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Thoroughly enjoying this thread even though... a) I only did one year of metalwork in school b) I don't own, and probably never will own, a lathe c) most of it's double dutch to me! Great work guys.
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Well, lovely to see the joy on the Italian faces.... sorry Scots forumites!
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The weather frustrates us all toto 😞
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If anyone has Sainz in team or predictions, you may want to change pdq!
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Hobbyking coming back to the UK
GrumpyGnome replied to Tosh McCaber's topic in R/C Retailers / Distributors / Manufacturers
Ah, that's not RCGroups deleting the post, it's the thread 'owner'....... -
You're welcome...
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fairey swordfish Fairey Swordfish
GrumpyGnome replied to Martin Fraser's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
When I saw a full size one flying last year, I was astonished at how slowly it was flying - it looked like full speed = slowest speed! (Judged by engine noise). Going to war in such a sitting duck must have been terrifying... -
What tx - lots have this as a pre-programmed mix....
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Why do models porpoise and how to prevent or stop it.
GrumpyGnome replied to Erfolg's topic in Beginners
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Volantex Echine and Sonik Mini Planes (Corsair ETC)
GrumpyGnome replied to Zflyer's topic in All Things Model Flying
Mine won't.... gets vertical then noses to the side, or down... never on its back -
I used to do that. Plug in, wiggle for a while, centre, disconnect. Then I got a cheap tester that can centre, and 'exercise' the servo through full movement at a selectable speed. New servos now get exercised in this way, for about 30 mins, before being centred and installed. Came from ebay for a few pounds and has lasted years..... For a while, I had a similar function programmed into my transmitter, but I kept wanting to use the tx for other things!
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Does this help? https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2416852-Futaba-6K-thread/page2
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I was assuming 3s - I should have said, sorry.
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Volantex Echine and Sonik Mini Planes (Corsair ETC)
GrumpyGnome replied to Zflyer's topic in All Things Model Flying
Similar experience with my FW190, also on a TX16S. I've got rates on expert mode at 25% of the beginner rates, and it's still VERY challenging. I tend to fly in intermediate then switch to expert if I want to loop or roll, then switch it back pdq! -
About 9x5 should do it....
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https://www.pyramidmodels.com/shop/section.php/2/1/decals_for_all_types_of_model_aircraft
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Warbird Replicas FW190 newbie build (or possibly some wellingtons)
GrumpyGnome replied to Lipo Man's topic in Warbird kits
Yes, a new thread please. -
I din't think anyone said Ardupilot has range limitations. However, anything that transmits or receives electronically does have - like the tx, rx, fpv etc. Unless you have access to sattelites I suppose. So making such a comment is disingenuous. My concerns are that if your model is 50km away, and something goes wrong, I don't believe that you would be able to control it. And because you're BVLOS, you'd not have full view of the airspace around you even if you could. No idea what kind of flightmap you'd be filing with the authorities, but if something has gone wrong, you may well stray from it. I know commercial 'drones' do this autonomous flying, but I suspect they are using more sophisticated equipment, with layers of redundancy - you may well have redundancy, I don't know. Personally, I think it's irresponsible in the extreme to fly such machinery at such distances without insurance, but it's your risk and as you're not in the UK, me, my family and animals are safe. I'm glad you had your answers - happy flying!
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I guess the skill and fun is in preparing the model, and programming the flight controller. Then chuck it in the air and hope it does what you want, as all the gadgets and gizmos enabling you to see what's happening must have some range limitations. It's flying 'a la Amazon delivery drone'.......... and I assume insurance is costly, and red tape abounds. Losing a model would be the least of my worries.
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Winter is here....who's been flying?
GrumpyGnome replied to Chris Walby's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
Had a nice couple of hours over lunchtime, went from -2° at 8:30 to 9° at 11:30...... calm, sunny. I was billy no mates until I left. Nice time flying my Saito powered Spacewalker, and my little Arrows Hawk. Need it to stay dry for a few days so we can get a mower on the runway - 8 of my first 9 take-off attempts resulted in a nose over. -
🙂 Best wishes for Friday.
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That's mahoosive! Why less chance of breaking a prop?
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Winter is here....who's been flying?
GrumpyGnome replied to Chris Walby's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
Had a nice few hours out. The entrance to our field is still bog-like, and it's all still soft underfoot so it needed a few trips from the car to the pits.... Well worth it. Calm, warm(ish), dry. Nice time flying the Wotty and baby FW190. Think the LiPos for my Hawk are past it though... Surprisingly, only Phil and I were taking advantage of a most excellent day! -
Is your other hobby walking under ladders?