Lazygit

I put 8swg oleos on a 3lb model. They still get damaged from less than perfect landings.

Bet they add a fair bit of air resistance (drag).

Talking at the flying field about these speed limit changes for motorways, there seems to be a correlation between those who ignore the present limit and those who think the safety on the field is for others and not them. Eg not tethering aircraft before starting engine, landing towards the pits, noisy aircraft, low passes close to the plots box/flightline, When things go wrong, (and they have done) it doesn't spoil only their day, others are affected too.Edited By Lazygit on 12/10/2011 06:54:59

What WAS he doing to the woman as the cliff was falling? Or did whatever he was doing cause the earth to move?

I was speaking to an accident repair shop recently, and asked "how is business" expecting it not to be too different from the last time, as people were probably crashing just as often. Surprisingly it was 40% down. He suggested it was because people are not using cars as much because of fuel costs, and where they are using them, they are driving slower to improve the mpg.   During the 1970s fuel crisis, there was a period where the speed limit was reduced to 50mph. Transplant surgeons had a problem getting parts, as people weren't crashing enough and hard enough.

Posted by neil whilding on 10/10/2011 22:30:47: i totally disagree, and will have a little rant lol the speed limit hasnt changed since cars had no considerable safety features, same with the highway code stopping distances etc, all the technological advancements means we are safer in a car than ever, motorways should be the safest roads to drive on, motorway crashes arent caused by speed, the autobahns in germany are some of the safest roads in the world, theyre caused by idiots not paying attention etc. you only have to look at the facts since all the speed cameras were introduced, have crashes gone down ? nope in most places theyve risen, theyre just a nice little way for the people in big ben to claim more of your hard earned   You can disagree of course, but though people may not get killed so easily provided they were in the car, it hasn;'t necessarily reduced the nmber of accidents, all of which have an associated cost. I have a customer who runs private ambulances. He tells me that nowadays with all the safety buil;t into cars most people get out of accidents with minor injuries. This means they are back in the driving seat fairly soon, possibly having learnt very little, and are free to do it all over again.   The best safety device would be a spike pointing out from the middle of the steering wheel. That would make drivers be careful, and if they weren't, they wouldn't do it twice.    

I use PETG sheet. It is clear yet much less brittle than acetate or acrylic. In fact if you clamp it in a vice, you can cold bend it into a right angle (or even further. Heating it causes problems unless you can control the cooling accurately (and I can't) then it does get brittle.   The waxyness I understand is the release used in manufacture, washing it off with the approved washing agent can help.

Clarification?, it's clear enough, speed limit on motorways (for cars) is 70mph (except where signed otherwise). HGVs are limited to 56mph. How does making the limit for cars 80mph make it any clearer? The maximum legal difference should be 14mph, making this difference 24mph could increase the severity of any collision.   The suggestion of having new drivers restricted to 10% less than the national speed limits could cause frustration in the impatient ones on their tail.   I suspect the government was only after point scoring for their party conference publicity.    

Emco lathes are reasonable machines, and are still in production, unlike Myford. Pro Machine Tools are the UK agents, and they are a good, long standing outfit. I bought my Wabeco mill from them about 11 years ago.

Nothing wrong with 35MHz. Use what you have.

Futaba's legal dept may take some action in the form of a "cease and desist" instruction, if they knew about it. They may even use the threat of action against Ebay.   Trading Standards may do something if someone who bought one made a complaint. It probably has a CE mark, they are easier to fake than the servo.

Two hundred miles?!?!?! I packed up sailing and took up model flying to avoid a two hundred mile trip. Why not take up sailing instead?

XC Weather wind speeds are forecast higher than they prove to be. The best place I've found is Aviation Weather reports from the airports. You can get the actuals and TAFs. With the met office surface pressure charts it's as useful as any.   The best one though, is to look out of the window, and if it looks promising, go outside to check.

Here is some background for primaries, Slingsby's T38 used the Kirby kite section (Göttingen 426). Note the rip off cost in 1939 "Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd were offering new gliders from £99. A Kirby Kite 1 cost £159". Considerably less than a kit might be today. Wiki gives the SG38 wing section as Göttingen 533 and the elevator and rudder as naca0012f60. There's a mention elsewhere of a Göttingen 535 for the wing. Bearing in mind models rarely scale well, it may not matter too much.  Edited By Lazygit on 08/10/2011 17:03:11

Posted by Bing on 05/10/2011 10:49:57: ................... as before but no eco-cam. Did a 360 degree range check to see if things still operated and have flown the plane six times with no clitches of any kind so I can only say there was some kind of interference from the eco- cam or a fault in the electronics of the eco- cam. Cheers all No, you can say that only if you tried it again with the eco-cam, and the fault reappeared. Anything else is guessing.

This is what's about.

Just another nit pick, altering the camber does alter the AoA.

We have a wire chain link fence which aircraft are tethered to in the pits, and it runs the length of the runway. Please don't suggest it has an effect, or those prone to crashing will have another excuse for poor flying.   There is no known interference from the fence except when it wants to stop an aircraft which is trying to ignore it's existence. As for RF, nothing except it does sometimes affect range checking, so the aircraft can be moved out a few feet.

Seamus, that's the position as I understand it, the goods are sent (or at least at one time were sent) marked as "gift" from some supposed relative. (MP's were always claiming they "did nothing wrong" when they pushed the boundaries.   Some people get a bill from the carrier, but the goods are supposed to be declared. If not declared there's an offence committed. Here is another post.Edited By Lazygit on 25/09/2011 22:50:30

ABS needs a solvent based glue to weld it back together Nothing else sticks properly. I have to do this on Thunder Tiger Readys etc. Very difficult to make them look as good as you've got it though.

As has been pointed out, a significant amount of VAT has been evaded, as has any import duty. As the importer it is the purchaser's responsibility to inform Customs and Excise of the import. UK purchasers are happy enough to take advantage of this fiddle, but can't take the pain when something goes wrong. Does this seem harsh? Well it will be worse when there are no LMS left to help you out (particularly newcomers to the hobby).   We used to have an excellent LMS, but it has recently been taken over, and it's not so excellent now. I was lucky and got a huge amount help when I got into the hobby a few years back. I used to ensure I spent money there as payment for the help I got.

Posted by Dorset flyer on 25/09/2011 00:46:55: .......... because if i see it i kill it (sorry to those that don't like it) but i do and i am winning.           Sounds like the arachnid version of the intolerant ones who get flying sites shut down.

UHU Plus Acrylit seems to fit the bill, but ABS is difficult to glue except with a solvent in my experience. On second thoughts, rough up the ABS and use a polyurethane gluee. Titebond or Gorilla etc.   One thing I wouldn't use is any silicone sealant. Silicone is a good release agent, and it craftily migrates from the sealant to any surface it can find. This makes future repairs difficult and unreliable. Edited By Lazygit on 23/09/2011 18:02:06

The statement was that there was a chance of 1:3200 of a person being hit, so instead of multiplying you should have divided, ie 1/(3.2x10^3x7x10^9) = 1:22.4x10^12 for any one individual. How the hell they worked that one I don't know. Sounds like some gross assumptions were made. Maybe BBC's "More or Less" could tell us.

Oops,Edited By Lazygit on 23/09/2011 05:19:41