PatMc

Be aware that if using WBV instead of dope any paint applied to the tissue must not be cellulose based.

What's a "huband" ?

But only one of them has survived. IMO he wasn't really cut out to be an editor.

I think Airtek are/were a phone or online only retailer. 😉

This link should help.

Goodness nose what you mean but snot to be ignored.

I used to do the same & previously something similar with a few turns of insulating tape.

Ordure, ordure!

Are you saying there are only two places officially with apostrophes, or that Hawke's Bay and Arthur's Pass are examples ?

How far from the carb is the fuel tank ?

Try "gardez l'eau". 🙃

Maybe it's running a touch too lean.

You could have used the Gare de Looe. 😉

The motor fitted to the Pheonix is rated at 1400KV (1400 rpm/V when unloaded). This means that if a 3s battery was used with the supplied prop the load on the motor would cause the current (amps) to be too great for the motor & ESC causing one or both of them to burn out. A smaller prop could be used with 3s but would not be as efficient, resulting in poor climb & generally disappointing performance.

Instead of deleting the hoax image ??? 🤨

HOAX Cymaz, as your added link shows this is a very old (and well known) hoax warning, why didn't you just delete the image instead of adding the link when you edited the post ?

Geordie & Bob were out for a day's ramble in the countryside. Around midday they called in at a pub, got a pint each then sat down at a table & they both took a sandwich out from their rucksacks. Before they had a chance to start eating the barmaid came over & said "Sorry lads, you're not allowed to eat your own food in here". So the swapped sandwiches.

T-J & Simon, the video is 5 years old, the latest version of the model has several design changes. However AFAIK the main change is the way the wings are fitted. I actually won a kit of the version in the video at my club AGM raffle about 3 years ago. I can confirm that the motor & ESC had all the connectors already fitted ready to be plugged up. Mine has the XT60 power connector on the ESC & I don't remember changing or fitting it so I'm pretty certain that's how it came out of the box.

That's not funny. 😠 That's not funny either. 😠 Pat.

Best use 3.3v in any search for LIFE batteries as they are usually quoted as 3.3v per cell. A single resistor isn't a potential divider, & not a very satisfactory way to reduce the voltage.

Problem at Newcastle airport today, security at the departure area were ushering passengers around a big pile of dog poo whilst it was being cleared up. It was due to a false alarm, one of the dogs thought it had detected a bomb.

Model looks great Gary. Nice to hear that you're enjoying gliding. 👍 Have you tried using the prop as a spoiler ? On approach open the the throttle just enough to get the motor running, which takes the brake off allowing the prop to freewheel when you dip the nose. This will steepen the descent without the model speeding up appreciably, just don't forget to close the throttle int time before touch down. Another way to steepen the descent is to weave left & right alternately on the approach. Trick here is to time each changeover of rudder direction just as the initial yaw response changes to bank.

Fair point, Dick. I don't have the instruments, or inclination, to provide definitive proof but I do think that it would be reasonable to say "current peaks are likely to be lower".

Due to the effect of Lenz Law, at part throttle the current in an inductive circuit, will not have time to reach the same level as they would in a purely resistive circuit. Therefore the current peaks will be lower than at full throttle. If this wasn't the case our motors would instantly overcurrent the ESC on start up.