The “secundo encontro de
aeromodelismo” (second meeting of aero modellers) took place in the town of
The club was formed with more than a
little assistance from our own Tony Madrugo, Club Flying Instructor and native
of the town. Tony left
It was very hot in the middle of the day, even in late September and early October - so much so, that the canopy on my P51 Reno Racer buckled in the heat. Temperatures during the day climbed as high as 37C and this year there was no rain. Everyone enjoyed flying in such excellent conditions, and for a few days before the event we had the flying site to ourselves.
Our contribution to the event was the provision of a banner inaugurating the meeting.
Here is a movie clip showing the banner being towed as you can see by a Ready IIs. The other banner also towed by a Ready II is our club banner.
There were over 80 pilots on the day
sporting a variety of models, including a half scale Edge powered by a 200cc
petrol engine as well as the Westland Scout scale helicopter flown beautifully
by Dick from Midland helicopters. Our own gear was transported overland via the
northern Spanish
Vendas Novas lies inland from Lisbon about 45 minutes drive away. Those who did not want to brave the sea journey flew down and hired a car, travelling to the restaurant of Tony's cousin Philip called "A Familia".
We would like to thank Philip, his wife Matilda and their son Stuart for all their many kindnesses and for looking after us while we were there.
We would also like to thank the members and committee of the Clube de Aeromodelismo de Vendas Novas for inviting us and showing us a great time.
Roll on September 2004. Viva Vendas Novas!
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