GaryW

Found it on bmfa website

I have i currently have 5 glow engine powered models will be 6 as from Thursday 2 of which are helicopters, 5 electric powered models 2 of which are quadcopters, 1 diesel powered glider, and will have a zenoah petrol engine model as from next monday... oh and a couple of project models in the loft.. so basically ive not got much to fly or much choice on power

same here

My lipos are in metal fire resistant box next to fridge in kitchen and glow fuel & diesel is in cupboard under the kitchen sink

Long Live The Glow Plug

Long Live The Glow Plug

Hi Alec...... Update for you... Building another Centurion is really not posible for me however I have had a measure up for possible available space in my model storage & this little or shud I say Big Beauty is coming on Monday.. & is powered by a Zenoah 20cc petrol

I will therefore stand corrected on lipos

Black wire corrosion can happen with most battery types including lipos not just Nimh's

Seeing as I haven't flown an EDF model for some years now and don't have any plans to in near future, I think I will continue to miss out on such bargains and carry on just plodding round the skies at a much more relaxed pace with my smelly oily noise makers.... and as for missing out on cheap bargains I think I've just about earned the pleasure of a little luxury spending in my retirement...

If you're paying that much per each lipo in the uk Leccy you need to change to another model shop

AliExpress is one of the BIG 4 I will never use the other 3 of the 4 are Bangood, ShoddyKing.. I mean Hobbyking...... & Amazon I much prefer to spend my money with UK Models shops for new stuff and a couple of friends that buy & sell Good Serviceable Secondhand stuff than buy cheap and sometimes overpriced crap quality rc stuff from any of the 4 I mentioned above

As I said in my last post I wud report how the test flights went with my newly acquired Ruckus, It has now been airborne ,, Before flying however I did remove the original 3mm approx undercarriage hex bolts & replace them with more suitable 5mm bolts washers & nylock nuts as I really didn't feel the original bolts wud be sufficient enough to hold the undercarriage..... So to the test flight,, Our field is still a little soft in places but a lot drier than it has been recently and the grass in the pits & on the patch is rather lets say clumpy in places and not yet dry enough for a cut.... But on Saturday I decided to send her up and see how she does for her Maiden Flights and I gotta say the Ruckus out flew my expectations and how I was expecting it to fly and handle what I know I can put it through and yes the undercarriage is still intact, firmly attached to the model & complete with wheel spats,, In fact I was rather pleased with how gentle it touched down on landing.... The Undercarriage was more than strong enough to cope with the condition our patch is in at the moment including a faster taxi than normal... So yes I'm very happy with the Ruckus ,, I'm not saying I'm a newly converted believer or follower of the Ruckus and its creaters but I will atleast say it's a passable & enjoyable plane to fly... One of my fellow club members managed to get a bit of video of the Ruckus's maiden flight 263523525_RUCKUSTEST.mp4

Just to identify for others as I just got off a call with you Jim.... Its a Black Horse Blade https://lagoonhobbies.co.za/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=6&sort=1a&products_id=963

Only my personal view ,,, Yes admittedly some planes do look really good with nav lights you can actually see but to only fit lights and over items simply for the purpose of being able to see the model at a distance then you must be flying your models to fair away from you to begin with when you shud be keeping clear line of sight at all times including the models direction of flight & orientation not just for the fact the you can see where it is.. so if its that far away that you cant tell which way its going or facing then your are most deffo flying too far away

All I do with electric models is look at the motor specs for the recommended prop sizes and just bolt on what ever prop i have in my flight box that's the right size whether it be an IC prop or Electric Prop... Turns out more time than not these days to be IC Props I have more of than Electric Props as a year ago coming back in to the hobyy all my models were Electric where as now a year on only 2 are Electric and the rest are IC as I seem to have ended up going back to prodominantly flying IC Models... Just cant seem to shake the Glow Fuel Smell in my life...lol

Hi Jon .. Sad to see & hear Laser Engine will be coming to an end..... I only had the privelage of owning Laser 100 in my flying life which powered a nice scale Spitfire I once had and was a fantastic reliable power plant power the spitty round the club skies with grace... All the best in what ever venture and pursuits you take up in the future years to come

Actually Master Airscrew Electric Props come with spacers as well

This was very good but very hard to get now..SOLARLAC CLEARCOAT and salarfilm only have limited supply and colours https://solarfilm.co.uk/products/solarlac-clearcoat-thinner-collection-only

Speedy recovery Matty

Hi Mark.. I've got one of these and in my honesty opinion with the actual weight of the rainbow a nice little 30 four stroke wud pull it a Rainbow nicely,, with the wing thats ut choice when builind it but I wud deffo glue them as stated in the manual... keep us undated how it goes and what you decide to do

Anytime i want or need to use a servo tester i just plug them into a receiver i no longer used and use my tx to move the servo with the tx sticks using the elevator rudder & aileron channels which also centres the servos prior to disconnecting them from the rx so need to to buy a servo tester

I've bought some Taylor glow plugs unopened & still in the original cards, But can't remember the difference between the Red & Blue apart from the voltage range?.. Anyone Know...??

Oh no fear there Paul... I have a couple of guys that I've been dealing with for 20+ years one of which does sell on ebay and they wud never sell anything less that Genuine Radio Gear, Engines and other RC Accessories and they wud never entertaining selling dodgy fake anything.. And yes I do know there difference between genuine and fake not just with fake futaba but other fake ripoffs aswell

I get hold of 3001's no problem even on ebay,, got half a dozen on way as we speak as it happens.. ok they are second hand/reconditioned but still perfectly sound