Under 25 inch Vintage Rubber Postal

 

 

The Under 25” Vintage Cabin Postal Competition will be run during 2024 in three rounds.

Round 1 (Spring) runs from 1st May to 30th June. 

Round 2 (Summer) runs from 1st July to 31st August. 

Round 3 (Autumn) runs from 1st September to 31st October. 

Rules are unchanged for this year

A full set of the Under 25″ Vintage Postal  Rules can be found here

P Name Model Total
1 Andrew Longhurst Flying Cloud Jr/KK Achilies 784
2 Andy Blackburn KK Achilles 586
3 Richard Fryer Rascal 504
4 Gary Law FROG Goblin 401
5 Chris Brainwood JA Skokie 263
6 Mike Stuart Eaglet 234
7 Simon Milan Black Bullet 224
8 Jim Paton Hawk 211
       

 

Round 3 1st September to 31st October

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total Location Date
Andrew Longhurst Flying Cloud Jr J Paton

R Fryer

 90 max 90 max 69 249 Port Meadow 13/9
Jim Paton Hawk R Fryer 74 55 82 211 Port Meadow 13/9
Andy Blackburn Achilies D King 50 48 60 158 Pinkneys Green 4/10
Gary Law Goblin E Gautrey 62 45 47 154 Buckminster 13/10
Chris Brainwood Skokie G Law 32 33 37 102 Luffenham 27/10

Round 2 1st July to 31st August

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total Location Date  
Andrew Longhurst Achilles J Paton

R Fryer

 90 max 90 max 90 max 270 Port Meadow 17/7  
Richard Fryer Rascal J Paton 67 90 max 90 max 247 Port Meadow 17/7  
Andy Blackburn Achilles J Paton

D King

 75 90

Max

 52 217 Port Meadow 30/8  
Gary Law Goblin J Paton 53 42 60 155 Old Warden 28/7  

 

Round 1 1st May to 30th June.

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total Location Date
Andrew Longhurst Elite

Petrel

 J.Paton 85 90 Max  90

Max

 265 Port

Meadow

 16/5
Richard Fryer Rascal Self 77 90 max 90

max

 257 Port Meadow 25/6
Mike Stuart Eaglet Self 90

max

 73 71 234 Port Meadow 25/6
Simon Milan Black Bullet A Blackburn Self 71 68 85 224 Port Meadow 20/6
Andy Blackburn Achilles Self 79 42 90

max

 211 Port meadow 25/6
Chris Brainwood Skokie D. King

A Blackburn

 71 52 38 161 Port Meadow 20/6
Gary Law Frog Goblin R Fryer 32 29 31 92 Port Meadow 25/6

 

Models: Rubber powered cabin designs published prior to 1st January 1951, with wingspan less than 25” as measured with a tape measure from tip to tip. Scaling larger designs down to this size is not permitted. Undercarriage must be fitted as per plan, wheels close to the size on the plan. Props must be fixed two-bladers, max diameter 8 inches

Entry: After flying, please either email (webmaster@oxfordmfc.bmfa.uk) or WhatsApp Chris Brainwood, stating your name, the name of the timer, the model(s) and the times so that they will appear on this page
 
Awards: Apart from the obvious (and considerable) kudos for winning, each of the top three finishers will receive a valuable comestible such as a packet of Tunnocks Teacakes (the winners of some of the other events will be fobbed-off with lower-quality confectionary such as a Mars bar, but since this is a quality competition, we’re doing things properly).
 
 
Procedure: There will be two rounds, each which must be completed and the scores reported to Chris within a set time period (see below). Each round will consist of three flights to a 90 second max. An attempt is a flight of 15 seconds or less, only one attempt is allowed per flight. All three flights in a round must be made on the same day at the same venue. Ideally the timekeeper should be someone other than the entrant but for those who fly alone self timing is permitted. In the event that there is a tie, there will be a fly-off at Port Meadow, date TBC.
 
 

Non-exhaustive list of eligible designs 22″ –  25″

Plans on Outerzone:
 
   24″   Keil Kraft Eaglet – kit also available from VMC
   24″   Keil Kraft Achilles – kit also available from VMC
   23″   Keil Kraft Pixie
   25″   Ziac Cabin
   24″   Skyleda Cadet
   24″   Champmaker
   22″   Convertible Cabin
   23″   Deluxe Jr.
   24″   Flying Cloud Jr.
   24″   Flying Aces Moth
   25″   Scientific Hornet
 
Kits available from EasyBuilt Models (Canada):
 
   24″   Jimmie Allen Skokie
   22″   De Havilland Leopard Moth
  24″    Taylorcraft Auster

