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Just finished my new design. A modified Taylorcraft call "tumbling T-Cart" If you want to google the full size search for N6685C. The model is 47" span, for electric power. Weight 48 oz. wing loading 17 oz per sq.ft.

manage to drag Chris B away from his telly and down to the flying patch for a Chippy maiden. Thanks Chris. It flew really well and I am amazed that more haven't bought these, maybe it is the awful choice of colour? The Canadian Air Force is fine, but very easy to have the same as the next guy. a red white and grey version or a silver one would have given the buyer the ability to personalise the aircraft as they like. Anyway thx Chris for the pics awaiting clearance rotating low pass from the right Finals Made a short video to celebrate the event, flying is a bit dull and landing not my best, but in fairness it was a maiden in blustery wind 😉 Cheers Danny

Not new , but new to me. I was after a petrol engine and I was offered an Evolution 33cc. When I went to pick it up it was still in the aeroplane, The seller said take the plane as well no extra cost. Flew it yesterday ], great flyer a little heavy at over 17lb.

The Solartrim part of their website shows the proportions for various insignia including swastika so one can cut them from Solartrim or anything else. Scale models deserve the proper insignia - no need to distort history.

That might just be acceptable on a laptop but would be disastrous on a smartphone. I really struggle to see - other than as a matter of principle to some - how these occasional adverts, which can be skimmed past in an instant, are causing such angst.

Police came to our house the other day and said that my dog was seen chasing someone on a bike. I said, "That can't be right... my dog hasn’t got a bike.”

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I hope this is the right place to post,, I got the new regulations from the FFAM ( flying froggys federation ) today joey foreigner ( that you brits ) can now fly in France for the mediocre price of a box of 20 fags ( tabs for the northerners ) of 11€ and you don't need to have the French id number on it, I can post the page here if you are stuck at Dover in the customs queues all you need is a French / English dictionary,,,😉 Ps if you are a learner that can't fly our club has 3 electric planes each with two radios for each plane permeable from mode 2 to mode 1.

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I think here the FFAM system isn't bad, they give 'points' to clubs for young member inscriptions in our case 'free membership' paid by our club helps with that ,the points system also credits competition flyers and all the other flying certificates which at the end of the year comes with a subvention and now and again a couple of radios and a plane for the beginners, also when doing work on the field ie; tables a new mower etc they can subvention up to 50% all again on the merit points system now if that isn't an incentive.😇

Hi Phil A couple of questions first. Is this model new and straight out of the box to you or is it second hand? Is the rudder at neutral perfectly aligned with the fin? Application of rudder on a Wots Wot, or Wot 4 or Acro Wot, produces a very strong rolling effect as all the rudder is above the motor thrust line. If you have a slightly warped fuselage or twisted fin, you may have added so rudder trim to fly straight. This will only work for one airspeed as the rudder effect is speed dependent - actually dependent on speed squared. Back to the motor. To check motor and side and down thrust, make sure you trim the aircraft to fly straight and level at your chosen cruise speed. By that I mean, take your hands off the sticks and check that it flies in the straight line and flies level. Use aileron trim to eliminate any rolling effect and elevator trim to get it to fly level. Then, pull up to a vertical climb smoothly applying full power and check if the aircraft pulls to the left (more right thrust needed) or pulls to the right (less side thrust needed). If you cannot adjust the engine side and down thrust, you will have to resort to the other, but not as effective technique, of mixing rudder and/or elevator to keep the aircraft flying level and straight as you open the throttle. Again, don't just slam the throttle open as you will get transient effects that the mix will not cope with. It is better to alter the motor side and down thrust to achieve this as that will hold true for almost all airspeeds whereas a mix will only really work for one airspeed and be sub optimal at all other air speeds. Hope that helps.

Please no, that was an awful format IMO, with the space to present the actual forum content completely squeezed and restricted. Adverts at top and bottom, or even between posts can easily be scrolled past and the screen is maximised to be used for what people come here for.

The concern was not about one advert between a couple of posts, but the possibility of (or more) adverts appearing between every post. Eventually people could get so fed up with them that they would leave the forum. I have had an off forum conversation with Darren and can see where his concerns are. The following is my considered opinion and not that of the publishers. The RCME forum is provided (at no cost to us) as a place where like minded modellers can exchange views and information on a myriad of subjects. This is good and I whole heartedly approve of it. However, how many of us know that less than 5% of forum members are subscribers to the magazine ? I didn't. That means that the rest of the members either buy the magazine regularly from their local supplier, buy the magazine when they see something that interests them in it, or don't purchase the magazine at all. I think I know where a large proportion of them come from. If this was a completely free website / forum then I would have no complaints, but as a subscriber to the magazine part of my subscription is paying for the website / forum. I get the impression that the main reason for these adverts was to try and persuade people to subscribe and that there was no intention to increase third party advertising within the forum. Unless we, as hobbyists support the magazine by purchasing it then ultimately our hobby will suffer. I buy the magazine by subscription, not just because it is cheaper that way, but as a way of letting the publishers know that I am willing to support our hobby long term. I also let them know if I am not happy, or concerned with any aspect of the magazine. It is called "positive feedback". "Negative feedback" is something we seem to see a lot of on the forum and I now wonder how much of that is coming from outside of the subscribers. We may not own the company, but at the end of the day it is our magazine and is just about the last one that caters for our interests in this country. This was not a rant, but a carefully considered reply to my original posting and the response it produced.

Just completed a couple of test flights all seems well , just a couple of trim tweeks. I enjoyed the build, covering was a challenge

My Flightline P-38 Lightning, which has been sitting in it's box for a few months but which I assembled last week for the club Scale comp in the ARTF/RTF category. I say assembly rather than built as the only gluing was the tips of the horizontal stabiliser and the plastic cover for the massive number of leads in the wiring loom under the wings. The attention to detail and quality of fit and finish of these Flightline models is a step above earlier generations of foamies, the major airframe components are pretty much finished off and assembly is a matter of a few screws into hard points. Photo credit Derek Robertson -no maiden flight as yet, but I'll follow up with some flying shots when that happens.