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The Latest Club Newsletter #178 has now been uploaded and is available to read

LATEST

Hi Members,

Well… I’m pretty sure you’ve all noticed that someone forgot to turn the rain off over the last couple of days! 🌧️😄
Rob Lockyer braved the elements and inspected the Awatoto field.
His official report is: it’s wet… really wet! There are plenty of puddles, and the grass is softer than a marshmallow.
The good news is we’ve escaped any flooding or damage.
The field is still open, but could I please ask everyone to keep vehicles off the grass until things dry out a bit?
We’d rather not have the field looking like an off-road adventure park—or spend the next month trying to explain why your tyre tracks have their own postcode!
Thanks for helping us look after the field. Hopefully the sun remembers where Hawke’s Bay is sometime soon! ☀️

Marty. President MFHB

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COMING EVENTS

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Regarding our Field Web Cam.

You may have of noticed that camera and weather station have been off line recently.
This is because the camera has been stolen and other IT equipment damaged.
The weather station is now back on line however, the camera is no more.
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Greetings Members,
Our Club Shed is now all completely up and running. The water and power are both on and the usual Tuesday morning ‘shed sessions’ are continuing now as normal. There is also a lot of spare gear that members can also make use of in the shed. So why not join us!

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Please Note: Due to the theft of the Web Camera, from the Awatoto pump house, the webcam image of the field is no longer available – but the weather station is still working using the link below.

Awatoto Field Weather Station.

Click on the Image above to view the Field Weather Station.

Welcome to the MFHB Website

Model Flying Hawke’s Bay (MFHB) has had numerous flying sites over the years thanks to the help of the local farming community and other interested groups and Aeromodelling enthusiasts in The Hawke’s Bay were encouraged over 70 years ago to form a group to promote the many types of aeromodelling activities available.The first club in the district was The Hastings Model Aeroplane Club followed by a similar group in Napier. Subsequently The Hawke’s Bay Radio Flyers Inc. Was established from members of both groups to form a solid base for the future of the sport in the Hawke’s Bay and District.

In 1992 the club was introduced to its present flying site by The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, this is a splendid facility at Awatoto, off Waitangi Road, beside the Fertilizer Works just 6 kms South of Napier City. Recently the club has included drone activity at Awatoto, providing a safe and controlled environment for the flyers to test their skills out.

The club also have a gliding field near Black Bridge, Haumoana.

MFHB publish a monthly NEWSLETTER which will be on this Website, covering the recent activity within the club, together with news, model building reports, items to buy or sell, and articles from the wider aeromodelling community. The current copy can be accessed from the main at the top of this page, or by clicking here.

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