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Posted by Phil Green on 05/01/2015 20:15:24: I did think about that but never tried it. Often you'd be holding full opposite rudder and it still wouldn't straighten up. Unless you catch the swing straight away all the rudder you have got won't help and this is where the gyro helps catching that swing almost before it starts. Another trick employed on early aircraft was the "ploughshare" shoe on the tail skid, a metal blade that ran fore and aft on the skid and dug into the ground resisting sideways movement until the tail lifted and flight controls became effective.

Posted by Phil Green on 05/01/2015 16:35:22: Mine flew well but had a ridiculous ground-looping problem, every take-off was like the closing sequence of the Benny Hill show Good case for a gyro?

If i remember rightly the "Regal Eagle" of some years ago was produced using foamboard by Paper aviation,lovely flyer.

Signed Edited By john davies 8 on 04/01/2015 17:50:29

Don,t see why not,after all this is how most beginner's start. All preflight check's should be carefully done more than once.

Perhaps a max thrust apprentice would be more suitable if going it alone,but still recomend getting help to set up and start flying. Aircraft only for calm conditions but that should be same for anyone starting out.

Seams like roast pork time.

35 miles to flying field and no rx packs,club mate went a couple of miles home and loaned me some.[he was electric only that day]

Thundertiger Jupiter, good looking great first low wing IC or electric and can be had for about 85 pounds. Edited By john davies 8 on 30/12/2014 18:33:47

I grew up a few miles from RNAS Brawdy in Pembrokshire where Gannets went around like fly's on a summers day and not once did I ever see one with a prop stopped.

Unless you have the means to put the correct taper on the nut I would not go with john stones suggestion.

Using two plane nuts to secure an item is a well known method.however on model engines the second nut has a taper and a split that compresses onto the shaft as it is tightened for extra security.many older engines did not have this but they still worked.[more chance of a prop spin off with a backfire]My Laser 150 has only one nut.For extra security you could use thredlock.   Edited By john davies 8 on 24/12/2014 22:31:36

The main thing with many aircraft of this era is the need to take off and land into wind,they don't like crosswinds and will often turn into wind themselves no matter what you do and narrow undercart's do not help.Early airfield's were often just a circular area of grass so one could take off/ land in any direction. Edited By john davies 8 on 23/12/2014 20:16:17 Edited By john davies 8 on 23/12/2014 20:22:06

Does it have an anodised head? Red for my 1960's 100 mk 3,number is just engraved on the crankcase.

Glad your sorted Martin,sometimes it's the simplest of things that fool us. Worst bite for me on index finger was from Irvine 20 that was only ticking over!

Martin, the knurled nob you refer to adjusts the idle mixture and should only be adjusted after setting the main needle.To lean the idle mix turn clockwise,to rich the mixture anticlockwise.this only slightly affects running speed,too lean and engine will cut when you open the throttle,too rich and it will pick up slowly with a splutter[or stop] idle speed is set by the position of the throttle barrel from the TX as Handyman says. My Laser 150 does not have an idle adjustment screw,small screw on carb only retains the throttle barrel.

As it ran when you first saw it,then it should run now but throttle needs to be open a little bit for it to start.Check glow plug is glowing bright orange.Is it not starting or is idle to fast?

Rum for me

It's cooling fan may well have given up,would not use it unattended.

How about a Mercury Matador,pic is of my fortyone year attic queen now flying again.

Your not happy, so walk away.

Hi and welcome,you must be good fella,series landy as thumbnail.Follow Kevins advice and you can soon airborne.all the best John.

Sunderland is Empire class flying boat,but Charlie Alpha is not an Auster J2.Looks like a large model to me but no idea what of.

As Simon say's have a go with the hold elevator in full up to start,power up slowly then as aircraft starts to roll ease off back to neutral and continue run to lift off.A skill well worth learning.

Tony I also had two uncles who flew with bomber command both were lucky to survive, one lost most of the use of his right arm after a large caliber shell exploded in his compartment.This did not prevent him from running the village shop for the next forty years.The second had his aircraft badly shot up over Hamburg and they made it back on one engine, just. After this he could do no more and was discharged from the RAF under the rather cruel term of L.M.F.[lack of moral fiber] but to his great credit after some recovery time he went down the pits as a Bevan boy.Thanks for the info John. Edited By john davies 8 on 09/12/2014 20:14:25