First contest of North Island F3B Series

Kiwi's has begun their season with first contest of North Island F3B Series. You can read a report made by Dave Larsen in Chris Kaiser site with full results.

I have a genuine F3B machine :-)

Today I have made my firsts flights with New Age. Very good feelings, actually I had never had so good feelings with a plane its first day. But before go to field club I have been in Walter's house with my father and Sergi Subias (3rd pilot F3B at Home Team) to pick up my father's New Age. We met in the field with Daniel and Javier Portella. We were late. Sorry Dani and Javier :-P When we have almost set everything it started to rain, so we seized the opportunity to have lunch (not launch) and take some photos of our New Ages. Rain finished and was time for flights until six o'clock. Next Sunday more flights :-D Some photos here.

Coll de Lilla 2007

Today has begun a F3F Catalonian League. First contest has been in Coll de Lilla (one of the the most feared slopes of the league because the landing) Four rounds made. We didn't have more time for f3f because Calçots were waiting us for lunch. I go on with my slow progress. I have new personal record 48.XX seconds :-P Winner was Javier Portella wih a X-Race. This time dad bit his two sons. Second was Carles Aymat with a New Age and third my team mate Sergi Subias with Crossi. Next contest will be a f3f national Open in Santa Coloma (near Barcelona) I know this blog is a f3b one, but who cares if I talk a little bit about f3f? Next Sunday first flights with my New Age :-O Photos here.

A plane came from Hell: Diavolo

After a lot of years of comercial and sport success, Heiner Fischer is going to produce his new model: Diavolo. For this new project he has joint good partners to develop this nice plane: Team “KiKa”, Ulrich Trautwein, Carbon Vertrieb, ... Its price will be the most expensive among top planes. Look here more info about technical data and prices (from f3bfrance blog)

So unlucky... and lucky at the same time

A new Sunday on the field. Javier and Daniel were not able to meet with us so we were flying with Alberto and Carles. Friday evening I changed the wiring of my Caracho aileron servo, so I thought the problem was fix. I was completely wrong, today the servo go on with shaking. Last test was to switch on an other JR radio like mine and servo was quiet and working OK. Next step will be to send my JR to Technical Department of JR in Europe :-( I'm lucky because my father had ordered a JR and some servos for my New Age but is stopped in Barcelona airport duty. So now I don't have radio and fuse servos for my New Age!!!!! Next week I have the first f3f contest of the year so I have two weeks to resolve my radio/servos problems. It's not a good beginning. At least my father let me make some flights with his Furio. Today I seized the opportunity to bring my NA to our field club (as soon he gets the felling with his trainig field easier to trim him :-P) and to make some photos with my father as model.

Speed Cup In Japan

Read in Mr. Miyagawa blog, today our friends from Japan (Hi Mr. Kurita!!!) has flown a speed-cup with a total of six rounds. Here you can read a tranlation of Mr. Miyagawa report made by google. and here there's the results where you can see that Crossfire is the plane of most of pilots. Good business Mr. Eder!!!!!

F3B Speed Clinic held at BERG

First contests of the year. Our friends from RSA (Goodrum & Co.) have made a f3b clinic with this results.

My first flight with a New Age

Today I went to the field club without my father. I'm very lucky to have friends like Carles who picked up to me in the train station (one more time). Today had to be a transition day waiting for set up my New Age, and it really was a transition day. When we arrived to the field I realized I have forgot my Caracho's Wing joiner :-( So today I spent my time to help Carles, Dani and Javier with their flights. Dani is a very good friend and although he flights with elevator in left hand (I use right hand with elevator) he has borrowed me his New Age. I have made two flights (no launches) with very good feelings, I hope my New Age will works as good as Dani's one. He has told me some secrets :-P like CG and tow hook position, so it will be easier to trim my weapon for this season. Some photos here.

New Age is at Home

New Age is at Home :-) Looking for my dad's one I have gone to Walter's house to pick up mine. I came with Dani and Carles to see and chat with Walter. Tomorrow we'll meet again in our field club to go on with our preparation for next contests.

First traininig of the year photos

I have uploaded some photos fom Sunday to my Image Gallery. Look here.

