Well had a great day at the Velodrome and would like to say a big thank you to Mr Andy Sephton for trimming and flying my models- the frog, cricket and Soppy Tripe. Unfortunately the latter needs more trimming so only managed a power glide, so that will be put on hold till May at the outdoor NATS Free flight event.
Am afraid the photos aren't brilliant, was a tad hard to get right with so much busy stuff in the background- and need to practice more indoor shots. But here are a few selections along with some videos
Andy flying
My Cricket has it's maiden, and flies!!!! As Andy trimmed it he said it flew pretty much off the board. It needed a bit of noseweight and the first flights were a bit overpowered with the supplied rubber, but it was flying quite nicely on 0.090" rubber in the end (supplied rubber was o.125"
My frog flew too on it's maiden Again Andy's assessment was that it needed a bit more of a look at, it's first flights consisted various dives into the ground and despite moving the C of G back behind the wing, it still dove earthwards. After a good look at it over coffee it showed that there wasn't enough decalage (longitudinal dihedral, or the angle between the wing incidence and the tail incidence). It eventually needed about 1/4" packing under the LE of the wing to make it fly and after that it flew brilliantly.
Andys wi