The May 2026 issue of RCM&E magazine includes a full 6 page review of our 2025 season highlights and looks ahead to the planned events of our 2026 40th Anniversary season including the Harvard Mass Build event in September.  We’ve even made the cover with a PSS Jet Provost in flight!  The May issue should…

With 2026 marking our 40th Anniversary, the Power Scale Soaring Association are running another ‘Mass Build’ project following the success of previous builds with the Jet Provost, A-4 Skyhawk, Hurricane and most recently the F-86 Sabre. We hope to get as many participants building simultaneously from 1st February 2026 – with the aim of flying…

2026 is the 40th Anniversary Season for the Power Scale Soaring Association! Here’s confirmation of the 7 planned events we’re running between April and October, intentionally avoiding Bank Holiday weekends and key dates in the UK modelling and full-size aviation diary. Please note that the April and May events WILL NOT RUN at The Great…

Our traditional End of Year/New Years get together is now confirmed for New Years Day, Thursday 1st January 2026 at The Great Orme, Llandudno.At this range, the forecast is showing some good strength Westerly winds with a mix of sunny spells and showers.By no means a formal event, just a social get together in a…

Over the weekend 12th/13th July a number of the NW based PSSA members worked as a team and put on a 2 day static display of models at the annual Avro Wings and Wheels event, held at the Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford in Cheshire. The weekend was hot and sticky, with temperatures around 30 degrees,…

We have just returned from flying as guests of the Lleyn MAC upon the slopes of the Lleyn peninsula between 28th June and 6th July inclusive, with many of our members flying throughout that period – a true ‘Festival of PSS’ and slope soaring. The weather was very kind for the majority of the time,…

Despite a nerve-racking run up with forecast Easterly winds (which would have resulted in an event cancellation!), after a slow start we enjoyed some good strength South Westerlies which enabled a successful season opening event to take place at The Great Orme over the weekend 12th/13th April. Good attendance, good conditions and a wide range…

Notification (for those that need it) that this weekends PSSA event 12th/13th April WILL RUN both days from the Great Orme Tank Track site. Earlier in the week, we were poised ready to cancel based on the dominant Easterly winds but glady these have now transformed into slope accessible Southerlies, Westerlies and Northerlies, all flyable…

On Wednesday 2nd April a group of 13 PSSA members met up at RAF Wittering for our 2025 Pre-Season get together at the Harrier Heritage Centre. This rather special museum has been on our ‘to do’ list for some time – it’s a private collection sited at ‘The Home of the Harrier’ – RAF Wittering…

As we enjoy a little respite from festivities between Christmas and New Year I thought it was a good time to share the proposed dates for our 2025 PSSA season. We have 7 planned events running from April to October, intentionally avoiding Bank Holiday weekends and key dates in the UK modelling and full-size aviation…

Great Orme PSSA Fly-In – 21st/22nd September – IMPORTANT NOTICE Easterly winds are forecast both days for this weekends PSS event which will see us flying up above the ski slope overlooking the pier. This makes running our event a little more difficult than when we are at the Tank-Track, as wherever you park a…

PSSA member Phil Stone has for a number of years been building PSS models from Correx to a superb standard of finish and now has a number of varied and well proven models to his name. Phil has carefully documented his most recent correx build, a BAe Hawk from the Trevor Stroud plans, and in…

It’s looking good for our planned PSSA event at the Westbury White Horse site this weekend with a dominant Westerly wind putting us firmly on the West facing slope, Saturday at least! PSSA member Martin Gay will be running the event and the plan is for a brief at the slope from 10am on Saturday…

Following the ruling recently established by Conwy County Borough Council – that no formal flying event can be staged from the Great Orme’s Ski Slope site between 1st March and 30th June each season (due to the nesting of protected bird species on the Easterly facing cliffs) – should the prevailing winds remain from the…

In just a weeks time (13th & 14th April) we’ll be launching our 2024 PSSA flying season with our traditional April ‘Fly-for-Fun’ meet at The Great Orme, Llandudno. If the forecast proves to be good we would expect a big turnout, with a host of new or refurbished models completed over the winter break.  More…

As part of our Great Orme ‘Fly for Fun’ meeting on 18th/19th May 2024 the Power Scale Soaring Association are planning to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landing operation by bringing together as many PSS models adorned with the black and white D-Day stripe markings as they can muster.  A huge thanks to…

