MEET THE TEAM
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Mattie LodgeTeam Captain Mattie has assumed the FLP Flight Team captain’s postion for the 2013 season after a successful previous year. He competed in all the major UK competitions and was at most of the flyin’s around the country. He lives in the south of England and gets out flying at every opportunity possible. Is it a Hobby or an obsession for him…Who knows :) Mattie has a wealth of knowledge and experience within the model heli trade. He is always striving to find better setups and pushes his flying to the max. Always happy to discuss anything to do with heli’s, He’s worth tapping up when you meet him. So far Mattie’s model of choice has been the Mikado Logo 600 running EDGE blades, MKS servo’s, and Kontronik power setups. Will this change in 2013. We’ll see !!! Other Sponsors:- Email: Send Email |
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Matt Gill2013 shows Matt running strong in the UK rankings. His highest placing last year was second in the 3d Ireland competition and a respectable 9th placing in the UK 3D Championships Matt prides himself in his flying ability as well as his model choice. Flying a pair of Mikado 600 SX’s he really cant get enough of the silky smooth characteristics of these machines. Living in Scotland He can be seen at his local club pounding the flights out preparing for the yearly UK’s competitions. ‘Pretty boy’ of the team, Matt enjoys modelling the latest Fast Lad heli wear :) Other Sponsors:- |
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Steven GerrardStevie G enters another year with the FLP Flight Team. Back in 2005,06,07 Steven was a 3D master’s competitor and in 2008 he won the UK 3D Championships. Competing in Twain and The Align cup, he was involved with Align and Avant design and testing teams producing their well proven helicopters. Steve’s return to the flight team last year has led him on to great opportunities for 2013. He will be flying the New generation of Thunder Tiger Raptor’s, coupled with EDGE rotorblades, Spektrum radio’s and of course Opti-fuel/Power. In 2012 we saw Steve’s return to form making the top 10 of the UK’s best 3D pilots. This year we have a feeling he will better this this year !!! If you spot him at an event be sure to check out one of his flights. They are very low and very exciting !!! Other sponsor:-
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Pete GrayPete is also a regular on the UK 3D heli scene. Winning the ‘Grass Roots’ in 2010 he has continued to push his flying forward and is now up with the best of the UK pilots. In 2012 Pete scored a great 2nd place in the Advanced class at the ‘AIR’ Competition and later on in the year a very respectable 5th place in the Inters class at 3D Championships. ‘T-Rex Pedro’ as everybody knows him runs x2 Mikado Logo 600 SX’s. Another member of the team that has come under the curse of these heli’s. They must be good !!! He is using the Scorpion Power systems coupled with Kontronik ESC’s and Edge blades. The second of the two male models we have on the team, his first mission of the day is always to make himself up for any camera shots that maybe taken :) Other sponsor:- |
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Laurence GoughLaurence enters another season with the Flight Team. He brings with him a great deal of experience in the 3D Heli flying discipline, as well as being a very accomplished pilot indeed :) Last year he entered into the Thunder Tiger brand flying the Raptor G4 nitro variant. Also close by his side is his ever faithful Logo 600. In 2011, Laurence entered his first 3D Championships competition and raced to victory winning the Intermediates class. A great result for his first competitive event !! 2012 saw him in the ‘AIR’ competition Pro where achieved 11th Place As Laurence is a future ’Pro photographer’, you may see some stunning shots appear of the Flight Team. Tasteful ones we hope ;) Other sponsors:- |
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Stefan SimmonsStefan Simmons is our youngest member of the team, but this hasn’t stopped him gaining a huge amount of experience in the field. Competing in 3D Masters for the past 3 years, Zone Format, winning Clubman 2006 and a string of other events, Stefan is an ultra talented flier. You will see Stefan around at lots of the UK flyin’s and like the rest of the team is very approachable and always is willing to give out he knowledge to anyone that needs it. Stefan this year will be flying a pair of the Curtis Rave 90 ENV nitro variants. He really makes these heli’s perform to the top of their ability! Other sponsors: Optifuel/Optipower, MKS, Spin Blades
