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Hooray!got out for a couple of flightsabout lunchtime today, managed to land the GWS T6 the right way up!

Myron - Not so grumpy then! Thanks for the tip about the swap thread. i'll have to do an inventory and figure out what may still be useful to folk. I've had to chuck all my old Rx flight packs due to "black wire".  Phil- The galling thing is, my son seemed to take to it like a duck to water. He can outfly the "old F£$t" no problem. Mind you, he practiced for weeks on a sim before ever taking a model out. Maybe that helps the confidence.

Again, Timbo, many thanks for the wise words. You're right in saying that much has changed, in fact I'll be throwing out a lot of old 27MHzgear that was still boxed up in the spare room. I'll probably keep hold of the old Futaba servos (although they seem HUGE compared to what's available now!) and my old deezils. I suspect that electric is the way to go forward, and (although it feels like cheating) foam may be the the building material of choice for the near future (It's as easy as building an Airfix kit - the skill is in the trimming!)

Thanks for the wise words, Eric. Already looking at the EDF threads looking for the next project.

Got two flights in with the GWS AT-6. Really getting the hang of the "nose-first" landing technique! Today spent doing repairs.

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum business, but not quite so new to the building board and sticks. My return to modelling, after a break of 23 years, was prompted by, of all things, one of those little Picoo - z helicopters....... I bought one for £18 from our local Tesco, and it reminded me of reading "hovering about" in either RCM&E or RM all those years ago, when the cost of getting started in rotary-wing modelling was prohibitive. I started looking for something a bit more controllable, and discovered that an RTF electric-powered helicopter, with collective pitch and including 6 channel 35MHz radio could be had for just over £100! What a revelation! So I bought an Esky Honey Bee King 2........ Still, I learned lots about ordering spare parts, and the importance of training gear! My 26 year old son, Ben, who'd never previously shown any interest, then ordered himself a fixed-wing model from EBay, which looked just like one of the powered gliders I'd had so much fun with "back in the day", except that it came fully built from plastic and foam, included 4-function 35MHz gear, spanned 31" and cost £30! So, to *ahem* "keep him company" I bought a set of Spektrum gear, a GWS foamy AT-6 and one of those "bellend" outrunners from BRC...BTW, When is an AT-6 a warbird? Answer - When it's painted up as an RAAF Wirraway! We're currently having loads of fun flying in the local park, but will have to look into joining a club at some point over the winter. Thanks to all for the helpful posts I've read all over the forums, which put me right on a number of issues, and I look forward to chatting with you!