Bryan Leeves launches Jim Hall’s

2 metre.

Dave Ackery  gets into the air.

Bryan Leeves gets his Sagitta away.

Field Views

Thermal Thaw  2011 REULTS

  Complete Official Results

     (Open and Sportsman)     

> Click                                to open a PDF spreadsheet.

Thermal Thaw 2011 - Open Winners (left to right):   1. Les Stockley    2. Chris Kaiser   3. Dave Larsen

The Les Stockley landing technique.

The Ross and Scott Purdy team.

Ted Bealing seems pleased with his last flight?

Ernest Klein gets his electric into

the air.

The BBQ are - after ther event as you can see by all the muddy ground.

The flightline.

Dave Ngahuriri timing  

(Nth Shore MAC)

Cai has his 2 metre moulded model launched.

A discussion group during the break in flying.

A small movie panorama of the flying field during the contest.

(1.0 mb)

A great day. Good flyable weather and a really good turnout for the competition.

Six flew in the Open Class.

Twelve in the Sportsman Class.

Thanks to Ross and Ngaire for the constant supply of tea/coffee, snacks and hot soup emerging from their campervan.

Also to Chef Aneil for another great BBQ together with a superb vegetable and bacon soup!

Thanks also to Dave Crook for doing the scoring.

And to Les Stockley for those extra couple of bottles of wine for spot prizes.

(Full report in the July/Aug Newsletter - Results at the bottom of this page.)

and nibbles both Tony Gribble and Les Stockley, who between them, supplied me with over 140 images of Soarfest 2011. Also to Les for the comprehensive scores breakdowns.

Thermal Thaw 2011 Sportsman Winners (left to right):   1.  Cai-Uwe Jurasik    2. Dave Ackery   3. Ernest Klein

Rob Moody has also posted some photos that he took during the event.

They can be viewed

The three North Shore guys have a electrics mass launch.

The Ross McDonnell  launch technique.

Ernest Klein flying  

(Nth Shore MAC)

Billy Posthumus flying  

(Nth Shore MAC)

Simon Vandy checks his Filip electric over.