Soarer the BARCS Journal

The current edition is Number 158, dated February 2007, arrived 7th February, 2007

 

Contact the editor, Mike Allton at e-mail for a sample copy of Soarer

 

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The Editor's Bit 4
From The Chair 5
French F3J , A Trip to the Jura Cup By Robin Sleight 6
The Sunbird by Mike Allton 10
A Club Winch that doesn't Fold Wings By Loris Goring 16
Committee Musings by Chris Moynihan 20
Variometer Views by Martin Godden 22
Scottish Nationals 2006 by Andrew Lewis 25
F3K Laucha - German Championships by Chris Gibbs 28
Bungee Launching HLGs by Arthur Off 30
SLG News by Paul Wainwright 32
MSA 'High Summer' Event by Nick Neve 35
Postal News by Mac McComb 37
Summer Postal Results 38
BARCS Officers Standing for Election 2006/7 39
AGM Agenda 40
BMFA F3K Nationals by Jeff Ott 44
BARCS League Tables 2005-2006 by Graham James 47
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The Editor's Bit 4
From The New Chair 5
SLG News by Paul Wainwright 7
Bungees in F3K Competition by Arthur Ott 10
Minutes of the 35th BARCS AGM 15
Safety Matters by Robin Sleight 22
Hyperllight Advert 24
Winter Postal Competition -Round One Results 25
Joe Hanna's For Sale Page 27
Elston Models Advert 28
Obituary -John Done 28
An Old Timer, Len Gabriel's Archangel by Loris Goring 29
The New BARCS Web Site by Martin Godden 35
Micro-Mold Gyr Falcon 36
Nemo - A Mosquito Class DLG 37
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Contents Issue 155  
The Editor's Bit  
From the Chair - Mark Easey 4
El Presidente - Brian Johnson 6
SLG News 8
The Agony & Ecstasy of the BARCS Winter Postal 9
Winter Postal Results - Round 2 13
Winter Postal Results - Round 3 14
Valkyrie - A Foray into the Unconventional 15
2006 Competition Calendar 17
Calendar Contacts 20
RES introduction and Rules 22
RES League (Provisional) 23
RES Class Specific Rules (Provisional) 24
Sheffield Christmas Charity Open 27
Xperience PRO F3J Review - Brian Johnson 29
Summer Postals Information 33
Radioglide 2006 34
2006 League Tables 35
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The Editor's Bit 4
From The Chair 5
SLG News by Paul Wainwright 6
Designing the Pike Perfect by Philip Kolb 9
Tragi 705X Plus Plan 14
Riviera Thermal Soaring Club by Loris Goring 15
Winter Postals Final Results 18
Radioglide by Chris Moynihan 19
F3K Interglide 23
Hyperflight Advert 24
F3J Interglide 25
F3B Event Three in Pictures by Chris Jubb 27
Elston Models Advert 28
Plettenberg Advert 31
BARCS League Tables 2005-2006 32
BARCS Current League Standings 36
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Contents - Issue 153  
The New Editor's Bit 4
From the Chair - Mark Easey 5
2005 AGM -Agenda 6
Treasurer's Report - Jeff Stocking 7
Balance Sheet 8
AGM Proposals 9
AGM Proposals / Names of Officers 10
AGM Maps 11
Mac's Postal Column 12
Winter Postal Rules 13
Summer Postals - Series Results 17
Interglide F3K 18
Interglide F3J 19
BMFA Nationals 20
Bromley Open 21
Tonbridge Open 22
SLG - Chris Bishop 23
Scottish Nationals 24
BARCS/BMFA F3J League 2005 - Chris Bishop 25
Half-Year League Tables 27
RAM2 Review - Tony Beckett 31
Fly More!. ..Achieve More! - Martin Godden 34
Readers Article - Jet Off 36
Classified Buyers Guide 38

 

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Contents - Issue 154  
The Editor’s Bit 4
From the Chair - Mark Easey 4
Minutes of the 34th BARCS AGM 6
Elston Models Advert 10
Why Not Blow the Dust off your Classic/RES Glider 11
Foamie Fun 13
1970s Legionair Glider 15
Sky Bench Aerotech 18
Winter Postals - Round One Results 19
2006 BARCS Proposed Budget 20
Off The Record Competition 21
Bernie Hunt in New Zealand 23
Chris Gibbs catches his LongShot 24
How to Look for Lift 25
Acemodel 27
Arthur Off Bungees his Viltis 28
Joe Wurts landing his Icon 29
Classified Buyers Guide 30
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CONTENTS - Issue 151  
The Editor's Bits 4
'Tarts R Nice' 7
From the Chair - Mark Easey 8
Radioglide Rules - explanation 8
Radioglide Maps 9
2004 AGM - 2005 Budget - The Treasurer 10
ImporTekNiK - new catalogue 11
Book Review - flight over Everest - Robin Sleight 11
Winter Postals Pounds 2 & 3 results 13
Summer Postals - Rules 14
Elastic Loop Control System - Jef Ott 19
RES - more responses 21
RES proposed class - Alan Moore 25
New Records - Thermal + Slope 27
Notice Board 28
F3K UK Duration Record - Jef Ott & Martin Godden 30
BMFA South West Area - Fun Thermal comp 32
North Wales Slope Soaring - Chris Moynihan 33
Competition Report - Sheffield Christmas 36
2004/5 Season - League Tables 37
2004/5 Season - 3000-4000-5000 badge winners 41
2005/6 New Season - Memory Joggers 42
2005 Competition Calendar - by Class 46
2005 Competition Calendar - by Date 50
2005 Competition Calendar - Contacts details 54
Classified Buyers Guide 55

