Events 2025
24th August 2025
Power Gliding day for the Roger Price Memorial Cup
On Saturday 23rd August, 26 members along with family & friends turned out to watch 13 competitors take part in the Clubs Power Gliding Day for the Roger Price Memorial Cup.
The weather was little over cast with a slight breeze making finding the lift slightly challenging.
13 Pilots each flew two rounds, which comprised a 20 second power climb and then glide, aiming for a maximum score of 5 minutes with 10 seconds added for landing on a designated area of the patch. points were deducted if pilots went over the 5 mins timescale.
Times from the first two rounds were added together to give an overall time for the Top five pilots
Scores were then levelled & the top five pilots competed in a fly-off for the final three places.
Top 5 were,
David P, Adam R, Gordon B, George P, Tony B.
After some great flying with some challenging landings we had our final 3 pilots.
1st Adam R - 5.00 mins
2nd George P - 4.30 mins
3rd Gordon B - 4.14 mins
A big thank you to Ian Maye who helped out with the Scoring, Harry for sorting the BBQ & Big thank you to Angie for suppling all the cakes, sausage rolls & pork & stuffing batches for the days events, which was very much enjoyed by all.
28th June 2025
Club Fun Day
Today's N.A.C Annual Club fun day was held, 26 Members along with family & friends attended the patch to watch or take art in a series of mini competitions, Landing closest to the plate, Fastest take off, loop, touch & go, roll and landing & Limbo competition & it was all for the Haribo's, the weather was extremely hot & the wind made especially challenging with landing as it was very breeze but despites the weather conditions a good day was had by all.
26th April 2025
Bungee Gliding Competition for the Dave Perrett Cup
28 members turned out at the field to attend the Annual Bungee Gliding day competition, The day started off slightly dull & grey with a small ray of sunshine breaking through early morning, this quickly disappeared leading to a cool breeze, 18 members took part in the Bungee Gliding Competition for the Coveted Dave Perrett Cup, Pilots would fly 3 Rounds with the first two rounds scores been totalled together to give an overall score, then the Top 5 pilots would fly the final Third Round where scores would be levelled in a fly off for first place. scores were variable throughout the day with some finding lift pockets & others not.
Top 5 pilots from the first Two rounds
Ian H , John C, David P, Chris B, Len G
Scores end of Round 3
1st Ian H
2nd - Chris B
3rd - John C
Many Thanks to everyone who attended, it was fantastic day, also many thanks to all my helpers, retrieving the bungee chord & timings, Also Big Thankyou goes to Angie R for suppling all the BBQ food & Cakes, Sausage Rolls etc ensuring the clubs well feed & watered
21st April 2025
Winter Build Competition
This year's Winter Build competition was held Monday 14th April after the OGM.
There were 6 Entrees this year, as always the models were of a high standard, All the models this year were judged by the members themselves.
Aircraft are judged on 4 categories
- I) Build Complexity,
- ii) Construction Quality
- iii) Finish.
(Marks were awarded out of 10pts - scores were all totalled together to give a final scale for each entree.
Winners this year were:
- 1st Place - Tony Boucher - Piper Cherokee
- 2nd: Alan Payne - English Electric Lighting
- 3rd: Oscar Halstead - Spitfire
During the walk around, Members were treated to a small spread of cakes & sandwiches supplied by Angie -
Many thanks Angie Richards.
