kiwi g

Sorry to hear His old cafe was fun , with tim , david , eric , klippy , phil c , and a few others that escape my memory . it was 10 years ago ? regards

Hi guys . In the past the postage out to new zealand was horrific . New zealand post have started a new system called youshop .you buy the item in the uk and the dealer sends it to a given uk youshop address given by nz post . when the goods arrive at the youshop warehouse you receive a email asking for you nz postal details . the parcel is weight and given a costing to post . I just brought the tony nihuis dh100 vampire cnc vacformed and plan kit . straight from tonys site. its been sent to youshop and it will cost $45nzd to send . Thats more than reasonable and a great service. Thanks nzpost . thanks tony nijhuis for the service . Give it a try kiwis

Abort the take off peter .thats what i said .. ?? point not missed .

No need to disect what happened .. its pilots error . poor tuning , poor take off to the stage of being dragged off the ground creating a stall due to lack of speed ,more power from right side . if it had of been airbourne on the run way it would have been starting too spin looking at those props in the video . I would say it better it got off rather than turning into all the crowd earlier . Poor show .. abort abort abort come to ones mind ... simple really .

One problem in todays world is people have become too intolerant . . we as a race have forgotten to wait . we want it NOW. not in 5 minutes .. Good on the supplier for getting back to the purchaser. i have ordered plenty from the international store , some arrive quickly others take a month . but they all arrived . one fault was resolved no issue . . I read how people have issues with suppliers and wonder ( but dont want to know ) how many times these issues are from impatient snivelling moaners who get confused using their own emails to the supplier My advise when ordering and claiming on line . be patient. read your emails carefully and write your emails clearly .

In my personal opinion . any craft being flown with an occupant has right of way . BUT.BUT . In this case due care could not be taken by modeller . what was the paraglider doin taking off with you standing in his path of travel for a start . Thats like taking off into a tree . you dont do it . Also . even tho he was behind you surely you knew he was there . its very similar for the modeller to know whats around him at the time of flying . . due care of surroundings here too . I have to agree on whole that the modeller was at a disadvantage and the paraglider was a Dumbass... Cheers kiwi g

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interesting .. but i ask , with so many moving parts and motors is it really practical .maintaince and the cost would surley kill it off .. .like alot of items today .. Its a great effort and the technology is awsome which without we wouldnt progress forward .,

Its time we all admit that neither is better than the other .. We all have our preferences.10-15 years ago electrics were in their infancy but have now most certainly come of age .Developments in batteries etc have gone in leaps and bounds , the same can be said for IC . No longer do we need to chase after methanol , the other option of just a petrol two stroke mix is certainly an easy way out .with these motors now being as small as 60 size . I personally fly both IC and electric and enjoy both for different reasons. I haven't found a reason not to fly one or the other ..maybe its a case of consideration to your flying enviroment that will dictate the choice of engine more than just the form of power. cheers KIWI G

Great to see the ideas coming out here.. My first attraction to a quad was for a fpv base as the quad as a camera platform seemed the best way to go . However going from gliders to planes , then on to helis apart from the electronics side the quad to fly did seem a bit of a step backwards.. Challenge wise . The biggest issue I had at the start was directional , after all its a quad .and after one or two bad starts with gyros and bad boards I got it to settle into hover and directional flight .The real challenge coming from electronics and radio setup ... the flight part seemed too easy. so I guess that's why I was wondering if they were going to be a passing fad .. On another point .. its interesting the aviation industry hasn't taken up on quads with full size people carriers .. maybe they have , any pics out there.. Cheers for all the replys KIWI G

Ive just been messing around with my quad copter . I am no expert on these but do have a degree of success with it . I am struggling to really see what the real attraction to flying these machines is . A plane its not , a helicopter it certainly isnt . Are quad copters etc a passing fad or is it more the use of fpv and photography thats the attraction . Your thoughts . Kiwi g

Im just wondering if the dislikes are from the site change or if the dislikes just dont like change ??

New layout looks great , works fine down here in nz .. good easy layout and no issues unlike another site i use to frequent.. keep up the good work .. kiwi g

Great thread .. lol Ive worked out what BEB is missing .. A PROPER GLIDER.