aidan mcatamney

I am selling my OS 95V fourstroke engine which has only a total of 2hours and 10 minutes runtime. It is in excellent condition and comes with original muffler and a spare OS 95V muffler I bought from Just Engines. It is also fully boxed and all documentation is included. The engine cost me £375 , the asking price is £250. I will pay the postage first class. I can send photos of the engine on request. I am in the hobby a long time and anything I have is well cared for. Kind regards Aidan

Toto, many thanks for your kind comments. It's always a pleasant change to bring out an electric plane to the field and the Meridian is a nice relaxing plane to navigate. I use my 14 year old camcorder to film, but it is heavy, so when a cameraman is unavailable to video for me I have to improvise by using the leather strap of my trousers and some foam to hold the camera steady on top of my head no joking 😂. But you won't have to go to those extremes as you can buy a nice lightweight go pro action camera and a purpose made head strap where your go pro camera attaches neatly to the front of it. You can also buy a baseball cap with the go pro adapter attached to the front of the cap , so it's just a matter of clicking your go pro camera onto it. Great technology available now Toto and HD picture quality is fabulous. When I was a young boy growing up, my late father bought a super 8 cine camera which was the bee knees in 1969. He also owned a film projector and over the next few years captured a lot of footage of our family and then showed it to us on the projection screen. Video cameras then came along and the cine camera became obsolete. I still have both in my possession. They are not worth anything but more of sentimental value . The picture quality was good for its time but wouldn't come close to what's on offer today. Have a look at the go pro cameras and the head gear and do a bit of research and read customer reviews and hear what people have to say before buying a specific model. That's what I always do when I'm buying anything of value. You won't go wrong with a go pro.

Flying the Hangar 9 Meridian yesterday at the club field.

Just experimenting with a home made head cam Toto. Hangar 9 Meridian.

Just experimenting with a home made head cam.

Great looking planes that add a real splash of colour to the sky.

A lot of very beautiful planes there.

The beautiful picturesque Slemish Mountain seen here Toto from the grass runway at The Seven Towers Model Flying Club.

Another one for you Toto. The second time i filmed a plane flying from a head cam. It was one i made up myself and had to make sure it didnt slide about. The plane is a 25 size trainer with a Saito 40 engine.

The beautiful picturesque Slemish Mountain seen here from the grass runway at the Seven Towers Model Flying Club.

SECOND FLIGHT OF SAITO 40 TRAINER AT THE SEVEN TOWERS MODEL FLYING CLUB. This was the second time i filmed a plane flying from a head cam. It was one i made up myself and had to make sure it didnt slide about. The plane is a 25 size trainer with a Saito 40 engine.

This was the first time i filmed a plane flying from a head cam. It was one i made up myself and had to make sure it didnt slide about. The plane is a 25 size trainer with a Saito 40 engine.

Was out yesterday with the Piper Cherokee as the weather was more than good for this time of year. Had two decent flights and Mathew filmed them both. A good turnout of club members also and everyone enjoyed the day.

Many thanks for your kind comments Toto. I bought that plane almost 15 years ago and it is built solid. Sadly, these planes from the same company are now made in China . Not near the same quality as when they were manufactured in the USA. But we can say that about a lot of products that now come from China. Its always been a nice smooth flying aircraft eversince the day I bought it. The only change I made in recent times was to replace the ASP 61 with a Saito 62. Much more power if I need it to get me out of trouble if the case may be. Young Mathew always does a good job with the camera and is always confident when I am flying towards him. Others though may need bicycle clips on 😂

Lovely civilian aircraft the Cherokee flying earlier today at the club.

Lovely civilian aircraft the Cherokee flying earlier today at the club.

Thats a shame Toto that your not getting out flying tomorrow. The weather dictates a lot of things revolving around our lives. The forecast is good for here so I've got the Cherokee on the charger.

I never knew that photo existed until a friend gave it to me two weeks ago. I was learning to fly a Yamamoto Trainer with an OS 40 two stroke. That was nearly 40 years ago Toto. Where does time go, it flys by quickly. Yes the Foster Grants came in handy on sunny days lol and Top of the Pops was not to be missed on Thursday nights lol. The 80s had it all. Cheers. Regards Aidan

This was my first taste of the sky Toto learning to fly in the summer of 1986.

This was me learning to fly in the summer of 1986. That was nearly 40 years ago.

Thanks Toto for your kind comments and yes you are spot on. Its all about enjoying the hobby and in my case I've always kept things as simple as possible. Cheers.

Second flight of the Avistar Elite

Second flight Toto of the Avistar Elite.