CHRISTCHURCH AND DISTRICT MODEL FLYING CLUB

BMFA affiliation no. 2581

WESSEX TOMBOY LEAGUE 2010

Scores after Round 2 held at Cashmoor on Sunday 25 April 2010

The second round of the 2010 Wessex Tomboy League was held by kind invitation of the Wimborne MAC. After a week of glorious weather the forecast was most encouraging but the flying conditions turned out to be very windy. However, these 36” span Tomboys cope well with the wind, probably better than their pilots! Nine pilots turned up and arrived from as far afield as Newton Abbott, Bristol, and London. Seven flew in the Tomboy 36 fly-off, but only three managed to land back on the patch. James Parry who struggled to qualify was third with a time of 3minutes 30 seconds. John Taylor wisely returned early from a downwind position to claim second place with a time of 5 minutes 30 seconds. Congratulations go to Richard Farrer with an excellent time of 7 minutes to win in fine style in only his second event. With a second place finish in his first event Richard now leads the league table with 19 points. Tom Airey climbed up high as usual under power and lost sight of his model in cloud and hasn’t seen it since! Paul Netton and Chris Hague, both of whom should have known better, landed way down wind after flying up near the cloud base for some time - it’s so easy to be wise after the event! Barrie Collis, flew well in his first event and was unlucky not to make it back onto the patch.

Wessex Tomboy 36” span league table

		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5			Total
1	Richard Farrer	9	10						19
2	John Taylor	7	9						16
3	James Parry	6	8						14
4	Paul Netton	10	2						12
5	Tom Airey	8	2						10
6	Chris Hague	2	2						4
7	Barrie Collis	-	2						2
8	Derek Collin	-	1						1

1^st Richard Farrer 7 min 00 sec; 2^nd John Taylor 5 min 30 sec;

3^rd James Parry 3 min 30 sec. Landed out: Barrie Collis, Chris Hague,

Paul Netton, Tom Airey. DNS: Derek Collin

Wessex Tomboy Senior 48” span league table

		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5		Total
1	Tom Airey	10	10					20
2	Peter Rose	9	8					17
3	Chris Hague	8	9					17
4	Clive Carpenter	-	1					1

1^st Tom Airey 5 min 48 sec; 2^nd Chris Hague 5 min 31 sec; 3^rd Peter Rose 4 min 39 sec. DNS: Clive Carpenter

Four entrants started the day but there were only three entrants in the Tomboy Senior fly-off. Free flight exponent and newcomer to the series, Clive Carpenter, actually flew a qualifying flight without radio. Although the Tomboy was recovered from a mile and half away with no major damage it was too late in the day to join in. The event was won by Tom Airey, his 48” span Tomboy achieving the best launch, while Chris Hague just managed to stay aloft long enough to beat Peter Rose, all three planes and pilots coping well in the strong winds. Our thanks go to our starters for the day, Bill Longley and Derek Collin. Also to the host club the Wimborne MAC for allowing the use of their flying field. And finally, of course, to James Parry for all the hard work he put into organising the site on the day

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Tomboy 36 winner Richard Farrer

Remember, it is the best four scores, shown in bold type, to count. The next round will be on Sunday 4 July, hosted by the Wincanton Falcons at their Templecombe flying site.

Ref: WSSXTMBY410     James Parry/Chris Hague

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