Comments for Belfast Model Flying Club http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp Control line and indoor flying Sat, 05 May 2012 14:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on WERE YOU THERE by Peter Thompson http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?p=387&cpage=1#comment-3253 Peter Thompson Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:19:34 +0000 http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?p=387#comment-3253 I was a BMFC member in the late 50s and early 60s, and flew C/L team racing, stunt and combat and F/F power and A2? gliders mainly at Hannahstown and Mallusk . Went to Wiener Neustadt in 1963 with Maurice Doyle and John O'Sullivan? to the W/C. Stopped at the C/L Criterium in Belgium on the way back. Trip was done in Maurice's 1936 Morris 8. I unfortunately lost all my photos in one of my many house moves since. I tried once or twice to contact Maurice last year by e-mail but it seems that his address had changed. Currently living in Bahrain, working in Saudi Arabia. I have not done any aeromodelling since leaving Belfast, having gone through car rallying, racing, and sailing in the following years. I was a BMFC member in the late 50s and early 60s, and flew C/L team racing, stunt and combat and F/F power and A2? gliders mainly at Hannahstown and Mallusk . Went to Wiener Neustadt in 1963 with Maurice Doyle and John O’Sullivan? to the W/C. Stopped at the C/L Criterium in Belgium on the way back. Trip was done in Maurice’s 1936 Morris 8. I unfortunately lost all my photos in one of my many house moves since. I tried once or twice to contact Maurice last year by e-mail but it seems that his address had changed. Currently living in Bahrain, working in Saudi Arabia. I have not done any aeromodelling since leaving Belfast, having gone through car rallying, racing, and sailing in the following years.

]]> Comment on History by chuck knight http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-2951 chuck knight Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:43:03 +0000 http://www.BelfastModelFlyingClub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3#comment-2951 Time flies , Just hit on the site again wish I had seen toms reply sooner , I cant remember which irish nats power won by norman marcus , I was in a good position to win , I had spent most of the day trying to find my f/f power plane I must have walked 20 miles , got back someone had found my plane , a rush to get my flight in , I had a funnel made into a cone fixed around the fuel filter to the motor , someone kept pumping fuel into cone until I released the plane it blew out as fast as it went in I only got an 11 second run ,I got second ,I was 15 and half years old for that one, That was quite a model it was almost impossible to get it into a spin , it climbed vertical straight up , had many flights , gave it away when family moved back to england , Was it you at finaghy field when I had the piper cub with the ed bee and a propeller I had carved out of a piece of pine wood , it was so light it kept kicking back and I had a pretty bashed up finger and you gave me a plastic prop for it ,I cant rember if it was you or the guy that had been in the tanks in the desert in ww2 , who got shot up as he jumped out of the tank as it got hit , he lived across from bunny boyce , I remember I was on pillion seat on bunnys sunbeam motorcycle at the gas station getting a fillup when the bike burst into flames ,we watched as it melted into a pool on the ground , I remember the engineer exibition I had a shoulder wing f/f model , I never had it under power flight but I remember it had a terrific glide ,I gave it away to the guy who lit the street gas lights , He built a biplane WAKEFIELD rubber job. thats all I remember about him , have a hundred stories about the best times I think in those few years right after ww2 , hope you are well my phone # 863 904 8569 , you can write me at 5854 skylane rd mulberry florida 33860 usa , or if you can give me your phone # it only costs me 2cents a minute to call uk , all the best chuck knight. Time flies , Just hit on the site again wish I had seen toms reply sooner , I cant remember which irish nats power won by norman marcus , I was in a good position to win , I had spent most of the day trying to find my f/f power plane I must have walked 20 miles , got back someone had found my plane , a rush to get my flight in , I had a funnel made into a cone fixed around the fuel filter to the motor , someone kept pumping fuel into cone until I released the plane it blew out as fast as it went in I only got an 11 second run ,I got second ,I was 15 and half years old for that one, That was quite a model it was almost impossible to get it into a spin , it climbed vertical straight up , had many flights , gave it away when family moved back to england , Was it you at finaghy field when I had the piper cub with the ed bee and a propeller I had carved out of a piece of pine wood , it was so light it kept kicking back and I had a pretty bashed up finger and you gave me a plastic prop for it ,I cant rember if it was you or the guy that had been in the tanks in the desert in ww2 , who got shot up as he jumped out of the tank as it got hit , he lived across from bunny boyce , I remember I was on pillion seat on bunnys sunbeam motorcycle at the gas station getting a fillup when the bike burst into flames ,we watched as it melted into a pool on the ground , I remember the engineer exibition I had a shoulder wing f/f model , I never had it under power flight but I remember it had a terrific glide ,I gave it away to the guy who lit the street gas lights , He built a biplane WAKEFIELD rubber job. thats all I remember about him , have a hundred stories about the best times I think in those few years right after ww2 , hope you are well my phone # 863 904 8569 , you can write me at 5854 skylane rd mulberry florida 33860 usa , or if you can give me your phone # it only costs me 2cents a minute to call uk , all the best chuck knight.

