SSA

Indoor Flying 2011-2012

Webmaster — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:56:08 +0000

From about Oct until April the SSA organises indoor flying meetings. These are generally held on Sundays at Dronfield Sports Centre 9am-11am. The two hour sessions are split into slots for slowfly models such as the Kyosho Miniums, aerobatic “shockies” and rc helicopters.

Due to safety factors within the hall the maximum weights for Indoor Models from the 31st October 2010 will now be:

Helicopter – 400 grams

Fixed Wing – 300 grams

Dates are as follows

October – 2nd / 9th / 16th / 23rd / 30th
November – 6th / 20th
December – 4th / 11th / 18th
January – 8th / 15th / 22nd / 29th
February – 5th / 12th / 19th / 26th
March – 4th / 11th / 18th / 25th
April – 1st / 8th

Aerial Videos

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:54:42 +0000

With the introduction of cheap micro video cameras aerial photography from even the smallest models is possible. All the videos below were taken using a small eBay “keyfob camera” costing about £8.

Mini Swift Flying Wing – Onboard camera – Cheap keyfob mini camera onboard a Mini Swift 2 flying wing.

Pizza Box Flyer – On board camera – Pizza Box Flyer depron model with keyfob camera onboard, flown indoors. (For PBF plan see RCGROUPS)

SSA Winter Indoor Flying – Various “shockie” indoor models.

SSA Winter Indoor Flying – Various indoor models including Eflite 4-site biplane, Parkzone Sukhoi, Parkzone Ember and various scratchbuilt models.

Slope Soaring – SSA also fly gliders.

Indoor Flying

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:44:36 +0000

From about Oct until April the SSA organises indoor flying meetings. These are generally held every Sunday in a local gym or sport hall. The two hour sessions are split into slots for slowfly models such as the Kyosho Miniums, aerobatic “shockies” and rc helicopters.

Due to safety factors within the hall the maximum weights for Indoor Models from the 31st October 2010 will now be:

Helicopter - 400 grams

Fixed Wing - 300 grams

Welcome to The Sheffield Society of Aeromodellers

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:08:02 +0000

Welcome to the website of the Sheffield Society of Aeromodellers (SSA). We are a large group of aeromodellers mainly from the Sheffield UK area with many model flying interests – including slope soaring, indoor rc aircraft, electric powered rc airplanes, rc helicopters, control line and free flight including F1E Magnet.

The club has a number of slope soaring sites and electric flying fields in and around the Sheffield area. There are also club meetings including model shows, swap meets/auctions, meals and demonstrations.

Slope Soaring

We fly slope gliders at Callow Bank, just North of Hathersage and about 7 miles South West of Sheffield. We have slopes that are good for Westerly, Southerly and Easterly winds. The parking is generally good and there is a mown landing area for the Westerly slope.

Hathersage has the Pool Cafe that is open most of the time and serves hot and cold snacks and meals as well as providing phone ordering and take away service – very usefull.

Flat Field and Indoor

We have several flat fields suitable for electric and bungee models, and we are always looking for new sites.

Indoor flying throughout the winter for electric models including helicopters is flown in a sports hall in Sheffield – please feel free to contact us for direction and dates.

We produce and distribute “Gladys International”, our bi-monthly news letter, posted to club members and onto the club’s yahoo! forum as well. Articles and features are always eagerly welcomed.

If you wish to join the SSA then plese contact the membership contact us or phone or membership secretary on 0114 2307584 (not after 22:00 !) You can download a membership form here.

Electric Powered Models

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:04:53 +0000

Only electric models and gliders are allowed due to noise restrictions. IC engines are not permitted. Electric models are generally powered by brushless motors and Lipo batteries. We can offer tuition and advice to new members.

We are always looking for new flying fields so please contact us if you know of one.

Slope Soaring

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:03:19 +0000

The SSA has some excellent slope soaring sites in the Peak District for wind directions from NW to E. Models range from detailed scale models as shown above to simple trainers. Powered models of any type are not permitted on any of our slope sites.

Scale Models

Webmaster — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:01:52 +0000

Alll types of models are flown from simple depron models to detailed scale aircraft. These can be built as electric powered models or even as slope soarers as can be seen in the photo.

The models shown in the photo are all made from GWS kits.