2015 - Round 4 - Results

2015 - Round 3 - Results

Below are the scores for round 3 on 27.06.15.

Soaring conditions were good with some strong lift with out it being too easy in duration. The contest was won by Steve Haley. Everyone else had at least one bad round, but with Steve flying a 14.63 in speed 1, he was always going to be tough to beat. I lost 400 points in a bad duration, Simon had a bad Speed (30.xx), as did Dave (27.xx). John Whittle had problems with his CG when ballasted, and lost points in distance and speed, but his own built model looks very promising. I believe Steve's time of 14.63 is a new record for electric f3b.

While sometimes one doesn't feel motivated to get ready for a soaring contest, once you are out on the field that buzz comes back and you feel the thrill of flying. Especially in F3b with it's complexities, which test you as a pilot.

F3b Sports EU

Hi - I've added a link the side bar for F3b Sport EU, a site run by Thomas Dylla, with reports from the European scene. With the Nardt Open and WC around the corner, it should be a good place to get news and info. Facebook page here.

2015 - League 2 - Result

Report on League 2, by Clive Needham:

Due to various circumstances including broken models, sickness and lack of support from some, only 7pre- entries were received by the Wednesday deadline for this contest plus maybe the uncertainty about which day of the weekend the comp was to be held. The reasons for using this system have been previously explained, for an example two weeks earlier there was an e-soaring contest and if the contest had been held on the Saturday (the preferred day) the weather would have intervened plus 5 out of the 13 competitors would not have been able to attend so it was fortunate in that case Sunday was the best day.

Of the 7 entries only 2 competitors we going to use winches, then one of those decided the day before not to attend, leaving only Bob Dickenson winching, however as Bob also has an e-Crossfire model he agreed to fly it. So that how the first all e-electric F3B contest came about with 6 competitors, but if Bill Haley had not had an operation on the Friday and John Penton with severe back pain there would have been 8 flying electric models.

2015 - League 1 Result

Below is the result of the first round of the BMFA F3B League of 2015.

#	Name	Score	Pcnt	Score	Rnd1 Dur	Rnd1 Dis	Rnd1 Spd	Rnd2 Dur	Rnd2 Dis	Rnd2 Spd	Plty
1	Tom Satinet	5829.6	100	5829.6	1000	1000	898.7	1000	1000	930.9	0
2	Steve Haley	5748	98.6	5748	995.7	1000	1000	784.3	1000	968	0
3	Mike Challinor	5719.6	98.11	5719.6	1000	857.1	935.3	998.6	928.6	1000	0
4	Simon Haley	5379.9	92.29	5379.9	650	963	913.4	1000	1000	853.5	0
5	Bill Haley	4440.4	76.17	4440.4	800.9	687.5	711.8	634.8	761.9	843.5	0
6	Clive Needham	4209.1	72.2	4209.1	555.7	409.1	727.5	770	1000	746.8	0
7	John Whittle	3618.9	62.08	3618.9	977.1	1000	879.9	0	761.9	0	0
8	Bob Dickenson	2813.2	48.26	2813.2	987.1	1000	0	0	826.1	0	0

League 1 was flown at a new venue near Altricham. The field was very flat and had an ideal amount of grass on it, although it was on the tight side for F3B. The weather was very sunny if not especially warm, perhaps because of the NE wind direction. The wind direction would mean the sun was somewhat problematic in the middle of the day as it was in the centre of the course. However, it was a good day for a soaring contest, with moderate winds and variable thermal activity.

2015 - UK League Dates

The UK BMFA league dates for this season (2015) have been added to the side bar. Direct link here.

2015 - European F3B Schedules

The contest schedules for the 2015 F3B events in Europe have been put on-line. FAI F3B World Cup.

N.b. Please note that "World Cup" is not the same as a the "World Championship". The World Cup is a series of events. I am not sure what the overlap of FAI World Cup and Eurotours is. All the published Eurotour events are listed on the FAI world cup schedule as well. In terms of UK pilots, it's only an academic interest. I might try and do Belgium, if I have got the time.