I'm very proud to report that I won the National Aerobatics Championships (Sportsman Class) in G-FUUN.
This was especially hard considering the other aircraft I was up against. One Designs, Extras, etc.
Also it turns out that my average winning score was the highest of any competition they have held which puts another layer on the satisfaction cake.
Happy days.
I thought I would share this article about Krishna's Twister build as there are some important points he makes in the Q and A.
It's also always nice to see another Twister being built!
http://www.skysupermarket.com/ins/scheda.htm?progr=25661&l=2
A cheap Twister for sale in Italy at just 35,000 Euros.
Built by Termikas and with just 25 hours on the engine and airframe.
Video of an early engine run with a view of the instrument panel in this video:
After having flown very little hours over the winter due to bad weather and the lockdown it was nice to complete a longish flight yesterday.
Down to the south coast to see the parked up Cruise ships. Then past the very busy beaches of Bournemouth and around the Isle of Wight.
Heading back up home I managed to get a zone transit through London City.
Finally landing at my mates strip at Gravely after 2.8 hours for a well earned cup of coffee and a chat. Then followed a short air to air formation with him in his new RV8 to take some photos of it for him.
All in all a great day out.
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| Route |
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| Pete Wells' airstrip |
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| Corfe Castle |
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| Diamond Light Source - Research Facility |
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| Stonehenge |
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| Bournemouth Pier |
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| Brighton's BA Eye 360 |
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| Norwegian Bliss, complete with Go Kart racing track on the top deck! |
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| London City Airport |
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| Parked up at Gravely |
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| James in his new toy |
I've read this article before but it was a poor quality photocopy.
I managed to get hold of a brand new copy of the magazine from 2004 and scanned the article in high res in colour.
I had to chuckle at James Hallam's claim of 500 hours build time. That was before he had built his of course. I wonder how long it actually took him?
A good read none the less with history from Mike Friend and a Sales pitch from James Hallam.
Click on each image for a larger version to read.