The March 2024 issue of RCM&E magazine is just about to hit the shelves in the UK and includes an in-depth round up of our flying activities between July and October 2023 – it even features PSSA member Phil Stone on the cover with his superb Hawker Sea Hawk! We’ve been allocated a full 8…

The dates for planned PSSA events in 2024 are now confirmed with a total of 8 weekends set up between mid April and October. Something new this year with us running a ‘festival’ of PSS activity in association with the Lleyn MAC, with two back to back weekends and full slope access for the 5…

The weekend of 14th / 15th October saw around 25 pilots meet for our final planned event of the 2023 season, this time at The Great Orme, Llandudno. It proved to be a weekend of two contrasting halves, with stong NW winds on the Saturday, where all types of models were flown successfully, to warm,…

PSS Event hosted by the East Sussex Soaring Association –  1st October 2023 ONLY PLEASE NOTE DUE TO WEATHER THIS EVENT WILL NOW RUN ON SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER ONLY – THERE WILL BE NO FLYING PLANNED FOR SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER. With SW winds forecast the chosen slope for Sundays fly-in will be The Long Man,…

With regret, we are forced to cancel the White Horse PSSA Fly-In planned for 9th and 10th September due to the forecast being dominated by High Pressure, resulting in low wind speeds unsuited to PSS flying.  We never cancel an event hastily, but the forecast appears firm in this heat wave and we have agreed…

The weekend of 19/20th August saw us flying in some superb conditions from ‘Mickeys’ slope at The Bwlch, South Wales, as guests of the SWSA. With good strength winds and (once the morning low cloud had lifted) sunny conditions both days, we enjoyed some superb flying in huge skies all in a very relaxed and…

With both PSS events run so far this season being partially hampered by high pressure and light wind conditions, the forecast suggests we’re finally being blessed with good strength Westerlies throughout the weekend as we meet up at the Great Orme on Saturday 1st/Sunday 2nd July. PSS models of all types are being readied, some…

In just 2 weeks time – Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th April – we will be back flying as guests of the Lleyn MAC on the coastal slopes near Abersoch. It’s time to ready your PSS models after the long winter break, for our first planned event of the season, and the first of two planned trips…

The weekend 20th/21st May 2023 will see us return to the Great Orme in Llandudno for the first of three planned Fly for Fun events at this location. In May 1943 RAF 617 Sqn undertook Operation Chastise – a novel and dangerous low level bombing raid on the dams of the Rhur Valley, West Germany…

The February 2023 issue of RCM&E magazine has some great PSSA coverage from our most recent event at The Great Orme back in October, and showcases Bob Jennings’ superb own design BAe Nimrod MRA4 on the cover – the model seen decending smoothly into the landing zone at that event! Inside there’s a full 6…

Having now completed a little work with local councils and club committees we are able to release our planned PSS event dates for the 2023 season. 7 weekends in total, running as usual between April and October.  Two events at the Lleyn with the LMAC, three events at The Great Orme (including a Lancaster 617…

PLEASE NOTE – This event has been delayed 24 hrs due to the wet weather forecast and will now run on 29th December. Apologies to anyone who’s plans are affected by this change of date.   In need of some fresh air after the Christmas festivities??  Feeling penned in sat in front of the telly? …

We were blessed with good strength SW and S winds (and even some sunny skies!) throughout our final weekend event of the year – 8th/9th October – which resulted in a huge amount of flying taking place with all types of PSS airframes, a fantastic way to end our season! Prizes were presented in the…

This weekend 8th/9th October 2022 sees our final planned event of the year running at The Great Orme, Llandudno and the forecast is looking most promising for good strength winds from the South West and South. We’re expecting a good turnout ahead of the winter break and there should be plenty of models on show,…

Following the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II and with a state funeral now aligned for Monday 19th September, we have taken the balanced decision to CANCEL our planned flying event at The White Horse near Westbury – 17/18th September as a mark of respect with the nation in mourning. Thank-you for your understanding.

