Richard Harris

Thanks for the info Paul, I will get the said model from the shed later. It could be a gnat but I'm pretty sure it's a low winger. Here is me with my LMC Hawk when I completed it.

I built the hawk when I was younger, it flew really well with an Irvine 61 up front but lacked any speed due to adding on a 'mouse' silencer to get it below 82dcb. I gave it to my mate years ago and have just got it back as he passed a few months ago. I've also acquired another prop jet from his collection around the same size. I will have to dig it out but I'm sure it's a hunter ( could be wrong though). Built in the same way as the SMC Hawk, ie: fibre glass fuz, foam veneered wings etc. Sorry to go off topic but did they or Peterborough models kit a Hunter?

A credit to you Ron, I'm sure your clubmate Ian would be pretty pleased with your rebuild and maiden. Canards are great fun.

Hi Steve, Happy New year. I've been busy catching up on jobs around the house so the Gyroo II was put to one side. That said there's not much to complete the project so I hope to get back on it soon then submit to the mag. Once I have a firm publcation date I will post here. Rich

I refurbished my Galahad a few years ago and electrified it, it gets an airing every now and again on those very rare calm summers evenings. Like Andy I had to increase my rudder area and add quite a bit of right thrust, mine is as per the plan. My club mate has also reduced his dihedral and added ailerons, it flies equally as well just not with the same charm. Look forward to seeing how yours progresses. Here's mine in action:

Looking good. One of our club members built one over a 30 odd year period and its almost exact scale, I was a teenager when it was started and lucky enough to maiden it all these years later. It is powered by a LASER 120 vee twin and it needs it all, as Chris suggests it is not the lightest of models but flies well. Dereck's is modelled on a Morane-Saulnier MS 500 Croquet which was built under license. Here is a video I took of him going around it prior to covering, there is another of it flying which I will try and find: Please accept cookies to access this content

Crumbs, your work area is bigger than my house! very, very nice.

Sad news David. I've always been an admirer of his great work and I am sure he has inspired many, like myself, to have ago at creating their own flying machines. RIP Peter

Superb engineering Keith 👏

Sorry, couldn't resist....

We had a bit of a get together at my patch in Kidderminster on Sunday, weather was pretty much perfect which encouraged a few more from quite a distance to attend. I guess around 40 autogyros present along with fixed wing and one paramotor, I didn't take many photos as it was none stop flying most of the time, but here are a few:

Favourite diesel is a home made 0.2cc Mills, this is fitted in a OD free flighter. https://youtu.be/MePS2o0CnKU?si=eufk7fNwzSbKv_Nx

MDS 58 (could have been a 48)that was fitted into a Vmar CAP which was equally as awful. Could never get it to run constantly even after changing the carb. Model was destroyed and I think I have the motor to someone.

Irvine 61, fitted it in a Masterline Vandal ( theyd sold out of the Laser 200 I was after)that I'd saved up to buy with my paper round money. Flew it for years and it never let me down once, the Vandal has long gone but I still have the Irvine somewhere. One day a Vandal or laser kit will turn up for sale.

This is a remake of a very successful autogyro I designed 10 years ago. The original Whippit was made from EPP, as this material is hard to come by these days I opted for wood. As it turns out it looks nothing like the original, its only taken a week to throw together so a very quick build ( the blades I already had). I managed to pop out on one of my dinner breaks last week to undertake the maiden of the Whippit X which went well. Just a little fine tuning to do when the weather allows.

Yes they are, I had a head off them a few weeks ago. Just checked and they are now out of stock, Generally takes them a few weeks to replenish stocks. Nice own designs 👌

We undertook some well needed mower maintenance last Saturday, on arrival it was flat calm with blue skies. Obviously after our work was complete it was blowing a gale! Even so I had several flights with my revamped REX and seem to have it trimmed well. As with fixed wings, autogyros with horizontal tailplanes fitted can suffer from pitching in strong winds making their use limited. The beauty with a fin only autogyro is that its pretty much un effected by up draughts etc as the Beaufort scale climbs. A bit of footage I took trying to fly close in for the camera, a bit of thumb jiggery going on and even some backwards flying, great fun.

Excellent find, they are like trying to locate hens teeth. It's a very quick build that can easily be slipped in between existing projects. Look forward to hearing how you get on once you make a start. 🙂

Managed to escape out last Sunday to a bit of a get together at HOEMFC, Coventry way. Most of the flying was done in the morning as the wind got up in the afternoon and was very turbulent lower down. Considering the weather forecast we had 40 odd autogyros turn up and a couple of new faces who tried their hand on the buddy box. A few snaps.

This is not a new model but a total refurb of my Rex which was built 15 years ago so worthy of posting here. A total recover, new blades and electronics. It's had a small trimming flight and I hope to completely sort it over the weekend. Takes a little longer to nail as it has 2 blades and no horizontal stabiliser.

I'd of liked to have come a flown the British gyro flag but presumed it was a fixed wing fly-in. Have just had confirmation it is multi discipline event. A bit late in the day for me as I've made other arrangements but a heads up for anyone who wants to fly something British that's not a FW. Looks like it's going to be a good couple of days flying gents, don't forget to post plenty of photos.

Like others mine has a Mills 0.75 powering it which suits it perfectly. It is purely Free Flight and I back off the motor for a steady climb. Here is a video of one of its first flights about 15 years ago, excuse the autofocus clicking. I've lost count of the amount of flights its had, a great model.

I've had this happen with an 8FG, had to keep retrimming between flights on all of my models in its memory. Ailerons would be off centre each time the transmitter was turned on by quite a bit and throw in one direction slowly reduced. Seemed to be pointing at the roll pot. Have since bought another transmitter but been given a second hand 8 to transfer the parts to hopefully get some more life out of it.

Another option that I have used several times is covering with adhesive backed vinyl which is readily available over here in the UK. One point worth making is that which ever method you use be sure to make your overlaps are facing towards the trailing edge (just like covering a wing).

New to me is this unflown Galaxy ME109 gifted by an old mate. If I get chance I may give it the once over during the winter months. I've freed off the OS91 and tested all the servos. It's been in a loft for 30 odd years so the horns etc will all need replacing. The canopy has yellowed with age but I think they may still be available. Despite its age it is quite light for its size so should fly ok.