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  1. Just finished building my Junior 60 Took me 3 months and really enjoyed it.
    18 points
  2. Dennis Tapsfield Spacewalker. Structure built pretty much as per plan. Most interesting part is the spars and wing joiners are offset relative to each other, which made for a few moments of thinking when building the thing. Kit from Hangar One. Cowl & spats from Fibreglass Specialties. Ceconite covered. Stinger 20cc gasser side exhaust, exhaust out the bottom. The collet poking through the lower end of the instrument panel is the choke pushrod 🙂 Seems i got a bit heavy with the paint, total weight came in at 6.3kg, somewhat more than D.T's 4.5kg! Interestingly, i also needed 400gm of lead block hanging off the engine mount. Thought i'd try this idea, since the construction of the model leant itself to it: Removeable engine box. 6 cap screws hold this box to the firewall. Inside/on the box is not only the engine, but the fuel tank, throttle servo and ignition module. only "external" connections are 2x servo leads (ignition and servo) and choke pushrod. The point being, in event of maintenance, the whole shooting match can be pulled from the plane to work on easily.
    15 points
  3. This thread is to help those having issues over their registration. Any further posts going over the same old gripes, will be deleted because you're clogging the thread up.
    15 points
  4. Having built the Warbirds Replicas Tempest V and enjoying the flying experience, I thought I would try to build a Tempest 2 from the Warbirds kit. I started building the fuselage last week, it was built up to the front wing former which has to be drilled for the wing dowl. I built the wing to the point where I could mount it in the fuselage then once in position I was able to continue with the fuselage. Richard supplied a FW190 cowl which worked out very well. I made two 3mm ply formers to suit the cowl, one replacing the original F2, and the other mounted 32mm in front of F1 which was replaced by a new former for the central mounted motor.
    14 points
  5. I had some good flying today, just incase you don't follow the who's been flying thread, 2 screen shots of my 110 today.
    14 points
  6. Seriously, if anyone were to leave the hobby because of a wee bit of paperwork and a few regulations, then it's safe to say that they possibly were not really into it all that much. The impact of a few catastrophic crashes, where damage is limited to the entire airframe is a far more potent and heavy hint to discourage flyers from continuing in the hobby, but the majority of us just shrug our shoulders, pick up the bits and carry on. We're not that easily dictated to or put off and they shouldn't start talking like that until they are marching up Whitehall and even then we won't listen. We don't need a Big Wing, or a small wing. We need pilots.😉
    13 points
  7. "If we can manage to convince the Chinese that Jihadists' testicles are aphrodisiacs, within ten years they'll have disappeared..."
    12 points
  8. Hooray.. I reached the decal addition and weathering stage!! I am quite pleased with the outcome.. Excuse the wire spaghetti - that will be sorted out. The pilot was too keen to take his seat and jumped in at the earliest opportunity. I bought an alternative spinner from the HobbyKing Xmas sale and opted for that as it is well balanced. It left an extra 2mm gap with the cowling but that is ok. I may paint that yellow later when the weather is amenable.
    12 points
  9. Due to frozen snow on the field it looks like a while before the test flight so I done some more painting. It's too cold to do a Richard and fly it in the nude. The teeth were cut from matt white vinyl, I have to make the exhausts, next job. Then sort the spinners out as the current ones are too small
    12 points
  10. Not as many who have left after being persuaded that the relatively light amount of regulation is a massive burden when it isn't.
    12 points
  11. 4 days consecutive flying for me, beautiful weather in North West Durham, cold at first, light wind notched up 20th flight with my Me110 also flew my Warbirds Replicas Spitfire. Thanks to Mark R. some flying photos of the 110, he left before I flew the Spitfire.
    11 points
  12. I'm not really sure there is much hoop jumping involved for us.
    11 points
  13. There's a lot of that on this forum regarding the BMFA, CAA, latest regs, etc. Utterly pointless, just comply and get on with flying.
