Home
- Details
- Last Updated: 25 November 2020
- Published: 23 December 2011
Trevor Smith - Life Membership
I want to introduce to you your newest Life Member of the AEFA, past President Trevor Smith. Trevor has made a major contribution to the promotion of electric gliding is Australia by single handedly achieving recognition of the AEFA as the NSIG for this division. We had planned to present Trevor with this award at the 2020 F5J Trophy but the event cancellation scuttled that.
At a recent club flying day in Sydney, Phil Stevenson called me in Kingscliff and passed the phone to Trevor. It was then my great pleasure to present Trevor with a plaque commemorating his life membership albeit by mobile phone.
Congratulations Trevor, you deserve it.
Kind Regards
Ralph Dephoff
President.
COVID-19 IMPACT
A number of state associations have suggested suspension of all flying activities. There are numerous events advertised on this website. Check with the event organisers as it is most likely that imminent events will have been cancelled.
Read President Ralph's Latest Report
2020 F5J Trophy #5 -
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to NSW Health Department COVID restrictions.
2020 Picton Cup Round 1 Results
Great October event in Mildura. Click here for details.
E-RES Draft Rules
Read the draft rules in the rules library (arranged alphabetically) - click here.
Looking For Something About Electric Flight In Australia?
You've Found It. AEFA, An Australian Organisation Fostering And Promoting Aeromodelling Using Electric Power.
The AEFA began in the mid ‘90s. In those early days, meetings, rallies and newsletters were the only methods we had to share our knowledge and passion. While times have changed we believe it’s important to continue sharing our experience, problems and solutions to mastering electric flight. This website is one of the main avenues for doing that and here you'll find things to help you enjoy electric powered models.
In our ‘Resources’ section we have compiled information that can be classified as electric flight 'know how'. For many, understanding the technology, or selecting components for an electric model, is a daunting prospect. We want to help. Our focus is on those matters that are pertinent to electric flight and some of the differences from the IC world. We will try to point you in the right direction, present as broad a view as possible, and maintain brand independence.
Getting together as electric modelers is another way we can pass on what we have learned. Our ‘Events, Competitions and Rules’ section provides information about where and when electric events are planned and the competitions that might be run at them. It’s also a section where new ideas about events and rules are published along with those for regularly flown contests.
The section ‘ About the AEFA’ is just that. It explains our origins, recognizes some of the key individuals that have pioneered electric flight in Australia and provides information about how we are organized and operate. Because we want to stay in step with current and emerging practices for connecting and collaborating with each other, we now concentrate on communicating via this website plus a network of ‘focus’ email groups. News and information is circulated for each categories depicted in the graphic at the top of this page, namely:
- electric gliding,
- Electric Old Timers,
- general news and rally information.
Details on becoming an AEFA member (membership is free) are in our 'How to Join' page (here).
Solutions Update
A couple of updates to our Solutions Via Rule of Thumb page have been made, namely Mike O'Reilly's guide to Trimming a model, and Marcus Stent's thermalling notes now live here.
- Details
- Last Updated: 04 September 2020
- Published: 24 April 2014
President’s Message
Since my last report it has been my pleasure to welcome the following new members to the AEFA: Grant Manwaring, Eddie Otto, Phillip Whitehouse, Anthony Long, Darryl Herman, Greig Andrews, Nigel Virtue, Joseph Frost, Bernie de Braun, Max Wright, Garry Whitfield, John Harman and Stephen Slater. Thanks for joining up and I hope you enjoy your association with us.
I regret to report that the F5J World Championships have been cancelled due to COVID 19 restrictions. As a result, we in turn have cancelled the Australian F5J WC selection trials which were to be held in conjunction with the F5J Trophy this November at Cootamundra. The good news is that we still plan the run the F5J Trophy provided further travel and health restriction don’t scuttle the event. I appreciate that many competitors will be unable to attend due to the border restrictions that may still be present. For those who can, get your entry in. You can find a flyer for the F5J Trophy in this latest Emag and on the AEFA website.
It’s great to see the growing interest in 2m E-RES, particularly with MRSSA holding some 2m E-RES events in conjunction with the Queensland F5J Series. Congratulations must go to these Queensland flyers as such actions can only be good for the development of our sport. To assist in this, the AEFA committee has drafted a set of E-RES rules which you can also find in this latest Emag and on the AEFA website. Personally, I’m nearing the completion of a 2m Eli to join in.
Finally, to those hemmed in by the current lock downs and border restrictions I extend my best wishes that you emerge from them safely, particularly so for our Victorian friends. Stay Safe
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.