THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE MALVERN SOARING ASSOCIATION

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THE BRITISH MODEL FLYING ASSOCIATION

Last updated on 8 February 2010

Welcome to the MSA Website
click to read more about us and where we fly.
or scroll down for all the details.

What's happening on the national scene?
Club Bulletins issued by the BMFA

Locate our Flying Sites:
(a) Fish Meadow at Upton-upon-Severn;
(b) Table Hill, Malverns;
(c) Where we fly indoors in the winter;
(d) Where we hold MSA meetings in the winter.

About our competitions:
See our 2009-2010 Winter Events leader board;
See our 2009 Championship final results;
See the 2010 MSA Calendar of events;
Read a description of the events;
See the roll of past Overall Champions;
See the roll of past Thermal Champions;
See the roll of past Slope Champions;
See the roll of most improved pilots;
See the roll of past MSA Open winners.

Weather checks
(a) The Wyche Weather Station
(b) Current UK wind direction and speed
(c) Malvern weather (BBC)
(d) Malvern weather (Metcheck)
(e) Detailed surface isobars (Met Office)
(f) Fish Meadow (Upton/Ryall)
(g) Met Office Atlantic Pressure Charts (5 day)

Safety matters: Read our safety code.
Read the CAA Guide to flying model aircraft.

Want to join the MSA?: Print a form.

Links
These are the links to the websites of our adjoining clubs
1.Gloucester MFC 2.South Cotswold SA 3.Bromyard MFC 4.Hereford MAC 5.Worcester MAC

Constitution: Read our constitution.

Best of the Magazine Section
Extracts from the MSA Newsletter "Magazine Section".
Warning: awful jokes but a good cake recipe.

Members Items
For Sale/Wanted

Frequencies
View MSA frequency use chart.

About the MSA: The MSA is a club for enthusiasts who fly remote controlled gliders in the Malvern Hills Area. We use two fantastic flying sites, one for slope and the other for thermal soaring.

Slope Soaring: We fly at the northern end of the Malvern Hills. The Hills rise 1200 feet above the Severn River Valley on the Worcestershire / Herefordshire borders and are regarded as one of the most outstanding soaring sites in England.

Thermal Soaring: We rent our own 75-acre flying field, known as ' Fish Meadow' at Upton-upon-Severn. This was the site used for the first World Championships for thermal soaring in 1998.

Other activities: We run a series of simple thermal, HLG and slope competitions throughout the year and in the winter we meet monthly in Colwall Village Hall for talks, videos, an AGM in December and an annual auction in March. Also in the winter we fly in an indoor sports centre in Colwall.
We communicate via a regular newsletter which is sent to all members six times a year. We can also arrange for members to gain the BMFA 'A' and 'B' achievement certificates.

To find out more: Write a letter, telephone or to:
Nick Neve, Eynhallow, The Purlieu, Upper Colwall, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 4DJ. Phone number: 01684 561160.