The PSSA returned to the Great Orme, Llandudno (6th/7th August) on a weekend forecast to be dominated by high pressure and with what winds there were coming once again from the North West!  It does feel an awfully long time since we flew an event from the most preferred South West slope… Despite wind speeds…

The PSSA returned to fly with the Lleyn MAC on their superb coastal slopes near Abersoch over the weekend 9th and 10th July which proved to be a real scorcher!! Friday afternoon and Saturday saw us enjoying some good PSS conditions on the NW slope overlooking Hells Mouth Bay – despite the winds blowing in…

This weekend 28th/29th May the PSSA return to the Great Orme in Llandudno for another ‘Fly for Fun’ event, with forecast winds from the North West and from the North East over the two days. As you may be aware, ongoing work between the local flying community, the PSSA and Conwy County Council has led…

A reminder that in just over a weeks time (14th/15th May 2022) we will be returning to fly as guests of the SWSA at The Bwlch near Nant-y-moel in South Wales. It’s a 2-day PSS ‘Fly-For-Fun’ meeting in the usual format, but remember that if the conditions allow – on Sunday 15th at noon –…

As BMFA members, you will have recently received an email providing details of how we can each take part in the ‘BMFA 100’ Centenary Record Attempt – where the aim is to get as many models airborne simultaneously across the country at 12 noon on Sunday 15th May.   By chance, we have a planned…

Saturday 9th April saw us meet upon the Great Orme’s NW slope for our first Fly-In of the year – and we enjoyed good strength winds and sunny conditions throughout the day! There was a wealth of new models on show too, including some of the 48hr Build Challenge designs which were successfully tested throughout…

A timely reminder that this weekend 5th/6th March sees us running our 48 hr ‘One Sheet’ Build Challenge.  We are hoping to get a good group of our members creating a scale PSS model in just 2 working days from a single sheet of foam and a single sheet of balsa!  Any type of PSS…

We’re pleased to release the dates for our planned series of PSS Fly-For-Fun events for the 2022 season. More details for each weekend will be added to our Events page very shortly.  Many thanks to committee members at LMAC and SWSA in helping us establish these committed dates.

With our latest Mass Build project all wrapped up, a group discussion over a few pints of Tim Taylors Landlord had us thinking about a different way of building in an attempt to have some fun over the winter break and producing some exciting new PSS models to test at the start of the 2022…

Having been watching the weather closely over the Christmas break we have decided upon New Years Eve for our informal PSS Fly-In at The Great Orme – so it’s an end of year meet as opposed to a New Years meet! The days are very short so we will be up at the Tank Track…

Our 2020 Sabre Mass Build Event – which eventually ran after numerous Covid delays in September 2021 – is fully reported in the latest issue of RCM&E magazine.  It’s an issue you wont want to miss – we’ve even got a PSS Sabre on the cover – Some good reading for us all over the…

A number of our members attended a ‘non-flying’ get together at the superb Newark Air Museum on 4th December. A bitterly cold day outside, the temperatures didn’t stop us enjoying all the sights and guided tours around some of the historic aircraft on show.  We even got to air some of our models in front…

Our much deferred 2020 Sabre Mass Build Event has run successfully this weekend on The Great Orme – despite the lack of wind(!) – with a superb collection of new hand-crafted models all gathered together for the first time at the slope. The event saw a total of 18 model Sabres on site, a few…

As we begin to prepare for the forthcoming planned event 21st/22nd August at the White Horse site : Please note, this meeting will only run with locally forecast winds from West through to North. We will make a ‘Go/No-Go’ decision on the evening of Thursday 19th August and publish that decision here and on our…

This weekend 10/11 July sees us flying once again on the superb coastal slopes near Abersoch, N. Wales as guests of the Lleyn MAC – and the forecast at this range looks promising! A reminder for anyone needing guidance to the chosen slope site each day – meet at the SPAR shop car park in…

A new Fly for Fun PSS event has just been agreed and added to the 2021 calendar at the White Horse slope near Westbury, Wiltshire. With thanks to Andy Meade as local point of contact, we’ve agreed a date of 21st/22nd August for this – our first visit to the well known inland slope. The…

As we eagerly ready ourselves for the delayed start to the 2021 PSSA flying event season (Great Orme 22/23rd May) I wanted to highlight some small, but none-the-less important alterations to our usual ‘Fly for Fun’ format.  These changes will enable us to operate (and be seen to operate) our events in a safe and…

Important news regarding our SABRE ‘Mass Build’ Event. Following the announcement this week from Weston Park that the show usual weekend in June is now just a B-Cert ‘Fly-In’ and that the full public show has moved to September 3-5, we have identified the clash with our planned Sabre Mass Build event.   We have elected…

