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But very heavy compared to it's contemporaries, Philip. I have had a 50 cc and 100cc Rotomax 🙁electric equivalent and while they go well they are nearly twice the weight of comparable rivals. 🙁

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No flying for me today, as it was a sunny day but with a 15mph S crosswind I thought discretion being best part of valour I would leave it and cut the strip.

 

 

I can't believe after only 6 days I had to cut so much off it. Quite hard work but all good now, 😀

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Cracking sums it up for me! 😀

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Nice one, Dom.

Do you know which Rotomax motor is installed and the amp capacity of each 6S lipos in the 12 setup? Thanks.

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

Lovely day to be out. Unusually there wasn't a breath of wind down the old runway.

 

 

My windsock is static unlike yours LF!. When there was any wind it was barely 2 mph as a crosswind ESE so even I can handle that one! 😊

I had a very successful session still adjusting the Capiche by degrees ........ almost there now - even the pilot complained of a hot backside so off came the canopy straight away.! 

 

 

Aaaah .......   Happy days ✈️ 👍

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

My turn to go out tomorrow now that I have escaped exam invigilating for at least one day. Yeah .........! 😀

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You sure need "bottle" to fly in that sort of space. Wow! 

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Nice shots there Leccyflyer. I must admit this year I am getting used to flying in less that perfect weather as long as its safe.

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Mighty fine view for the pilot, Peter. 😊

[Is it me?]

My wife calls it a Daddy look! Where as a Mummy look always finds things 🙄

[Sebart Wind S 50E - conversion to DLE 20 - recommendations]

Don't go there, MikeQ! 

The U/C will be the first thing to go. I had one some while back and needed one or two mods even for electric. 

[Weston UK Capiche 50cc Revisited]

I will give it a go

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I guess non-slip rubber matting is sourced from Amazon, Peter?

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

A brilliant way to encourage fresh blood into our hobby (or sport if you prefer), David 👍

[Weston UK Capiche 50cc Revisited]

I have had to bow to the inevitable today and decided to do a modification to allow easier inserting and removal of the power packs.

 

 

The easiest option is to remove the cross piece that holds the throttle and ignition servos for I/C variations. On close inspection is doesn't look like a structural support for the fuselage so I am going to give it a whirl.

 

 

Not a long job. I was originally concerned about heaving the lipos in and out and compromising battery connections before this mod. That should do it with a bit of luck. If needs be I can always put in a new cross piece further back which won't interrupt access.

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Yeah, I know what you mean, Peter. The Citrin looks a lovely piece of kit and I can see its appeal. The Bell Hops do indeed seem to have a similar look to the Chilli Breeze. Nice photos too. I tended to prefer the larger Chilli Wind when I was cutting my flying teeth some years ago, although I did build a Chilli Breeze too. Aah,  happy days then😊 

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

I had to scrape the frost off the car before I ventured to the field this morning, although the sunny start provided all the encouragement I needed get out and fly 😀

I wheeled out the Sbach 342 which hadn't seen the wide blue yonder since January. 

 

 

 

Three glorious flights with her. I had forgotten how frisky this plane is. If the cold hadn't woken me up, the first minute or too in the air would have done. Ops. were curtailed after that due to the tail wheel connecting rod to the rudder coming loose. This has happened before and despite filing a flat on the rod and using blue thread lock on the grub screw it has happened again. I can't say I am surprised as the tail takes the occasional thump on landing. I am going to have a think on doing some sort of modification the stop it happening. 

 

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

Looks to me you are up to date with your gardening (very nice it is too), but don't give up on the flying yet!! ✈️😀

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

A lovely selection of of my favourite planes, Philip. Looks great!😀

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The S6 is a thing of beauty, Chris. Lovely snaps too 👍

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Lovely setting, Aidan. Makes you realise this is one of the reasons we do this hobby. 😀

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This is what sometimes happen to me!!!!

 

 

 

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She is a looker, Martin. Nice one.

[Weston UK Capiche 50cc Revisited]

I tried the more powerful servos today and was pleasantly pleased by the improved liveliness. I still have 2 oz of weight in the nose but I really don't think it needs to be there in future. That's the next job coupled with increasing the aileron EPAs slightly. 

[Spring is here again - who's been flying?]

 

Lovely flying day today if you don't mind the cold and a 10mph+ NNW crosswind blowing across the strip.

Just look at those clouds!

 

Today was the day I found out how good my use of the rudder is. Landings were quite tricky bearing in mind the pitch\diameter of the prop are no help in slowing her down (23x12). Adding to the landing speed was the only help the wind was in the cross leg and not on finals, hence she came in like a racing car. It doesn't help that the throttle needs to be kept on a bit otherwise one can see the stalling wing waggle beginning to develop. That said I managed to get it right by the third landing . Lovely day never the less.