Lone_Wolf

I have had various issues since go live including log on issues, next page button not working and more. Think I'll just abandon the site for a while it's too much effort fighting it at the moment.

Hi Andrew yes I agree the Pocketmags viewer software is rather poor. I think because it sort of works there is no incentive to improve it. Much more effort has been put into locking down what users can do and prevent anyone other than the subscriber viewing the content than the actual user experiance. It is possible to have both, just not with Pocketmags. I think having my entire magazine collection on a tablet of some sort is the way to go. Don't think printing magazines is a good use of the world's resources nowadays. Plans yes. Edited By Lone_Wolf on 08/10/2020 22:17:05

I had the same issue and changed a few of my answers and switched from my personal email to my work email address and then it worked. I guess if you are having trouble still and want to try it I could always burn it to DVD and post you a copy? As yet I have not had much time to try it out and it would be good to get some tips from people already a way along the learning curve. Carl....

I would build as IC myself. I have an OS 62V sitting in a box waiting for a model and If it think it might be at home in the front of one of these P51s.

It might interest you to know Richard that it was an eBay item back in 2010 / 11 that set me back on the road to model flying. I was a teenager in the late 70’s and I bought a trainer with a GRP fuse and foam cored wings. I never got to finish building it and of course never flew it as it was sold to part fund my first car. And that eBay item was a Warbirds Spitfire and it became an aspirational model for me which fuelled me to get a model, join a club and learn to fly. Sadly, I still don’t have a Warbirds Spitfire, but I do have a Warbirds LA7 waiting for the time, when I have the time to build it. I have built two models from kits and I prefer that to ARTF’s of which I have built many however being in full time employment means ARTF’s are more likely to actually get built and flown than a kit. One of my goals in model flying now is to build an IC twin and my plan is the Grumpy Tiger Cub first then the Dave Platt Duallist. Both only available from plan I think. I think the main problem facing kit manufacturers (the whole model industry for that matter) is the diversity of the modelling public itself. I would imagine it’s very difficult to hit the sweet spot where a model appeals to lots of different modelers to the point where they are happy to part with cash for one. In my experience as a committee member of my club getting modelers to agree on anything is a bit like trying to herd cats.

All I can say is. Bugger.

I'd say 95% of my club is mode 1. We are based in Essex. When I joined I was told we fly mode 1 here and having no opinion on the mater myself I said OK fine and was taught mode 1. I watched a interview with Hanno Prettner the other day and he was talking about why he felt mode 1 was good for aerobatics.

Percy, I'm about to transition from a JR XG11 to Royal Evo 16 and the MPX tray exactly like you have. I just added the long sticks last night and I need to change the gimbals back to the way it came out of the box. Only reason for canting them over was originally I was going to use it without the tray. I have not used it yet so am looking forward to the challenge. The first model I'm planning to use it with is a glider (Phoenix 2000).

Thanks Jon I like the sound of that. I'll give it a try.

Very interesting and thought provoking thread. I passed my "A" in 2012 and today I still consider myself a beginner. Lately I've been practicing for the "B" as I know I still need to improve aspects of my flying. What better way than to use the achievement scheme and a good club instructor? The funny thing is I’ve found doing a good figure 8 manoeuvre to be quite difficult. Last weekend I decided to play around with my rates and expo settings. Didn’t help much in the end. After reading this thread I think I need to revisit this for all my models. I may be using too much expo. I also think I have too much surface movement meaning my stick movements are very small. Am currently a thumbs only flyer, but am about to try a tray and long sticks as I’m not convinced that for me “thumbs only” is the best way to control a model. One of our best club pilots is a finger and thumb man. By the way I’m practicing for the “B” with a Wots Wot (arft) with a Saito 82B for power.

I have this Clarke Pillar drill **LINK** which is as large as I could fit in my work space. It's a very good drill. You will need to get a smaller second chuck as I did for those small size drills we tend to use.

I've had a JR radio since 2012 (XG11) and before that I had an entry level Futaba (6EX I think). I'm going to phase out my JR dependency gradually with a move to Multiplex. I bought an MPX Royal SX 16 which I'll gradually migrate my models to. I have a Spektrum DX6 for indoor BNF stuff. Shame about JR as my kit has been excellent. For me though I found MPX won me over.

Take a look at the Chris Foss website (contact us section) where it says: "All our kits, with the exception of the Xtra WOT, are available throughout the UK via leading hobby shops and from selected distributors overseas." You can buy the Xtra Wot directly from Chris I believe.

I just ordered a Durafly EFXtra Racer from the UK warehouse about 10 minutes ago so all appears to be OK. Did initially have a error getting into the website this morning, but it was soon sorted out and came back up. Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 24/11/2017 11:01:29