Splash-in at Eskragh Lough near Dungannon. A cold day, but no rain and 12 flyers was a good turnout for the start of the year. Regi wasn't happy until he saw a Raptor doing autorotations onto the water, then he saw a real one when the engine stopped! Eric's Seamaster almost escaped away before he got his transmitter aerial up... with some frantic acrobatics. This is a great site for a splash-in, with no obstructions and plenty of safe flying.

Indoor Flying at Lisburn - the full hall has been booked (we usually fly in half of the hall) so there should be double trouble this time. I counted over 20 pilots and there were at least 2 aircraft in the air throughout the afternoon. Four T-Rex helicopters were flying, two with working lights. Sam did some wing bending aerobatics, Howard was trying his hand with a Bell 47 helicopter: is he going over to the dark side?

Indoor Flying at Lisburn Leisureplex.  A busy flying session, this event is becoming very popular! Matthew and Simon showed us some very impressive flying with their shockflyers; Matthew doing torque rolls in the centre of the hall while Simon flew rolling circles around him. Ken was very lucky hovering around on channel 64 as nobody else had that channel, and Harry had a ball with his IFO on his first outing to Lisburn. Brian's butterfly was the only casualty which I noticed but no doubt he'll have it back together before next month's flying.

Banbridge Auction - an evening not to be missed. A vast array of aircraft for sale with plenty of bargains to be nabbed! We came home with three nicely built aircraft which filled the car. A thoroughly entertaining evening, thanks to the Banbridge club once again. Now the race is on to see which aeroplane is first to fly.....

Indoor Flying at Lisburn Leisureplex, the last indoor flying session at Lisburn this season. Three IFOs, two mini Panics, three Butterflies and an assortment of other aircraft took to the air, along with 2 T-Rex and at least three contra-rotating type helicopters. Three hours always races past. Next season the complete hall will be available for extra flying.

Indoor Flying at ALSAA Sports Centre near Dublin Airport 1300 - 1800hrs. There are four Kestrel MFC members going, contact us if you need directions. We met modellers from Cork, Limerick and Dublin and had a great day. The hall was huge, the biggest indoor venue so far (9 badminton courts well spaced apart). There were all sorts of shock flyers, a few IFOs and other homebuilds plus a collection of helicopters. A lot of interest was shown in my T-Rex and many questions were asked about its setup, battery type and the flashing light at the tail rotor. Ken enjoyed flying the Butterfly in the vast space, and Raymond took a few photographs: