OCTOBER 15TH 16TH AND 17TH
Please note the Flying Location of the 2010 event
The 2010 event will return to Table Top Reserve
Due to rising water levels the site used for the past 3 years will be unsuitable
For details contact David Balfour ph (02)40433169 or Mob 0407 953 903
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Lake levels are looking GREAT for fantastic flying. Now 50% and still going up (27/8/2010)
Autumn is with us and that means that two of TCMAC‟s great events have now been run and done. One of these events is our Scale Rally,the other is the TCMAC weekend away at Mt Beauty, which is a chance for us to dust of our floats and enjoy the thrill of flying off and over water.
This year, like most, several of the members got an early start arriving in Mt Beauty on Friday afternoon. Those of us that did not have private digs checked into our accommodation at either the Allamar Motel or the Alpenhorn. After checking in Evelyn and I went to the pondage to check on the water level. (That was a waste of time as the water level rose and fell over both days, but was always very good for flying). We met some of the Kiewa Valley Modellers who were flying ducted fan foamies from the airfield. We then headed off to the pub for dinner and to meet up with others as they arrived. There ended up being about 15 of us there.
Neville and Neil
Saturday morning it was off to Treats for a great breakfast. Then off to the pondage for flying. Once again the Kiewa Valley Modellers (KVM) had done an excellent job of preparing the flying site for us, a rope hand rail up the side of the wall and the walkway from which we flew was mown. The flying was wonderful. The water was very smooth and the sky was clear with little or no wind. Even the trees along the edge of the pondage bore the golds of autumn. In these conditions everyone flew often and well. Very little call on the rescue boat. The only major crash of the day was Blowie,not his plane but Blowie. He slipped on the wet rocks his feet went from under him and ended up on his Bum. But he still managed to hold the plane above his head without damaging it (his head or the plane). Blowie in the president‟s report claims he was the only one to take a tumble, but Trevor Pugh did manage a less dramatic one before him. We continued flying until about 4:00pm allowing the women to do the lunch run for us. For myself I had a most enjoyable Saturday.
Sunday was equally good, but I turned my Boomerang over on take off and damaged the wing. Easy repair. I had such a wonderful time on Saturday I did not feel like bringing another plane up the bank so I like many others just sat and watched the planes move through the scenic back drop. Blowie, Fraunie and Glewie also suffered damage to their planes, enough to stop them flying, but not so bad that they won‟t be back when next the water calls. Mount Beauty is such a magnificent place.