Roger in Dubai

Just been given my copy by our postal guy and just had a quick read of Graham's editorial. Agree about the "cold" snap in Germany. Was over in Munich and Cologne for a few dayson business in mid February and it was freezing (we left Dubai at +25°C and arrived in Munich at -16°C, a 41°C drop in just under 6 hours !!). The photos of the MXS-R look superb though. Keep up the good work guys and we do appreciate you having to clear the field of snow prior to getting planes in the air for us to drool over.

Good luck with the venture. Learned to fly back in 1975 on the Kadet in the UK and when we emigrated to South Africa we imported the Kossack Bipe, great plane with a .40 up front and the standard 10 x 6 prop. Still have the plan for that back home in SA, now reside in Dubai and would welcome the chance of flying the Kossack again.

Yes please. A good friend of mine had one of those and it flew beautifully.

Have used many of them more than once when trying to locate reviews etc, very worthwhile and hopefully can continue in whatever form David decides.

Keep them all, have hundreds in my loft at our house in South Africa and have kept every issue since moving here to Dubai over 7.5 years ago. As mentioned in previous posts, always great to go back and look at "old" copies.   Could not bring myself to throwing them away. If it ever came to having to get rid of them I would let the guys at the club have first refusal, after that would consider a Children's Home or something similar as you never know what spark that may kindle in the youth of today.

Start with high wing trainer and get proper instruction from your local club. After that you can start to consider warbirds and fast foam jets, your reaction times as a "newbie" are not up to what is required to handle such aircraft. This is not a criticism of your abilities but fact based upon teaching many people to fly over the years.   Been flying RC now for nearly 37 years and still get a "buzz" out of a good flight and likewise when a pupil goes solo for the first time.   Welcome back and, as mentioned earlier, patience is the key along with some good instruction.

Mine arrived on the office desk this morning and just couldn't resist having a quick look. Looks to be an excellent article on the retro aerobatic planes, what memories of the Crescent Bullet, MK Arrow etc etc. Can't wait to start the read this evening.   I also renewed my subscription this morning (just prior to the Dec. copy arriving) as it is, without doubt, an excellent read each and every month and despite what some people are saying in this thread, we are all modellers and all have our own opinions, to me there is one thing to be said to all the contributors......WELL DONE. Each person involved probably also have full time jobs, families that all make demands on their time, and yet the RCM&E team provide us with a great mag every month and a special edition each year.   Excuse the capitals for "well done" in the previous paragraph as I know the etiquette for the web indicates that is shouting but I feel that I, along with possibly many others, want to express our thanks for a job well done. Keep up the good work.

If ever I am requested to fly someone's plane either as a test flight or trimming out after a re-build I always remind them of the "Normal Rules Apply" which basically means "don't come crying to me about the planes damage if anything untoward happens".   Sounds a bit harsh but everyone knows the "rule".   After so many years of flying I will always do my utmost to keep it in the air. Of course if something goes wrong it doesn't make me feel any better about it .

I fly the Kyosho Spitfire 90 size with an RCV 91CD and has plenty of power. Others in the club use a 120 (easily keep up with that) and the other has a DLE 20 (can't keep up with that !!) Great plane to fly and looks right in the air as well.

Quality Assurance Manager for an Aluminium and Glass company in Dubai. Came out to Dubai to do the external envelope of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, moved over to Burj Khalifa (worlds tallest building) to do that upon completion of the airport. Now back at the airport again doing Concourse 4. So basically been mad about aviation all my life and now can see lots of them everyday at work including the biggest fleet of A380's.......heaven ?   James 40, please contact me via a PM. We can then get you out to fly with us, great facilities, 250m x 20m tarmac at one of the "fields" and the other one is bigger !! We often see what will be your C-17's overfly the field.

