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

Agree it's pretty poor here in Essex.

I run Phoenix 5.5 on a tiny Windows 10 Dell E7240 laptop and connect it to my 43 inch LG LED TV via HDMI also using a DX6. Works great.

Lots of very good points made in this thread. I hope my contribution is positive. I have been model flying now since 2011 and I'm now the treasurer of my local model club. I'll be 54 on Monday and in full time employment so I need to spend my time wisely. I have a house that needs work (currently refitting the bathroom). I do all my own vehicle maintenance (2 motorcycles and 2 cars). So I'm a busy guy. The reason for contributing to this thread was to say what rekindled my interest in model flying back in 2010 that lead to me taking up the hobby for real. In the 80's I actually bought a trainer, however I was I think about 16 at the time and never followed through to actually build and fly it. Reason was I wanted a car so the model was sold to fund my first car. Now I use e-bay for lots of things and back in 2010 I was mostly looking for motorcycle parts and selling a few as well. As I had been thinking about picking up from where I left off in the 80's and getting a model to fly I searched e-bay to see what was about. Quite a lot of stuff actually, but what ready caught my eye was an ad for a Spitfire kit by Warbird Replica's because we all know everyone wants a Spitfire. Unlike many people I didn't go out and buy the Spitfire straight away. I did a lot of research and quickly came to the conclusion I needed to walk before I could run. My long term goal though was the Spitfire. Fast forward to present day and I feel that maybe I'm ready for a Warbird. So on my bench is a white box from Warbird Replica's containing an LA7 kit. Not the Spitfire I first wanted and that's because I like to be different. It maybe a couple of years before the maiden of the LA7 I just don't know for sure, but it will happen. I found ARTF's a quick way to get in the air to gain the flying skills I needed so that when I built something that I'd invested countless hours and cash into it wouldn't be a disaster. Carl.

Received my LA7 yesterday when "jrman" dropped it off to my home. 4 of our club members including me have all got them now to build. I'll be taking my time as I have at least 3 other models in front of this one. Need to do some research as well so I may well reach out to you guys for some of the material you all appear to have already accumulated. Who is doing the first build thread? Carl....

Hi John, If you PM me your email I can send you a scanned pdf of mine. Carl....

This is the price list for trade stands at WnW 2017. Cross reference against the site map here **LINK** I was sent the booking forms when our club enquired about a stand which we didn't take up in the end due to cost and other club commitments. Flight Line Hardcore Flight Line Grass Flight Line Grass Grass Plots 1–11 £240 13-19 & 22-32 £300 33&34, 37-39, 42-47 £275 49-72 £200 Corner Plots Corner Grass Flight Line 12, 20, 21, 35, 36, 40, 41, 48 £350 F1-F10 10’ x 10’ Grass Plots fronting onto concrete situated along the fence line. £120 For the weekend Price includes space and passes for 2 Trade vehicles plus occupants. Extra single person Trade tickets are available at £6 per person per day. Please send ….. .extra tickets at £6 each. TOTAL £………………. I have no idea how this compares to other shows.

Hi Richie, I have been interested in your development of the Hammerhead which looks like a nice design and one I'd like to have a go at. I'd say your website is 90% there and with a little tweaking it will be complete. So I tried the site in Chrome, Firefox and IE and in all 3 the formatting of the page size was a bit off. My PC has a dual wide screen setup so I was surprised that I get a horizontal scroll bar come up so I can see the whole page (browser viewed on one screen only). Even with the horizontal scroll bar set full to the left some text was still clipped off the page by about half a character. Text clipping again on the first menu item which for me gets displayed as "Hammerhead, a low wing sports aeroba" The general look and feel of the site is very good though and very contemporary so well done. Sort the formatting and you are done. Regards, Carl.....

Most of my models are ARTF though I have built 2 true kit models (SIG somethin' Extra and Seagull Challenger) as well in the time I have been model flying. Going forward I'll be building more kit models I think as I've had mixed experiences with ARTF planes. I feel the need to spend a lot of time getting things right for an ARTF and am not always able to get it how I would like because of my radio & engine choices have provided assembly issues. Proper fuel proofing can be difficult because the structure is ready built with poor access. Every ARTF I've had with a few exceptions need re-ironing of the covering. Many of the additional components are poor quality so need to be changed. Some just don't fit at all. The solution for me then is to move away from ARTFs and build more traditional kits or one day even from plan. I'm assembling a Ripmax Bullet right now and it's driving me crazy. It's the worst ARTF I've ever worked on. Horrible covering None of the clevises fit the rods provided The push rods themselves are 1.7mm not 2mm with the threads not properly formed Slot for the wing too small so the wing would not meet the fuzz properly Dubious fixing method for wing fairing are the highlights OK so I change all the rods & clevises. I iron as best I can the covering. I enlarge the slot so the wing fits. I devise a better method to attach the wing fairing. I add an extra hinge to the rudder because it only had 2 to start with. I fiddle for hours to get the rudder & steerable nose wheel to co-operate with the one servo. Finally I wish I'd bought the PB Bullet instead which by now could have been built in the same time it's taken me with the ARTF Ripmax one and no doubt made a better model. Most other ARTF builds have been better with Kyosho so far the best IMO. For me building from a kit gives me total control over the process. Last year I destroyed my ARTF Acrowot while flying on a gusty day. On the walk back from the crash site with some club mates carrying all the remains one of them said "at least it was only an ARTF". So traditional building may appear to be a disappearing art, but I think that is just a blip. I came into the hobby on the ARTF train and I'm now changing to traditional building. Have a Chris Foss WOT 4 MK3 kit sitting on my bench which I'm looking forward to building soon.

I had something similar. Have been paying via DD since 2014 when I upgraded to print & digital though I got a renewal letter in the post. Thought it odd as a DD scheme usually means you have to cancel rather than renew every year. I renewed. Carl....

Hi Beth, Thanks for taking this on for me. I can give you a quick update on my dialogue with the Pocketmags help team. I explained that the URL given shows my device (Kindle fire) as not being compatible with the software download. They mailed back for clarification on my type of device so I stated again that it's a Kindle Fire and that they should look at some of the reviews for the software which state exactly the same problems I already have. Nothing back from them since the 4th Nov. As an aside I thought I'd try and get the offline reader working on my Laptop. Nope that will not work either because the offline reader software is only compatible with Windows 8 and above. I use Windows 7. I cannot upgrade to Win 8 or above because of legacy software restrictions. So one way or another I'm not able to view the digital content in the way I would like. Yes of course I can view on line in a browser, but that is not always convenient. Thanks, Carl.....