    11 points
  14. A low pass in slow motion, thanks to Mark C. On his phone camera VID-20250117-WA0000.mp4
    11 points
  15. Loads of Blackbirds and Fieldfares in our orchard making the most of the pears.
    11 points
  16. Finally the weather eased to a cold but brilliantly sunny day with a crisp and great visibility. I managed to get my TEMPEST airborne for the first time. It was a hairy maiden with a twitchy start. I need to dial in more expo and reduce the throws further. Nevertheless I completed the flight successfully and landed easily after a couple of test approaches which showed that Tempest likes to float well. Here are a few photos with the bird in its proper plumage. Flying shots will follow once my friend Derek (our official photographer) sends them to me. Cheers..
    10 points
  17. As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there. As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew who were eating lunch but the hearse was nowhere in sight. I apologized to the workers for my tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave where I saw the vault lid already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long but this was the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I played out my heart and soul. As I played the workers began to weep. I played and I played like I'd never played before, from Going Home and The Lord is My Shepherd to Flowers of the Forest. I closed the lengthy session with Amazing Grace and walked to my car. As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another, "Wow, Holly cow, I never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
    10 points
  18. A couple of weeks ago despite the cold my Bowman Raider 26 had her first 2 successful flights. The maiden went well if a little pitch happy, the CofG may have been little aft. Second flights I moved the battery forward an inch so the CofG was definitely a tad forward of the mark. This calmed her down nicely. Control throws as per the 80's instructions are spot on, which is fortunate as I've not set up any rates. I suppose if they were right back then, they still are today. AOW 590g This is the latest of my conversations of old Bowman kits to electric with a simple 3S setup. Since this flight flight I have changed the motor to a 2212 2200kv motor taking some weight out of the nose allowing the battery to come forward to where it can be fitted from the hatch without taking the wings off. AOW now 545g
    10 points
  19. On a forum there is no such thing as free speech because on registration you agree to be bound by the rules of the forum and the owners and moderators are free to run the forum how they see fit. Use of a forum such as this is a privilege, not a right.
    9 points
  20. Finally got to the painting stage on the wee Deacon Beaufighter, In the end I decided to go with glasscloth and EzeCote for the wings, to give a bit of protection, since she'll be landing on the nacelles. The fuselage is tissue and EzeDope, whilst the tail surfaces are laminating film, so a bit of a mixture. Paint is B&Q Valspar sample pots, thinned and with a dash of Floetrol and went on very nicely in no time. Final fettling on the peanut butter jar cowls was a bit fiddly, but all worked out in the end. I left the painting until after that stage, so that I could see the anchoring points through the clear plastic. 3D printed air intakes and hand crafter Porcupine exhaust stacks are yet to be fixed onto the cowls.
    9 points
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    9 points
  22. Few choice shots from Thirsk Model Club today. 👍 Felt like spring by late morning. ☀️
    9 points
  23. BASIC FLYING RULES. "Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, and trees. It is much more difficult to fly there."
    9 points
  24. A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behaviour." John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behaviour, the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
