Hopefully you've been out flying in this fabulous weather that we've been enjoying - finally a decent summer! We've been getting plenty of flying / lessons in over the past few weeks & we're really settling in to life at our new field.
Some of you may remember that Dave was in Sicily last October flying a helicopter (for the 2nd time) for Sheffield University in a volcano collecting scientific data. The scientist involved, Andrew McGonigle, won a Rolex Award for his work. During this second trip, a short documentary was made & it was shown last month on the National Geographic Channel. A link to trailer for this programme can be found here: http://www.natgeochannel.co.uk/programmes/videos.aspx?Id=815&VideoId=642
Our trip north of the border last month to the Scottish Nationals was as enjoyable as ever though the F3C 1st place trophy eluded Dave for the 8th year in a row & he came in second to his fellow team mate Steve Roberts. Thankfully the issues that Dave was experiencing with his machine that weekend have now been resolved & we are looking forward to the next AHA League competition which will take place in Dartford next weekend (12th).
Wishing you continued blue skies & sunshine.........