Oxford MFC 2024 Events Calendar

For a full list of all Oxford MFC activities including social events please open the latest calendar Oxford MFC Events 2024

2024 Port Meadow Competitions

Confirmation of the Port Meadow events will appear here, please check for updates before travelling

We hope to confirm the events the Thursday before the scheduled dates, this will posted on the club WhatsApp group as well

Port Meadow Events 2024

Saturday 27th April – Spring Duration + Fun-fly

If the weather is looking dodgy (nobody want to fly free-flight in high winds or rain, we’re only doing this to have a bit of fun) then Gary will take a go/no-go decision no later than midday on Thursday 25^th April, and the go/no-go status will be posted here

Proceedings will run from about 9:30 to 1:30, with prize giving done and carriages (for those who don’t want to continue flying) by 2:00. If you turn up late just go and see Gary who will explain how things work.

P-30: 30” max span & length, 40g min empty, 10g motor, max 9.5” plastic prop. TOTF.

E20: 20” max span & length. Any motor, battery and timer. Max motor run 8 secs. Score is TOTF to PMFC Open E20 rules

36” Glider: Any glider max 36” span launched by 30m (Peterborough) Hi-Start bungee. TOTF.

Frog Senior: Duration competition for Frog Senior models (see http://www.houseoffrog.co.uk), no bonuses, TOTF.

Rubber Scale Duration: Simple TOTF duration competition for rubber scale models + bonuses, no flight or static judging. Kit and Open classes.

Saturday 13th July – Midsummer Scale All-Day Fly-in (open to BMFA members) + Competitions

Flying Only: IC/CO2/Electric/Rubber, flight judges for realism. No static judging.

Rubber Scale Duration: Simple TOTF duration competition for rubber scale models + bonuses, no flight or static judging. Kit and Open classes.

Scale Glider Duration: TOTF duration, launched by 30m (Peterborough) Hi-Start bungee. No flight or static judging.

Free Flight fun-flying all day

Saturday 3 rd August – Charles Hampson Grant Memorial International Mass Launch of Cloud Tramps & Fun Fly

A fun-fly afternoon on the meadow with Cloud Tramp mass launch at 5 pm

Hi-Start RC Assist FF Glider competition – 5:30 – 7pm

Saturday 7th September – Autumn Duration + Fun-fly

Vintage & Classic Glider: Two classes (55” Span Open and A1) for kits and designs first published pre1961, launched by either 50 m Hi-Start bungee or towline. Re-issued kits (e.g. Spencer Willis Aiglet A1, Ripmax KK Caprice & Invader) are allowed. TOTF.

Coupe D’Hiver: Standard coupe – 70g empty, 10g motor, TOTF.

Vintage & Classis British Rubber Kit Revival: 30”-34” British rubber kits pre-1961, also open to reissued Ripmax/KK kits. TOTF.

Catapult Glider (e.g. Oxcat): max 2 gm rubber (e.g. 12” x 1/8”) on a 6″max handle., 9 flights, best 6 to count.

Rubber Scale Duration: Simple TOTF duration competition for rubber scale models + bonuses, no flight or static judging. Kit and Open classes.

The “Peterborough” bungee = 7.5m of 1/8 rubber and 22.5m of line.

TOTF = Total of Three Flights + Fly-off if required

Autumn 2024 – Cartoon Foamie Fighter Challenge 2024

The event will be similar to last year’s ‘Foamie Design Challenge’, this time focussing on foamie warbirds built as semi-profile, ‘cartoon’ scale models.

Wednesday 18th September – Club Night Introduction, demo and kit Collection

Wedenesday 15th January – Club Night Flying and judging

Full details ( opens in new page)

Postals

The Under 25” Vintage Cabin Postal Competition will be run during 2024 in three rounds, slightly later in the year to make it easier for some members to enter: Round 1 runs from 1st May to 30th June, Round 2 runs from 1st July to 31st August, and the final round 3 runs from 1st September to 31st October inclusive.

The p30/Coupe will also be run again in 2024

The competition will consist of one round which will be run between 1st September to 31st October inclusive. The round will consist of several flights to an increasing maximum time as follows:

The maximum for the first flight of each entry will be 90 seconds. If this is achieved, the entrant is permitted a second flight of maximum 120 seconds, and so on, the maximum increasing in increments of 30 seconds until either a max is not achieved, or flying cannot continue (e.g. because the model is lost or damaged and can’t be repaired in time). The score for the entry is the total flight time including the sub-max final flight.

Please go to the Postal Competitions page for more information

Meadow Flyers WhatsApp Group – The club has a WhatsApp group to help arrange flying on the meadow, as well as training sessions and all things OxfordMFC.

Contact Membership Sec. Simon Burch to be added to the list

Club Meetings

The club holds evening meetings on the third Wednesday of every month at Begbroke Village Hall During the summer months, weather permitting we fly small models, both RC and free flight in its playing field. During the winter months we hold a variety of talks and activities.

Flying at Port Meadow

This is arranged on an informal basis using a WhatsApp group and allows members to meet socially and also allows less experienced members to meet with others that can provide supervision and instruction.

Rallies and Competitions

The club holds organised rallies and competitions on Port Meadow for free flight duration and scale models

Scale Fest 2015

Other Events 2024

2023 Competition Reports and Results

Feb 15 – Foamie Design Challenge Begbroke

May 18 – Spring Competitions Full report and photos here

June 17 – Scale Free Flight Competitions Full report and photos here

Sept 9 – Autumn Duration Competitions – Full report,photos and full results here

2023 Club Build – VMC Pilot 20″ for Free Flight Rubber

A great introduction to free flight and rubber powered. The Pilot is a small, relatively simple, rubber-powered free-flight model. Well within the abilities of first-time builders, we think it will be a good introduction to the sort of basic techniques that will hopefully encourage further engagement with our great hobby.

For our more experienced members, we hope you will buy kits too, and share your skills and knowledge. Everyone is welcome to join in.

Please follow the link for further details. It opens in new Club Build page