GrumpyGnome

I recall forumite Arthur Harris seemed to disagree.... 🙂 obviously an outlier!

Or park fliers, or those who enjoy the hobby but don't belong to a club, or have a fixed flying site. Lots of exceptions. Very is the answer. Commercial items are already available for countries that have implemented RID. I understand that swapping between models is allowed in some countries. We don't yet know the detailed implementation for the UK. Don't think anyone has ever disagreed with this.....

I'm not suggesting such a solution, just illustrating that even on sports hacks, we'd have something to prevent the rod coming off the horn - not part of the aircraft itself......... I don't have any high performance models so can't suggest any suitable ones.

I was thinking one could see a large bird.. of some kind. Similarly, yes, you could see something the size of a man but couldn't see if it was male, female, or scarecrow.

Been blowing a flippin' gale here. Had one, very uncomfortable, flight yesterday but needed a brick on a string today... Tomorrow looks OK, followed by a week of rain...

My own view, which probably mostly correlates, is that the differentiation should be whether or not the device is capable of autonomous flight. So things like loiter, return to home, geo-fencing, auto-land, auto take-off, programmed waypoints, puts it into a different category to a more traditional model. Not entirely sure how things like SAFE, especially if activated by failsafe, fits in...... When looking at 'bolt ons' to article 16, don't forget all the country members who fly powered models from non-club sites. And just to play devil's advocate, does a 'flat field glider' exclude use of any on-board motive power?

What John said... There is nothing preventing the control rod moving 'away' from the control horn... Then it catches on the wiper, which is not designed to withstand this. On a typical sports/hack/club model, if you just had a 90° bend like that, you'd at least have something to make sure they stayed connected....e.g. https://www.rcworld.co.uk/acatalog/Slec-Swing-In-Keepers---L-R-Pk10-F-SL076-5509640.html (There are much better solutions, but you get the drift...)

Doesn't work for me either.....

Whinging about regulations, the people that implement and 'manage' them, and BMFA bashing, achieves nothing. The vast majority of sensible flyers are affected to a negligible amount. Solutions for those that are more affected will be found and implemented. The fact that many contributors have attempted to come up with their own exemptions, and categorisations, shows it's probably not simple! Just get out and enjoy the hobby.

I've had three in the last 2 years... 1 died from a dodgy battery switch, 1 got ran over, 1 still flying. In over 500 flights in total, landing on a grass runway that at various times is covered in frozen wormcasts, the undercarriage has never torn out of the fuselage, but several times has needed straightening from a dodgy arrival. Only recounting my experience. Maybe the build quality has improved since your clubmates had problems with theirs...

Indeed. Them there machines must be falling from the skies like sycamore seeds in Autumn.... 🙂

Be ready for some forensically detailed feedback.....

Whilst some may disagree with the BMFA response, nobody should be unawate of the consultation, or the outcomes, as the BMFA provided perfectly adequate comms.

If you're uncertsin of your landings, consider using using nylon bolts for the u/c. In my opinion a better solution.... 'beefing it up' will just move the stress to some other part of the fuselage, and add weight.

Won't one of them set it up on Mode 1, test fly it, then copy the settings to your Mode 2 transmitter? For safety, you could buddy box for your first flight ...... shouldn't really matter that Instructor and Student transmitters are different modes.

That's pretty disappointing...

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We have one of those to help search for models lost in surrounding crops. As you say, it's remarkable, but requires no skill. And it's a bit scary when you select 'Return to home' and it climbs to avoid any trees, skyscrapers, mountains...... We've just used it to photograph and video our field. Press Record. Press Takeoff. Increase throttle to climb to desired altitude. Press Land. Make it more interesting by rotating the model, play with pan and tilt....

Guess I'm going to need more LiPos.... Bf 109 gets my vote.

Would English soil be close enough for authenticity ?

Yeah, can't remember that long ago 🙂 Ta.

Did I miss a comms about this ?

VQ models always seem heavy, but fly well. Also, covering is 'yeuk' and the wood they use is a bit iffy. Not so easy to make a decent repair following any incident. But those I have seen, fly well!

Simpler still, use the infinitely variable control of your brain, eyes and fingers working in harmony 🙂 If needed, if course. I'm not qualified, as I only had a Twin Star with brushed motors........

P51s and P47s always seem to fly well - sensible undercarriage helps! Nexa P47 from Motion RC perhaps?