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7Kg for a MR seem pretty damm enormous though!!
Edited By Dave Hopkin on 03/08/2017 18:38:20
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As a Club renting a flying field from the council we have to have size limitations on models, we have the following sizings
All Models limited to 7Kg
Fixed Wing Max power 1.60cu/23cc IC or 2800W electric
Helos - 1500mm Rotor Diam and 0.60cu/10cc or 1500W Electric
Multirotor -------- We dont have a clue!!
Anyone give me some guidance!!!
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Posted by Donald Fry on 02/08/2017 15:43:54:
XK50, it was paid for by a UK government fund, financed by the fines levied on the banks for their (more than usual) dishonest and unethical activities.
Edited By Donald Fry on 02/08/2017 15:45:22
If you are referring to the Commonwealth Wargraves Commission, you are totally wrong it has been paid for jointly by six commonwealth nations since its inception in 1917 on a pro-rata basis - and having visited and been humbled by the wonderful way those resting places are maintained
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Perhaps we should hold off the rejoycing for a while, at least until we understand the full meaning of the phrase "they have acquired the rights to sell many of the products and services previously offered by Traplet"
Traplet had many different portfolios in differing hobbies and crafts - as "many" does not mean "all" we are not yet out of the woods as t were
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Posted by David Davis on 31/07/2017 21:31:59:
At the time Great Britain, her Allies principally the French, her Dominions and her Empire had been at war with Germany for nearly three years.
<SNIP>There is no right answer.
To embroider the post above.... Keep in mind the reason we were in the war was to regain Belgian independence, as Germany was occupying large portions of it and after the halting of their early war advances (first battle of the Marne) they basically fell back a little to the best positions available (the higher ground) and settled down to static warfare to concentrate their efforts in the East - leaving the western allies a choice of accepting German occupation or attacking them - the Germans mounted only limited offensives in the west for the reminder of the war until 1918 with the Micheal Offensive when they tried to knock Britain out of the war before the main body of the US Army was operational in France - so the western allies had no political choice but to attack - the issue was how to break the overpowering advantage that prepared positions and machine guns and indirect artillery fire gave to the defence - that took time
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Please dont misunderstand my posts - my family lost two in the first war, one in Palestine buried in what is now the Gaza Strip, and one in Devils Wood in the middle phase of the Somme Offensive (he was 17 and already survived Gallipoli having lied about his age)
But I ask myself if we had not gone to war in 1914 what would have been the result? The answers I always come back to seems to point out that it was for a reason we fought
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One of the problems associated with WW1 is the lack of clarity of "why we fought" - unlike WW2 where the horrors were all too apparent they were much more subtle in WW1 - the historians of the 50s and 60s (which formed the basis for what we commonly hold as the popular view) voiced opinions and analysis against the background of WW2, but as many many records came into the public area under the 60 year rule - a great deal of re-evaluation has been done with the benefit of these insights
Max Hastings wrote quite a compelling piece on it **LINK**
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Without the intention of starting an argument or offending anyone's feelings
It was a war that had to be fought, just as much as the second the historians of the 1960's who portrayed it as a "pointless war" have a lot to answer for I am afraid
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Posted by David Jones 6 on 28/07/2017 14:17:38:
Does anyone know whats happened to the plans store? has it gone for good?
The will be under the control of the official receiver as the plans form an asset of the company - if the receiver cant sell the company as a going concern they will end up being sold to raise money for the creditors as will any other assets of the company
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Really depends on what you are building as the weights of the various coverings vary hugely
Tissue, silk, nylon, plastic shrink films, brown paper, fibre glass
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Posted by Danny Fenton on 21/07/2017 23:19:51:
Just to let you all know that several people have contacted me, in the background, offering help with getting parts and plans sorted. The loan of a cowl to copy etc. It is very kind of you all and just shows what we are made of. If Traplet doesn't come through for us we will find a way, never fear.
Cheers
Danny
Take care Danny, that kindness and good will might well constitute copyright infringement.......
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Posted by Nev on 23/07/2017 20:48:43:
Nice find Colin
Maybe a bit boring but I actually like the yellow trainer scheme with the polished cowel.
Nev
Nice colour scheme but one draw back with yellow - it attracts insects like hell
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Posted by David Campbell 5 on 23/07/2017 11:26:36:
Dont need permission , the fields are abandoned land which use to get used for motorbikes etc , the ash parks are also never used and have a length totalling roughly 3/4 mile long by about a 1/4 mile wide ,the grass parks are regularly empty as well ... i feel i have plenty of room for a sports cub id imagine. Also no cars are visible and houses are a fair distance away. Im sorry but not everyone needs to join a club to be able to find an area to fly in. I have sent both hamilton and clyde view (shotts) clubs emails but im not holding my breath as shotts is a heli club and the members seem to be the older generation , preferably if i was to join a club it would have members around my age.a) There is no such thing as "abandoned land" someone owns it....
b) If its surrounded by trees be aware that wind conditions/directions can be very different above and below the treeline - can catch you out when you are taking off and climbing out with litter energy spare
c) Be aware of the legal requirements that are mandated under CAP658 **LINK**
d) Whilst its not a legal requirement (yet) think carefully about the consequences of flying without 3rd party insurance (its cheap enough £29) via someone like the Scottish Aeromodellers Association as either a club member or as a independent country member **LINK**
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Posted by Tom Sharp 2 on 22/07/2017 15:47:46:
RAF museum in North London is well worth a visit, easy access from the M25.