]]> Comment on History by Tom McClelland C/O B. Holmes http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-1218 Tom McClelland C/O B. Holmes Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:28:30 +0000 http://www.BelfastModelFlyingClub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3#comment-1218 Re Chuck Knight. Just read your Comments on history of Belafast Model flying Club. Rememer you well. Wonderful days. If you wish to contact me further please use email address where you will be able to find out my telephone number. would be glad to hear from you. bertieholmes@hotmail.co.uk Re Chuck Knight.

Just read your Comments on history of Belafast Model flying Club.

Rememer you well. Wonderful days.

If you wish to contact me further please use email address where you will be able to find out my telephone number. would be glad to hear from you.

bertieholmes@hotmail.co.uk

]]> Comment on History by Daithi Boyd http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-670 Daithi Boyd Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:01:53 +0000 http://www.BelfastModelFlyingClub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3#comment-670 I remember the panic Norman caused whjen he was flying his Tiger Moth at the back of the mountain - someone saw it, heard the engine cut and the Tiger noswed down in a glide. He promptly contacted the RAF and the boul' Norman was on his way back down when he spotted fire engines and ambulances racing up the horse-shoe roar LOL. He didn't know what was happening until he read the Telegraph about a 'plane crash' in the Hightown area. Regarding Shorts - I do remember the Ulster Championships taking place (albeit on the other side of the runway in the RNAS section) back in the mid 60s I remember the panic Norman caused whjen he was flying his Tiger Moth at the back of the mountain – someone saw it, heard the engine cut and the Tiger noswed down in a glide. He promptly contacted the RAF and the boul’ Norman was on his way back down when he spotted fire engines and ambulances racing up the horse-shoe roar LOL. He didn’t know what was happening until he read the Telegraph about a ‘plane crash’ in the Hightown area.

Regarding Shorts – I do remember the Ulster Championships taking place (albeit on the other side of the runway in the RNAS section) back in the mid 60s

