We were invited to the BEFA event at Middle Wallop over the weekend of the 27th June.   Steve and I went to demo F5B to the F5D guys and just to get in some practise on the course.  Thanks for BEFA for letting us crash their party.

 This is a video Darron took of the B1L flying from Base B.

We got some impressive speeds out of the planes - full details here.

2nd place went to an F5B model flown by Steve Burns also Neu and Extreme power and his run was 184.11 but the return was 138.94 so total of 158.4 but only 1 mph between our first runs.  (1512/1D/6.7 - 16x17 slim -5S)

3rd was another F5B flown by Alan Flockhart yet again Neu and Extreme power and his total was 153.1 mph so only 5 mph between them.  (1515/1D/6.7 - 17x18 Green +7 -5S)

We didn't expect the 1515 to be anywhere near as quick as the 1512 but there is a heck of a jump in speed when the motor comes on.

 Footage put together by Darron showing all the fast planes (except jets) at the event.

2 events for the UK F5B league will be held at RAF Shawbury.   As Shawbury is an active UK airbase various formalities need to be completed to gain access.

Can all people wishing to attend the events on Sunday 26th April and Saturday 25th July please complete the relevant access forms.    These need to be completed at least 2 weeks prior to the event.   No details no access. If you have any difficulty completing the form or require more information please contact us via the "Website Feedback" page.

 The map below shows where we should all meet prior to 8:30.

Swabury is North West of Birmingham.   The google map below should allow you to locate it.

The UniF5B program enables flight data to be read from a Unilog and displayed in a form convenient for F5B. Using the cursor and variable time scales all Unilog data can be examined, plus additional calculated data on motor time and watt.minutes over different parts of the flight. The data can be stored in a file and retrieved later. An on-line display panel allows the Unilog to be used instead of a voltmeter or clamp ammeter. A third panel allows the Unilog to be set up, with a quick setup for F5B. The program is available on Windows and Linux.

       Windows version

The Windows version uses .net 3.5 which is downloaded free and automatically from Microsoft when the program is installed. It is available on http://www.f5b.co.uk/uploads/UniF5B-20Feb2009.zig for Internet Explorer and http://www.f5b.co.uk/uploads/UniF5B-20Feb2009.zip for others such as Firefox.  Download and unzip the file. Then change the filename setup.aha to setup.exe. Connect to the internet then click on setup.exe. If you do not have .net 3.5 on your computer it will be downloaded automatically for you, and then the program installed. I suggest you just close the HTML directory page that the installation opens to let you see what it has done. Start the UniF5B program from the Windows Start Menu.