 

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Contents - Issue 152  
The Editor’s Bit 4
El Presidente - Brian Johnson 6
From the Chair - Mark Easey 10
ME110- electric model - Paul Wainwrlght 12
Winter Postals Rounds 4 &5 + Series results 14
Summer Postals Rounds 1 & 2 results 18
Radioglide report / pictures / results 19-29
RES model from the last century - Dave Varah 26
Notice Board 31
2004/5 Season - Final League Tables 32-36
2004/5 Season - 3000-4000-5000 badge winners 37
2004/5 Season - BARCS Records 38
2005/6 Season - First BARCS Record claim 41
All Rounder of the Year 2004/5 43
Competition Report - Sheffield Open 43
Competition Report - Boldon Open 44
Competition Report - Malvern High Summer weekend 45
Experimental airbase in Wiltshire - by Anon 48
Classified Buyers Guide 51

 
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Contents -Issue no 149  
   
The Editor’s Bit 4
From the Chair - Chris Moynihan 5
AGM Map - so you can come on the day 7
Bring and Buy - AGM Details 8
AGM - Meeting agenda and proposals 9
AGM - League + Record Trophies and Awards 12
On The Club Field 14
’Some Days are Diamonds’ - Paul Newell 16
Your letters 19
All Rounder of the Year 20
2003-4 Final League Table 21
2004-5 Half Season League Tables 22
BARCS Records 25
’Altitude’ - Dennis Oglesby 26
Summer Postals Report 27
Winter Postals Rules - Dates etc 31
Competition Reports 36
BARCS Merchandise 38
Classified Buyers Guide 39

 

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Contents -issue no 150  
   
The Editor’s Bit + Next Issue dates 4
From the Chair - Mark Easey 5
Obituary tribute 6
Safety Matters - Robin Sleight 7
2004 AGM -Report 8
Eppler Trophy - Citation 12
Competition Report 14
Winter Postals report & Round 1 results 15
New Moulded Models Imports - Chris Foss 18
January Sale - Richard Hobson 19
Records - Cross Country Adventure Claims 20
2005 Competition Calendar 20
Flyplane 2 - free plan 21
F3K- DLG - Jef Ott 22
Your letters 24
RES proposed class - Alan Moore 25
Mini-Glider Watchboard -Jef & Arthur Ott 34
" There’s something about soaring" 36
Classified Ad - Kontronic 37
BARCS Merchandise 38
Classified Buyers Guide 39
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Contents -no 147 -( Volume 33 Issue 3)  
   
The Editor’s Bit 4
From the Chair - Chris Moynihan 5
New ’Safety Rule’ re use of winches 6
Safety Matters - Robin Sleight 7
On the Club Field - Alan Moore 8
Praise and Grumble - your letters 10
Fascinating ’Indoor’ Model - John Shaw 11
Ray Pavely’s Mini-Glider 12
RADIOGLIDE Report 14
RADIOGLIDE Results 18
RADIOGLIDE Pictures 21
Eric’s Memoirs 28
Events Update 31
Competition Results 31
’Silent Flight Achievement Scheme’ awards 34
BARCS Records 35
New ’Vintage’ Record Holder - Bob Hope 36
Summer Postal - OPEN & 100S - Round 1 37
’All Rounder of the Year’ 37
BARCS Merchandise 38
Classified Buyers Guide 39

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Contents -no 148 -(Volume 33 Issue 4)
 
The Editor’s Bit 4
From the Chair - Chris Moynihan 5
Safety Matters - Robin Sleight 7
On the Club Field - Alan Moore 8
Praise and Grumble - your letters 10
’All Rounder of the Year’ - update 13
INTERGLIDE Report 14
INTERGLIDE Results 16
’DLG right for you ’- Martin Godden 18
Competition Results 22
Scottish Thermal Nationals Report and Results 23
Tonbridge- Chelmsford- Mossmorran Results 24
’Flying in France’ -Jim Parish 26
2003-4 Season - Final League Tables 28
New season - 3000-4000-5000 badge winners 33
’Feeling Run Down ’ - Brian Austin 34
Summer Postal - OPEN & 100S - Rounds 2 & 3 35
Summer Postal - SLG & MINI - Rounds 1 & 2 36
Winter Postals - advance news 37
BARCS Merchandise 38
Classified Buyers Guide 39