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Winter Newsletter 2007
Dear Members,
Having started the flying season with some nice fine blue sky days the
more we moved in to the summer months the more the weather deteriorated.
Fortunately we managed to complete all our events without a single drop
of rain although many events on the show calendar had to be cancelled
due to the horrendous winds and floods that hit many of our regions.
The first and probably the only sun burning event that myself and a few
members experienced was the BMFA Nationals held at RAF Barkston Heath on
the August bank holiday weekend. This was a great weekend and well worth
a visit if you have not witnessed the BMFA in all its glory. The only
wet part to the weekend was a little dog called BMFA Bertie who was
caught cocking his leg up on the side of my tent! He only belongs to
Eric Clark the BMFA news editor pictured with Bertie in the October
issue. Oh and Geoff’s sun burnt head! He was told and I had lots of
cream for that one off day we call our summer. I’m sure the same gang
will be attending next year so mark it on your calendar for 2008 and
watch out for Bertie.
Castle Howard and Rufforth were both hit with poor weather but the
Longhorsley fly in turned out to be an excellent days flying.
Longhorsley with no wind and sunshine? We even had a fly past by the Red
Arrows on their way to support the Great North Run. So with all the
activity around Newcastle you can imagine the traffic jam coming home. I
hit the tail back around the Tyne thinking it was the normal metro hold
up but it lasted until the Darlington turn off! Maybe a rethink for next
year.
The last event on the flying calendar was our very own Fun Fly day which
was held on the 14th October and once again the weather was kind to us.
Not as many attended but those who came had fun and with not a single
crash! Four events were flown which consisted of the stall turn and
roll, climb and dead stick landing, triple trash and the limbo. Well
done to all that took part see you next year.
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1st Brian Daykin 5 points
2nd Geoff Nicholls 7 points
3rd Mark Parsonage 11 points |
Old Timers Quiz by Gordon Whitehead
Add the answers together to make a total of £32.17s 8 1/2d. Good luck!
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1. A stone |
7. A part of a Monkey’s leg |
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2. A bicycle |
8. Sun, moon and Pluto |
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3. A mans name |
9. Royal headdress |
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4. A singer |
10. 50% of panties |
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5. A kind of pig |
11. Hit repeatedly |
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6. A leather worker |
12. An unwell sea creature |
Answers: Fourteen
pound, penny farthing, Bob, tenor, guinea, tanner, ape knee, far- thing,
crown, half a knicker, pound, six quid.
We have confirmed a Christmas dinner booking at the George Hotel
Piercebridge for the 7th December and the AGM has been booked for the
17th December at Hurworth Grange.
So to end this year I have found an old poem that was written by a
previous chairman called Jeff Stuttard. For those who don’t know Jeff.
He was one of the founder members in a time before computers and e-mail.
All the site plans and early rules were produced by Jeff. He is even
responsible for the club badge and the secret code under it. TX+RX=SX
AD.
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Sunday morning 9am
We’re all going down the field again
It’s blowing a gale and pouring with rain,
I’ll say it once more –“we must be insane!”
We all blame Bob Johnson for this situation
Deep depressions, cold fronts and precipitation.
Low cloud, sea fret, hailstones and fog
Plus a few Scottish words that leave us agog.
The weather in Richmond, as everyone knows,
Is much better than average, the wind seldom blows.
It rains in the night and is fine through the day
Unlike Cowton Moor where the sky’s often grey.
There are exceptions as I must agree
When the forecast is bleak, we will still go and see
If that strange apparition, a glimpse we might catch,
Ten square yards of blue sky above our green patch.
Things must improve Bob, we insist on a change,
You may not agree but we do think it strange
That ITV weather is often at sea,
We prefer ours on land Bob, hot sun and wind-free.
So hang up your seaweed and pine cones,
Let’s have anti-cyclones and high pressure zones.
We don’t care what it’s doing out in the Azores,
Just switch Richmond weather to North Cowton moors
Extra simmets and socks are no problem for us,
We can withstand the cold without making a fuss.
It’s the fog, wind and rain we dislike, do you see,
It reminds us too much of the BBC. |
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Jeff Stuttard |
As usual I
would like to extend a very warm welcome to those of you who have
recently joined the club. I am sure you will spend many happy hours
enjoying your hobby with DDMFC.
That’s all for 2007 see you all at the
AGM and lets hope for some more
fine days before winter really sets in.
Finally Congratulations to the following for their BMFA achievements
Trevor Forster B Licence
Leigh Dakin A Licence
Safe flying.
Neil Dixon
Chairman 2007
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