Anyone connected with Scale Gliding can submit an entry for this Calendar.
It doesn't have to be a major event to be included
Click to go to the on-line form
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you can email me the details
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11th (back up date March 25th) - White Sheet Scale Days
Scale glider slope event, no fee, proof of insurance only.
Held at the White Sheet Down, sunny Wiltshire. Click here for location details |
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| 18th (back up date March 25th) - Dartmoor Slope Soaring Club & Teign Valley Model Flying Club
Held at Little Haldon Flying Site, adjacent to the Teignmouth Golf Club Devon off the B3192 (site can be seen on Google maps).
All welcome. BMFA insurance required. Pilot briefing at 9:45am.
Bring along your electric, thermal and scale gliders. For non self launching gliders Winch, Bungee and Aerotow facilities will be available.
The £3.00 Flying Fee collected on the day goes towards the upkeep of Little Haldon.
For further details please ring:
Joe Spiers on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287
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| 15th - TVSA open event at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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| 16th (Monday back up 23rd April) Scale Glider Aero Tow for model gliders 1/4 scale and upwards
Derbyshire & Lancashire Gliding Club Gt Hucklow Nr Buxton
The map location can be found here
Commences 10:00 a.m. Glider pilots £6.00 Spectators £1 on arrival. Money to go to the Gliding Club funds. Tug pilots free.
Proof of BMFA Insurance required. We would prefer 2.4 gHz but not essential.
For more information contact:
Andy Wagstaff
Tel: 0161 292 2412.
E-mail: wagstaff.andy@gmail.com
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6th back up date May 13th - White Sheet Scale Days
Scale glider slope event, no fee, proof of insurance only.
Held at the White Sheet Down, sunny Wiltshire. Click here for location details |
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| 13th (back up date May 27th) - Dartmoor Slope Soaring Club & Teign Valley Model Flying Club
Held at Little Haldon Flying Site, adjacent to the Teignmouth Golf Club Devon off the B3192 (site can be seen on Google maps).
All welcome. BMFA insurance required. Pilot briefing at 9:45am.
Bring along your electric, thermal and scale gliders. For non self launching gliders Winch, Bungee and Aerotow facilities will be available.
The £3.00 Flying Fee collected on the day goes towards the upkeep of Little Haldon.
For further details please ring:
Joe Spiers on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287
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| 19 - 20th - The Ghost Squadron Presents "Middle Wallop" |
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| 2-10th - The VGC UK National Rally 2012 will be held by the Yorkshire Gliding Club at Sutton Bank. |
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6th-13th - Ghost Squadron Presents the "Belle Vue Holiday week"
A week long flying and areotow event set on a private airfield in North Devon. The format will be the same as previous years with on site camping, toilets and a hanger to store your models in. Come for the weekend or all week. Experienced tug pilots will be available all day every day to tow any size glider.
Charges are £70 per unit for the week for camping or if you only want to come for a day or so £5 per day. Profits go to support local charities.
Registration forms available from me, send a PM or email me
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| 16th - 17th A SpecialTVSA two day event to replace Middle Wallopt at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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| 22 - 30th The 17th Camphill Rally for Vintage & Classic Gliders and the 2nd Annual Capstan Reunion
Derbyshire & Lancashire Gliding Club,
Great Hucklow, Buxton
telephone: 01298 871270, or e-mail
or you can also contact Rob
Also check out the website: http://www.dlgc.org.uk
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| 8th - TVSA open event at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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| 14th-21st - Wenlock Olympian Gliding Event - UPDATED
Email from Mark Richards:
As you may know, this summer, the Vintage Glider Club, in association with the Midland Gliding Club is staging an 'Olympic themed' event at Much Wenlock and the Midland Gliding Cub site on the Long Mynd. This is going to take place over the period of Saturday 14th to Saturday 21st July 2012.
A brief outline of events is as follows.( I will provide more details as the schedule is finalised)
Saturday 14th July - Opening event at Gaskell Field in Much Wenlock - Full size aerobatic display and a couple of full size vintage gliders on static display.
