Pete Robinson

Orange - Value for money ?   I have both Orange and original Spectrum receivers . The only glitch I have experienced was with the original equipment RX. As for comments saying that Orange cannot be good because they are cheap (£6.99 at present) Can I say this.   When I was out of work some years ago I sold jewelery on markets at at craft shows. As an example I bought earings at 99p and resold in a nice little box at 4.99. I sold loads of them and every customers was over the moon. I saw the same ones on the high Street at as much ast £12. and these were selling well too. What my supplier and importer was paying I hate to think.   So what is the real value of averything.? This short experience shanged my vue on value and price for ever.   So a £6.99 rx to me means that someone somewhere has not decided to sell it for £30 or £40 unlike the brands we know and love.

Posted by Big Phil on 17/06/2010 12:01:15: I'm looking into buying a small lecy' as a park fly. At the moment I'm stuck with the choice of Brit flight Hustle or they're D-Zee, I have seen the Hustle fly but not the D-Zee, has anyone got any experience of this model. Or has anyone got any alternatives, at the mo' I fly a Big Stik 60 and 40 size PC 9   I have the D-ZEE. It is a great model and everyone want to have a go when I take it to the field. I found one video of it on Utube if you search its there. I use an 8x4 instead of the 8x6 prop and it is fast enough even for the best flyers. I use an Orange receiver in this and it flies out as far as anyone would want to fly. Cost......... £6.99 ! I have a few of these and no problems at all in models up to about 45".   Pete

1 Mode 1 2 Stoke on Trent 3 N. Staffordshire 4 Mostly self taught - sometimes with friend close at hand - I also still use FMS and still not very good at it.   This is a drawn out experience - best use good instructor ,buddy box and sim.   Most folk fly Mode 1 in this area. As you move into S. Cheshire and upwards it seems to be Mode 2     I am told that mode one came from the early days when reeds were the thing and the TX layout stuck when proportional gear came in. Hence flyers found mode1 very familiar.   Given a choice I would have started off with mode2 as I operated power boats for many years and they were on mode2 even in this area.   Pete    

Well mine clims at about 45 degrees and runs a 9x4.3 slowfly prob. Flown slowly it looks just like an old style rubber power model.   I changed the construction quite a bit as the kit is pretty basic. I added formers to the rear and made a hatch on the nose secured by magnet. I put a steel straight edge under the wind and measure the distance of leading and trailing edge of the tailplane. That is when I discovered there was no incidence at all and the plan was just the same.  From my FF days I know that a lifting wing needs some incidence. at least. Hence the rush to the ground when the motor was cut. only loads of up ele solved the problem.   I have a 1000 KV motor and two cell 900 lipo.   Even with this setup it can be well away from you in no time at all. Electric power has opened up a new world for me because I can turn off when things go wrong and turn on again too............great. unlike the diesel powered rudder and ele models I have built and flown in the past   Your model I think folk here are right about much shorter aelerons and less movement. One thing I do know is that small models respond to tiny changes in trim. Unlike the 80 inch FF. gliders I flew when I were but a kid. and my recent gas powered 60 inch Junior 60.   To trim and fly a tiny model takes a great amount of skill and I take my hat off the those who can do this.   Pete        

Posted by Boots on 14/09/2009 08:08:44: I have a non programmable tx hitec focus 6. I have a  FMK Flutterbug, .........................   I am not a skilled pilot so I am looking for stability  not aerobatics   Hi   I have been out of the hobby for about ten years and getting back now.   I built the same model but had big problems getting it stable. Mine has a 1000KV motor and lipo cells. It is fine now that I have added 3/32 packing under the leading edge and a tiny amount of downthrust to the motor.   The plan shows no incidence on the wing or tailplane at all. I.E. everything set to neutral like an aerobatic model. Surely in a model like this (powered glider) there has to be at least some incidence.   Well she flys perfectly now and very slow as it is very light with a battery the size of a match box..   It used to climb well under power and with power off would streak to the ground. Its good to know that someone had luck with this model as supplied.   Was this one of the new laser cut versions of the kit?     Peter