ELECTRIC FLIGHT U.K. - British Electric Flight Association

The Yorkshire Air Spectacular
by John Thompson
April 9th dawned wet and windy for the second annual trade show at this venue.
Previous events had been at the Great Yorkshire Showground outside Harrogate,
but substantial increases in the rents had enforced a change. The last time I was
here was for the World Championships last year when the weather was again
unkind for most of the week. York has its own little weather system, being in a
valley, so it is often entirely different to other areas in the county.
The traders were all set up in good time but the crowds were missing! The YAS
had done us proud with the BMFA stand in an excellent position, and this year we
had featured electric flight with the BEFA on the displays. My Micro-Bipe attracted
some interest and most of the questions were about LiPo batteries, it is amazing
the misinformation people have about them. Maybe tomorrow would be busier as
we were (hopefully) electric flying outside. Last year it was the LMA flying but
they were too far out for most people to bother with them.
Saturday night and we were glued to the TV for the weather forecast, and it was
much better, though a bit windy. Sunday morning a bright and sunny start with
a car full of models. A respite from the BMFA stand to get some flying in.
One of the Protech Ultimates
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