Issue No 14 : March 2001
Peter Tribe
CONTENTS
Editorial
Free Flight At Wagga
The world has gone mad.
On the Net
Woodbury Weekend
Club dinner
Vintage
Baby Bee 4Coupe in France
Letters to the editor
Contest Calendar
Contest Results
Future Area Meetings
News Items
In Conclusion.
EDITORIAL
Well, this is about the tenth time I’ve started this; each time it gets overtaken by worse news before I manage to finish it.
As you are all probably aware, the foot and mouth has stopped all F/F competitive events, licences have been withdrawn from all MOD property, and no one should fly in what can be loosely termed ‘The Countryside’. (There are rumours that some radio flyers were apprehended by the police for flying on Chobham Common). So you either have to find a big enough recreation field for a short trimming flight, build some indoor models, or get on with those tasks around the house that you have been putting off for the last ten years.
Those people like Dave Greaves and Bernard Aslett who managed a short trip abroad in February may be just about the only people who put in a competitive flight this year.
The first three Area events at Merryfield have been postponed; the FFTC have re-scheduled each of the events with the 4th, 5th and 6th Area events but without a great feeling of optimism. The revised events for the final three Area meetings are listed later in this newsletter.
The FFTC are delaying a decision on the Nationals until the last possible moment while continuing to plan for it. April 30th is considered to be the latest date to announce if it is on or not; check the BMFA ( www/bmfa.org) or FFTC web site for the latest situation on all events, or telephone the BMFA.
The team selection trials are also in jeopardy; the first two are likely to be cancelled due to F & M, and the last one in June doesn’t have a venue. This means the selection will go to committee unless a single event can be organised in the Autumn, which would need the agreement of all potential participants as many might consider that it contravenes the rules.
So, get on with the gardening, or plan a flying trip to some other continent and don’t say that you are from England!
Free Flight in Wagga Wagga
Blessed with many, excellent flying fields and good flying weather, free flight in Wagga Wagga nevertheless has problems - no practitioners!
The mighty Murrumbidgee flows west from the Snowies across an ancient floodplain in southeast Aus. Its a flat plain and quite dry. Wagga Wagga, is surrounded by grazing (sheep) and cropping (wheat, canola) lands. Dryness dictates large paddocks - 1000 acres within one fence is not unusual. The cockies? for their part, farmers for several generations, are aging and sympathetic to model flying- perhaps remembering their own modelling attempts back in the 50's.
The weather is good too - summer is great for flying, strong thermals (also strong downdrafts), just gets a bit warm in the paddocks - 40oC is not unknown, and dry as tinder. For the FF meets in summer, the cockies put fire tenders in the paddock, just in case. Spring is better, as its cooler and the pasture is green. Thermals are not as strong, neither the downdrafts- but it's the windiest months. Even better is autumn - gentler thermals, but plenty of them, and very calm. Best is winter! At least when there is some rain (not too much) and its not too cold or foggy, nor the paddocks too boggy. Ah, the thermals in winter, they are just beaut - gentle but good for 10 min flights and the drift is usually so little, the model is still in the paddock (at least the 1600 acre paddock). You would think its free flighter's paradise, and perhaps it is - were there any free flighters to speak of!
So a local club (with 11 members, 5 1/2 active - the half comes out occasionally!) has 8 flying venues, the largest being 1600 acres, flat grazing land, the smallest an indoor basketball court. But the average age is 52 and its goes up a year each year!
So Wagga rests on its free flight laurels - staging the nats years ago, and a few state champs - but it wasn't able to actually organise itself as a world champs venue, and its only claim in 2000 was a winning flight (14'41") for the Hilda Baker postal comp. S'truth, no FAI nor even any other comp held in the past couple of years - a place in decline. Its not only the Aussie dollar that's taken a dive!
But wait - there's been a call from a young fellow - wants to learn to fly models, and not radio, either. And hey, some P30 front ends arrived in the post, as well as a new radio tracker system (being made in aussie, too!). And, guess what - the next Aus FF champs will be held in Urana, just a country mile away (well, OK, 90 Km). Perhaps its time to dust off the building board and oil the DT timers!
Big meeting in these parts - the annual Ebenezer mass launch! Average age is 50 years - but only if you count that 10 year old! It's not only accountants that know about creative accounting.
