Robert Cracknell

If anyone is interested this years Clacton Airshow (21/22 Aug) is being livestreamed. Night aerobatics with pyrotechnics as well.

Fair point Philip. All I can say is I've just tried it and the results look identical to a Futaba crimp on a plug I've just disassembled. I used to work for an electrical controls contractor and I used their industrial crimp tools for some time until I retired.

I'm in the East of England and on sale for £19.99 in Lidl today is a terminal crimping set with 5 sets of interchangeable jaws which go small enough for servo/Rx plugs..... Also an 'O' ring kit with plenty of engine sizes included.....

I have one of these and have found it very good... https://ebay.us/m/5DPrmF Sorry, link didn't work but it is a DK Sonic 900ml unit....

Like me in McD's....family in front of me (parents + 4 kids) queuing for ages in front of several menus. Get to counter Mum says...."What do you all want then?" Then the arguments start.... Walked out and went via drive thru, MUCH quicker.

Nigel thank you for your clarification. I did read a report regarding F35 v Typhoon and it was in Germany not USA. It can be found here.... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DRGdT1g3L_T4%26t%3D325&ved=2ahUKEwi46vSmjfmNAxWDaUEAHXDODRcQma4LegQIMBAC&usg=AOvVaw2QhJ-hFFElYxjEsjcLa_UE

The point was, if the F35 is so wonderful, why think about new F22s? Another factor we should not ignore is the skill of our pilots. I remember the days of Red Flag when we competed using our Buccaneers and Vulcans and still we beat the USAF.

Payneib.. 1. Typhoon - in a recent exercise in the USA Luftwaffe Typhoons defeated the F35s. Apparently the need for F35 to carry external fuel tanks negates the stealth features of the aircraft. Also Typhoons are home grown and not subject to the vagaries of the Trump administration if he chooses to turn his back on NATO 2. Rafale - if, as suggested, our carriers are retrofitted with catapults (it was designed in at the outset but not fitted) the marine version of the Rafale would be an option. The UK is running a risk by having two carriers only able to launch one type of (American) fixed wing aircraft. The Americans are also keeping their AV8B in service for longer due to the shortcomings of the F35. The Americans cannot have a lot of faith in the F35 as F15, F16 and F18 continue in production and there are rumours of F22 production restarting.

The pain some people go through just to get a date...!

....and we are buying these..!

A British F35 had to divert to an Indian airport because weather conditions prevented it from landing back on to HMS Prince of Wales...! Nobody should tell the Chinese, they'll go and attack us when the weather is bad!

Recently discovered a set of 3 Eneloop AAA in a head torch last used pre covid. Tested them and they were still over 50% capacity. Does anyone know why Eneoops are so good at retaining a charge? They are marked as Ni-Mh but are streets ahead of the others in the marketplace in this respect. Just curious.......

Good points both of you. Thanks. The Ni-Mh cells were good quality but the lithium option is worth considering.

Nigel/Peter Thank you for your input. I can use my model charger for the job so problem solved. Rob.

I have just replaced some old 600mah AA Ni-Cds in a cordless screwdriver with some 2000mah Ni-Mhs. Question is- can the existing wall charger still be used or is the charging regime different for the two chemistry's? I appreciate there would be longer charging times but are there any other potential pitfalls? Modern chargers made for Ni-Mh also say they can charge Ni-Cds but is the reverse true? Any and all help greatly appreciated.....

Isn't Gt Shelford close to Gogmagog? You lived in the hilly area of Cambridge surely.....

Done.. As someone who was part of a team that fought local government and won the retention of flying on a private site my sympathies are with you. At the time I found the council officials were nothing but intransigent jobsworths and told them so. The very best of luck in your endeavours.

Ernie Some time ago I tried, as part of a past job, to get some printed. Ran into the same obstacle every time - quantity. 1000 off could be possible. If you go onto Amazon and search 'Transourdream' they do A4 sheets of waterside transfer paper which you could print yourself from your PC, apply and the finish with a matt water based varnish. HTH Rob

Down to print and paper quality then.....

Thanks Guys - you're a lot faster and more useful than MS....!!!

Guys I am receiving multiple emails (9 so far) from Microsoft with One Time Passcodes (OTP's) to enable access to my account. Needless to say I have not requested these and it points to attempts to hack into my MS Account. 3 hours of intense trying have now passed and I have been unable to speak to anyone at MS about this (the phone number for MS Support simply point you to a website, which is of no help). I cannot even find a live chat option on the support site. Has anyone else had this happen? Has anyone on the forum ACTUALLY spoken to anyone at MS and if so how? Any and all help greatly appreciated... Rob

I hate Google with a vengeance. It intrudes on everything we seem to do online. Like Redbaron I backup onto portable media regularly and nothing is in the cloud. I bought a new laptop and have managed to keep it Google free so far...!

Re: OW. I would have thought that their income from a model show plus the increased footfall through the museum and the refreshment facilties would far outweigh the income from a few full size aircraft movements during the day. I have been at OW on a few non modelling occasions and it wasn't that busy. There's a hidden agenda here somewhere!

Whatever happened to those friendly, accommodating and cooperative people that used to be at OW I wonder....? In the past plenty of full size airfields closed to allow model shows - North Weald, Woodvale, Duxford and Cosford spring to mind. ...or is just greed?

Carol There are 2 T180's on EBay at the moment. Maybe worth contacting the sellers. Rob