Fantastic results for our members Beau Murphy & call, Barry Murphy (2nd place) and Leigh Hocken and his caller, Frank Casella (6th place) as part of the F3D world championship winning team. Also congratulation to Chris Callow and his call Kevin Callow for their 1st place and Tyler Mees and caller, Warren Mees on 4th overall and highest Junior place.

AMPRA Report

If you had been at the Bundaberg Aeromodellers’ field over the above period you would have been able to feel the very positive vibe that was surging through the Australian Camp.  This positive vibe translated into the performances of the Australian team which I believe was the “Best” we have ever achieved. Read more >>>

This competition was a Q500, Sports and Trainer pylon event. We had fairly good weather with the wind coming up mid morning but not too much.

13 competitor turned up with most planes flown being Q500s except for Gary Davidson flying a Boomerang Trainer, Tom Wetherill a 3D Fun Fly & Alan Swift giving us a demo of the new electric class – EF1 Pogo. This aircraft flew well, handled the windy conditions very well, flew times about 1 second or so slower than the Q500s & was very quiet. This class is being promoted as a chance for electric flight enthusiasts to get into pylon.

Five rounds were flown but the last round was dropped due to the computer missing a couple of race time for the 5th round. There was some good racing, notably, a couple of very close scraps between James Hurley and Ian Haigh. Good to watch!

Thanks again to the Werribee Club helpers and caterers.

Race Result

Our next event is the very popular Q500/Sport pylon event. Not only do we get a good number of Quickie pilots at this event, but there is the opportunity to come along and have a go at flying pylon using your typical 40 size sports or trainer model.

So dig out your Q500 or sports model for a great day of fun compeditive pylon racing.

If you want to try flying pylon, this is a great event to give it a go with plenty of people on hand if you need assistance.

Location info: http://www.vmaa.com.au/content/clubs/club_details.php?club_id=37
Website: http://www.wmaa.org.au

Just in, some important Werribee club rules you need to know about.

• No starting of engines before 9:00 am
• No mobile phones in the pits , if you are seen with one expect to be asked to leave the pits IMMEDIATELY.
• While test flying you must stand at the flight line (concrete strip you cant miss on the way to runway) No standing out on runways.

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