MaxG

I had that problem some time ago. Think I got the last lot from Componemt Shop. You could try there.

In the past I collected some short straws that were used as stirrers in coffee shops. I use these as sleeves to route aerials in. Drill with a 3mm drill onto the foam and slide the aerials in. Well protected and safe from damage. Have used in both foam and balsa models. Works a treat. Used biro tubes and the like work just as well.

Try Component shop got a selection of 1s batteries from them recently, including some 180mAh ones for indoor flying.

Is that the book that was published in a green cover? I have memories of it from times long past. Finally got rid of it when we moved about 5 years ago.

This is of my Zagi. You can see the old empty can of the original motor, part held by the ziptie. You can also see the 3mm ply adaptor plate . When I come to do it on the twinjet I will mount each ESC in the wing like the servos and run the wires in a slot cut in the foam. If the slot needs to be quite wide I will glue a piece of stripwood on top of the wires to fill the slot.

What I did when I wanted to replace the 480 with an outrunner in my Zagi was to take the guts of the 480 out just leaving the metal can/shell. I mounted the new outrunner to the front of the 480 can and then stuck the can back in place as originally mounted and it has worked very well. If I remember correctly I used a bit of 3mm ply as an adaptor plate to match the holes on the front of the 480 can and the X mount of the outrunner. Thinking of doing the same when I "outrunner" my Twinjet. Solves the mounting issue, allows cheaper outrunners and prevents motor heat loosening the mounting glue. HTH

This would have probably passed me by if it hadn't been for the daily reports which I read on Facebook. Perhaps that is something that could be done in the future for other similar events. I would certainly value it. Thank you to Barrie Lever for that.

V tail/elevon Mixer. One in and two out.

Looks like a Chris Foss Phase 2

Last week I had a flight of 4 Mirages and separately a couple of F16s. As Indian Mirages and Belgian F16s are currently at Waddington on exercise I guess that is what they were. Haven't seen the Swiss F18s that are supposedly there yet. None of these showed on Flightradar and as they were pretty low I guess they were on VFR as it was a sunny day. Had a US Blackhawk this morning, DUKE51 according to Flightradar24. Nicely different from the usual Typhoons, Ospreys and F15s.

I have a Radiomaster Tx16S and I do not like charging the Lipos I use in the Tx although they say you can. I didn't like all the plugging and unplugging into the Tx so I used a short connector lead which goes into the Tx and the battery plugs into that. So if the battery connector fails in the future I just change the short lead and not worry about the connector in the Tx.

Yes I did see your field one time when I was out on my bike but no one was there at the time. Keep meaning to visit but the time just goes when in your delightful part of the country. Perhaps later this year. Thank you for the invite.

Go EdgeTx as it is actively being developed at present. Version 2.8.1 is the current up to date version. It is very similar to OpenTx so don't think you will be starting again. YouTube: Painless360 or RC Video Reviews are both excellent with a wide range of helpful reviews. Plenty of others on that platform as well. I really like it as a system to use. I use a Radiomaster TX16s.

I fly at Winterton in North Lincs and have a caravan at PV. I also fly at the various cliffs around PV and attend the slope gatherings meets in May and September. Where do you fly?

I was also watching them at Primrose Valley on a visit yesterday.

I have an old Twister 400V2 helicopter which flies OKish . However the Tx with it is pretty clapped out I have already made one Tx out of 2 by swapping gimbels etc. I wondered what the rc protocol is and whether I could program it to my Radiomaster TX16s with the multiprotocol unit. Has anyone any information that could help me. Thanks.

I saw that going the other way, lovely to see and hear. It was the different noise that caused me to go out to see what it was.

Why not move to a LiFe. Not the danger of the LiPo but it still retains the charge for a long period. I have a Turnigy Tx pack in my 10J and it works very well although I do take it out to balance charge it. If you decide to go back to NiMHs then go for the proper Eneloops rather than the normal LSD NiMHs as I found that they do hold their charge much better. HTH Maxg

Take the battery out and charge using a normal LiPo charger. Use a balance charge program assuming the LiPo has a balance lead fitted. HTH Maxg

Have you tried Googling for Zagi plans. There are plenty on the net which should be workable for foam cutting. I have two Zagis both are foam covered with tape. One is EPP leading edge with white foam at the back and the other may in fact be EPP but it is so long since they were both built I am not sure. The EPP/white foam wing is powered and uses a 1500 3S lipo. If you cut a wing with all white foam then some spars should be used and it would be good to have some sort of wooden LE for strength and ding proof. Pine or the like from the local DIY place would be good or alternatively a Quadrant moulding set so the round part gives you a rounded shape for the LE without sanding. Just a thought. Maxg

Thanks Nigel. The reference to the old thread was very useful. Obviously I was being very conservative with my 1.1 V/cell discharge. It would also probably account for why having done that it didn't take a full charge as noted by the mAh put back in. I have an old Pro Peak charger and on using that to discharge I did note that it took the pack down to 1.0V/cell Think that as its quite a long time since I used some of these packs another discharge to 1.0V/cell followed by and overnight could be a good idea. Thanks again Maxg

Am messing about charging and cycling some NiMH flight packs. When discharging what do you discharge down to? I have been using 1.1V/cell is that still the perceived wisdom? TIA Maxg

I have used Mint on a very old laptop I have and find that it is very good for what I have used it for. Web browsing and stuff like that. It made the machine very useable after Windows had mad it unuseable You need to learn the new vocabulary/jargon associated with it and some slightly different ways of working but it is not difficult. There are a lot of programs out there to do all the usual things, such as Libre Office instead of the Microsoft stuff. Also Libre CAD should you wish to use this. However some other stuff is not available on the platform such as the Multiplex stuff that you use, well it wasn't when I last looked, and other specialist stuff like that. I presume that Open Tx would be available but I don't use it so I have not looked. Why not just run it from your USB drive for a while and also have the Windows which does run the Multiplex stuff on the new hard drive. You could edit the boot up to give you a choice of boot from USB or hard drive and then you have the best of both. I have never used an anti - virus and I don't know what the current view is on this. Google will tell you though. Not sure if a firewall is built in either but I would have thought it would be if it was needed. The user forums can be helpful but are a bit geeky and can give help in a totally non understandable way at times, this is when you need to know the jargon. HTH Maxg

If any of you have access to the "Talking Pictures" channel on TV, we find it on our Sky package, the the film "The Eternal Sea" is worth a watch. Note that it is in black and white and not colour It is the story of US Admiral John Hoskins, a naval pilot. He lost a leg at the battle of Leyte Gulf but stayed in the US navy and did a lot of pioneering work in getting jet aircraft on to the US carrier fleet. There is a lot of footage of early jet carrier operations and actual war footage, both WW2 and Korean War, shown. My boss and I enjoyed it and that is why I recommend it to you. If you get to view it I hope you enjoy it too. Maxg

Definitely an improvement for me. Thanks Maxg