The Under 25” Vintage Cabin Postal Competition will be run during 2023 in two rounds. Round 1 (Spring) runs from 1st April to 31st May, Round 2 (Summer) runs from 1st June to 31st July inclusive.
Some small changes have been made to the rules; chiefly model eligibility, a loosening of the timing rules to allow self timing and a reduction in max prop size to 8″
A full set of the Under 25″ Vintage Postal 2023 Rules can be found here
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 |
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
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 |
