General Flying
The most popular discipline is "electric powered flight",but members also fly Thermal Gliders, Slope Soarers, Helicopters, Indoor Rc and Indoor freeflight.
Slope Soaring
Although the SSA doesn’t have a dedicated slope site we are fortunate in many ways as we have some of the finest slope soaring sites in the area, and some might argue in the country. These are generally flown under open access regulations.
The slopes we use cover most wind directions. We have slope training facilities available at the club.
Indoor Free Flight
The Group meets at the Scout Hall / gymnasium attached to Bradway Primary School (formerly Sir Harold Jackson Primary School) Bradway Drive, Sheffield S17 4PD. The planes which are flown are nearly all rubber free flight models, mostly built by the group members although it is possible to buy ready built or almost ready to fly now. These are available from Flitehook or Sams. You will find a plan for a suitable foam model on this site. Expert help is available at the meetings to find those hard to get parts, and to get your model flying.
The sessions are held from 2 pm to 5pm on the second Saturday of the month.
Parking is available at the School and tea, coffee and biscuits are provided half way through the session. The hall is heated in winter. A fee of £2 is payable.
Whilst the hall has only a low ceiling flight times of three minutes or more are possible. Retrieval of hung up models is easy with a medium length pole and there are no inaccessible places.
Just turn up if interested. I can be contacted on 0114 2848324.
Neil Stewart
SSA indoor Secretary