]]> Comment on History by John O'Sullivan http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-621 John O'Sullivan Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:34:48 +0000 http://www.BelfastModelFlyingClub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3#comment-621 A very thorough history of Belfast Model flying club. Brings back many memories for me. Last year I attended the C/L nationals and renewed contact with Maurice Doyle. I was quite surprised to see that the Old Aer Rianta Trophy which for many years was the Free Flight Power Trophy for the Irish Nationals is now presented for the R/C Scale Nationals.( a little disappointed that Free flight is no longer flown at national level, but at least that beautiful trophy is still motoring on). Maurice and I used to alternate regularly for this in the 1950's to 1970's. We had a photo of Maurice and me drooling over it in the Autumn MACI Flightlines. I was informed that Tommy McClelland who was the first winner of the trophy in 1951 was still active. I never met him but being the 60th anniversary of the Trophy, and the fact that he is still interested in model flying, I offer him sincere congratulations and it is a testament to the importance of a decent hobby in anyone's life. I have since 1950 never missed a year of flying and the only year since 1955 that I missed catching a thermal was 1995, when I spent most of it in a mining bush camp in Northern Labrador without a model. I resolved not to miss out on thermals for the remainder of my life. I fly more frequently now than I have ever done. I went to Canada from 1966 to 1971 and Australia 1971 to 1974, but was back in Ireland from 1974 to 1979, and Canada since. Good flying, John O'Sullivan MACI #26, MAAC 5401 John O'Sullivan A very thorough history of Belfast Model flying club. Brings back many memories for me.
Last year I attended the C/L nationals and renewed contact with Maurice Doyle.
I was quite surprised to see that the Old Aer Rianta Trophy which for many years was the Free Flight Power Trophy for the Irish Nationals is now presented for the R/C Scale Nationals.( a little disappointed that Free flight is no longer flown at national level, but at least that beautiful trophy is still motoring on). Maurice and I used to alternate regularly for this in the 1950′s to 1970′s.
We had a photo of Maurice and me drooling over it in the Autumn MACI Flightlines.
I was informed that Tommy McClelland who was the first winner of the trophy in 1951 was still active. I never met him but being the 60th anniversary of the Trophy, and the fact that he is still interested in model flying, I offer him sincere congratulations and it is a testament to the importance of a decent hobby in anyone’s life.
I have since 1950 never missed a year of flying and the only year since 1955 that I missed catching a thermal was 1995, when I spent most of it in a mining bush camp in Northern Labrador without a model. I resolved not to miss out on thermals for the remainder of my life.
I fly more frequently now than I have ever done.
I went to Canada from 1966 to 1971 and Australia 1971 to 1974, but was back in Ireland from 1974 to 1979, and Canada since.

Good flying,
John O’Sullivan
MACI #26, MAAC 5401
John O’Sullivan

]]> Comment on History by chuck knight http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3&cpage=1#comment-174 chuck knight Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:40:13 +0000 http://www.BelfastModelFlyingClub.org.uk/wp/?page_id=3#comment-174 tom mc clelland , I dont know if you remember me , about 1947/ 52 , flew at finaghy field, up on the mountain , bunny boyce was my buddy back then , frank mc donnell , norman osborne , norman drew , cant remember the rest , moved to london about 1952 , joined croydon club , then nat/service , flew in raf champs , had good club in st eval /st morgan cornwall , went to usa to visit , stayed live in florida , top gun giant scale etc just up road at lakeland airport every year , have not done much modelling since raf back in 58 , those were great days back in 40/50 had little money but managed to have a good time , everyone got on great , I think the best of times , I FLEW C/L STUNT AND F/F MOSTLY , ALL THE BEST CHUCK KNIGHT . tom mc clelland , I dont know if you remember me , about 1947/ 52 , flew at finaghy field, up on the mountain , bunny boyce was my buddy back then , frank mc donnell , norman osborne , norman drew , cant remember the rest , moved to london about 1952 , joined croydon club , then nat/service , flew in raf champs , had good club in st eval /st morgan cornwall , went to usa to visit , stayed live in florida , top gun giant scale etc just up road at lakeland airport every year , have not done much modelling since raf back in 58 , those were great days back in 40/50 had little money but managed to have a good time , everyone got on great , I think the best of times , I FLEW C/L STUNT AND F/F MOSTLY , ALL THE BEST CHUCK KNIGHT .

]]> Comment on Len Johnston by Suzanne Haslett http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?p=210&cpage=1#comment-94 Suzanne Haslett Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:12 +0000 http://www.belfastmodelflyingclub.org.uk/wp/?p=210#comment-94 Hello, I am Lens grand daughter Suzanne. I thought I would leave this comment to say he loved his models and flying them. I would also like to say that it is so nice to know that other people thought as highly of him as I do. Hello, I am Lens grand daughter Suzanne. I thought I would leave this comment to say he loved his models and flying them. I would also like to say that it is so nice to know that other people thought as highly of him as I do.

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