John Robertson 3

I store reserve cyano in my fridge. Once opened, I keep them on my bench, but stored inside a glass jar with the typical rubber/silicon-type sealing layer keeping the air out. It seems to work well, and it's been a considerable time since I had any premature hardening in the bottle. I do the same thing with Epoxy - I find the tall, narrow jars which contained olives are just about the right size for the smaller bottles. As to thickened Polyurethane/Gorilla Glue - one shouldn't, but cooking it up carefully in the microwave (with the top released) has worked well for me for some years.

I can recommend Route729 Tony Charlton too - I have no problems with Lemon (I use a number of 6Ch Diversity Rx, sometimes with diversity satellites). I HAVE had problems with Orange Rx, both diversity and non-diversity receivers, but I fly in a known-problem area for DSMX.

Others will be along shortly, no doubt, but I think the "burst" figures relate normally to the ESC specs. The usual recommendation is that your maximum draw through the ESC should be 80% of the maximum rated current, so that gives headroom of 20% plus the quoted burst current to keep the smoke inside the ESC. I assume you've got some means of measuring the power drawn by the motor through the ESC, such as a watt meter. If so, run the set-up, note the figures and keep away from the current "danger limits" - the display on the meter will keep you right, so long as you pay attention to them you'll be OK and can move on from those first steps.

Is that Castle Stalker? If so, are you in Argyll? Need help 1:1? Dx6i from 2012 probably transmits using DSM2 only, but most Spektrum Rxs running on DSMX will be back-compatible with DSM2. Does any of that make sense?

I, too, have a Skipper XL. I've had for years, along CARPERFECT's lines, but never got round to building it. The wife went to her (99 year old) mother's for a couple of weeks, so all - well, almost all - of my carefully-hidden-in- plain-sight kits came out of the shed and were constructed. A lovely, relaxing time for me - I put tools or a bit of a partially assembled down on a table, kitchen worktop or bed and, lo and behold, it was in the same place a day or so later! The Skipper was the last to be constructed and I want to do a wee bit of decoration before the maiden. I envisage slope-soaring close to home, and I rather think the hull will be well-suited to landings in the long grass and heather on the West-facing cliff-tops. KiwiKid's fins look to be a good idea in that respect. Who knows - if I land-out in the sea I might even get the fuselage back! Here are a couple of relevant links which inspired me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er6NEAaOKtI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yd2QjJ_HVg

Simon - you DID ask "... Meantime, being a sucker for TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) , what does 'PWM' stand for please? ..."! This forum is a wonderful resource, is it not?

Have a look at this; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation#Servos Then scroll down for a link to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servomechanism and then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servo_control

I, too, can recommend The Component Shop, although I've had no experience with the servos mentioned.

The SuprEz Trainer Version 1 has a very spindly aloomiminum prop adapter. Any sort of knock with the ground seems able to bend it out of true. I know. I went through a number of adapters! Just spinning the prop by flicking it with a finger will show up any wobble. It's such a soft adapter that I doubt if the motor's shaft is damaged. When I originally "built" my SuprEz, and before flying, I checked out all the incidences with one of those Kitchen Fitting/Tile Setting cheap laser levels, mounted on a VERY heavy studio tripod. This confirmed that there should be downthrust when new.

I, too, missed the common availability of creosote. I found quickly enough that other (decorative) wood treatments didn't penetrate the wood and, as the original poster observes, didn't take long to disappear. I find that Cuprinol's "Fencecare" does a better job and will last a decent time on things like shed walls, but it still is only a surface treatment. It's much more pleasant to use than creosote. When I want to protect "stuff" for a long time, such as fenceposts or the back of wood which my wife can't see, I go for Creocote. Every time!

I have both a Dremel corded and one of the Aldi cordless machines. I'm happy to use the cordless for most work, simply because it is convenient. It wheezes a bit if overloaded (that is, it stops!), but I haven't found that to be a problem. I simply unload the motor or go over to the Dremel corded machine.

Sarik Hobbies, £18.50! https://www.sarikhobbies.com/product/stol-mkii-plan/ I have a plan purchased off Ebay, and there MAY be a ready-built fuselage in David Davis' garage to be picked up in France later this year. Off to research Green Cards and International Driving Permits next.

Unless you want to tie yourself in knots, I wouldn't bother researching the "curve". It bothered me at first, too, then I realised that it seems to be a representation of the softening or otherwise of the response around centre when exponential is dialled in. Zero expo gives a straight line at 45 degrees, increasing expo takes this graphical representation into a wave form. From memory, when setting dual rates, Curve 0 on mine is at High rates, Curve 1 is at Low rates. I have 2 x Dx6 and 1 x Dx9 Tx and just fly without concerning myself about the curves or whether I need to fiddle about and try to get more "points" on it. If I don't like the responses I simply adjust throws, rates and expo until I'm happy. I fly electric fixed-wing and shudder at the thought of helicopters . . .

