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    Zap CA medium is fine. Multiplex's own Zacki is a bit better. The Elapor foam used by Multiplex does NOT need foam safe adhesive or kicker - if you have the FunCub manual the recommended adhesives are on page 10. John
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    Inwoods have them Search 'Wing bolt' on their site. Regards John
  3. John Lee
    Posted by Eifion Herbert on 30/06/2013 11:56:17: And then you charge the RX packs overnight, but the forecast changes so you don't go sloping, then you don't get a chance to go for six weeks or so later, now are your RX packs still charged? Do they need a top-up? How long for? Will another overnight charge ruin them? I use a 800Mah Enerloop AAA square pack in my Weasel Evo to get over this problem. Enerloops NiMh batteries do not self discharge to any great extent and will have 85% capacity after 6 weeks from a full charge. From your first post I agree that the NiMh port on the Smart Guard checker is incorrectly calibrated & the % left should be ignored on that function. You can discharge to 4.8v when you will have about 30% of capacity left but as Piper Cub says the voltage falls off a cliff just below this. You can find the discharge curves on the Panasonic/Enerloop website.
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    Posted by Doug Campbell on 28/06/2013 11:20:37: I had he glider with a moulded ABS fus. Can't remember the name, but it had a power pod for a Cox 049. Would be about 1974/5. Doug That was the Kestrel, I had one also into which I squeezed 2 functions from a MacGregor DigiMac. Not a great model from memory. Phil asked: 'The approximate date would be a big help, I'm just guessing around 1980 ish but I could be miles out.' To home in - there was an advert for the Kestrel & Flapper in the October 77 Radio Modeller. There was also a kit review of the MM Colt in the same issue. I've only a smattering of mags from that year & can't find a reference in the 'Trade news' for the release but there was a spate of ABS fuz/foam winged models that came to the market about then. John
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    I'm with Bob. Mine's completely stock and is set up with two flight modes with independent trims. 'Launch' mode has 50 units (JR) of up trim. In 150 odd flights it's never failed to get off cleanly on full power, self launched, standing still with a gentle push off about 10-20 degrees nose up.
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    Posted by Percy Verance on 23/05/2013 19:16:55: I'm given to understand the Orbit is a close copy of the Hangar 9 Toledo Special. It certainly has striking similarities. It's about half the price too..... It may have been inspired by the Toledo Special but I would not call it a 'close copy' there are considerable differences. I'd say the Toledo Special is far sleeker & more attractive and is a better aerobat, but taste is of course quite subjective. I've flown an Orbit at the R/C Hotel a few times (there's a thought Steve - get yourself out there for a test flight!) & have a Toledo Special myself. The Orbit is a nice flying machine, a good sport flyer with aerobatic capabilities & if you like the looks I'd recommend it. However if I was to write off my 4 year old Toledo Special tomorrow I'd replace it with another one.
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    Ernie There is a distinct lack in the city of Liverpool since the late Stan Catchpole's closed a few years ago, just one of the branches of the Modelzone chain. To the north of the City is Formby Models, on the Southport Merseyrail line. As Frank says Steve Webbs in Frodsham is not too far and then Whitchurch Models is a bit further away again but is very much in the traditional model shop mould. All have websites for addresses etc. Have a good holiday, if you haven't been to Liverpool in the last few years I'm sure you will be impressed with the improvements to the city, there is plenty to see & do whilst the Liverpool One shopping centre is excellent (apart from it's lack of model shops!) John
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    As an Examiner I call the sequence to the candidate exactly as laid out in the BMFA Guidance notes, e.g. 'Next, fly a 'figure of eight' course with the cross over in front of the pilot, height to be constant'.
