The first Thames Valley Model Air Show took place at Blackbushe Airport on Saturday the19th May 2007.
Blackbushe is an active airport where you can learn to fly fixed winged planes and helicopters and although there is air traffic throughout most days the Airport kindly let the Thames Valley Model Flying Club have the facilities for the day on Saturday.

The model flying started after all the full size planes had taken off, but full size helicopters continued to land and take off throughout the day. Unfortunately when this happened the model flying had to stop, but it being just really a change of scale, with the subject matter remaining the same, the fliers and the public didn’t seem to mind in the least.

  
 
The boys from Horizon. Left to right; Perry Lambert, Ted Galbraith and
John Norris. 		  Ken Shepard from Model Flyer was there lending support, looks like he's listening in to
some pearls of wisdom being imparted in inimitable style as always by Ted Gailbraith

Hangar 9 warbirds.
The boys from Horizon were there with their Hangar 9 models both for flying in their predetermined time slots, and for static display in the pit area where the public could see the models and ask questions. There were around 50 pilots in attendance to enjoy the days 43 predetermined flight slots. The show was well attended with well over 500 spectators who had come to see the days flying and visit the trade stands which had come along; about ten in all.

The first flight of the day for Horizon was at 11.20am, and saw John and Perry along with Mark Hinton flying models from the Hangar 9 Warbirds range. The 1.50 P-47 Thunderbolt, 1.50 Ferocious Frankie Mustang and the Hangar 9 Spitfire took to the sky powered by an Evolution 35cc petrol engine, 180 4-stroke engine and an 61 2-stroke engine respectively, all three planes controlled by Spektrum 2.4 GHz Radios. The display was done in formation, with loops, victory rolls, and low fast fly pasts" beating up the runway"

The second slot for the boy's was at 2.20pm where the same display took place, this time the fly-pasts were very low with the Spitfire winning

 
  All of the Hangar 9 planes flew flawlessly on 2.4Ghz; it really was a matter of 'switch on and fly'. Spektrum has helped simplify frequency control and improve safety in some of the biggest meetings in the US and is set to do the same here.
 
  Spitfire took the lowest fly-past for the day award.
Plenty to See    
 
  The rest of the days flying was saw excellent displays of various other models and disciplines; turbine helicopters, jet aircraft, glider towing, one half scale Pitts and giant aerobatics to list but a few. All in all the spectators were entertained with some very impressive flying.
 
Verdict: A great show!
For a first running of the show the organisers can confidently say it was a great success. The spectators where entertained to a very high standard and there is no doubt in any of our minds that the Blackbushe show will continue to grow. Next year with more trade in attendance and even more flying slots we all hope that this show will become a permanent fixture in the show calendar.