The Stomper postal run by LMAC for some years inspired some - Phil Smith of New Zealand putting up his Stomper flights - its 0oC out there, and there is sleet. At least, says Phil, you then don't need ice for the bubbly.
Only trophy won by an LMAC member in 2000 - the Hilda Baker postal, with a flight of 14'41" - a framed, signed repro of the Aeromodeller cover. The Tomboy covered about 2.5 Km in that time, landing in the same paddock.
Power FF around Wagga - Left, the F1C team trials, mass launch (no, actually there was a third and fourth entrant!). Can you believe it, there is a flat field 5 x 7 km, no trees, and still a couple of guys cant find their models in time to get back for the next round. Right, Den Sparker launching his Stomper for a winning flight in vintage power. In this case after a 3 min max he did have far to retrieve - about 250 yds!
THE WORLD IS GOING MAD
Your editor has been flying with an electronic timer on his F1A to operate the bunt/DT , and noted the following on the SCAT Newsletter.
Just so that he can keep up with the developments on this matter, perhaps someone would care to let me know what it means:-
Articulated Bunt Animation
==========================
Author : rene.limberger@myrealbox.com
Since Allard mentioned my name in his last posting, I would finally
like
to join this discussion about the future of Animated Bunt Systems
(ABS) .
(NOTE: the correct term would be: "Articulated Bunt Animation
Systems"
(ABAS) but Allard likes to refer to it as "ABS")
As many of you probably know, I am flying Allard's first version
of
electronic glider controllers since early 2000 and used his
systems
(exclusively!) for the whole 2000 season. my overall experience,
using
these systems, was very good and therefore Allard and I decided
to
couple for further development.
To give you a brief impression what we are up to in the near future,
let
me list our "Roadmap" for 2001 development:
* First off all, we will move to a new
micro controller platform soon.
as the timer software gets more complex, the (now) old platform was
too
limited in terms of memory and speed (Allard can comment on this...
:-))
* In addition to a new timer hardware, we already moved from our
old
Psion hardware (Revo, 3, etc.) to a brand new platform called
"Compaq
IPAQ"! This device is actually a windows CE (now "PocketPC")
device
but we run "Linux" on it!!! Moving to a UNIX/Linux platform opens
development possibility's which are not available for Psion and
Palm
platforms and gives us native development toolchain's on our UNIX
desktop workstations. the graphics and floating point performance of
the
iPAQ running linux is quite remarkable and gives us a "wearable
workstation" for the flying field!
* implementing a native control application (on the IPAQ) with
GraphicalUserInterface (GUI)
* implementing a "animationGraph©" to create, delete and edit
a
articulated bunt graph in real-time using the touch screen of the
IPAQ
* implementing signal sampling on the IPAQ and signal reconstruction
in
the timer to sample smooth curve data into a "piecewise linear"
function
for servo signals
* implementing supplementary features into our application
environment
(e.g. GPS software, timer software editing on the field!, etc,)
These are the main goals of our development and we hope to have
something workable in spring!
In fact, i am about to finish our first beta version of the new
control
application including real-time graph editing!
Software development is time-consuming (as is hardware
development)!
therefore our progress is related to the spare time. as Allard
mentioned, because of his new baby, he was not able to fly last year
and
therefore he had some time to do his hardware research and
development.
my time is even more limited. i will move to the USA (L.A.) this
month
and i hope i will be able to continue the development as fast as
possible. my goal is to have the new systems ready for the World
Champs
in october.
Although there is still a lot of work to be done, the first
impression
of using the new editing system is incredible and we can't wait to
get
this stuff on the field!
Watch out for our soon to be available project WebSite!
regards to everyone!
Rene
ON THE NET
The following members (and some ex-members) are now on e-mail :-
Rex Woodruffe Rex.Woodruffe@btinternet.com
Ron Prentice ron@the-mill.dircon.co.uk
Paul Rowledge paulrowl@nuaire.co.uk
Colin Sharman Colin-Sharman@bigfoot.com
Peter Tribe peter.tribe@virgin.net
Mike Wills mike-and-kath-wills@lineone.net
Julian Pennington julian.pennington@tesco.net
Derek Waine derek@wain.worldonline.co.uk
Elton Drew eltondrew@cableinet.co.uk
Rod Audley doreen.symonds@btinternet.com
John Buskell jbuskell@rapidnet.net
Robin Beckford beckford@beckford.idps.co.uk
Peter Hewitt wylyehew@talk21.com
Roy Pullen RoyPullen@aol.com
Gerry Pink mark.pink@tesco.net
If there are any more of you out there, or I have missed some, please let me know. It is especially important at this time as I am able to send out the latest on the Foot and Mouth and any other news as it happens.
