Club Events
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Forthcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE :Club meetings take place at. St Barnabus Church Hall, Grove Road, Emmer Green on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 P.M.. Starting May 4th club meetings will be at the flying field.
| Tuesday 17 Feb | Club Night at Berkshire Museum of Aviation Woodley. Meet at 20:00 |
| Saturday 28 Feb | Indoor Flying at Reading Buses - date to be confirmed |
| Tuesday 16 Mar | Speaker about Indoor Flying, normal club house |
| Sunday 4th April | Float plane do Beale Park - see below |
| Sunday 18th April | 10:30 to 12:00 Pilot of the Year, first event - rained off and moved to May 9th |
| Sunday 25th April | Ascot Show |
| Tuesday 4th May | From now on all club nights will be at the flying field. Normal flying plus training 18:30 to 20:00hrs, training only after that time |
| Sunday 9th May | 10:30 to 12:00 Pilot of the Year, 1st event - see below |
| Sunday 16th May | 10:30 to 12:00 Pilot of the Year, 2nd event - see below |
| 22nd / 23rd May | Sandown Show |
| Sunday 12th June | North Berks Scale Day - At the Landmead Farm Site on the A338 between Wantage and Frilford. 10am onwards. Click here for more details |
| Saturday 19th June | Joint RDMAC / Reading Busses Social Club trip to Old Warden for an evenings flying. Click here for details. Coach will leave around lunch time. Bring a pick nick. More details of pick up location and times nearer the day. Places allocated on a first come first served basis, places confirmed on receipt of £15 per head sent to Dave Belcher, 6 Thicket Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berks, RG30 4TY. 0118 9412792. Ticket price includes coach and entrance fee. |
| Sunday 20 Jun | Field will be closed on Sunday and the following Saturday for Rowing Regattas. Dates not yet confirmed but somewhere around here. |
| Saturday 26 Jun | Field will be closed on Saturday for Rowing Regatta. Dates not yet confirmed but somewhere around here. |
| Saturday 3 July | Enstone Cup. Fly In and barbeque at Enstone Airfield. Starts approx 13:00 Click here for event report |
| Sunday 11 July | 10:30 to 12:00 Pilot of the Year, 3rd event - Rained off - moved to 12th Sept |
| Sunday 25 July | Cholsey Model Mania, flying run by the club, "A" cert required (or perhaps it should be a "B" cert) |
| Sat/Sun 7/8 Aug | Beale Park Float plane and Boat Show. "B" Cert required to fly at this annual 2 day event but it's worth turning up to watch even if you're not flying. |
| Sunday 12 Sep | 10:30 to 12:00 Pilot of the Year, 3rd (postponed from 11th July) and 4th (last) event - see below |
| Tuesday 21st Sept | Return to St Barnabus - Note this is a Non - Smoking event |
| Tuesday 5th Oct | Bring an Buy sale as St Barnabus - event to be confirmed |
| Sunday 10th Oct | Tadley Show - Click here for details. |
| Tuesday 19th Oct | St Barnabus - 'Stuck up evening' - Talk on Adhesives - event to be confirmed |
| Sunday 24th Oct | Beale Park Float Plane Fly In. 'A' cert required to fly. |
| Tuesday 2nd Nov | St Barnabus - Modellers Forum - "Trainer Plus" |
| Tuesday 16th Nov | St Barnabus - Talk from Hobby Stores |
| Tuesday 7th Dec | AGM |
| Tuesday 21st Dec | Christmas Meet |
February 28th, Indoor Fly In
Dave Belcher has organised yet another Indoor Event at Reading Bus Garage, Gt. Knolly's St, Reading. It will be available from 12:30 to 17:00 and all are welcome. If you've not been before see event reports below for some pictures of the last few events. Please park in the public car park on Gt. Knolly's St not in the grounds of Reading Buses. There will be no charge but we may need to limit the numbers so please contact Dave Belcher in advance to let him know you will be coming (Email dave@de5ktop.fsnet.co.uk or phone).
4th April, Float plane Fly In, Beale Park
The Spring Float plane Fly In will be on Sunday April 4th on the usual lake at Beale Park, near Pangbourne from approx. 9am to Dusk. Anyone with a BMFA 'A' Certificate is welcome to fly. All Pilots should purchase a ticket for entry to Beale Park. If you've never been before you can find a map here and there are plenty of pictures of the lake and of the wide variety of planes that turn up in the event reports below. If you need more details feel free to contact Bob Roper on 01491 671232.
Pilot of the Year Award
This new award will be held over 4 events with best 3 scores to count. Each event will take place at the flying field on Sunday morning 10:30 to 12:00. All events are intended to be straightforward but challenging for the pilot. You should be able to enter with most types of model, no special models will be required and any member may enter. More details at the first event on 18th April.
Event Reports
Enstone Fly in.
Not such a great day - for report Click here
Beale Park Float Plane Fly In 4th April.
Another great day - for report and pictures Click here