stu knowles
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I used a Graupner / MVVS 26 petrol in my YT Spitfire, after first trying a 91 four stroke and then a 90 two stroke. The Laser 180 is in the right power bracket but you will also need noseweight.
I used the supplied tank with a petrol stopper & fuel pipe
Be very wary of adding any weight at the back, retracting tailwheel for example.
I'd just about got mine sorted when a dud RX battery killed it!!
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Multiplex Evo 9 & 12, some still on 35 but moving over to Fr Sky using a hack module in the back of the 12.
If I were to buy a new TX it would be the Trananis without a doubt
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Posted by Tomtom39 on 06/04/2014 10:45:35:
Shaun . Out of interest , where did you get these made up?
Yes please,
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I fly one regularly with a Saito 40 4 stroke and a big(ish) prop. best on calm days but lovely to fly and ultra slow. It has a tendency to 'dutch roll' a bit on take off so don't over control or have too much movement on the rudder. It looks a bit wobbly but doesn't do anything underhand.
The motor has lots of downthrust..... other than that, its all dead straightforward.
have fun!
stu k
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I don't think that a slit or slot along the grain of the veneer will make any appreciable difference to the strength of the wing. Cutting across grain will definately produce a weak spot..
The top surface is usually in compression.
If it were mine I would go for it.
stu k
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Brilliant stuff Ray.. Yours were the first '3D' depron models that I ever came across and I thought (think) that they are amazing. Then I walked into the shop in Rotherham which had Roys 100" Vulcan on show and I was just blown away. I think that it's a whole new development of modelling. Can't wait to have a go (It will have to wait until the current list are built!)
Congratulations to everyone who posts Deppy builds on here. All inspirational stuff
stu k
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I read that as the centre two ribs being sheeted, probably with 1/16th sheet. That said, that would mean that the back end of the carbon rod is just waving about in space...... which seems pointless, so now I don't know and understand your problem.
I have come across lots of errors in plans over a few years. I usually just make something up!
stu k
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Thats a clever piece of kit. I have a biggish twin nearing completion, one wing has four servos, the other three so it has the ability to cut down on the rats nest wiring that is building up. I guess that my only reservation is that it then makes the single remaining plug super critical, which might not be such a good idea in my situation
stu k
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Hi Chris,
Would you mind explaining this set up a little more and how it can be made to work using FRSky receivers
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Likewise, Ordered from the Int'n'l warehouse on 4/3/14 and on the doorstep 13/4 It works for me anyway!
stu k
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for that but the l/e molding is no more. I haven't had a full on search yet but I saw on youtube someone flying an AutoG with 2inch balsa blades. They must have been weighted at the front or perhaps laminated to a bit of hardwood. Either way, I might as well get to know how to do them.
I'd like to do the Panther a/g before long
I'll lety you know if I find anything useful
stu k
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Hi All,
I have one of these as my first Autogyro, three flights straight out of the box but then Sir Isaac won on the final flight due to me getting disorientated.
Despite a pretty high speed thump into the ground, damage is restricted to fuselage broken in two (easily stuck back together) and two rotor blades broken..... thats it -if you discounted the decals all flaking off. All in all, pretty good I thought.
Can someone point me towards any info on making replacement blades please?
thanks
stu k
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OK, I understand what you are saying, Its up to you to make up your own mind. Final word from me is that If you post your circumstances on either Peppipoo or MoneySavingExpert there are people on there that will help you in your specific circumstances
Either way, please keep coming back to this thread and let us know what happens. I hope that they get fed up and leave you alone very soon
cheers
stu k
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These parking companies are an infestation that are appearing everywhere. Like clamping companies, they will go for so long until the groundswell of opinion forces the politicians to do something about them.
That said, those in the know have been very successful in getting the charges kicked into touch using their own parking appeals provisions or winning at Court. - It is essential to understand what works and what will not. Doing it right will get them off you back and cost the Parking Company money - result!
Please don't just hope that it will all go away, -it might, - it might not. Better to be proactive.
stu k
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Well, One, it's a positive development that someone should speak for GS on here.
Two, personally, I don't think that GS will reappear in anything like its GC guise. It may well become another hobby retailer, - I'd be happy to be proved wrong.....
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Land rent £100 per acres and we have around four acres. ( A bit tight but it serves) Grass cutting is in house but adds a couple of hundred. What we need are more members!
stu k
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There have been many people who have received a Court Summons, one company alone has issued literally thousands. Win or Loss at County Court does not set a precedent and expenses are restricted.
I agree that these invoices dressed as fines are without merit of any kind, I just wanted to underline that simple 'ignore all'. in some cases. may not be the best course to follow.
stu k
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Which company issued the 'ticket' Some are known to be toothless and never attempt Court. Others are pretty tenacious. However it seems that a winning formula has been found which, so long as properly presented, has worked very well with those that find themselves seated in front of a Judge.
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I had a look on the GS site the other day
At the time ownership changed I did wonder if it had been bought out with the intention of killing it off, or at best morphing it into every other UK model outlet. It was, I fear, too good (for us punters) to be allowed to live.
stu k
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Mk 1 eyeball is all that I've used.... are you sure that you need a new one?
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Nice set up that you have there, What are you going to build?
stu k
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where are you trying to ship from & to. Many people have found it better to arrange something privately with a fellow modeller making the same trip for other reasons. Not heard of any commercial company that will do this for reasonable rates
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The DVLA angle has been vigorously persued by numerous people in the past and got nowhere. These companies have formed themselves into an association- 'The British Parking Ass'n 'to give themselves an air of legitimacy and the DVLA has agreed that they have reasonable cause to have owner information from DVLA records on payment of the usual fee (which if you think about it, adds up to a lot of dosh for the DVLA)
Similarly the planning permission angle has also been tried, Cameras on poles may need PP however absence of said PP doesn't even slow them down. Remember this is not Council or Police enforcement where observance of rules regs and fair play may have a bearing. These people are after your money!
The Civil law does not allow these people to charge punitive damages or enter into unfair contracts and to get rid of you have to employ the same tools as they are trying to do against you. Beat them at their own game.
The conduct of the DVLA is pretty shameful for a government agency but for the moment, that's how it is.
sk
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Very interested in following your methods here. I take it that you will skin the foam with something to give you a hard shell? Why do you prefer expanding foam to white polystyrene foam or even blue foam?
Seems a relatively easy way to get a shape... keep posting!
stu k
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Even though I say so myself, it did look the Dogs Dangly Bits. I had never been too keen on late Mk Spitfires until this one came along and now I think that I prefer their look.
I also saw 'The Last' in the BBMF hanger last year in a two tone blue.... also very nice. The silver / red really stood out well against the sky. I would definately fly your in the original finish and rule out all the bugs. I had to rebuild the u/c mounts and slightly beef up the front of the fus behind the firewall. Get it well sorted and then do the bling paint jobby
stu k