I have a reasonably new 3S pack that I unfortunately left in the sun (it wasn't in the sun when I put it in the boot of the car but the sun has a habit of moving around !!). When I returned the pack was "blown". Still works OK but always aware that when the flight is finished I now put any pack in a cool bag complete with ice blocks that normally keeps the water cool in there.   Of course with ambient temps of 45 or thereabouts in the shade and direct sun temps well into the 50's it was a mistake that I now curse each time I see the pack. Live and learn as they say !!

61 and 69 is my guess. It's mighty hot here at the moment and the new cap will be most welcome.

Hi Ed   Congrats on finally finishing and flying the Spitfire. As you say it is a really great plane to fly. Glad to see you went with the internal silencer as we had discussed a while ago. Great weathering job as well.   Safe landings   Roger

35 for me. Doesn't seem to have been chosen yet, sorry guys, the cap is on its way to Dubai.

Agree with Danny re the first being a Super Sixty. The second is, I think, A Ridge Racer, circa late 70's vintage from Southampton Sailplanes, IIRC. Over to the forum to prove me wrong (and probably will !!). I am sure that Tim and the other glider guiders will know straight away.

Count me in, cheers David and Happy Easter to all forumites.

If space on the wire / axle allows - put the wheel on the wire or axle and after tightening the collet, after first filing a flat on the wire / axle, simply place a small section of fuel tube (make sure this is a tight fit) over the exposed wire / axle and job done.  Have only once, in 36 years of flying next month, lost a wheel and that was a tailwheel with no fuel tube on it !!  Trust me, it works.

Don't get me wrong, I love the new computer radios but, with all due respect, the above seems to be a case of "I've got it on the Tx and I'm going to use it".   Get back to basics as per an earlier post and set up as if you did not have the computer available.  I fully concur with setting the arms on the servos and then on the control horn to get the required travel.   My first radio, an OS Cougar 4 ch set, had 2 sticks (Mode 2), trims on all 4 surfaces and an On/ Off switch.  That was it, even the placement of servos in the fuselage had to be planned to ensure that the surface was either pulled or pushed to go in the correct direction.   I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked to deal with engines that won't idle properly and then establish that travel throws, dual rates and expo are all fighting each other for control IYSWIM.   Good luck with the set up as there is nothing like a well trimmed plane that does what you expect. 

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My pet hate is spelling (or lack of it) and the use of incorrect words, not only on this forum but in many other spheres of life as well.   From an early age I was always taught to check my spelling and over the years have valued this respect for the English langauge.   Well done BEB for starting the thread and know you are not alone in what others may believe are trivial issues.   Hope this doesn't sound too much of a rant, however, I do feel better now !!   Note to the Mods / IT boffins:-  Is it possible that a "Spell Check" button could be included along with all the other nice buttons above ?   Pleez , just a joke !!

Still waiting for mine, possibly delayed in our internal work post "system" or ...........?   Have had a peek at the Digital Edition though.  Needed to see what was said about the World Models Senior Frontier 46 as assembling one of those at the moment.   It will carry aloft my new GoPro HD camera bought in Hong Kong recently for in flight filming of our Warbird Squadron formation flying and eventually also be used for a spot of glider towing.   Ran the new engine in it last Friday (our weekend here) and possibly a bit over the top fitting an OS 72 Alpha in it, can always throttle back !!   Hope the mag arrives soon.    

Here is another photo taken this morning.  Sorry another post but only just received it from the owner of the plane and camera (GoPro Hero HD), Richard Hogan.  I was asked to fly his plane in "formation" with a World Models Zero flown by Jurgen Weidig.  Results are not too bad at all, needs some more practice but at least gives an overall impression of our flying site and our first attempt at air-to-air photography.  

Thanks David, we are really fortunate to have a facility such as this.    The main runway is 250m long x 20m wide with a pit area of about 80m x 14m.  Have attached a photo below showing the runway with the pits on the left.  Shade cloth for the planes and us when the temps rise to the early 40's and that is by 0700 in the summer.  That does not stop us flying though.  We are a hardy bunch, either that or the sun has fried our brains !!   Looking forward to viewing the photos from the UK and the rest of the world.   Edited By Roger in Dubai on 24/09/2010 15:24:52