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Technical Presentation & Forum – 3rd July 6pm
The club will be hosting a virtual presentation and open forum via Zoom at 6pm. This presentation will be open to all club members. Mike has provided a brief introduction below: Hi guys. My name is Mike Holmes, I`m a 77 yrs. old, retired consultant mechanical engineer. I live in Derbyshire with my lovely Wife…
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Icarus Cup Week n+1: Trust me, I’m in control
You see, it’s funny because the committee has changed, but the song… oh, just look up the Longest Johns. I was hoping to get one last post off before the competition came to an end, but due to team commitments we had to move the awards forward, then Betterfly took ages to pack away, prepping…
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Icarus Cup Day 6: TURN HARD TO PORT (that’s not port…)
No announcements today other than that we’re flying tomorrow – even earlier than usual. Ideally we’ll be up at 4AM and getting ready to roll into the dark. XCWeather is predicting 5mph winds gusting… 5mph at 04:00, rising to 6mph gusting 10mph at 07:00. Points to score; much to do! Instead of redundant announcements –…
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Icarus Cup Day 3: What’s that thing spinning? Somebody should stop it
First flying morning! Wacky wavy inflatable crosswinds. We have a tour of the Memorial Hangar at 16:00 booked. Briefing at 17:30 at the marquee again. Possible evening flying slot at 20:45 this evening, depending on preceding youth group getting off the runway sharpish. Looking like 3mph gusting… 3mph. Note: morning flying will be curtailed at…
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Icarus Cup Day 3: Batten Down the Wattsit
Likely first morning of flying tomorrow. Aerocycle 302, Lazarus and Betterfly all expecting to fly. Weather at 04:00 is predicted as 6mph gusting 12mph. Charles & Tam will be up and out on the runway for about 04:30, and will make the call on the weather. At least one person from each team should be…
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Icarus Cup Day 1: Hoist Up The Thing
BRIEFING AT 20:30 TONIGHT AT THE MARQUEE. Roadworks update: from the sounds of it the road crews are expecting to be done tomorrow. However from the sounds of it their advice yesterday was wrong, so… again, prepare for reroutes and delays. Should have mentioned yesterday but Lasham office closes at 17:15. If you arrive later…
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BRIEFING TONIGHT 20:30 IN THE MARQUEE
That is all
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Friday Prep
ATTENTION: Road works on The Avenue (the road leading to Lasham’s main entrance) is under intensive roadworks. Apparently the BASINGSTOKE/ALTON end may be ok tomorrow morning, but the Odiham side may be CLOSED until the evening. Disruptions will last all week. The diversions in this area are monstrous, so best look this up before you…
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Life on Earth: Launching & Recovering an HPA
Much like a glider, a human powered aircraft can’t really do much on the ground without assistance – there’s a good reason most pictures of HPAs on the ground will see them surrounded by people. Even the fittest pilot capable of providing the power for an unassisted takeoff cannot provide the control to balance and…
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Lasham Logistics: A Pre-Briefing Briefing
First post! Celebrations. Previous Icarus Cups have seen us providing scant information prior to the competition starting, which has led to some confusion on where to go and whom to find once you get there… And your author running around demanding to know whether you’ve signed your covid forms (readers may remember me looking EXTREMELY…
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