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    I'm a member of 3 clubs none of which prohibit flying alone. When flying in company there are different risk factors which are not present when flying alone: Distraction in the pits which can lead to fingers in props, missed pre flight checks, models running loose. Potential interference Mid air collisions Flying the 'wrong' model Being hit by an errant model
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      PMIKEY here's the photos you wanted. The 3cm width is going to be the challenge. Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 22/03/2013 12:33:04
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    Our Club (Cheshire Falcons) Website has two pages chock full of images from the 70's & 80's: link. Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 07/03/2013 11:27:40
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    I'm also having to cast my mind back years. I used cut down control horns - just 1 hole left - on the top of the bottom aileron at the trailing edge and bottom of the top one. I then linked them with 2mm Irvine pushrod sets.
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    I've got 4 of them & they all work as intended. Have flown to the limit of my eyesight in an Acrowot foam-e with no issues. Got them on offer stripped from sets & happy to pay the small premium over brightly coloured clones for the peace of mind they give.
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    Electricwingman - see under A123 Battery packs on his site
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    The Air Navigation Order (ANO) Article 208 requires that, in the UK, specified flights for the purpose of public transport or for the purpose of instruction in flying, take place only at a licensed aerodrome or a Government aerodrome. The grant of an aerodrome licence is governed by Articles 211 and 212. but outside of these purposes anyone can use an unlicenced airfield with the prior permission of the owner. I've flown dozens of times into umlicenced airfields and strips, accepting the risk of little or no fire cover and other facilities.
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    I've got one which has run faultlessly for several years; it's presently in a Great Planes Reactor Bipe swinging an APC 13x7 running on Bekra 10%. I bought it off a clubmate who could not get it to run properly. All I would say is follow the instructions on pages 7-10 precisely. That includes the two fuel pipe lengths quoted. The manual can be downloaded via osengines.com if you don't have a copy. The engine does pump the tank up to a very high pressure so I use tie-wraps on good quality thick walled fuel tubing and have completely leak free plumbing - mine will keep the pressure for several days. The only precaution I now take is before the first start of the day I remove the plug open the needle valve & throttle and spin the engine until the mixture can be seen venting from the plug hole. The pump seems to gum up very easily even with synthetic oils and needs a flush through with fresh fuel before each flying session. The action also pressurises the tank before starting. Hope you get them sorted Paul, certainly if mine’s typical they can be operated reliably, I can’t recall ever having a dead stick with it since I set it up properly.
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    Recommended movements are elevator ¼" up, ¼" down; ailerons 5/16" up, 5/16" down. Instructions are available on line at:  http://www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart.exe/MainMenuFV5.html?E+Sig
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    Thanks David
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    Well I know it's all in good jest Andy and I likewise take it in good spirit but in all seriousness - and this is addressed to Graham & David - as the paying customer (from RCM&E edition 1) I think it is reasonable to expect kit reviews to reflect what I get for my money so I can learn how it flies when assembled as the designer/manufacturer intended. If the reviewer wishes to modify for their own purposes, or because the original is not fit for purpose in some way, that should be a second stage in the review. But please review what is sold to us when used as intended, not what you (& I) may wish was sold. Edited By Mark Web Tech on 25/01/2011 08:50:38
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    The point is the model was designed, and is advertised and sold, for specific engine size & weight. It should be reviewed in this context. In fitting the larger engine & then adding tailweight you are testing outside of the design parameters and we don't learn what it is like when it is built in accordance with the words & music.
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    I was down at the field today with my Pulse 125 and was asked if I experienced the same niggles as reported in the review.  I had to answer no.  Mine's entirely stock with an OS120 & Spectrum 821 servos. It all went together very easily, the weight & CG was spot on & the elevator has all the authority you could wish for. I can't help but feel it's a tad unfair to put an engine that weighs twice as much as specified (1265g vs 615g) into a test model.
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    As you say the MacGregor website is specific on this & states:'The NES591 can only be used at 4.8v.'There was correspondence in the RCM&E a few years ago when an old friend Dave Cotton reported the loss of a model using 591's on 6volt & Dave Wiltshire confirmed that they were vunerable on higher voltages. Edited By John Lee on 23/01/2011 18:46:04
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    ALDI have Tap & Die sets M3-M12 at £14.99 and a 420 piece O ring assortment at £6.99 at the moment
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