The 10th August ’24 Club afternoon & BBQ at Coombes was themed “Glider Flying” with aero tow, plus general flying between slots. Members were grateful to Mark for the excellent […]

On 2nd July 2024 members were again treated to an exceptionally interesting tour of the Lasham Vintage Glider Museum. We were guided by Gordon, whose knowledge of the gliders seemed […]

The Chris Foss Fly-in – postponed from the previous Saturday due to high winds – was a huge success with around 30 Chris Foss models. Wots of various sizes were […]

Below is a wonderful collection of photographs taken by Robin Atkinson at the vintage glider aerotow at Southdown Gliding Club. All credit to Colin Lucas for providing the tows for […]

The theme of the June Club Night was a commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. There was a great turnout and a tasy BBQ, but no scale flying due […]

Prompted by the forecast of a calm evening Les Crane had the idea of an impromptu biplane session on 25th May and placed a post on the Happy Flyers WhatsApp […]

Mark and Robin travelled to Buckminster, home of the BMFA, for a weekend of Aerotowing over the 18th and 19th of May. The event was organised and hosted by the […]

The Vintage themed club night went ahead in spite of the breezy conditions so it was good to see those that braved the elements and well done to the flyers. A […]

The first noise test at the new 82dB limited was carried out successfully today. Derek Woodley had his vintage “Chatterbox” tested by Pim, with Clive and John assisting.

Two retro models flown last week at Coombes in glorious calm and sunny conditions. Big model is a design from 1935 by American Robert Long called “Long Cabin” with an […]