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Jake Bullit

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  1. Lovely sunny afternoon. Even a bit of warmth when the sun was out this afternoon. Only problem was the sun is quite low now and directly in front of our flying zone. Nearly lost my MSX, but worked out it's orientation just in time. Managed to turn my little 339 into a lawn dart. Fortunately the ground was very soft, so minimal damage and flew again on the next launch .
  2. Fun morning today,chasing a lawnmower round the sky!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7xzVjzHp4
  3. I`ve has a few R86 RX and some are great ,some have poor range.I prefer the Flysky Rx,very reliable and not to expensive. I have an ELRS 2.4 module in my TX16S for extra options .Works great.
  4. Runcam Thumb are decent. Compact and light too.
  5. Sad news indeed. Just received a Dragon Flite 95 sailboat this afternoon that I`d only ordered Sunday evening. Exemplary service to the end. One of the lads from our club is proper gutted ,as he made regular donations on Saturday afternoons.
  6. She`s OK off the grass in the summer when its dry and short. In the winter I take off the back hard packed paddock ,then walk back to the main field for flying and landing. Of course the beach is ideal(our second site). No problems at all with the rolls,shes very locked in.
  7. I've also got the Baltic Bees L39, had it a couple of months now and absolutely love it. I also use the SMC HV batteries and get great flight times with mixed throttle. It's not super fast, but it will slow right down with flaps deployed. My starboard main great must have stretched a spring also as it can get stuck. I've put some rubber O rings around to help it a bit. Great value for around £200.
  8. Flew my skipper off water on Saturday morning, otherwise known as our flying field. Unfortunately the take off run was longer than anticipated and she disappeared into the early morning fog and crashed, breaking the rear end off in a similar fashion to Nick's. The fog lifted later and turned into a decent session despite the wet conditions under foot. Skipper is all fixed now ready for another round.
  9. Similar technology being used here. Been following this lad for years,he should be with NASA,though some of his wiring would need a tidy up.
  10. Yay!! We`re on the board 🙂
  11. Thanks for the info. Bungee launching would be an option.I might hand launch,or possibly use the wheeled option,though I`m not sure how it would cope with long wet grass? These are the specs for the Vampire motor: Motor Specs: KV: 3300KV Max current: 54A Max Power: 800W Idle current: 52A Resistance: 0.0186mh Shaft: 4mm Weight: 95g Suggested ESC: 60A Cell count: 4s Lipoly (Voltage) Bolt holes spacing: 3mm Bolt thread: M3 Connection: 3.5mm banana 5 Blade 70mm EDF
  12. Did you get to fly your second version? I'm considering printing one of these using the 70mm fan from my old Durafly Vampire and using a bungee for launching.
  13. Lovely boat the Graduate. My daughter crewed in one at the nationals at Bassenthwaite and Rutland. She's now a cadet on cruise ships, currently in the Carribbean.
  14. Had a great session this morning though I was by myself and there's usually five or six of us. A few were away and it was raining as I set off and was still raining on arrival. Gave it half an hour and the rain started to ease. Mid morning blue skies and sunshine, then the wind started to pick up, but it was a smooth wind. Got lots of flying in. Bonus points if you can make the shadow 😁
  15. I use a Frsky USB dongle,just bind to it like you would a normal rx . Phoenix is well maintained with community produced models and airfields.Most mainstream models are there,and if not you can request for one to be made.
  16. FMS MXS arrived Tuesday, crashed on Wednesday, back together in Thursday 🙄
  17. Twin seat Spitfire passed over me heading south from Perth. Heard it and rushed out to see it disappearing towards Liverpool.
  18. We do similar archery related things to attract new archers to our club. Local Facebook community groups yield the best results.
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