Robert Cracknell

NOTAMS are showing an area over the Lowestoft - Ipswich corridor which will be used for the RAF Flypast 100 rehearsals between 03 Jul 2018 10:50 GMT (11:50 BST) TO: 06 Jul 2018 12:05 GMT (13:05 BST) http://www.notaminfo.com/ukmap Edited By Robert Cracknell on 27/06/2018 15:13:25

Don Thanks - I have found these, look good **LINK** Rob

Guys.... If I can draw on the vast experience of forum members then I hope I can find the answer I need... Many years ago I purchased a DeWalt DW100 table top bandsaw with a built in 125mm disc sander. It probably my most sensible investment, not only for modelling but for many other jobs. The problem I have is that the adhesive on the hook & loop backing plate is not what it was and when I pull off the sanding discs themselves it starts to part company with the metal disc on the saw. Does anyone know where I might find a new loop disc to stick on the bandsaw? I have asked all my usual suppliers of sanding discs but no luck. I have found Hook & Loop up to 180mm wide but this is a fabric based material and may not have the strength needed. The disc on the saw appears to be bonded to a heavy card with a self adhesive back. I have tried removing the backing pad from a power drill based backing pad but it is difficult without damaging it and keeping the power of the adhesive intact. Any and all help appreciated....... Edited By Robert Cracknell on 26/06/2018 16:09:34

Over 6.5 million tons of Tobacco is grown, transported around the globe in container ships (at 50,000 tons/ship that equates to 130 container ship movements), processed and shipped by road to millions of shops before being burnt and is a toxic and carcinogenic mixture of more than 5,000 chemicals. Despite the obvious in that some of the growing areas are in parts of the world with food shortages the pollution created in shipping this product by sea and road must be significant. Strange that none of this ever gets mentioned when discussing pollution and I think that wood burning stoves are probably way down the list compared to tobacco...!!

BEB I take your point and having read the forum extensively I do have to agree with you. The sad thing seems that right from the word go drones and models were going to be inexorably joined in legislation being formulated by people who are ill informed. We, the willing, led by the unknowing.....etc., Taking my road example it is like trying to use the same regulation on HGV's as well as mopeds.

Maybe I have missed the boat, the point or both but why do drones have to be included in all the other categories of small scale aviation..? As an example we all use the road under a basic set of rules in order to give a level of safety but within the categories of vehicle using the road there are major differences and specific regulations to control each category. For example HGV's have weight, size and differing speed limits as well as restriction on the roads as to where they can go. Cars and motorcycles have differing rules and additional rules when they are towing. Why can we not define drones as '..aerial vehicles over 250g all up weight and having 3 or more lifting devices or rotors' and write legislation around that definition. In this way we should be able to leave alone the (successful) regulations covering the existing range of models that we fly and let the authorities safely control the drones. Considering that probably over 90% of drone fliers are in no way modellers it seems sensible to prevent potential draconian regulation on us aimed at a group of users that do not connect to our hobby. As an additional thought, when the sky is full of drones being operated by non modelling organisations i.e. Amazon, DHL, surveying companies etc., and one of them goes rogue and crashes into a bus for example we may find ourselves being grounded en masse because of an issue in no way connected to modelling...! Edited By Robert Cracknell on 15/06/2018 11:19:26

Ernie If you Google that error you may find an explanation and a solution . I have done it a few times for other errors and had some success.

I suppose I am opening yet another can of worms but do these regs apply to model rocketry...? Some of the rockets with B & C sized motors typically work in the 750 - 1000 ft range.

Gonzo Yes, it can be done but how will evidence be recorded, how will calibration be verified and how many officers will be issued with them and trained to use them? Add all of this into a laser speed gun for road use and the costs becomes a matter of thousands not hundreds of pounds. It is still going to be impossible for the police to enforce this law with all their other responsibilities.

It's one thing to draft and introduce legislation but enforcement however is another thing. We currently do not have enough officers on the beat to deal with everyday petty crime and vandalism which goes on locally let alone on remote sites on hillsides and in the country. Are we to see 'Drone Police' sitting in unmarked cars near all our flying fields or will the village bobby be tasked with cycling up to sites to check up on us. How will he be able to determine 400 feet altitude we ask? Maybe we will see the formation of a specialist police unit alongside those that deal with anti terrorism, paedophiles and internet crime. If they are wanting to monitor every flying site in the UK then it will be a big, and very expensive, force indeed. Or is it the case, like much of the existing legislation, we will be expected to comply like sheep. The people most likely to transgress will not be those that are responsible members of clubs anyway.

