Lundy F3F

Well we did it! And it was more than worth it. We flew every day. We had three x seven round F3F competitions, which were without doubt the most consistent and rewarding I have ever flown in. We had a brilliant social time. And... we are definitely going to do it again!

The weather was so good for sloping that you have to worry it was a fluke. The regulars say that's why they keep coming back and for sure there were several times that huge storms on the horizon kept breaking up and never arrived as far as far as the island. We all left with loads of air time, loads of F3F, suntans and rather grumpy livers. It would be rude not to mention the island itself, which really is a truly magical place in its own right.

Such consistent conditions really allowed pilots to learn from set up and style changes. Richard Bago and Paul Middleton really got their Vikos' going and I have to say that if I hadn't already got enough models to last a lifetime then I'd be in the Vikos queue like a shot. Before you even consider how competitively priced they are, the performance over a whole range of conditions and flying styles left most of us a little gobsmacked.

The competitions were really close, with a very tight spread of times. Some of the new guys really were impressive, as were Pete Gunning and Joel West who certainly kept me on my toes. Results are below.

There's a slideshow of some photos below, be sure to use the button on the show that looks like this to see it full screen. There are also a load more photos on Flickr here and my favourites are here.

Competition 1

1 Kevin Newton 5993.8

2 Paul Middleton 5786.9

3 Peter Gunning 5766.8

4 Richard Bago 5730.1

5 Joel West 5680.0

6 Adam Richardson 5637.5

7 Mike Shellim 5464.4

8 Andrzej Tabero 5386.9

9 Tom Macperson 5276.3

10 Jon Edison 5271.6

11 Paul Garnet 5201.1

12 Keith Wood 5140.4

13 Stefan Bertschi 5101.9

14 Lee Morgan 5028.8

15 Paul Stubley 5021.6

16 Warrick Smith 5017.1

17 Andy Burgoyne 4945.9

18 Vic Eldridge 4917.1

19 Phil Taylor 4649.0

20 Joe Cubitt 2604.8

21 Ian Mason 2554.9

Competion 2

1	Kevin	5994.79
2	Joel	5801.53
3	Richard B	5639.45
4	Paul G	5620.43
5	Peter G	5599.36
6	Adam R	5301.06
7	Keith W	5097.76
8	Mike S	5063.9
9	Andy B	4988.71
10	Tom Mc	4983.34
11	John E	4928.1
12	Paul M	4923.01
13	Warrick	4848.78
14	Steffan	4589.89
15	Paul S	4481.67
16	Phill Taylor	4458.08
17	Ian Mason	4356.13
18	Vic	4189.76
19	Lee	4149.09

1	Kevin Newton	11988.56
2	Joel West	11481.52
3	Peter Gunning	11407.23
4	Paul Middleton	11382.57
5	Richard Bago	11369.56
6	Adam Richardson	11237.32
7	Mike Shellim	11014.17
8	Paul Garnet	10939.95
9	Jon Edison	10828.81
10	Keith Wood	10557.18
11	Tom Mac	10523.87
12	Stefan Bertschi	10218.38
13	Paul Stubley	10137.04
14	Andy Burgoyne	9934.57
15	Warrick Smith	9865.85
16	Vic Eldridge	9729.97
17	Lee Morgan	9658.77
18	Phil Taylor	9505.54
19	Ian Mason	6911.07
20	Andrzej Tabero	5386.87
21	Joe Cubitt	2604.75

1	Kevin	5904.5
2	Joel	5645.6
3	Peter G	5640.45
4	Adam R	5599.8
5	Paul M	5595.66
6	John E	5557.17
7	Mike S	5549.77
8	Richard B	5535.57
9	Keith W	5416.82
10	Paul G	5319.52
11	Tom Mc	5247.62
12	Steffan	5116.47
13	Paul S	5115.49
14	Andy B	4868.55
15	Phill Taylor	4856.56
16	Vic	4812.84
17	Warrick	4733.53
18	Lee	4629.97