WOODBURY WEEKEND GALA (subject to foot and mouth)
The Woodbury Weekend Gala organised by George Fuller , Rex Woodruffe, Rod Audley and Chris Chapman with help from others will be held on 4th to 7th May. Full details of the event are available in the press, and briefly comprise a Saturday start at 11.00 (briefing at 10.50) and finish at 17.00 for Nostalgia O/R, O/P, O/G, and also for the Vintage Precision, followed by the Champagne flyoffs for Vintage rubber/Glider, combined Open/Slow open Power, Open Rubber/Vintage Power and Open Glider & Mini Vintage Rubber between 18.00 until 19.45pm.
Sunday events start at 10.00 and finish at 17.45 with flyoffs from 18.00, all classes being 3 flights.
Entry fees £3 each; Champagne Flyoffs £2 each. (no re entry)
Full details available from George Fuller. Special rates for accommodation are available from :-
Castle Brake Holiday Park 01395 232431
Sandy Bay (Terry Cole) 01305 776504
George always welcomes suitable donations for the raffle from club members which will be gratefully appreciated. Surplus kits, engines, wine, chocs, unwanted gifts, etc are all welcome, and will overall save club funds. Please contact George Fuller on 01404 841609 if you have anything suitable and/or bring to the Area or Easter meetings.
CLUB DINNER
The club dinner takes place on 31st March. I understand that a large proportion of Club Members/Partners are attending so it should be a great event. Sadly for him, your editor has to go to his firms annual conference that weekend and can't be there.
VINTAGE by Rod Audley
Geoff Abell :-
Never a good way to start a column, none more-so than now at the beginning of a new year. A phone call from Gus Beal informed me that Geoff had died in the early part of November following a long illness. Geoff sadly informed me at last year’s Nationals that he had a life threatening illness but remained optimistic that things could be put right, and his optimism continued to be conveyed during our subsequent telephone conversations. Indeed, he kept on flying - on quite a few occasions I’m informed - until his worsening condition prevented him from doing any more. Easy to see then that Geoff was not the sort who gave up without a fight.
I first got to know Geoff when he was a close friend of the late Aubrey Hares - a loveable pair of scally-wags if there ever was - both flying "Hyperion" vintage gliders. Some of you may recall him more readily as someone who was rarely seen without his King Charles Spaniel, Mitzy. In more recent times he acquired Winnie, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier which he rescued from a disreputable ‘pet’ breeders farm. I know he spent a considerable amount of time and TLC to regain the dog’s trust in human beings. I shall therefore probably remember him as much for his compassionate nature towards animals as I shall for his model flying.
SAM 1066 Classic (Nostalgia) Day, Middle Wallop - 3rd December :-
If you weren’t there to witness it, you wouldn’t have believed it! After all that torrential rain we had had to endure prior to the meeting (and following it!) it was amazing to turn up at the airfield to find flyable conditions. Very wet underfoot I hasten to add, and certainly the atmosphere was initially damp enough to wrinkle doped (supposedly!) tissue paper like Nora’s you know whats’. But once the temperature started to rise the conditions were near ideal.
Glider entries were excellent with seventeen in all. Not surprisingly, the "Caprice" was the most popular model. Others readily identifiable, were at least three "Corsair" and a couple of "Inchworm". One of the former being resurrected and re-tissued by Alan Whipp after many years lying in the loft - and very well it flew achieving two maxes out of the three required. That in fact was the story of the day with no competitor scoring a full house. Unusual then that there was a three man fly-off, each having scored 5.55 mins. Unfortunately, Vic Driscoll had to leave early thereby forfeiting his chance of a first or second place. First to launch in somewhat deteriorating and windy conditions, was Rex Woodruffe who experienced a decidedly dodgy tow, releasing far from full line height. Luckily for him - but not so for Gordon May who pulled the wings in half on his attempt - his moderate fly-off time was sufficient to claim first spot.
Forthcoming event forMarch :-
11th March SAM 1066 Rally, Middle Wallop.