While visiting the Peak District the Manchester museum of Science and Technology is worth a visit. Lots of Avro stuff there (local company) And if you take the wife, Coronation Street is just round the corner.
I think the Old Corrie set was demolished earlier this year - it was open for a couple of years after the film set was rebuilt in Media City - I dont think you can do a visit the new set
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Posted by David Campbell 5 on 22/07/2017 08:40:33:
Hi folks thanks for your replies. Yeah i forgot about the spring and the bridge but seems simple enough there is 2 threads ive bookmarked with step by steps etc. Looks really simple , i worked for a well known power tool manufacturer before the motorcycle crash so it shouldnt be a problem as it looks to be a 5 minute job if that. Ive not considered joining a flying club but might look them up (im Scottish incase anyone was wondering).As Bekilted Haggis muncher the Scottish Model Flying Association might have better links to clubs north of the Border
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Posted by David Campbell 5 on 22/07/2017 00:47:08:
Thanks again martin that looks like exactly what i need , so from what i understand its a case of opening the controller and switching the wires for both analogues ? And then use the recalibration process described to ensure its all true?You will also need to move the throttle ratchet from the right stick to the leftl stick - not sure how the speky set does it, it might just be a case of moving the steel toothed bridge across
Edited By Dave Hopkin on 22/07/2017 07:40:52
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Posted by bouncebounce crunch on 22/07/2017 07:03:13:
The logical answer is this.
you are proven legitimate within a club environment before you can purchase any model over 2kg including more than 4 channel radio. once this is accepted your bmfa or maaa insurance etcetera will restrict you to buying inappropriate models and equipment..
i hate beauracracy they make many silly rules but this is an issue.
That might work for a percentage of sales - but what about the Internet sales from overseas ???
While I strongly advocate club membership I would hesitate before making it a legal requirement,
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Posted by Dave Bran on 21/07/2017 19:22:54:
The problem as always is the people willing (or wanting) to be Committee rarely are actually active experienced pilots with good knowledge of modern processes and certainly from experience rarely have had any training in safety matters.
Really? You think? I must resign as a club sec immediately then or stop flying..................
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Posted by Gurth Scriven 2 on 21/07/2017 15:48:24:
So a couple of concerns, if stored outside how cold can LiPos be stored (charged) without them coming to any harm? Indoors ammo boxes might seem a great idea, but if a LiPo self destructs inside an ammo box, if gas tight is it going to go off POP, and if not gas tight won't you get at the least some pretty bad smoke damage?
Temperature wise external storage should not be an issue as they can be taken down to -25 with no damage PROVIDING they are allowed to warm up to room temperature slowly
NATO Ammo Boxes have a rubber seal glued into the lid to keep the ammo dry making them almost gas proof - two ticks with a scalpel to remove a 6mm section of the seal will give you a gas vent.
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Nothing wrong with having a start up areas BUT all planes must be pointing into a unoccupied area as a safe run off and everyone should be behind the prop line - allowing them to face in any old direction is not safe - the concept of a start up LINE would be better and only allow a depth of 1 model all facing towards the runway
Passchendaele 100 years on
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For me the question really is, should France have rushed to support a regime, that had engaged in State Sponsored Terrorism. I am making an assumption that not only was Austria aware that the assassination was directed by Serbia by the training and support of the assassins.
In my opinion, a balanced approach would have been to leave Serbia and Austria to sort out the issues between them. At that point i would have assumed that the Austrians would have won. The opportunity to apply pressure on the Austrians, could have lead to an agreement where the Austrians left Serbia etc for guarantees of future conduct. I know that this scenario is similar to the Prussians withdrawing from France.
I think that Mat Hastings must be deliberately not recognising what passed for Democracy at the time.
At the outbreak of WW1 most working men did not have a vote, if they did not own property, in the UK. All British men acquired this right in 1918, some women also got a vote (owned property aged +30).. It was not until 1928 when the qualification to vote was equalised with men. At the beginning of WW1, the monarchy still was very influential in the UK. No NHS existed in the UK or any other form pensions etc, for ordinary workers.
So how different was Germany (as that is where most attention seems to fall). The German men got to vote in 1867 (in the Northern Federation). By 1871 all of what we knew as Germany had the vote. Taking health services and pensions etc, Bismark started these in Germany from 1871. Yes the Kaiser had a lot of influence, although it appears not as unique for the period as it now seems when looked at in isolation.
I personally could not hazard a guess what the outcome to the protagonists would have been if Germany etc had won. Although the treaty of Versailles had many of the seeds that almost made a WW2 inevitable. The French never stopped pushing eastwards, the frequent demands for more reparations ensured that tensions remained and increased etc.
It is in the last area where lessons were learned after the end of WW2, where the USA reigned in the most excessive demands of some. It is probably the USA that has endeavoured to maintain world piece, that has been the most important aspect of our live times.
France did not support a "sponsor of state terror" at all -
Male suffrage in the UK, the "Representation of the People Act" 1884 extended the vote to all males paying rent of over £10 per year or owning property valued at over £10 bring the voting population to 5.5 million
Whilst there was indeed universal suffrage in Germany from 1871 the value of the vote was far lower that the vote in the UK because the effective government in Germany was not under the control of the parliament but appointed by and responsible to the crown