Chris Rayner 1

Not this one then? https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=11640

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Oops, duplicate. Edited By Chris Rayner 1 on 20/12/2020 18:51:13

Thanks all for the advice. I’m applying to HSBC.

Posted by Gary Manuel on 18/12/2020 12:17:11: Nothing wrong with Nationwide. I'm sure that they will have a suitable account you can easily switch to. They have told me that there is no account they are willing to let us have.

I am treasurer of our rather modest little club in Surrey, Cranleigh and Dunsfold Model Flying Club. I inherited an account at Nationwide Building Society which was set up, probably in the 1950s or 60s. This style of account was established for small scale clubs, societies and charities. It has not been updated much since then. It does not allow payment in or out using BACS, and is not usable online. Earlier this year, before the Covid19 kerfuffle, I was informed that the account was to be transferred to a more modern style of account which would permit BACS and online use. Unsurprisingly this was postponed. However this morning I went in to pay in some subs and draw a cheque for payment of rental. I was informed that all such accounts will be closed in 3 months’ time. 🤨 A couple of years ago I enquired about opening an account with Santander, but the hurdles barring admission required to circumvent the use of model flying clubs as money laundering fronts for drug peddlers rather sapped my will to live. Now I fear I have to move. Any recommendations for suitable accounts from others here?

Hullo Nigel, I dismissed my foam-e Wot 4 yesterday. I have a sneaking suspicion the elevator servo failed, but it's hard to tell from the debris. Anyway, the motor and sundry bits survived the impact, and I quite fancy building one of these. However I'd like to make a naileron wing. Any idea when the plans'll be published? I could probably work something out for myself, but I'd rather not if you've done all the spadework.

I had just landed from my second flight on Sunday with my Mahers Pacer. It's a lovely model with great presence in the air and forgiving flight characteristics. Powered by a Moki 135 she is slightly overpowered for her type of airframe, but that means I fly with about 1/2 throttle most of the time, indeed, takeoff can be done on full throttle, but looks better on about 3/4. The engine vibrates quite a lot, and I have a perrenial problem with retaining cowl fixings, I usually lose one in a flying session. I was just lifting her up to put her on my flight stand for refuelling, when I noticed that the cowl screw had gone awol, again, but more significantly there was a tapering gap below the fuselage from the trailing edge of the wing. On closer inspection it was clear that the vibration from the engine had loosened the steel M5 cap screws which hold the wing, and they were about 15mm undone. they are about 40mm long, so there was plenty of thread left to hold but even so it doesn't bear thinking about what would have happened if they let go. I clearly remember tightening them up when assembling the model at the field, so they must have undone in flight. I'd had two flights of about 10 minutes each with spirited aerobatics including spins loops and rolls and a fair bit of inverted flight. Next time I commit her to the air I shall smear the bolts with thread locking compound before insertion. Perhaps nylon ones would be a better choice.