PatMc

Should go like a bomb 🤣

IIRC Flair used to organise a fly-in for thier kit range with a special slot for Magnatillas. I think there was a prize for the best Magnatila but can't remember whether it was judged on performance or concours - d'elegance.

I only ever use a magnet on one surface & tinplate or soft iron on the other. This has always proved strong enough for the job & has the advantage that you don't accidentaly have the same polarity on opposing surfaces - cheaper too.

The name "dyslexia" was chosen in order to reduce the number of people complaining of the condition.

To what porpoise ?

On Tyneside Greggs favourite delicacy is AKA "Greggs Toddler Dummy". You only need to look in most baby buggies to see why. 😉

Candid interviews (usually TV) of the Duke of Sussex.

Are the servos installed in mirror orientation or the same as for ailerons ?

In Paul's area they'll say - 'allo, 'allo !

Reminds me of years ago in the days of the village bobby, our local plod retired & moved into a nice terraced cottage. He decided it needed a new back door which, as he'd been a joiner before joining the plod-force he would fit himself. Whilst he was at it his wife persuaded him that a cat-flap would be a good idea. He cuts all the necessary bits out for the hinges, fits lock, preps frame to match etc finaly cuts out the required hole & fits cat-flap - everything looking good. Comes to hang the door to the frame & discovers the cat-flap is at the top !

It won't catch on, it'll just be a flash in the pan.

That's only true in zero windspeed. In any wind & the heavier, faster model will cover more ground distance but both models will pass through the same air distance if any of the flight path is into wind.

Do you not mean 'red herons' ?

I calibrated & still occasionaly check my tacho against old fillament bulbs (same as Geoff S) or flourescent fittings but also detect 3000 rpm with led bulbs & tubes. I was actually demonstrating how ac differed from dc to my 10yo grandaughter recently using the tacho. A better deal than the tuning forks that we used in telephone exchages to calibrate ring generators 🤣

Every profession, trade, service etc has people who are unnecessarly pedantic in thier dealings with thier clients, costomers etc. They tend to forget what the end purpose of thier job is & who's actualy paying for it but should we assume that they are all the same ?

That's why I qualified the remark with the word 'stereotype'.

If you look into the history of how the various legislation worldwide came into being I think you will find that it kicked off with irresponsible flying of fixed wing FPV models being flown in the US by a European individual then being charged & prosecuted by the FAA in a Federal court. The case failed basicaly due to imprecise evidence from the prosecution. The FAA had made a cockup but were not going to be made to look stupid again - sledge hammer to walnut time - which echoed pretty much around the western world. The first ever prosecution in UK was for a camera equiped, fixed wing (probably autonomous) model landing out of power in a restricted area.

No, not to a standard that could be guaranteed to stand after being legally challenged in court. IMO it would make more sense to concentrate on the purpose of the "vehicle" in question & whatever it needed to carry in order to achieve it's task (e.g. a camera & data transmitter) BTW don't stereotype and blame bureaucrats, they are simply doing a job, without them civilisation would not function at all.

Have you had the DWP reminder to apply for you're winter fuel allowance before the end of the month or you'll be too late ? They're a bit like Hobby King's final end of sale dates, I've had at least 3 reminders this year each near the end of a month. The reminders seem to be sent from th DWP's German office judging by the .de on the helpful link's url. 😋

Hi John, a bit of data on my Deacon : Motor Blue Arrow BA-BL29 , weight 57g , 1200Kv (estimate), prop APC 8x4, max rpm 9930, 118 watts, 3s lipo, current 10.3A. Model weight rtf = 761g. Model can take off from grass, loop & roll with this power. I'll post some more info with pics on the mods I made (time allowing) if you want. BTW model is covered in Solartex which turns out was a mistake as it's too flexible for the wing structure as it's designed.

I have Deacon built from an original kit. I originaly intended using a small diesel but by the time I got a round tuit electric flight with lipos & brushless motors were the obvious choice for power. I have a load of pics of the build in progress with details of some of the changes I made to suit my choice of power & modern radio etc. I'll post some details of the power etc when I have time, I'm due for a hip replacement op next week so have a few things to organise in prep for that. This is it with a Frog cylinder head full of lead supplying nose weight & the impression of a vintage power plant. The wings are temporarily blushing due to a coat of dope applied in damp conditions.

I've also still got my FF7, I thinkit was the last Futaba Tx made with analog trims. I used it well into 2.4Ghz days for maiden flights & still would really prefer analog trims to be the norm insread of digital.

Not if he's flying a glider 🤣

Email notifications are definitely working again. I changed my email address in account settings a few days ago but have been frozen out since then as I was unable to verify the new address because it wasn't receiving a verification email from the forum. I also tried to open a new account but predicably hit the same problem. Also I couldn't gain the attention of a moderator so gave up & waited. I wonder if any prospective new members have been unable to join the forum.

Is (was) that a wooden prop ?