Dom (Essential RC)

And then it was my turn to fly it FPV ! Excited but a little nervous...

Added head tracked FPV to the OMP Decathlon. Was easier than I thought it would be...

Good to have a local supplier of afterburner units in the UK now. AK afterburner works well even on a bright sunny day.

The new FMS Rafale 64mm EDF jet. It's good without the fixed gear and draggy ordnance. But how well does it fly in high alpha ?

Too much fun this Fattie F-14 since I converted it to EDF...

After 2 months of 3D printing parts and quite a lot longer to assemble; paint and weather, James' Abrams P-1 Explorer was ready for its first flight. He was just a little nervous but he needn't have been. It was an amazing success ! This fully 3D printable RC airplane was designed and developed by René Marschall and is available at PlanePrint.com Wingspan: 1500 mm (59 inches) Flight weight: 2100 grams (3S/2700MaH) Wing loading: 50 g/dm2 Radio: 5-channel Battery: 3S Material: PLA 800g/TPU 100g

Operational air brake and canopy make this F/A-18 that bit more realistic together with some nice flying by Azza at Southern Model Show...

Yup. Nearly flew between my vertical stabs ! Proper battle scars.

There are already other holes in the side of the fuselage so no other holes needed.

And as expected the lighter 4S2700 pack transformed the model. So much fun to fly now !

I converted the pusher Fattie F-14 to twin 50mm EDF with a 4S4000 pack. Bit heavy on this flight but it flew !

I had great fun with the original Phase 3 Squall back in 2010. It's back...and it's bigger.

Generally no. Fairly sure the RC Extra 330 was closer to the flight line for most of the display.

Mike Williams flying his 40% scale RC Extra 330 via radio control flies with Chris Burkett flying the Extra 300S from the cockpit. In the sky you wouldn't know which was which ! Filmed at Southern Model Show.

Brilliant event. So much busier on the Saturday than last year and a really appreciative crowd on the flight line of the diverse RC aircraft demonstrated. My local show so I'll always do my best to participate. I got lots of flying in with my turbine foamy Avanti, 280mph Ultra Flash turbine sport jet and 14S EDF 1.9m Sebart Avanti sport jet so had a lot of fun. Thanks to BMFA Southern Area and Derrick on commentary. My little fan club even turned up to cheer me on...

Model Airshow at Popham Airfield this coming weekend. More traders and more than just the flying this year apparently. https://www.popham-airfield.co.uk/model-show-2022

Latest flight of my 2 metre Avanti sport jet running a Schubeler EDF system. Equivalent to a 90N turbine system so flies well now I have reduced the flight pack to 14S6000. Good practice for Popham Model Show next weekend...

Not something you see very often ! Two OS 46AX engines pull this Double Vision, designed by Clive Hall, around at an alarming speed. Steve Elias and John Palmer used to fly these models around at the Sandown show many years ago. Some great flying by it's owner, Peter !

Fantastic little Super Decathlon that goes together very quickly in 20 minutes due to the design and completeness of the kit. I set mine up on my Radiomaster TX16S transmitter and a Spektrum receiver. First flight I was doing all the aerobatic moves I could think of !

I have flown so many foamies recently I'd forgotten how good a balsa model could actually be. OMP obviously take pride in the quality of their product. Arrives in an almost bullet proof container to protect it from any knocks during shipping and you can understand that when you see how light the components are. Takes just a few minutes to assemble the PNP version.

A demonstration of great skill by this pilot when the engine on his Spitfire quits and he has to execute a down wind landing to stand any chance of getting it home safely

Something different ! Cartoon interpretation of an F-14 Tomcat. Goes together easily but has a couple of issues which caused a take off failure on the 1st attempt. 2nd attempt good though and looked awesome in the air !

Double EDF jet launch and some hilarious action while the guys try to fly through the trees of doom at Weston Park International Airshow

I had a good chat with him at Old Warden ModelAir event a few weeks ago so was shocked to hear this news late yesterday. He always had an infectious enthusiasm for RC flight photography and a unique character and energy on RC show and event flightlines as he glided around taking fantastic images through his big lenses. Rest in peace Alex.

Steve Holland flies his exceptional scratch built scale replica of the DH.88 Comet G-ACSS 'Grosvenor House' that won the famous 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to Australia. This model is powered by 2 Zenoah 74s. and in total it cost Steve £5000 in materials to build it. Wingspan: 22 ft Length: 14 ft 6in Height: 5 ft Engines: two Zenoah Z74 twins with trumpets. Each has a 1 1/2 litre tank. Props: Menz 26×8 turning at 6300rpm. Weight: 150 lb