Sunday 15th July - event moves to the Midland Gliding Club where there will be racing of Olympia Meise's and Ka6's for the following 6 days.(Recreating what should have taken place in the Olympics of 1940) They are trying to lay on a Tiger Moth for towing authenticity!
Also throughout the week there will be evening lectures and talks at the MGC. Model flying will be allowed after full size flying has ceased. (This may be winch or aerotow - to be confirmed)
Modellers are welcome to attend these days. One of the talks is by Louis Rosser who's father was the designer and Pilot of the Nemere.
Saturday 21st July - the VGC presents the History of Gliding at the MGC. This will include a static display of scale vintage gliders and possibly a model flying display. (Hopefully to include the Habicht and the Nemere.)
Please have a look at the VGC and Wenlock Olympian Gliding web sites for more details. http://www.vintagegliderclub.org/ http://www.wenlockolympiangliding.co.uk/
Bruce Stevenson, Secretary of the VGC sent me the following information.
"There is a lot planned for the event, with lots of cordial talk at the bar as well, so it should be an interesting place to visit for any aviation enthusiast! We are also getting offers for lectures in the evenings as well, with an offer coming from Louis Rotter who wants to give a talk on his fathers career, and one or two other interesting lectures in the wings as well.
Also on the 21st July we at the VGC are presenting the history of gliding, so will have gliders from early SG38 gliders to modern glass, even the Shuttleworth are getting involved with one of their gliders, its been that popular! Also we are staging mock racing for Wenlock officials in 2 seaters, so lots going on, but will take some planning of course."
A brief outline of the event us that It all starts in Much Wenlock
The VGC recognises that scale models can play a significant part in this event by providing examples of gliders through history and especially those concerned with the 1936 Olympics and also those that would have competed at the 1940 Olympics - had they taken place.
I have offered to help support the event by coordinating the efforts of scale modellers to provide models for a static display on Saturday 21st July 2012.
I would be really grateful if you could let me know if you would be prepared to display any of your vintage scale gliders in a hanger at the Midland Gliding club on the 21st July. With the full size and scale model displays supporting the History of Gliding, I think it will be the best day of the week.
I would like to have as many gliders as possible, in order to cover a wide historical range.
I would however like to make the following list a priority as these were present at the 1936 Olympics.
Berlin B3
Jolle
Mu 17
Meise
Pelacano
AL3
Orlik
Grunau Baby
Nemere *
Habicht*
Oronie
Sparlinger 18
Rhonsperber
Rhonbussard
* Finally, Bruce would especially like to see both the Nemere (For Louis Rosser) and the Habicht on display (Flying and Static) Could you suggest anyone I should contact about either model?
I will provide an Olympia 2b, Slingsby Swallow and Rheinland. (If they are all still in one piece)
Could you please let me know if you would like to attend any part of this event and if possible, supply some models for static display during the 'History of Gliding Day' on Saturday 21st July?
If yes, please let me know which glider/s you would like to bring. It would be useful if you could supply some basic information on any gliders presented.
It is intended that the display will be staged in a hanger at the MGC, but it is possible for it to be staged in a large marquee. I will be able to confirm the details later.
It should be an event to remember!
I look forward to hearing from you,
kind regards,
Mark.
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| 22nd (back up date July 29th) - Dartmoor Slope Soaring Club & Teign Valley Model Flying Club
Held at Little Haldon Flying Site, adjacent to the Teignmouth Golf Club Devon off the B3192 (site can be seen on Google maps).
All welcome. BMFA insurance required. Pilot briefing at 9:45am.
Bring along your electric, thermal and scale gliders. For non self launching gliders Winch, Bungee and Aerotow facilities will be available.
The £3.00 Flying Fee collected on the day goes towards the upkeep of Little Haldon.
For further details please ring:
Joe Spiers on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287
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26th-31st Retroplane at Spitzberg - click the logo for details
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29th back up date August 12th - White Sheet Scale Days
Scale glider slope event, no fee, proof of insurance only.
