[Flair Hannibal]

Yes tyres need to be fitted first 

[Flair Hannibal]

[Flair Hannibal]

Might be worth soldering a washer at the rear 

[Flair Hannibal]

From memory the wheels do need a bit of care and practice without the tyre on to get the hubs to align properly 

any loose flashing from the tyre when moulded needs to be removed 

[Flair Hannibal]

Brass sleeved and epoxied in place 

turned down a bit of a old brass lorry tyre extension valve to make it look nice 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Having pushed round various options for the wing tip,

The conclusion was it is salvageable 

 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

As the wing itself is still unbelievably straight I’ve opted to replace the wing ribs one at a time,1 per day 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

18 minutes ago, Nick Somerville said:

I saw it Bert. I like the scarf on the pilot flowing in the airstream. Looks great!

It’s a massively oversized scarf made from hi vis material 

 

any smaller and it just isn’t worth fitting 

 

glad you enjoyed it 

that’s what it’s all about 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

With the recent completion of a few Winter jobs for others and myself it’s now time to revisit my trusty old faithful 

 

Probably not time or cost effective but Ha Ho

 

Having cut new ribs and visited the wing tip I have a fair idea of what to do

 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Slowly getting ready for this year’s outings,

 

Gonna be a mixup of Stampe’s and Hannibal’s 

 

Our club now has eleven Stampe’s and three Hannibal’s 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

We can drop down low into the valley and onlookers from the pits can’t see the plane, then it pops up again 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

This site is weird, some can and some can’t randomly see the videos 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Did you get to see the last video 

I can’t 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Took PLM Out today as weather was a lot better,

I’ve made no changes to it and as I suspected with lighter winds was so much nicer 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

2 hours ago, cymaz said:

A braver man than me ....good effort!

Cheers 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

2 hours ago, William Macleod said:

Could not open the video file. Bill

Dunno why it does that, 

Dunno if  I’m doing it wrong,

Have had same comments before and some can and some can’t 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Yep sure do,

It was a horrible cross wind today and I just wasn’t feeling it,

had two short flights and called it a day

 

 My son William flew his Stampe today and came to the same conclusion 

 

It was the first Stampe flight this year

 

Nice warm calm day would have been better 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

PLM back in the air

was blowing 17 mph so kept it short

it could do with some more weight up front if I’m gonna fly it in all weathers

By far the most neutral c/g position I’ve flown

would be great on calm days 

  

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

1 hour ago, cymaz said:

Busy  boy....do you ever get to sleep !

I tried it once, 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Now the, No school of flying !

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

As PLM is now left for the paint to do its own thing for a while before running the engine thought I would stick with bi-plane repairs and move ACDA a bit mire forward,

 The Fuz will be fully recovered in next year or twelve but for now needed to cover it for a short term fix
 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Think will need a second coat,

if it’s gloss finish it must have sunk into the weave 

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

Hmm have to wait to see how the paint dries,

may need some lacquer to darken it die a bit

[Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale]

8 hours ago, Manish Chandrayan said:

But looks like at that price you could only get a 'sample' 😀  

😂 obviously pre auto correct