Monday 17 August 2020

The original Twister

The RC model that started it all.

It now hangs on the living room wall of Mike Friends house.

The origin story of the Twister is that Matthias and Thomas designed and built an RC model to compete in competitions. It was very successful and someone said "Why don't you build a full size version?". So they did and 10,000 man hours later the prototype Twister was finished, production soon followed.


Aeros comp

Due to Covid, this year has been without an aeros competition run by British Aerobatics so far.

Adrian Willis of the British Aerobatic Academy decided to run his own comp at Fenland.

It was a less formal affair with good flexibility from the organisers. 3 sequences were flown over 2 days. I had not practised any of the sequences so treated it as a training exercise and good practise for Unknowns. Excluding H/C competitors I finished 2nd both days so not bad considering I hadn't practised since March.

A recently completed One Design next to G-FUUN while the Extra 300 lands in the background.


The top 3 in each class.