Andrew Longhurst’s Elite Petrel. Here’s Andrew with details of his May flights –

We were out today. Weather very calm, light overcast, air humid and about 14C. Air was completely dead with no lift or sink.
I flew my Elite Petrel on 10g in 6st of 3/32 (P30 motor) Prop was an 8ins Igra. Motor run 45/50 secs. 
Flight 1 1.25 (1200 turns)
Flight 2 1.33 (1250 turns)
Flight 3 1.37 (1300 turns)

 

 
 

Under 25″ Vintage Postal 2023 Results

P Name Model Total
1 Andrew Longhurst Skyleada Cadet 481
2 Richard Fryer Veron Rascal 459
3 Andy Blackburn KK Achilles 404
4 Jim Paton Skyleada Hawk 342
5 Gary Law FA Moth 287
6 Chris Brainwood Skokie 61
 
 

Round 1 – 1st April to 31st May 2023

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total Location Date
Andrew Longhurst Skyleada Cadet R.Fryer  75s 63s Max 90s 228s Port Meadow 17/4
Richard Fryer Veron Rascal A.Longhurst 42s Max 90s 63s 195s Port Meadow 17/4
Jim Paton Skyleada Hawk A.Longhurst  42s 64s 65s 171s Port Meadow 11/5
Andy Blackburn KK Achilles K.Gabruk Max 90s 53s 61s 204s Old Warden 14/5
Chris Brainwood Skokie P.Smith 11s 25s 25s 61s Lodge Farm 21/5
Gary Law FA Moth S.Law 31s 49s 52s 132s Port Meadow 31/5
Round 2 – 1st June to 31st July 2023
Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total Location Date
Jim Paton SkyleadaHawk A Longhurst 42s 64s 65s 171 Port Meadow 11-6
Richard Fryer Veron Rascal A Longhurst max 90s 84s max 90s 264 Port Meadow 22-6
Andrew Longhurst Skyleada Cadet J Paton 73s max 90s max 90s 253 Port Meadow 22-6
Andy Blackburn KK Achilles G.Law S.Edwards R.Fryer

 

 57s 53s max

90s

 200 Port Meadow 18-7
Gary Law F.A.Moth D. King 51s 61s 43s 155 Port Meadow 26-7

 

2022 Under 25 inch Vintage Rubber Postal FINAL RESULTS

P Name Model Total
1 Andrew Longhurst Flying Cloud Jr/KK Eaglet 518
2 Andy Blackburn KK Achilles 397
3 Jim Paton KK Achilles/FROG Goblin 360
4 Chris Brainwood JA Skokie 240
5 Gary Dickens FA Moth 182
6 Simon Milan Black Bullet 174
7 Gary Law FA Moth 116
8 David Lovegrove KK Eaglet 83.1
9 Dave King BA Cabin 75

 

 

Round 2 – 1st June – 31 July

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total P Location Date
Andrew Longhurst KK Eaglet J.Paton 88s 70s Max 90s 248 1 Port Meadow 14/6
Andy Blackburn KK Achillies D.Lovegrove Max 90s 52s Max 90s 232 2 Pinkneys Green 07/6
Jim Paton Frog Goblin A.Longhurst 59s 81s Max 90s 230 3 Port Meadow 14/6
Simon Milan Black Bullet A.Blackburn 52s 32s Max 90s 174 4 Port Meadow 14/6
Chris Brainwood Skokie M.Linacre 56s 52s 50.5s 158.5 5 Port Meadow 23/7
Gary Law FA Moth S.Law 31s – – 31 6 Bloxham 29/7
 
 

Round 1 – 1st May – 30 june

Name Model Timer Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Total P Location Date
Andrew Longhurst Flying Cloud Jr J.Paton Max 90s Max 90s Max 90s 270s 1 Port Meadow 05/5
Gary Dickens F A Moth A. Dickens 74s 61s 47s 182s 2 Old Warden 08/5
Andy Blackburn Achilles K.Gabruk 41s 59s 65s 165s 3 Pinkneys Green 14/5
Jim Paton Achilles A. Longhurst 46s 46s 38s 130s 4 Port Meadow 05/5
Gary Law F A Moth S. Law 22s 36s 27s 85s 5 Bloxham 31/5
David Lovegrove Eaglet S. Lovegrove 27.5s 28.6s 27s 83.1s 6 Port Meadow 23/5
Chris Brainwood Skokie D. Monk 36s 25s 21s 82s 7 Port Meadow 19/4
Dave King BA Cabin A. Blackburn 25s 20s 30s 75s 8 Port Meadow 19/5