Following Westminster’s recent roll-out of the Covid-19 Roadmap we have been forced to make the following changes to our events calendar to remain compliant; Events planned during ‘Step 1’ or ‘Step 2’ (any event before 17th May) are to be cancelled due to travel and outdoor group size restrictions. This effects our Great Orme opener…

The 2021 PSSA Events calander is now released with planned Fly-Ins running as usual between April and October. Despite the current national lockdown we have agreed it is best to plan for success!  It’s far simpler to cancel a planned meeting (should circumstances dictate at the time) than it is not to announce any plans…

With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, Conwy county restrictions coming into force from 1st October means we are unable to travel to the Great Orme and sadly we are having to cancel our planned Fly-In 10/11th October. We had been working to ensure we could run our final event of the year in line…

The September 2020 issue of RCM&E magazine has some great coverage of recent PSSA activity and even features our very own Steve Kemp on the cover with his superb Jet Provost, built from the new Andy Blackburn 150% scale plans. Simon Cocker’s regular ‘On Silent Wings’ column focuses on our first ‘socially distanced’ Fly-In of…

Not an easy decision but the right one I believe, in the attempt to maximise attendance at this event during more certain times… PSSA Sabre Mass Build – 1st August update As we approach being just a month away from our rescheduled Sabre Mass Build event in early September, I’m left concerned that the world…

We’ve staged our first meet of 2020 upon the Great Orme with a Fly-for-Fun event held in glorious conditions 11th & 12th July. Social distancing and the use of hand sanitiser and disposable gloves ensured we operated the models in a safe manner and all who attended enjoyed the flying over the 2 days.  NW…

As you have no doubt already read, the Welsh Government Covid-19 restrictions on travel are due to be relaxed from 6th July, meaning that we can once again return to the slopes for socially distanced flying purposes, on the proviso visitors do not stay over in Wales unless they have self contained accommodation.  I understand…

Although the recent Welsh Government announcement has slightly eased the lockdown restrictions regarding outdoor pursuits (within 5 miles from home) we are still unable to travel to Wales.  As I understand it, this position will not be reviewed again before 18th June. Regrettably therefore,  we have no option but to formally cancel our Great Orme…

Denbigh MFC and PSSA member Rich Henderson has been in touch to explain some exciting recent developments under lockdown in North Wales!  Clive Gudgeon, Adie Hattenboer and Rich – colloquially known as the ‘Iawnski Crew‘ – have collaboratively built not one – not two – but THREE large scale Avro Lancasters from their own design,…

Andy Meade has been busy during the lockdown period completing not only the new build of his F-100 Super Sabre but also putting the finishing touches to an F-105 Thunderchief originally built for PSS by Matt Jones. Seen here complete in her new livery the F-105 looks superb in its Vietnam camo scheme and completes…

Our eagerly awaited Sabre 2020 Mass Build Event is being pushed back to our September Fly-In at The Great Orme in an attempt to enable everyone to take part in what will be our flagship event of the season! Current Covid-19 travel limitations and expectations for the difficult months ahead clearly put our original June…

As the flying season fast approaches, we have been monitoring the current situation carefully and have fully considered the guidance from the Government and the BMFA regarding the continuation of model flying events from the slopes. Clearly the COVID-19 situation is developing rapidly in the UK and we should each follow the precautions provided by…

It’s less than a month to run until our opening PSS event of the 2020 season is staged on The Great Orme 4th/5th April.  More details on our Events page. Busy building my F-86 Sabre, I still need to check over and ready my flying fleet and add my Operator ID to my models in…

The February issue of RCM&E Magazine is packed with 11 pages of PSSA related content! Martin Gay and Gordon Studley complete their account on the 2020 Mass Build Sabre, with detailed guidance on finishing and flying the model – essential reading in readiness for our big event this June! And Simon Cocker’s ‘On Silent Wings’…

We’ve gone to press this weekend with a series of PSSA Event dates for the coming season, running from April to October. Full details can be found on our Events Page. As usual, the Great Orme in Llandudno dominates our proceedings, with 5 weekend meetings in April, June (an additional meet for the Sabre Mass…

Our 2020 Mass Build F-86 Sabre Project is covered in the December issue of RCM&E magazine – due out in shops next week! Martin and Gordon have timed this article superbly as we approach the end of the first month of our build window – inside there is a full 5 page build article with…