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That is an awesome flying site Ron, which airfield is that?

Good evening at the field yesterday, three more flights on the GeeBee, the NGH 38 only needs another three flights to complete the running in, prop will go up a pitch to an 18x10, fuel mixture will changed to a 35:1 mix and once re tuned will have the cowl and spats fitted. The other model i flew was a SLEC FunFly, on the second flight it suddenly started pulling badly left, full right trim was not enough to correct it, on landing all control surfaces appeared normal and working. Only thing i could see out of the norm was the pin stripping on the left wing had come loose along 50% of it`s length, surely that couldn`t have caused that much drag but i taped it just in case, next flight was perfect, it was obviously flipping up and causing a huge amount of drag!

Is the 109 from a Warbirds kit Eric?

Hopefully there both days.

Had three flights on Friday, two on my Cambrian 109 Funfighter and one on my Laser powered Nutten Special, my pal Richard had three on his Atilla. Thee engines also succesfully ground run, good flyable weather though the wind made it a bit cold on the hands. The Cambrian 109 is one of two i have so this one might be for sale if anyone is interested, flies great on a 3s 2200 pack, a little bit scruffy but very visable in the air with the colours, message me if you want more details/price.

Fantastic series, well worth another watch if you haven`t seen it recently.

Selling my Cambrian Pioneer vintage style kit, all in good shape. £150, Parcelforce 48hr £12. Can deliver to Old Warden ModelAir event on the 27/28th July or pick up from Spalding in Lincs.

I have a Wayfarer that i started to refurb, got too many projects so letting it go very cheaply, anyone here interested, i can deliver to the Old Warden ModelAir event on the 27th/28th July.

Looks like a Keilkraft Senator

Petrol ones that came from SLEC are black.......... https://www.slecuk.com/fuel-tanks-accessories/petrol-amp-diesel-conversion-kit

My 2nd model about 25 years ago, a Robbe foam BF109 built from their kit with brushed motor and Can cells, i was very pleased with the result and got a pal to test fly it as i wasn`t confident having only been flying a few months. On climb out he suddenly lost all power and control and it destroyed itself in the following crash, on examination the esc had burnt out causing complete loss of control. In my nievity i hadn`t checked the amp pull as the shop that had sold the kit and all the gear to go in it had said the set up would be fine on the supplied ESC, he refused to take any responsibility for the ESC failure due to over amping, needless to say that was the last time i spent money with him........

I have bought black ones before that are labelled for petrol, hence my reluctance to just go on the colour.

I have three new fuel tank bungs in my spares draw, two black one brown, i am not sure which ones are for petrol and which ones are for glow, i am also not sure that the colour actually correspondes with the fuel it is to be used for. I am working on a glow powered model at the moment and the fuel tank needs a new bung in it, am i safe using any of my stock as it is a glow model, i know you cannot use a glow bung for petrol but would it be ok the other way round?

How about this Eindekker kit, https://hangaronekits.com/products/fokker-e-iii-eindecker-100-120-size-laser-cut-short-kit?variant=12232615919704 They do a full kit as well.

How about the DB Neiuport? https://www.dbsportandscale.com/nieuport-24-7778-p.asp

I have a couple of Flair DR1`s and have found take offs a doddle as long as you are into wind and landings are ok providing you are into wind and landing on the main`s not trying to 3 point the landing, also it helps with a very low tick over or use an ignition cut off switch to keep the landing run short to avoid the two wheel hop that will put it on it`s nose.

That looks very impressive Richard, it shows what can be done using your adding detail and weathering techniques, i bet that most if not everyone wouldn`t have thought that the P38 was a foamboard/depron model.............

Here is my stand in use (thanks Ron)..........

Still flying mine, don`t think i`d ever sell it, other models come and go but the Silhouette is my go to for a quick fly in any conditions, still have an unbuilt in box as a back up. Yours looks super smart Jeff, love the colour scheme and spats. Latest model in foreground maidend last week but look who is lurking in the background 😁

Roy, the undercarriage on yours looks like it wants more forward rake on it.........M

Thanks, i did pick up a couple, all sorted now thanks.....................M

Wind was forecast to drop off early evening and they were spot on today, a nice gentle breeze to maiden my 1/4 scale GeeBee Model Y Sportster, powered by an NGH 38 Four stroke petrol engine which i am still running in. I got a couple of 7 minute flights in and the engine ran without missing a beat, it flies like a big aerobatic trainer, very pleased having finally got it in the air. Hopefully more flights next week, i will put another hour of flying on it before fitting the cowl and spats.

So if they are copies of an OS 120 does that mean the OS is identical in external dimensions and position of carb, exhaust etc to the ASP 120 that was in the model?

I removed an ASP 120 four stroke from an airframe to convert it to electric, now 6 months latter i have decided to fly it glow, i sold the original engine off so now want another ASP 120 as i know it fits into the custom made mounting and cowl of this model. I am being offered SC120 Four strokes and the owners seem to think they are identical in dimensions and castings, is this correct?

Anyone know any more on this, Electric lipo fire or something else? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce444vxpye3o?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2hdJaZumgCQLEX8uV9uQVt-78v5RstyQ43RI5mwJeSJ0RGYDvFyCY3UYY_aem_EtWFfxgEPHwLtYEyCt7vTg