Matt Vickery prepares Steve Raskins " Patriot " for its first trip on the water.
Matt and Steve " fine tune " the Patriot. The model flew well and was extremely fast.
Glassy surface of the water shows a reflection of Colin McCarthy's (DMFC) " The Dog " as he taxies.
" On the Blocks " ready for a final check before its maiden flight is Shaun Carroll's " Seamaster ".
Shaun Carroll (DMFC) takes off on
the maiden flight of his "Seamaster" . Model flew straight
from the box and only required a click of down trim.
Shaun's " Seamaster " returns to the surface of the dam after a successful test flight.
Graham Taylor's Vario " Kobold " with the canopy off during a plug change.
Graham Taylor's " Kobold ". Heli performs well on floats with little trim change required. Click here for video clip
Even though it is not a float plane Chris Walker had loads of fun with his park flyer " Soarstar "
Shane Walker prepares to start his " Skyward ".
We even had boats. This is Shane Walker's " Own Design " tunnel hull racer. Powered by 3.5cc K & B outboard.
Regardless of the rain some of the kids still had a good time ! !
The flying came to an abrupt end due to a storm passing through about 12.45 pm. Flying did continue later in the afternoon.