Meeting of Potential Members at Beeding Bowl – Friday 1 July 2022

Today’s choice of slope was decided to be Beeding Bowl, as this was because of several reasons, the main one being that it is located outside the Shoreham FRZ. So, to introduce new members to flying models and provide trial flights it is a lot more pleasant as we are not influenced by full size aircraft consistently landing at Shoreham airport. By the time I arrived flying was well underway, one of the potential members, David K had already arrived and had been welcomed by the other club members. I was able to provide him with a brief of how the Club functions and he also had some quality stick time on the Club Trainer. On the slope today were Rob S our Club Chair and Chief Instructor, Gordon S who continues to impress and is now building his confidence. Although today he flew the Club trainer, he has flown his own models in the past and has some very nice vintage models awaiting to be flown. My SAS Wildthing flew better today as the wind speed was more than 12 MPH. Our second potential member Bob C arrived on the bowl and managed to get some stick time. Both David and Bob were assessed as confident model flyers but would probably benefit from some approach and landing practice with Rob. George K was also on the slope today but still requires some more practice with Rob before being able to fly solo. Over the last few months there has been some discussion of the effects of interference between mobile phones and our transmitters. To this end we have decide to try to keep our mobile phones with our kit rather than kept in our pockets when we are flying. I would be grateful to have any views that you may have on this issue. Once again, our thanks go to Rob S who provided the instruction for today. Around midday we all decide to pack up and go home. A great day had by all with great company.