Author Archives: Barrie Lever

About Barrie Lever

I am a committed competition modeller, flying RC pylon since 1978 and additionally control line since 2017, although I had held a latent interest in CL speed for decades. I like to make as much of my competition models myself as is possible, this often involves teaming up with other like minded competitors to share the workload.

2021 CL speed calendar at Barton

Great news, we have a full contest calendar setup for the 2021 season, the only thing that will stop this is the weather or Covid restrictions.

New CL hard circle being constructed

There has been talk of constructing a hard circle at the BMFA Buckminster National aeromodelling centre for about the last three years, fund raising was put in motion and then things went quite, everyone thought the worst that the circle would never get built, well in the last 6 weeks there has been massive progress… Read More »

Dave Smith on Formula 21

We have been very lucky to have a few notes from Dave Smith on his record breaking Formula 21 models. Dave Smith Formula 21 record holding model

First time build of Sport Jet model

This is a review that I originally wrote for the Southampton Model Aeroplane Club newsletter back in 2013, slightly rehashed and with additional supporting photographs. Dick Hart upright Sport Jet build B.L

Facebook Group added

We have added links to our Facebook group, look in the top right of the screen for the menu or icon, either will take you to the Facebook Group. The Facebook group will give us a much wider spread into what is a very crowded space trying to attract peoples leisure time, if you are… Read More »

Training video links added

One of the frightening things for newcomers to CL speed flying is the thought of getting the handle into the centre pylon. In these videos Dick Hart explains some of the finer points of pylon technique added by a separate video of Joey Matheson showing how it is done at Whittier Narrows. Video links