03/12/2024 / Last updated : 03/12/2024 David King General Glen Tennant flies his Dracan A group of Hanky Planky fliers were impressed today by the successful maiden flight of Glen Tennant’s version of the Terry Anderson’s Dracan. This was originally described as “an easy […]
30/10/2024 / Last updated : 30/10/2024 David King General Wings museum visit I was delighted when Clive organised a guided trip to the Wings Museum near Balcombe, for club members. I must admit that I knew nothing about the museum and I […]
13/08/2024 / Last updated : 13/08/2024 David King General August 2024 Club Night was Glider themed 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 […]
26/07/2024 / Last updated : 26/07/2024 David King General Lasham vintage glider museum visit 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 […]
16/07/2024 / Last updated : 16/07/2024 David King General Chris Foss Models Fly-in 13th July 2024 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 […]
21/06/2024 / Last updated : 30/06/2024 David King General Vintage glider aerotow at Southdown Gliding Club on Thursday 20th June 2024 – photos from Robin Atkinson 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 […]
09/06/2024 / Last updated : 09/06/2024 David King General D-Day Commemoration 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 […]
26/05/2024 / Last updated : 26/05/2024 David King General Biplane and triplane fun 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 […]
24/05/2024 / Last updated : 24/05/2024 David King General Buckminster Aerotow 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 […]
05/05/2024 / Last updated : 05/05/2024 David King General Vintage themed club night May 2024 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 […]