WMAC Fun Fly Weekend - 11th & 12th July 2026
Our second WMAC Fun Fly weekend, held in conjunction with the BFFA, was another well supported and enjoyable weekend of flying. The aim was simple: introduce members to FunFly competition using simplified rules to make it accessible to those who had never taken part before, or who had only limited experience.
We welcomed 18 competitors in total, including three visitors from outside the club. Returning faces James Gordon and Tom Beagley joined us again this year, along with John Phillips, who was attending the event for the first time.
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A final farewell to my Me109e, it has been a long time since I put it together, in fact 15 years. It has done a few airshows in it's time, the first one was at Kingston Lacy House 2012. Then later on at Ferndown Fete on the Field. Originally it was powered by ASP120 FS and which pulled it well with the high torque of four strokes and quite reliable. The only problem was that the maker YT (Imported by CML) had decided or not bothered with fitting flaps. This made landing quite interesting as Jon Tappin found out a few times at the airshows. The fuselage was fibreglass and was designed to fit only glow engines. No top hatch for battery insertion. The flap-less, fully sheeted wing was lightly built which over the years gave me headaches when the retract mounts break/fall out. Then came a point when I was fed up of clean off glow fuel at the end of the day so decided to fit a DLE20.
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Saturday 18th October and too windy for power flying at Cashmoor. So the slope gang, with ample liquid refreshment and eats ventured out again to the SE slope bowl we visited a few weeks before. The wind was not that strong but was forecast to peak around 18 mph by midday and stay around there till 4.30 then tail off. Lot's of exteme aerobatics for those with the Dream Flight AHI slope glider. For those without the latter it and for most of the slope time it was flying wing combat time and the more wings in the air the more fun.
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Once again, the weather was on our side for our Memorial Fun Day. Saturday was the main day, with plenty of general flying taking place throughout. At lunchtime, John fired up the BBQ, which was followed by Cornettos, which went down a treat in the sunshine.
The afternoon saw the new Chuck Glider Competition, using laser-cut gliders designed by Chris M. It proved to be a fun and light-hearted event with great participation from the attending members. Results were as follows:
- Longest Flight Distance – won by Simon D
- Longest Flight Time – won by Matt B
- 2nd place: Dave B
- 3rd place: Ray W
After the flying wrapped up, a few of us camped overnight and rounded off the day with some drinks and BBQ around the fire pit, which made for a great atmosphere and plenty of laughs.
Sunday was much more relaxed, with only a handful of flights taking place due to a brisk crosswind, but it was still a pleasant way to wind down the weekend.
Special thanks go to Chris M for designing and cutting the chuck gliders, to John B for manning the BBQ, to Peter W for supplying the Cornettos, and to everyone who helped with the setup and clear-down—your support made the weekend a real success.
Finally, a reminder that our final club event of the year will be the EDF and JETS Day on Saturday, 13th September (weather permitting). I look forward to seeing you there!
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Funfly Weekend – Light-hearted Competition and Laughter Our second Wimborne Mac Funfly Weekend took place over the 19th & 20th July and was once again a great success, attracting a healthy turnout and delivering plenty of light-hearted competition and good humour throughout the day. Saturday saw the best of both the weather and the attendance.
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