Veteran Car Run London to Brighton 5th Nov

Hi All,
This Sunday 5th Nov, the London to Brighton veteran car rally takes place and it runs pretty much right through the middle of Surrey and Sussex, so it's going to mean closed roads if you're flying on Sunday. As you can see from the route below it's going through Pease Pottage, Handcross, Hassocks, past Jack and Jill (Clayton) and onto the A23 at Pyecombe.
If you're planning to fly on the S. Downs, be aware that the roads on the route will be closed mostly.....
Here is the route itinerary from the RAC website -   RAC veteran car route

The Route
The route spans 60 miles starting in London, travelling
through the Surrey and Sussex countryside and finishing on Brighton
seafront.
7.02am - 8.15am: Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH
• Wellington Arch
• Constitution Hill
• Buckingham Palace, The Mall
• Westminster Bridge
7.10am - 9.15am: Lambeth, A3203
• Kennington, A23
• Stockwell, A3
• Clapham Common, A24
7.25am - 9.45am: Tooting, A24
• Colliers Wood, A24
7.35am - 11.00am: Morden, A24 – A297
• Rose Hill, A297 – A217
• Banstead, A217
• Burgh Heath, A217
• Reigate, A217 - A25
7.45am - 11.15am: Redhill
• Earlswood, A23
• Salford, A23
• Horley, A23
8.15am - 2.00pm: Crawley, A2219 – High Street
- A2220 – A2004 – A23
• Pease Pottage, B2114
• Handcross, B2114
• Staplefield, B2114
8.30am - 2.15pm: Hammer Hill, B2114
• Whitemans Green, B2115 – B2036
8.45am - 2.30pm: Cuckfield, B2036
• Ansty, B2036 - A272
8.55am - 3.00pm: Burgess Hill, B2036
• Hassocks, A273
9.00am - 3.30pm: Clayton Hill, A273
• Pyecombe, A273 – A23
• Brighton, A23
10.02am - 4.30pm: Madeira Drive

Itford Fun

Rob and I met at the parking area at the bottom of the hill at around 9.30.  Rob had his Phase 6 and his Moth and I decided to take my Weasel just in case the wind did not materialise and my Middle Phase which I had since February and never flown.  We started to walk up the hill and there was hardly any wind and it had not improved much when we made it to the top of the west slope.   Shortly after we were joined by Ian with his brightly coloured Super Starlight, M60 and Jart and then Russell arrived with his Sierra and newly built Omega.

With very little wind the only model flying to start with was my trusty Weasel.  The wind started to pick up so Ian gave his Super Starlight a go which floated around very well and only need a little blast on its motor to keep it afloat.  As the lift was sporadic Ian gave the motor a final blast to gain some height and with the whirr of the motor the model shot up like a rocket!  Russell then Maidened his Omega which went very well and hardly needed any trim adjustment at all, well done Russell! The wind finally picked up and Rob flew his Moth.

A couple of short videos of Ian’s Super Starlight floating around and with its rocket boost…

As the wind strengthened it turned slightly more north westerly so we moved camp over to just below the trees.  By the end of the session all of the models that we took had been flown and all had landed safely.  This included my Middle Phase which I landed safely with Ian’s excellent instruction.

All in all it was a great session, we all had fun and every model went home in one piece!

Scotty