SITE HISTORY This page contains the history of the web site and the milestones in it's development. You are reminded that if you want keep up to date sign up for the Free Flight Supplies newsletter. Or visit the New items page for the latest information and recent history.
Basically Free Flight Supplies is my hobby business that keeps me out of mischief and at the same time pays for my own aeromodelling needs.
To make this page easier to read the latest changes read from the top down.
Update 20th December 2008
After much frustration I have ceased to use the newsletter service provided by Yahoo. I have now set up my own data base using the addresses from the Yahoo listing. You have all been transferred to the new list, please advise if you want to be removed.
Over the past few years due to stable economic conditions I have been able to hold my prices steady with only the odd adjustment. However the recent problems within the Global economy is having an effect on all of our lives. Free Flight Supplies is not immune to these problems. The fall in the value of the pound sterling against most major currencies is having an effect on the price that I am now paying for some of my stock. This means that I will have to increase prices as and when stock is replaced. This will not impact on those of you on the right side of the currency equation, the biggest impact will be for my domestic customers. Please be aware in these times I may have to may instant changes. So do check the prices before ordering.
Come what may Free Flight Supplies will continue to operate!18th April 2008
A new innovation that is changing the face of aeromodelling is the introduction of the laser cut kit. Free Flight Supplies has teamed up with Belair Kit Cutting see the link below for what is now available. The range will steadily increase as interest and time allows. Laser kits
At this date a degree of additional changes and rationalisation as well as the ceasation of availablity of some items as it becomes increasingly difficult to source some items.
26th August 2008
How did we get here? The site is now 10 years old! In that time there have been some 300,000 hits
21st August 2006
- Free Flight Supplies is now .eu as well as .com and .co.uk
8th March 2005
- MAXAID products taken over
15th November 2004
- East Anglian Area activities has been added
2nd March 2004
- Newsletter re-launched
30th September 2003
- The front page page has been improved.
- A personal CV and pages have been added.
- An internal search engine has been added.
28th November 2002
- PAYPAL has been added as a method of payment.
12th April 2002
- Take over the direct purchase of Polyester Tissue and towline from Klaus Salzer.
23rd September 2001
- (FAQS) added. Questions and answers re Free Flight Supplies products. The idea is to add the answers to questions that are posed by customers building up a data base of useful knowledge.
- Secure order form facilities have now been added the payment by credit card safer and easier
- Online secure order form. Orders acknowledged via an e-mail.
- Reporting of the annual Prima event included.
21st December 2000
- Images added to the pages. As I obtain an image it will be added. The speed of loading of the site will not be compromised as only each requested image will be loaded.
- Pages restyled for better appearance.
2nd October 2000
- Mike Evatt carbon and Kevlar supplies incorporated into Free Flight Supplies
26th August 2000
- FAX and voice message facilities added to Free flight Supplies facilities. The existing 'phone number has been retained and can now be used for both voice and fax messages.
- Peter Kelsey plans incorporated into Free Flight Supplies
3 June 2000
- Free Flight Supplies moved to it's own domain!!!
- New facilities added:
- An Order Form
- Currency Convertor
- A Customer Satisfaction Survey Form
- Automatic Download of the Free Flight Supplies Price List and Catalogue
- A Product review page added
24 December 1999
- Guest book added
27 October 1999
- Free Flight News (FFN) supplies incorporated into Free Flight Supplies
1 September 1999
- Bob Jones Plans incorporated into Free Flight Supplies
- "Cheepo" timers taken over fron Ralph Sparrow.
8 May 1999
- Newsletter launched
1 March 1999
- "Plastic" cards accepted.
26th August 1998
- "Site" launched
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