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Happy New Year 2012!
We hope you all had a fabulous Christmas & are now getting to enjoy the presents that Santa bought you! Maybe you were lucky enough to get a new heli in your stocking - we know of a couple of customers who had that good fortune! Looking back on 2011 we count ourselves fortunate not to have been hit by the current economic climate. Business has been good with lots of new people taking up this fantastically challenging sport of rc heli flying. Dave has also been very busy with lots of builds, set ups & repairs. As you know, we ran our first course back in the summer & had intended to organise a couple more this side of Christmas - unfortunately it was not to be due to, amongst other things, lack of time. We do however intend to put together a schedule of courses for 2012. Once we get the venue confirmed we'll post full details on our website so, as they say, 'Watch this space!'. Dave has thoroughly enjoyed all the 3D competitions that he attended this year. The 3D crowd, both competitors & spectators, have been very welcoming & it's nice to lose the tag of 'the F3C flyer' & have it replaced with flattering comments about his 3D flying. He is looking forward to competing again in 2012. All of us here at Flyin' Fish would like to thank all of our customers for their support during 2011 & we wish you all a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year. See you in 2012!Posted on 30 Dec 2011
2011 Competition Season End
Once again the weeks have flown by & we are now almost at the end of October. We had an enjoyable weekend at the 3D UK Championships in Tewkesbury at the end of September. Unfortunately only one round of the freestyle, sets & music could be flown as rain delayed things severely on the Sunday. There was no time for any fly-off flights which was a shame as we were hoping to improve on Dave's 5th place - never mind, there's always next year! Next came the F3N Team trials at Gumley on 2nd October. The busy season was starting to take its toll & after a couple of mistakes (including clipping the tail in the 1st freestyle round) Dave finished in 4th place giving him the Reserve team place. Congratulations to Duncan Osborne, Stuart Mott & Rob Turnbull for making it into the 1st British F3N team for next year's European Championships to be held in Germany. We decided not to attend Charmouth this Autumn - it was just nice to have a full weekend at home - something we haven't had since August! We have however made our bookings for April next year so maybe we'll see you there We finally managed to sort out our computer / email problems by the 2nd week of October. If you emailed us sometime during the last few days of September through to October 10th & didn't received a reply, I'm afraid that your correspondence has been lost - not ignored. Please contact us again with your query if that is the case. Thank you. Even though temperatures are starting to drop (time to dig out your thermals perhaps) we've enjoyed some glorious Autumn days. We're taking a short family break from Mon. 24th - Fri. 28th October. This means that phone calls & emails won't be answered until our return. However, Mark is continuing with lessons in our absence. To book during the period that we are away, please telephone him direct on 07866 688279. Thank you.Posted on 23 Oct 2011
3D UK Champs & computer problems!
We had a great day at Hop Farm & the Southern Model Air Show yesterday. We were fortunate with the weather as the forecast showers didn't arrive until the end of the afternoon - apparently those there on Saturday were not so lucky! Dave is busy preparing for the 3D UK Championships this coming weekend in Tewkesbury. Mark is off on holiday this week sunning himself in Crete (lucky boy!). We've had a bit of a glitch here in the office in that at the weekend our computer contracted a virus which has caused us some major headaches. We should now have access to our emails so our apologies if we haven't replied to you as soon as you / we would have liked. If you haven't heard from us after a few days, please resend your email or telephone with your query. Our apologies for this inconvenience. Please note: the office will be unmanned from Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th inclusive. We're taking a couple of family days before heading to Tewkesbury in time for the competition. All phone messages & emails will be answered on our return.Posted on 19 Sep 2011
Great result at F3N Nats
What a weekend the BMFA Nats was! We took a couple of days break afterwards hence only just getting round to writing this up.
The first two rounds (one of set manoeuvres & one of freestyle) took place on the Saturday. Conditions were challenging as they always are at Barkston Heath with winds freshening as the day progressed. Dave came second in the sets round & 5th in the freestyle. At the end of day one, he was 2nd overall. We spent Saturday evening in the pub restaurant putting together a new routine for Sunday’s freestyle round. The next day our efforts paid off as he placed 2nd in the 2nd rounds of both sets & freestyle. This meant his podium position was secure & he finished in second place overall, only 3% behind Duncan Osborn’s scores. Third & fourth positions were keenly fought between Stuart Mott & Rob Turnbull with Stuart narrowly beating Rob to 3rd place. Needless to say, we were very pleased with this result.
Dave is now busy practising for the UK 3D Championships which will be held at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on 24th /25th September. Dave will be display flying at the Southern Model Air Show (Hop Farm, Kent) on Sunday 18th September so if you are there, do come & say hello.
Posted on 05 Sep 2011
Summer nearly over??
Where have the last 3 weeks gone? It seems 5 minutes since we had our first set-up course on 30th July. The day went very well with lots of positive feedback coming from the attendees. We'll definitely be running more but they won't be until the Autumn / winter - watch this space.Dave is currently busy practising for the F3N Nationals at Barkston Heath next weekend. The weather conditions over the August bank holiday weekend for the last few years have been challenging to say the least - let's hope we get better luck this time round. If you plan on visiting the heli flightline at the BMFA Nationals, do come & say hello.
In the meantime, enjoy what is left of the summer - wishing you blue skies, low winds & happy landings. The Flyin' Fish team.
Posted on 21 Aug 2011