Small Rubber, Open Rubber, Open Power (not known if Open Glider is catered for!)
"Vintage" Glider Classes - designs prior to 1/1/51:
"Up to 40in":- 3 x 2 1/2 minute flights. up to100mtr towline.
"40 to 60in":- 3 x 2 1/2 minute flights. up to100mtr towline.
"Over 60in":- 3 x 2 1/2 minute flights. up to100mtr towline.
(Special award for the best man and woman team’s combined score from any above class.)
"Catapult/Hand Launch Glider":- 9 x 1 minute flights. Catapult to be 9in, or less, of 1/4in flat rubber attached to a 6in handle. (To be launched from a designated 25mtr square.)
"Classic" Glider Class - designs from 1/2/51 to 31/12/60:
"Open" 3 x 2 1/2 minute flights. 50mtr towline.
"Unorthodox" Glider Class - designs up to 31/12 60 (To include):"Tailless", "Canard", "Tandem Glider", etc. 3 x 2 minute flights. 100mtr towline.
General Rules:-
Every effort will be made to ensure flights stay within the airfield. Towards that end, the Contest Director may reduce the flight times to coincide with the weather conditions, and may decide that towline gliders must be launched from a launch line.
BABY BEE 40 from Julian Pennington
Peter,
Hi, how are you I have an item for the B&W newsletter regarding a different class of power model to fly which seems a it of a laugh, quite easy and might generate some new members.
As you know I get every year from Father Christmas I get a copy of the NFFS symposium report. The symposium is very good and I can thoroughly recommend it but enough of that. In this year’s sympo there was an article by Ross Jahnke called ‘Baby Bee 40 , Born on-line maybe..’
Here is what the web site says..
"A beginners gas powered event event using the Cox Baby Bee .049, kind of a big brother to the Pee Wee 30 event, only using the readily available Cox Baby Bee .049. This event is in it's infancy and the rules are evolving mainly here online in this discussion area by those interested, please feel free to contribute your ideas, hopefully we'll end up with a great gas powered beginners event!"
Basically a power model has been designed on the Internet using a Cox Baby Bee 049 motor based upon the following restrictions:
The rules sound very simple, what do you think shall we set a date later in the year to run a B&W competition and post the results on the internet…
Now what’s really good in there is a model plan of a model which meets these requirements already posted on the internet at
http://freeflight.org
Shall we have a go because I am sure we all have a Cox 049 laying in the loft somewhere.
Julian
COUPE IN FRANCE
David Greaves and John White from the Isle of Wight travelled to France at the end of February for the annual winter cup event. Here is their accounts of the meeting.
From John white.
In case David hasn't been in touch with you since we got back to England I can give you a brief run down of the results.
There was an inch of snow on the flying field when we arrived but most of it disappeared under the influence of the sun in a cloudless sky and a moderate northerly breeze. I think the mud was the biggest problem, apart from the hazy atmosphere which made it difficult at least for me to see Dave's model when I was timing it. My boots, trousers and anything I laid on the ground, including my winder, got covered in mud.
With my F1gleaf I started with a comfortable max which was then followed by flights of 59 sec and 55 sec---through my usual combination of bad luck and bad management. The d/t failed on my reserve model, a Davitt Dig 150, and it disappeared from view after 6 minutes. I gave up searching for it after about 2 hours but, right at the end, Ian Dowsett, out looking for his model, found it and brought it back "alive".
Dave did a lot better than me, getting into the rather crowded fly-off and coming around 8th.
Madam Templier, wife of the organiser, won the fly-off, being the only one to exceed the 4 minute max set presumably by her husband. George Sharpe and Dave Hipperson came 2nd and 3rd respectively.
In the Vintage event Ian Dowsett's friend Nigel Bathe won the fly-off. I didn't get round to counting them, but I reckon that, including wives, there were around 2 dozen Brits present---probably the biggest ever turn-out from this side of the Channel for this winter event.
Living as I do within 2 miles of the quarantined farm on the I O W, I spent the morning before I went thoroughly scrubbing and disinfecting all my footwear including my carpet slippers!
Hope to see you at Oxford or the Nats, if the foot and mouth crisis is over by then.
Cheers,
John.
And from Dave Greaves
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Motorised Retrieval - from Dave Greaves
Peter,
You asked for comments regarding the introduction of motorised retrieval . In the words of John McEnroe 'You cannot be serious man'.
