GrumpyGnome

Flying Widgets on ebay also sell used airframes- in East Yorks. Not everything is listed on ebay so may be worth contacting him - he's on Facebook too

Impressive work there! Just starting to get warmer here - heating actually stayed off this morning.. fingers crossed you have a mild winter (so you don't 'freeze in the workshop), and we actually get some sun and dry weather....

Or different makes of servo.... more info needed....

Ah, I see, thanks. Had a few in the past with various 'bell' motors...

And imagine the queues at MaccyDs to charge the things....

'Drum motor mounts' ?

Absolutely. If you want a new toy, get a new toy. But don't bow to clubmates pressure........

No, but you probably wouldn't replace a perfectly serviceable model that did everything you want, with one that does exactly the same thing but is a different colour......... Would you? I know some would. But not me. And the OP seems to be in the position of being pressurised to 'go with the herd'. Diffrent strokes for diffrent folks.

The old adage "if it ain't broke don't fix it" seems to apply........................ people are like magpies - they like shiny new things

I had a motorbike for three weeks. Seemingly it was invisible to other road users.... I was sort of relieved when it got stolen!

Rained all day 😞

Go for it! The electronics threads always seem to stimulate jnterest.....

Yesterday was our final indoor session of the season, so I got some flying in on the Crack Yak, Blade 150, and XK110. In a relatively crowded airspace, radios close together, in a metal framed building, with many metal rafters, lights etc.. (see below for relevance). I'll miss the guaranteed flying time. If anyone hasn't tried it, thinking it may just be flying around in circles, and boring, I suggest they give it a go! My rudder and throttle control has improved greatly. The day before, I went and did some experimenting, following the demise of my Wot4. I changed my Tx to read out received signal strength and quality every few seconds, and flew circuits around myself, getting wider and wider to see if it came close to weak or critical levels. I did this with four different models - edf and prop driven, electric and ic. I flew higher than I usually do, and further out than usual (over open fields). No issues. Although the telemetry values did vary a lot. I also did range checks (in range check mode) with these models, with them on the ground and me circling them in an increasing spiral - no problems. Then I started the ic engine, left it tethered on the ground and walked away, blipping the throttle - no problems. So my conclusion is that I had an rx issue..... which is now in the bin! The only caveat is that as I now have no fully airworthy petrol-powered, I couldn't test that; although the issue did not appear to be cdi-caused interference. Hmmm. I do recall some comments about an add-on module like an iRange being 'better' than an internal mpm, so one of those is on its way, together with the replacement W4! After lunch, we finally managed to cut the grass, the field have dried out enough. Yaaay.

Presumably if there are only 18 moving parts, it's fixed pitch - like the old Piccolo helicopters. No auto-rotation possible ......... wonder what happens if it loses power.......

Presumably, it'a designed for a hovering machine (multi-rotor or heli)...?

Incredibly frustrating toto....... it must get better!

It's scarily pointed too - luckily, if it hits anyone it'll be travelling reallllllyyyyyyy slowly...

Heavy rain here today as well - grass is loving it because it is warm rain... 😒

You could have dropped in for a coffee at the field if you were near Bridlington.....

Certainly felt like Spring for me today. So I say.... yes, let's go to the Spring thread and feel Summer approaching.

Don't believe anyone ever suggested it was illegal...... Find somewhere safe, where you're actually allowed to fly, fly sensibly and safely, don't damage the hobbies reputation any more, and fill yer boots.

And look at BNMFA Clubfinder..... https://bmfa.justgo.com/clubFinder.html Also check out the CAA regs...... and BMFA membership?

Beautiful day on NE Coast - warm (sometimes t-shirt warm!), calm, sunny. A grand total of 3 of us at the field....... the ground is now firm enough to park on the field and avoid the 20/30 metre walk 🙂 Lubricating the power unit in my little Arrows Hawk means I can continue to fly it with my existing LiPos - good news! My Double Trouble continues its fuss-free-fun-delivery. My Wot4 didn't fare so well - about 20 seconds after take off I got a telemetry lost' warning and it flew a lovely curved arc into the ground from about 150 feet. Fuselage smashed to pieces back to the wing, engine totally buried with only about 5cm of the muffler above the earth..... led on rx still solid so radio link re-established. I hate crashes when I did nothing wrong. It wasn't its first flight of the day. I subsequently flew my Hawk again (after a successful range check) so I can only suspect the rx - which is headed for the bin anyway following such an impact. I left the 2 Kevs enjoying the sun, while I sulk and veg out to 8 hours of rugby, accompanied by beer and beige baked snacks.....

Mine reads the current/voltage in real time so can't 'store' anything......

How is your Throttle Hold set up?