LMA Catton 2010 Tony Hooper
The Midlands Large Model Flying Group
that operate from Catton Hall have been in a similar position to Much Marcle
as far as show cancellations due to bad weather are concerned so it was a
very brave decision to have this show a week following the Much Marcle event.
Fortunately, despite some rather poor weather conditions leading up
to the show date, the weather over the whole
weekend – particularly on Sunday – was excellent and the show
was a tremendous success. This year the show was held at a new site which
enabled the flying area to be dedicated to flying and the
field adjacent to it to accommodate the traders, campers, public car park,
and a very wide range of other activities which provided “all round”
family entertainment.
This latter aspect of the show attracted a large number of people from the
local area who not only enjoyed the flying aspect of the show but also took
advantage of viewing classic cars, steam trains,
military vehicles, and a large number of other attractions including children’s
rides. All of this gave it a “Woodvale atmosphere” which helps
to cater for a public with a wider range of interest rather
than a flying model show – perhaps this is something we should think
about for the future at some of our other more local LMA events. Fortunately,
there were no perceptible frequency problems at
this site but some modellers on the 35Mhz frequency preferred to be cautious
and only put their models on display rather than risk flying them. So this
event ended the LMA outdoor show season
for 2010 in a very successful manner and the LMA Events Team now have the
opportunity for a well deserved winter rest – well almost – please
don’t forget the increasingly successful LMA
static display and trader show at Gaydon on Sunday 24th October.