    9 points
  25. Received this card this morning (my birthday's tomorrow). It's one of the best I've ever had - a 3D biplane!
    9 points
  26. Sadly Cuban 8, and all those who share your views, you have missed one vital point. The airspace is owned by the Government. This is quite separate from land and sea where the Government doesn't automatically own all the land and sea. Many people are unaware that they don't even own the airspace directly above their house. Furthermore, there was a decision taken by the EU back in 2014 or so (I forget exactly when but it was a long time ago) where they saw that the use of unmanned aerial systems provided a great way in for a new industry that could avoid getting tangled up with the usual aviation procedures and allow a lower barrier of entry for a large number of companies. The idea being that a lot of new businesses would be enabled by using unmanned systems. Of course, the regulators were put in charge of making this happen which is why it is taking so long. The biggest impetus to unmanned systems, actually any new systems, is, sadly, war. As we have seen in the many wars that have been going for the past 30 years, there has been a growing use of unmanned systems (air land and sea) to keep humans out of dull, dangerous or dirty environments. The war in Ukraine has catapulted hobby drones and the use of FPV techniques to conduct a new type of warfare. This has both reduced the cost of these weapons systems and allowed huge advances in capabilities and methods of use that, sadly, only wars allow. We can expect that the fall out from the use of drones (land, sea and air) will be greatly increased by militaries around the world. What happens in in the military world derisks civil use of these vehicles. You are making the classic mistake of thinking about drones from a model aircraft viewpoint. You need to look far wider and realise that there are real economic advantages to the use of unmanned systems in everyday life. I give as an example the use of drones to check crop health in arable farms. This can be used to determine whether the crop is diseased, the extent of the problem and how well the remedial action has resolved the problem. That, of course, puts drones next door to many of our flying sites. Transmission line inspection is another huge money spinner as it avoids the use of expensive rotary or fixed wing assets. I hope that helps those who are stuck down the "I just want to fly my model aeroplane without outside interference" view. It's about a far bigger picture. On that note, I shall disconnect from this thread as I'm wasting too much of my time fighting past battles.
    9 points
  27. A good selection of WW1 models at the club field today with an ASP 160 Twin powered Hannibal, a Four stroke SE5a, and my Puppeteer and Baronette Triplane both electric powered, the Pup on 4s and the DR1 on 3s. SpottyDog the Tripe got through it`s maiden flight with no issues and i pulled off a greaser landing in the gusty conditions which was very satisfying, just got to wait for some warmer weather to get a scale type paint scheme on it.
    8 points
  28. Can anyone see the video? I cant see it on my mac but on my iphone I can. 2109971741_GalahadMaidenflight.mp4
    8 points
  29. Got my copy today and enjoyed it. Without putting spoilers on, make sure to read "Chairmans view from the Cockpit" in particular the last chapter, page 34.
    8 points
  30. Insurance is one of those things we all hope we are never going to need. However, if we ever find we do need it we better hope we have got it and we better hope it is good. With the BMFA, you get the very best available.
    8 points
  31. The Pup's instrument panel is starting to take shape. All instruments except two are 3D printed. Just a few screws to install before clearcoating. Then some wiring to do and fuel lines to the filter. Then it's ready to install. I'm very pleased with the compass.
    8 points
  32. My three and half year olds obsessed with dinosaurs and has quite encyclopedic knowledge. He’s been bugging me to make him a micro-raptor for a while (small gliding dinosaur found in china) she’s a little heavy but flies quite nicely with no additional weight. My cg calculations seem to be pretty accurate these days, purely balanced with building and material choice. Nose is 2.5mm hardish balsa and 1mm birch ply Wings are 1mm ply arms and 0.8mm medium balsa. tail and hind legs/body are 0.4mm ply 0.8mm medium balsa and lots of holes. everything is laser cut and engraved
    8 points
  33. Hopefully these fit in? Please delete if not on topic. Darwin Awards. 1. When his .38 calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked. And now, the honourable mentions: 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved. 3. A man who shovelled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days. 5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed? 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape. 8. When a female shopper left a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called security immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from." 9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The frustrated gunman walked away. AND THE 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER (#10). When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor-home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had and the perp had been punished enough!!!!!!
    8 points
  34. Blue sky, no wind Messerschmitt day flew two 109's, bent my Wot4 putting up in 6ft off the ground inverted. Thought I would see what my Warbirds 110 would be like with a single 3s 5000 battery up front just a taxi to get a feel of the power. 2nd taxi up the strip and off it went, one leg didn't retract fully, after a few circuits I decided to belly land on the snow. The timer didn't work so I guessed about 3 mins flight there was 75% left in the battery. As I was on my own no flying photos. Pity as Mark who had his head cam had gone earlier.
    8 points
  35. Yup, threads on forums and other social media platforms blowing it out of all proportion are, I'd wager, far far more detrimental to the hobby........
    8 points
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