Why does it cost $1500 (dollars) to inspect a wind turbine? Do we do this exclusively in USA territories or is this just our good old UK government plagiarising someone else's documents?

Mcrosoft, without.... any regard for the users of their systems any form of contact any responsibility for their mistakes any realisation that their users live in the real world any support for their products They should rename their company 'The Cuckoo Software Monopoly' because they show the same level of care for their offspring. I have finally got Windows 8.1 stable since installing it so now I suppose Microsoft will withdraw support for it..!!

Denis The comment was a generalisation from past experience. What I am looking for is a potential supply for my pending retirement. I do not have the money to invest in 2.4 and have a few well cared for and serviced 35 sets which I would like to use until obsolescence or the good Lord says otherwise. Thank you all for the comments above which I shall be exploring.....

Does anyone know of a reliable source of 35 Mhz pairs of crystals...? I can find plenty of retailers with....'Few left in stock' or 'Hurry, limited supplies available' but never the pair that I want. 35 Mhz, as far as I am aware, is still a frequency in use. Or is it being forced into oblivion by the rationing of essential components...? Any and all suggestions gratefully received....

This looks definite to me..... https://www.ragley.co.uk/event/international-model-air-show/

Will Good idea - gave it a try just now..... The Rx with the paired crystal in is the one that responds i.e. 78/78. The others do not move so I have no reason to suspect anything other than a scanner quirk.

Martyn The settings on the 125XLT are... Auto AM NFM FM WFM FMB Setting it on'Auto'it detects the Tx as being AM

Peter The Tx is PCM....

Denis Did as you suggested and put about 30 yds between scanner and Tx - same result. Not a glider guider - just happen to have a few crystals....

A puzzler for the forum techies amongst you..... I am an aero modeller (still on 35meg) and an aviation enthusiast generally. I have just purchased a Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT scanner and out of curiosity more than anything else I programmed one of the scanner banks with the full range of 35 meg frequencies just to see if there was any action in my vicinity. Nothing going on..... I then put a crystal (in this case a 78) into one of my Tx's and switched it on - lo and behold the scanner burst into life but showing channel 79. Puzzling..?? I then tried the crystal in another Tx and the same, 78 reads as 79. To cut a long story short I then tried 10 different crystals in the 2 Tx's and in every case the display showed the next channel up - 71 reads as 72, 80 reads as 81, etc. I thinks using multiple crystals in different Tx's can rule out faulty R/C gear but can anyone explain why the scanner reads this way....?? Edited By Robert Cracknell on 15/05/2018 15:07:13

Anyone who has read 'Vulcan 607' by Roland White, the story of the Falklands Black Buck raid (highly recommended by the way!) will realise that the tolerance factor does not only apply to models. In the book the story is told that some time was taken to select the actual aircraft to participate in the raid. Each aircraft had its own idiosyncrasies in handling and performance which impacted on its suitability. So, rest assured that these things affect full size aircraft manufactured from precision jigs and not just us modellers..!!

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This push for electric cars is all very laudable but there are some logistics that still have to be addressed. For example how do you charge your car if you live in an eighth floor flat with communal parking or in one of the many terraced streets with on street parking? In both cases you are never sure of the same parking space and would the local hooligans treat a cable trailing over the pavement with respect - I doubt not!

Might be old wives tales but I've heard many anecdotes about milk bottles buried near the runs about 2/3 in so that the wind passing over the open bottle top causes the whistling effect. Apparently they do not like this as one of their more acute senses is hearing. On a similar vein I have also head that the childrens windmills on a stick as sold at the seaside are also effective - again producing vibration/noise. Also, if any of the members have golfing friends get them to ask the green keepers how they cope with the problem. Failing that, dig up a run and put is a sign advertising moleskin trousers for sale - that will frighten the little b*****s..!!

Christopher Did you ever find a source of supplies for Fleet gear - if you still need some I can guide you...