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Jonathan and Dunkan BossionIn 2011 Jonathan and Dunkan joined our ever popular flight team. Residing in France they add to our international section and bring with them a massive likeability factor :) This year there is a change of model for these guys. Jonathan has recently gained a position on the Gaui flight team and will be flying their products, whilst Dunkan has gained a position on the TSA flight team flying their new exciting 700 range of heli’s. Last year the guys wowed the crowds at events with their excitingly low and awesome flight styles !!! We are really excited to have ‘The Bossion Brothers’ on board the FLP Flight Team and they are certainly worth keeping an eye on !! |
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Matt LongMatt enters another season with the Fast Lad Flight Time. A very familiar face on the circuit Matt’s flying style is…..well can only be discribed as show stopping :) His last 3D Champs competition in 2010 placed him 3rd overall in the country !!!! Pretty impressive and certainly will be one to watch !!! Matt has been flying since a young lad and after a short break he rekindled his interest being inspired by the new generation of 3D flying. Last year Matt’s passion moved onto the SAB Goblin where we think hes met his ultimate partner (apart from the misses of course!!) Other Sponsors:- |
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Ross LawtonRoss is another well known face on the circuit and by his own admission will tell you that he’s a sports flyer and not a competition pilot…yeah right !!! He is the technical specialist on the Fast Lad Performance flight team and has a very wide range of knowledge on just about every helicopter out there. You will find him in the shop most weekends on hand to give advice and spend your money !! He’s currently a Synergy E6/7 fanboy, but has recently taking ownership of the new E5. Review coming soon hopefully !! Other Sponsors:- |
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Tim ProcterTim Procter aka ‘Busterboy’ takes his place on the Flight Team for 2013 This year sees Him joining the ever growing team in preparation for the up and coming season. Winning 3D Grassroots Scotland in 2010 his flying has gone from strength to strength. A huge SAB Goblin fan Tim has recently taken on these awesome heli’s and simply can’t get enough of them. 630, 700 and now 770 is in his collection but will he get the soon to be released Goblin 500 !!! We are not allowed to talk about his age, but needless to say he is doing very well :) Other sponsors:- |
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Andy HornyakAndy is the Fast Lad performance store manager. Formerly a 3D masters Expert class finalist he has hung up his competition flying hat and concentrates more on the demo side of flying. Andy has pulled out some corker demo’s at 3D Championships, Ircha 2010 and of course his appearance as ‘The Stig’ at Pitchbrothers 2009 is still the talk of legend in Denmark. Another Logo 600 fan, Andy is also partial to a Rave 90 nitro Flybarless as well. Currently he holds the record for doing the most piro flips with an MCPX in our new work unit. Other sponsors:- |
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John O’RoukeJohn was our first international member of the team. Living in Ireland he is well known to many people. He competed in the 3D Masters ‘Experts’ class in 2009 and then ever since in the ‘Masters’ class. John also won 3DX Ireland and has taken part in the Align cup. Attending Las Vegas flyin’ several times, he’s no stranger to flying on the big stage!!! He made the trip over to the AIR competition in 2012 putting on a wicked demo with the Curtis Rave 90 ENV John is a very approachable guy, so if you see him at an event don’t be afraid to say hello or ask a question. Other Sponsors:- |
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Dan IversenDan Iversen joins the FLP Flight Team. Like all the team members, RC Heli flying runs through Dan’s blood and simply he cant get enough of it. Flying the Thunder Tiger Raptor G4 and Raptor 50 nitro, he is certainly one to watch out for. Low down smack flying is his style but will always mix it up with big air 3D flying aswell. Living in Norway, he forms a very welcome side to our team making it truly european. If you come across him at an event be sure to check out one of his flights !!! Other sponsor:-
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