First traininig of the year

First traininig of the year. Carles, Alberto, Javier, Daniel, my father and me. We met at 10.30 but we arrive at eleven :-P Some chat while Javier was flying his heli and Alberto his new hand launch. We start to fly a little bit late. Wind direction was not clear and we're pretty lazy. Finally we set the winches in one of the corners of the field. While my New Age arrives I go on flying with my Caracho. Signal reception problems are not arranged. Servo and receiver were changed and my right aileron is still shaking when the radio is closed to plane. Next step, change the wiring. If everything is ok next weekend I will go to Walter's home to pick up my NA, and maybe I will also fly on Sunday.
One year ago I began to work with F3B at Home blog and a lot of things has happend, good things like the Europhia flying, my good performance in f3b nats and Palencia contest, the trip to Italy and my new speed record, and bad things like my very bad performance in Madrid contest and Europhia crashing. Bad and good experience will help me to be a better f3b pilot (I hope to have more good ones like bad ones :-P )

New toy for my father

Although Santa's use to go to our homes in 24th in the night to give our presents this time my father's gift was given with delayed. In the photo you can see the envelope, but what is within the box? See here and hate me!!!!!

A new aeromodelling discipline: F3B-X

This season are going to be offered a lot of new planes. Most of them are from Germany. Planes like Diabolo, Supersonic-R and Radical are going to lead a sort of plane designed and made by most prestigious pilots and builders (Marcus Becker, Martin Weberschock, Martin and Andreas Herrig, Heiner Fischer,..) with amazing features and also amazing prices. 1500, 1600 and 1700 euros are figures very common in priceslists. For this season my choice is for New Age "von Walter Reist". A HQ/W profil and Masterpice fuse. Very, very cheap comparing with german planes (about 900 €). Last year I had just one Europhia, this year I want to have two units of the same model and fly as much as posible before the season begins. A new discipline is born: F3B-eXpensive!!!!!

F3B = Teamwork

In this video of f3b french nats you realize how important is to have a good team in f3b. A so tactical discipline needs good coordination and people with good legs ;-) See the video from f3bfrance.com

Le Blog du F3B en France rules!

Some days ago I post a comment talking about new f3b french blog. I use to check this site and works very good, a lot of info and is updated very often. Remembre the link.

Happy New year guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On 31st we meet my father and me with Portella family (Javier, Alberto and Dani) to make last flights of the year. I was not able to fly because a tail servo was ko so I spend my time to make some launches and photos. Lot of termal and quiet flights (no training stress),pleasant chat with everybody in the meal and planning next season. We are tempted to go to a lot of contests in and out of Spain. In next weeks we fix our f3b calendar. My New Age is very closed to be in my hands. Walter has came from his Christmas Hollidays so I hope to have my New Age very soon :-) It was not the best end of year but 2007 seems to be a amazing year. Photos here.

Fabrice Estivals site

I have added Fabrice Estivals site in links section (People).

Le Blog du F3B en France

I have added f3bfrance blog in links section (Blogs).

News from Norwegian F3B Team

Egil Roland from Norway have sent me some info about Norwegian F3B Team. Jo Grini in f3b wc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

"Hi Sergi! A little update on the norwegian F3B team for the worlds 2007. Widar Holmedahl has decided not to attend the team for the championship 2007. Jo Grini would replace him. The team would then be: Espen Torp (RaceM), Erik C. Morgan (Crossfire), Jo Grini (RaceM, Crossfire, Skymax4). Teamsite for the norwegian team is at www.f3x.no. Hopefully I will join as team manager... Best regards Egil Roland "

More than twenty thousand visits to this blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeahhhh!!!!!!!! Yesterday, I don't know when :-P some of you made visit number 20.000, I'm very happy with my work in this site and with all people from all the world that have made fantastic contributions from France, Norway, Spain, USA, South Africa, New Zealand, United Kingdom,.... Next year three main targets for this site: I am designing two kind of t-shirt: one is the common t-shirt of f3b at home blog and second one will be a Special Edition for my "Contributors", the third and final target will be to go on with this project, keep the amount of info and improve the promotion in www of my blog.

F3B at Home wishes to you nice flghts, lots of 1.000 points tasks, lots of 16.XX seconds in task C and happy 2.007