Outrunner

I think you guys might be talking to a bot that posted at 04:45 BST yesterday morning and has not responded to your help and advice. Hopefully I'm wrong.....

I launch my DB Elf16 underarm, it's had loads of flights and my fingers are still intact.

I'm using the Lemon 7 and 10ch receivers and I'm very impressed. I usually only switch the gyro in for landing but even if left switched on they are very unobtrusive. They can be a bit fiddly to setup but the downloadable instructions are very clear.

Should fly nicely Toto, I've got the Glastar, the smaller version of the Tasman. It's my all weather flyer and it gets flown on really windy days. I do have a rate gyro fitted but I only switch it in for landing when it's blowing a hooley. I don't often fly ARTFs but I do like a foamy for flying in rough weather as they tend to bounce in a hard landing and easy to repair although thankfully no repairs have been needed, yet. Enjoy.

Have you tried a servo in the throttle port?

A friend of mine is blind, she often has problems getting around vehicles parked on the footpath both with her guide dog and white stick. Often cars park blocking footpaths so people in wheelchairs or pushing prams are forced onto a road. If you can't park on the road without blocking it, park somewhere else. I understand this is not an ideal world and sometimes you have to park on the pavement but I wish drivers would give more consideration to pedestrians. Perhaps we could have a driver aid that gives parking advice!

I've got a couple of those 7ch Lemons, set as protocol DSM, X2F, no flapping about at switch on. I find the instructions on the Lemon website very helpful, they do a quick start document a full setup document and telemetry document.

A self parking car hopefully wouldn't park on the footpath!

I've got some 7 & 10ch Lemon gen 2 receivers and there is no separate box required for the many sensors built in to the receiver. The only external parts are the voltage or current sensor cables and/or optional satellite receiver.

I'm all for the driver aids. I don't want to go back to the days of no power steering, no brake servo, no fitted radio and no air conditioning. I like all the automatic bits but funny enough I still stick to manual transmission. With all the help my car gives me I can concentrate avoiding the idiots on their phones.

Tissue applied with water based varnish over laminating film, very cheap, very light and looks great. Can't comment on the Laser 75 as I only fly electric these days.

You could use a brushed ESC

That looks like a really nice GJ Murat, it should fly well humming along with a nice quiet electric motor. How many cells do you intend to use?

Good point Don, I forgot David will be using an oily engine on his model.

Call me a cynic but I suspect Eze Dope is re-labeled water based varnish...