MFW April 2013 | Page 29

quiet . The helis were flown in smooth exhibitions of power and skill- and they both are fine examples of the craftsmanship from Matthias and his company .
A fleet of military machines owned by Jay of NSMAC were frequently flown with many folks admiring the detailing work that he has done with them- including the semi-functional guns on the nose of the helis !
Sunday started out flat calm , so a buncha folks raced out to take advantage of the conditions before the forecasted showers came through . When the rain did arrive , folks covered up their gear to wait out the precipitation- and amused themselves with one of the fun competitions that had been organised- “ The Figure 8 of Death ”, which involved a Traxx Evo car , some traffic cones and a stopwatch . And when this was done- a fresh battery was put into the car and folks went over to the fixed wing strip to race the car up and down it ! Matthias enjoyed this part immensely , and was heard to say that he was gonna get one of these as soon as returned to his home in Germany ! And this is from a guy who designs , builds and flies huge world class turbine helis !! The sun came out soon and flying resumed with more flights up to the close of the event .
The new Hughes 500E- stunning paint scheme and very striking in the air- very nimble ”
Several awards were given out at the end of the event- and they were : Best Military Machine - Carl and his MI V24 Best Civilian Machine - Colin and his Skycrane Pilots Choice-picked by the fliers- Colin and his Skycrane again- well deserved ! Best ‘ save ’ of the weekend – Simon and the G-47- very well deserved !!
Following the awards- a few words were spoken to recognise the one person who was no longer flying with us in person- Brett . Many of us have been recipients of his big smile and generous nature over the years- and an event like this is where we expect to see him . To help keep the passion and spirit of him alive- a new award has been created , the Brett Cudby Memorial Trophy . This is to be passed along each year to a Scale heli person who carries on the supportive and helpful attitude that Brett shared with us all .
This year , it has been given to Craig Anderson- a good friend and fellow club member of Brett ’ s . Craig- who is also a heli mechanic in real life- was surprised and flattered to be the first person to receive the award . And , it appears that planning has already started for next years ’ large scale event , with exact date and location yet to be confirmed- but hoped to be in the area of Brett ’ s club .
Some of the machines present for the event- great variety "
To close- several folks that should be thanked for their help : Hobby City and RC Bandit- sponsorship , NSMAC for the field and facilities , Simon , Andre and Ben for the logistical support and finally- huge thanks to all of the flyers that took the time and all the effort to come along !!
Next year- bigger and better !!
Craig Andersons impressive Vario- flies as good as it looks "