Held at the White Sheet Down, sunny Wiltshire. Click here for location details |
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5th - North London MFC Gliders and Tugs Day, Baldock Hertfordshire Gliders and Tugs day 2012
Bmfa B or equal required for models over 7kg and proof of insurance will need to be shown.
Contact: Ken Bones 07770 672838 email
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Morice Northcott 01707 275755 |
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| 18/19th - Leek & Moorland Annual Scale Bash.
Leek & Moorlands Scale do to be held on the weekend of 18/19th August 2012. Saturday will be Scale and Sports but Sunday will be Scale only this year due to its popularity and safety, prize money going to best flight, best landing and overall best glider. For further enquiries email Anthony
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| 19th - TVSA open event at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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22nd-29th - Ghost Squadron Presents the "Binham Holiday week"
A week long flying and areotow event set on a private airfield in Norfolk. The format will be the same as previous years with on site camping and 7 days of relaxing holidaying and flying. All types of models (except turbines due to the standing crops in adjacent fields) are welcome and experienced tug pilots will be available all day every day to tow any size glider.
Charges are £70 per unit for the week for camping or if you only want to come for a day or so £5 per day. Profits go to support local charities.
Registration forms available from me, send a PM or email me
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| 25th - 2nd Aug - The VGC Slingsby Week and Vintage Rally at Sutton Bank |
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| 8th - 9th - The Ghost Squadron Presents "Middle Wallop" |
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| 14th , 15th, 16th , and 17th
The CLYWD SOARING ASSOCIATION
SCALE GLIDERFEST 2012
The well known weekend Scale Glider Rally, hosted by CLYWD SOARING ASSOCIATION in North Wales, is to be extended to a four day event in September 2012, dates as follows:- 14th , 15th, 16th , and 17th . The format will remain unchanged, just come and enjoy some great soaring with like minded friends in the superb Welsh hills.
As usual the base for all activities over this long weekend will be the picturesque town of Llangollen, where good, reasonable priced accommodation is available, excellent pubs with meals and entertainment, also restaurants, if that is what you prefer. For information regarding accommodation etc you can access the local website
For further information contact Vic Steel
or telephone 01516786920, mobile 07742727881.
Or Ray Jones on
or telephone 01978853284, mobile 07762913122.
Most of our club sites require very little or no walking to fly, simply rig and fly, ideal for us oldies and parking is not a problem. Proof of insurance will be required.
The club has an excellent flat field site and should conditions be unsuitable for slope soaring there is an option for aero towing and electric flight.
It is now a tradition to meet in the evenings and sample some good food together, It has been known for us to share a beer or two, if you so wish.
We hope you will take this opportunity to visit us in 2012 and you can be sure of a great welcome, you can come for as many days as you wish over the weekend and if you would like to extend your visit into a holiday, either before or after the event you can continue to use the club sites so long as you notify the above organizers.
Vic Steel
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| 23rd (back up date Sep 30th) - Dartmoor Slope Soaring Club & Teign Valley Model Flying Club
Held at Little Haldon Flying Site, adjacent to the Teignmouth Golf Club Devon off the B3192 (site can be seen on Google maps).
All welcome. BMFA insurance required. Pilot briefing at 9:45am.
Bring along your electric, thermal and scale gliders. For non self launching gliders Winch, Bungee and Aerotow facilities will be available.
The £3.00 Flying Fee collected on the day goes towards the upkeep of Little Haldon.
For further details please ring:
Joe Spiers on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287
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| 30th - TVSA open event at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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| 14th - TVSA open event at Siege Cross. Click here for location details |
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| 30th (back up date Jan 1st) - Dartmoor Slope Soaring Club & Teign Valley Model Flying Club
Held at Little Haldon Flying Site, adjacent to the Teignmouth Golf Club Devon off the B3192 (site can be seen on Google maps).
All welcome. BMFA insurance required. Pilot briefing at 9:45am.
Bring along your electric, thermal and scale gliders. For non self launching gliders Winch, Bungee and Aerotow facilities will be available.
The £3.00 Flying Fee collected on the day goes towards the upkeep of Little Haldon.
For further details please ring:
Joe Spiers on 01626 834014 or Stan Yeo on 01626 332287
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