I was under the impression that the FFTC were working on the words for a rule banning motorised retrieval, not encouraging it. Just imagine Barkston Heath Airfield on Nationals weekend, just think of the number of vehicle movements. It's bad enough now with late comers arriving and visits to and from the camp site and toilets.
I much prefer the present 'situation'; it allows the freedom to motorise retrieve on occasions when it is perfectly acceptable, you gave some examples in your draft.
What I favour, and it could be applied at Merryfield, is a system of giving special dispensation to individuals who can give good reasons for its use, with conditions. Someone , who due to physical limitations, needs help to retrieve his models. I wouldn't want to see too many hard and fast rules, why not a trial run at Merryfield.
Whilst I am on the subject of driving motor vehicles on airfields, I would like to remind everyone that their own vehicle insurance will not cover them. BMFA members are covered because the BMFA extends theirs to cover you, but remember that this only applies to members; sorry wives and friends are uninsured. Please don't drive on Merryfield.
Regards, Dave Greaves.
Motorised Retrieval from Elton Drew.
I am broadly in favour of the suggested
Code Sections 1.0 to 3.0 only.
I feel that Section 4.0 should be re -considered and have a
different
emphasis.
Wholesale Motorised Retrieval by all and sundry is potentially
extremely
dangerous and in my opinion not to be countenanced at all, certainly
not
promoted as the expected norm, as 4.1 appears to suggest. MR should
only be
considered in exceptional circumstances e.g. when justified by
medical
conditions, disability or infirmity.
Regards, Elton
Note from the Editor--the above comments have been forwarded to the FFTC secretary for consideration by the FFTC.
Club AGM from Tony Rogers.
Peter,
I am pleased that you are to carry on with the Club Newsletter.
I was unable to come to the Club AGM or the Area AGM or the Middle Wallop Classic Day due to illness.
Regarding Dave Hippersons letter, perhaps you would be kind enough to drop a copy in the post to me. I feel he is causing trouble once again, as at the last SAM meeting he called a club member a 'geriatric no hoper', and they are all very displeased with him.
The club and area AGM's were both very poorly attended. This I know was due to members travelling a long way on two days running, and also the big classic day at MW on the same day. Late notice of the date change for the Area AGM from 10th to 2nd Dec and change of venue did not help.
I see from the Newsletter that the next Club AGM will be on 1st Dec 2001 and I presume the Area will be on 2nd Dec. MW has been booked for either the Classic or Coupe once again on 2nd Dec. Can you get things altered, or the same problems will arise?
Regards,
Tony Rogers
Note from editor-- Tony, I will remind the secretary (ie me) to try to ensure that the club meeting does not clash; however there is a need to hold the club AGM as soon as practical after the BMFA AGM so that members can send in their membership applications in time, and also to keep clear of Christmas.
I'm off- Keith Bolas
Hi Peter,
It's been a while since we communicated, well that's mainly due to me being not able to get out at all last year, on every occasion I was free the weather was appalling,
I'm not going to renew my membership with your club. Quite honestly I just don't like the way things are now in comp free flight. It's no fun any more and there's too many daft rules created by what seems to be the fanatic fringe that's taken all the fun out of comp free flight. Honestly, if that's the way you all want it then it's all yours and it will just fade away due to lack of renewal of flyers. There's an obvious total lack of new faces in free flight and the whole thing seems so very sterile with far too much emphasis on hi-tech stuff that's beyond the means of your average hobby flyer. You are all killing it Peter, maybe you don't notice but I did. So it's goodbye to FF and hello to vintage T/R and electric gliders for me.
I'm sure that I saw your name mentioned in T/R circles recently, are you still circulating?
I'm joining South Bristol, mainly to get back into T/R and general sport flying so we'll still meet occasionally.
Good luck with your gliders, just watch out for the "Flying Bolases" when I've finished my 1/2A racer.
Have a nice summer
Regards
Keith Bolas
I am afraid that he will find just as many rule changes in the C/L disciplines which are not to his liking ED
From Derek Wain
Hi Pete,
Thanks for keeping me on your mail list, who knows, I could have
tried to go
to Merryfield (just to help) for the 1st area meet. This F & M
situation
takes me back to '68, just got home from 2 years abroad and I was
trying to
back to modelling, needed to talk to people so went to Merryfield.
