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As far as I can tell this HobbyKing model is discontinued, hence why I guess you are appealing for spares. Finding new or used cowlings might be tricky, unless you are up to fabricating them yourself. A couple of suggestions... Put a wanted ad on the BMFA Classifieds in case someone has a pranged example which maybe has the intact parts you are after. As regards the propellers and shaft adapters, post a sharp closeup picture of the motor casing showing the shaft. Measure and post here the length and diameter of the shaft. Also, do the motors have an identifying number, size or brand to allow an educated guess for the correct prop size? If you don't know what diameter the propellers should be then someone here might know. Then take a good look on AliExpress and Banggood in particular, because they sell a myriad of little props CW and CCW as well as adapters. Even HobbyKing may have some suitable equivalent props. You simply may have to try the nearest you can lay your hands on.

Own design or kit/ plan built ??? looks good 👍 andy

Good idea, I'll get in touch with George!

Baldrick is that you?

Hi Ace Thanks I am happy with it. The Google proved challenging but I think it kinda works Cheers Steve NZ

There are now no beginners at my club but the last two, who must have had their first flights four years ago both said, "It's not as easy as it looks is it!" And that was when there was no wind with a very stable model. It's just like riding a bike. Once you've learned you never forget.

You'll improve every time, You've gone the right route of club instruction and sim practice. There's so many appear on here, ask for advice then ignore the club part, because they want to go it alone and think it can't be that hard, never to be heard of again. Perhaps they succeeded, but more likely crashed a lot and gave up.

Keep going Neddy, one day everything will fall into place. It's only a matter of experience and the wind didn't help.

Hi Simon. A simple E Mail to 4 Max will get an answer and probably two options of motor along with esc and probable prop sizes and battery options

Hi Neddy Have you read the BMFA book called a Flying Start? If not, it's worth downloading from here.. Turning comes in Module 8 of this book that is also a suitable training manual provided both student and instructor are using it. Hope you find the book useful if you have not already started using it. Peter

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. After playing around with the plans a bit I thought perhaps I could rotate the mills in upright position about 20 degrees that way the compression screw is clear of the Vickers gun. If I need to mount inverted I am now confident it will work thanks to everyone's good advice. I will have a better idea once the fuselage comes together on how to go about fitting everything in. I plan to make a post about the build process with pics so stay tuned. Just out of interest what are people's experiences with model Nieuports flying? Flat top wing, and large rudder and elevator could be a bit unstable. Plans have an enlarged lifing tailplane which might help.

The set up was an Aerostar 2836-2200kv Data on this motor hard to come by, but the stock motor that is fitted to the Durafly ME163. 4s 60c 2200 lipo 60a esc 46A / 684W Wattmeter readings. Ideally, I would like to find something that fits the existing mount (difficult to get to), and similar if not better performance.

Hi Ned, Take it from one who knows ..... you are doing fine. I am new to this game as well and feel your pain. It is a path we all tread. All these battles against wind and any other events that are thrown at you are all normal and you will overcome them bit by bit. It's normal to feel demoralised but all you need is one good days flying with a little progression and I guarantee you that it will be enough to pick you up and spur you on. Eventually .... after a few knocks .... you will pass a point where you are able to pick yourself up more easily and carry on ...... don't get too disheartened. Keep your chin up and try and enjoy the little successes ...... bigger ones are on their way. Enjoy Toto

Hi Neddy Yes, it's very different when you are flying in the real world. For a start, you will find that your IQ drops to nearly zero as even what were simple tasks become much more difficult. The adrenaline is pumping which it never does on a simulator. As regards turning, unless you have a poorly set up aircraft, most of today's crop don't need anything other than aileron to bank and elevator to turn as that's what creates the extra lift force needed to turn the aeroplane. Using the rudder in the direction of turn will push the nose down and yaw the aircraft into the turn. Hence the phrase bank and yank. Oh yes, once you have reached the right angle of bank then centralise the ailerons. You should leave the throttle at it's setting that your instructor set for straight and level flight. If the aircraft is climbing ease off the back stick pressure and wait for the aircraft to react. That's something else that takes a bit of time to get used to. Aircraft always feel a bit behind where you want them to be. There is a slight delay but you quickly get used to this. Keep your spirits up and you've just found that flying in windy conditions is possible but hard work. Don't let wind put you off otherwise you'll be waiting for ever in this country. Good luck. Peter

My project over the last few weeks was to build a copy of a Photon plane using foam board and copying the you tube instructions. The other day a friend of mine flew it for me for its maiden flight. It flew well but needed some adjustments as far as trim goes. Aleron travel was too great and needed lowering to 65% and rudder was slightly out and was easily sorted using the trim adjustment on radio. Overall very happy with plane and looking forward to flying it myself but only when I have had a bit more experience.

I just had my first flights with an instructor at my local flying club. The wind was blowing a gale one minute and calm the next. Even the instructor said it was not ideal conditions. We were on buddy system and it seemed to me the instructor did most of the flying. I have spent a lot of time flying the same model plane on the simulator and I thought I was doing ok on that. But in real life I had trouble turning the plane into the wind it seemed to just about stall. I was using a slight amount of elevator and aleron to turn but I think I should be using rudder and aleron instead in this situation. I feel a bit demoralised at present, I guess I am being too hard on myself. Judging distance at when to turn was difficult with the cross wind and tail wind I needed a much bigger area than what was available and flying a straight line was difficult. On the simulator you had engine noise and you could hear when motor is revving. But this plane flew silently I found I was too heavy on the throttle I know it's all a learning curve I guess this experience has fattened my self confidence to a degree but I will battle on. Oh boy seeya Ned

OK, I'm assuming no interest so will dispose of it imminently.

St Agnes Head is a National Trust site, but I understand that model flying there was banned in 2022 following a recommendation from Natural England regarding ground nesting birds. Initially the ban was total; however, following a campaign by local flyers, it was relaxed slightly and slope soaring is now permitted from 1st October to 28th February. There are indeed fewer restrictions on paragliders. I understand that the NT's and Natural England's reasoning was that a number of model flyers were 'ignoring' the restrictions, and were thus deemed somehow less responsible than paragliders. Of course, St Agnes Head has been used by model flyers from around the country for some 40 years, so it's likely that the so-called 'rogue' model flyers were simply not aware of the (then) new restrictions. As far as I know, there are no information signs at the site. I understand that it's OK to fly at Cligga Head, which is about 2 miles NW of St Agnes Head.

It may seem counter-intuitive but so long as you turn the prop over TDC slowly by hand first, an inverted 2 stroke engine is less likely than an upright mounted engine to suffer flooding or a hydraulic lock when attempting to start.

Afternoon. Old thread. Needing rhe manual if at all possible. Building one now. Kindly Dave

Hmm , Black 13 and the only German fighter to Strafe the beaches on D Day , as far as I know . He obviously didnt get the memo the rest of the Luftwaffe got . To be fair , the western front beaches had been home ground for JG26 for four years , so no wonder he got a bit peeved .