .
Lastly... if you are test flying a new model, or one that has been repaired, it might be wise to ask fellow pilots not to fly whilst you are carrying out the first flight, as it will obviously reduce the stress factor in case you have a lot of 'in flight trimming' to do, and will allow you to concentrate on your model without having to worry if there is another model in your airspace.
*** A new page on the web site***,
for various shots of models, modellers etc etc ***
If you have any pictures of new models, or items for sale, just drop me an email - colinrou@tinyworld.co.uk or call me and I'll put them up on the site.
09/02/2006. An aircraft for Reflex XTR from John Ogier. He has modelled one of his Canard Designs for the simulator, and after having flown it himself, Dave W says that it is one of the most realistic simulator planes he's ever used. Download it here.
Chouet Scenery for Reflex XTR...Download the original file here. 28/09/2005. New version is ready. Looks just like flying down at the site! If you want a copy, let Dave W know, as it's quite a large folder. There is a night-flying heli download on another site, and he's also modified Chouet for night flying too!! Again, if you want a copy let Dave know.
Learning To Fly / Joining the Club
Fun Fly Saturday 23rd August 2008
Indoor Flying Autumn/Winter 2009
Modelling Open Day (gallery) 30/05/10
JMAC 50th Anniversary Display 2010
AeroModel of the Year Competition 2010