Nice one. I enjoyed that, having been practicing tight-landing-site approaches with my own modified 4-year-old Radian. It looks virtually pristine against yours, but I suspect that that will soon change with my penchant for fully deployed flaps and spoilers landings 'twixt sea-wall and fence!

Ali Express, Banggood.

David Davis - a STOL Mk2 plan appeared on Ebay. Now it's mine and on it's way! First part to build will be the wing - just in case one heads to France. All the more likely with the motorhome having sailed through another MOT this morning. I've been working hard on "vertical" landings on flap- and flaperon-equipped models and have yet to have a seriously-damaging event, apart from undercarriage failures. The next step will be to fashion some slatted-wing versions and see how that goes - "ye'll never ken if ye dinnae try" is my approach to these things.

"Statements worded as above not likely to endear oneself to the forumites - just saying!" - I agree. I have been happy with 4max's services. Edited By John Robertson 3 on 18/03/2019 00:31:50

Another Thumbs Up for Alan. My late neighbour was a Radio Technician, initially with Hurricanes and latterly with the Typhoons, and recalled seeing one of the early 'planes lose its tail overhead, He was flown in to Normandy very early on and had some hairy stories to tell about his adventures! He died a few years ago having reached 101. I will enjoy watching this documentary.

David Davis - As regards "... Nice model thought the Fun-Fly was, I've too many incomplete models and unstarted kits in the workshop as well as a couple which need small repairs so I'm going to concentrate on those before entertaining the idea of building another Fun-Fly …", hopefully you won't be working on the STOL Mk2. It's a purely selfish thought on my part as I still cherish the thought of another French trip in the motorhome, as in: David Davis 24/07/2018 08:03:32 3205 forum posts 535 photos Is it the one in Ossett, West Yorkshire John? I have a complete fuselage and tailplane for this model in my garage, I only need to build the wing but I've too many other calls upon my time! If you can get yourself over to the middle of France you can have it for free! and the associated reply. Just a thought!

rcaddict - "... is that at Ganavan beside the shinty pitch . . .". Yes, but don't tell anyone! I managed 28 consecutive flying days from and including January 8th before I decided to not set TOO difficult a target for next time. 2 more sessions today - only a T-shirt and Polo-shirt required in the morning as it was so balmy.

Yes - I too have been wondering at some of the strange comments and can't see WHY they have been posted. Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 24/02/2019 11:09:45

Me? No fuselage problems. Just a spoiler popping UP on the left wing, correctly. The right wing? Spoiler popped down, as carefully and accurately built by me. How did THAT happen? How . . .

These: https://www.banggood.com/180mAh-3_7V-1S-50C-Lipo-Battery-For-E-flite-Blade-Nano-CPX-Inductrix-Tiny-Whoop-RC-Quadcopter-p-1105309.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN or larger capacity: https://www.banggood.com/Charsoon-3_8V-250mah-30C-60C-1S-HV-4_35V-Lipo-Battery-PH2_0-Plug-p-1141243.html?cur_warehouse=CN I've used both in my UMX Radian, very successfully. Not from UK, of course, but I doubt if they were made in the UK and the postage won't break the bank!

Piers Bowlan : "Beautiful location John, where is it? Looks good for floatplane flying in those calm conditions too. I recognise the Fleet tranny but what is the model?". Oban, Argyll. Fleet XP/FM with FrSky Hack Module in a VERY beat up FMS SuprEZ Trainer. The u/c has been removed for rough-ground landings on our heather-clad slopes. The 'plane has had many indignities heaped upon it, including a 2-day spell lost at sea, during which the LiPo was seen pouring out a most impressive smoke-screen. The loss was caused by a complete loss of DSM2 communication with the plane (DSMX is useless here, DSM2 is much better, but I have gone over to FrSky and have had zero problems). The FMS flies well and after all her adventures I simply cannot find the backbone to scrap her! There are 2 pictures - one of the FMS heading off into the sunset, the other of the view from the site on a clearer day. Today's flying was consecutive Day 16. In response to your "floatplane" observation, have a look at http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=fleetairarmwebri;id=53;url=http%3A%2F%2Frafoban%2Eco%2Euk%2F   What is in the picture below is the location of the old Seaplane Maintenance Facility - there are still two old rollers embedded in the slipway, over which the winch cables would run when hauling out the aircraft.   Edited By John Robertson 3 on 23/01/2019 20:50:06