Only
radio bods there, they said to try Western Zoyland, same again -
nobody,
went home! Of course, having been out of country for 8 months I
was
unaware... there was no e-mail then and I did not know anybody
locally. My
next attempt at modelling contact was the Devon Rally at Woodbury.
The
trees were a lot smaller then!. M y old friend Andy Crisp was there
and that
was it - hooked again...
May see you later on this season.
Cheers
Derek
PS: Although I keep monitoring my old Freeserve e-mail address, I now
use
derek@wain.worldonline.co.uk Either one works though.
CONTEST CALENDAR
1st April Northern Gala, Barkston, O/G, O/R, O/P, SLOP, F1G,
F1H, F1J/BMFA 1/2A, M/V, CO2, E30, HLG
8th April 3rd Area meeting (F1A (Plugge anf KMAA), O/P
(White), F1G, Vintage.
14th/15th April BMFA two day Easter event. Saturday OR, OG, OP.
Sunday Mini events
21/22nd April Barkston TEAM SELECTION TRIALS
5th/6th May Woodbury Weekend
12th/13th May Sculthorpe Team Selection, F1Am, F1B, F1C.
26th/28st May NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
10th June 4th Area Meeting Open Rubber,F1B, Mini Vintage, Open Glider (Plugge), F1H,Open Power, F1C (Plugge, Tailless,CO2.
23/24th June NO VENUE Team Selection Trials, F1A, F1B, F1C
1st July BMFA Summer Mini, North Luffingham
22nd July BMFA silent Mini Barkston
3rd/5th August Poitou, France
CONTEST RESULTS
Crookham Gala
Once again the weather at this event was poor. The forecasts had been for awfull weather which put off all but the dedicated or daft, and there was a very poor entry. The rain cleared up about lunch time to tempt a few out, Dave Greaves 6th in G1G, and Peter Tribe 4th in F1H. He might have done a bit better if he had arrived in time to make all five flights!!
1st Area meeting
Well, the weather was so perfect, sunshine and a light breeze all day, with huge thermals. Shame about the F & M!!
FUTURE AREA MEETINGS.
The FFTC have rearranged the 4th, 5th and 6th Area Centralised events to accommodate the events cancelled in the first three area events due to Foot and Mouth Disease:-
4th Area event 10th June
Open Rubber(Gamage), F1B(Gutteridge), Team Open Glider(Model Engineer and Plugge), F1H, Open Power(White), F1C(Halifax and Plugge), Tailess, Co2, Mini Vintage.
5th Area Event 2nd September
Vintage, F1B (Weston/Plugge), F1G, F1A (SMAE), Open Glider, Team Open Power(Keil and Plugge), F1J, EOP.
6th Area Event 7th October
Team Open Rubber(Farrow/Plugge), F1G, F1A (K&MAA and Plugge), F1H, SLOP, F1C(Astral), F1J, HLG,CAT/Glider.
We will just have to keep our fingers crossed.
NEWS ITEMS
2001 Freeflight Technical Committee comprises:-
Chairman John Barker
Secretary Clive Westerman
Treasurer John Cuthbert
Nationals Coordinator Alan Gibbs
PRO Peter Tribe
Safety Officer William Beales
Geoff Stringer
World Championships - Lost Hills - October 2001
A record number of people have put themselves down to go to California to support the team at lost hills; at the last count it was 46 joining Dilly Tours!! Among them are no less than eight from Bristol and West!! It all assumes the USA lets us in.
CIAM Proposals
Nationals 2000
Don’t forget to look out for your Nationals entry forms in the March issue of the BMFA News, but do not send in your entries until after 1st May having checked that it has not been posteponed.
FAI Trimming on Salisbury Plain
Once again trimming sessions on Salisbury plain have been organised by Martin Dilly on behalf of BMFA, and are being co ordinated by Bernard Aslett. Full details of dates and conditions were included in the February issue of BMFA NEWS.
Poitou 2000
This event is once again arranged for 3/5th August at Moncontour in France. This all assumes that it does not fall victim to F & M! However, if anyone is interested in attending or having a holiday in France during that weekend and wants some details, please contact the Editor.
IN CONCLUSION
It looks like being a bleak year!!
If you need the latest information, get onto the BMFA or FFTC web page via:-
www/bmfa.org
If you haven't got a PC, find someone who has.
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