Stuart Z
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Still good to see. Glow is largely ignored in the press these days
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3 hours ago, Stuart Z said:
Good to see a positive article on glow powered flight. I’ve always have a preference for glow engines and with OS and SC returning to the market, reliable new engines are available. I know a lot of people say electric is the way forward but I personally feel otherwise.
It is still a good well reasoned article.
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Good to see a positive article on glow powered flight. I’ve always have a preference for glow engines and with OS and SC returning to the market, reliable new engines are available. I know a lot of people say electric is the way forward but I personally feel otherwise. I don’t like electric anymore than I would buy an electric car.
Just my opinion.
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Had a quote on a Sportage at over £900.00. Surprisingly I continued with existing at £420.00.
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Not sure how yo can do that on an iPhone
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I’m with BT and still having slow page loading on this forum. However no problems on other sites, including eg just been scanning the GBRCAA (F3A. forum) with no slow uploads / pages loading.
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Just to save the above took over a minute.
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Having a few problems with access at the moment , screen refresh is slow and photos sometimes taking a time to load. But occasionally it works fine ?? Seem to be getting logged out a lot? Hey ho, it’s probably something simple but do I understand- no.
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Similar unit to the Futaba FC28. Both great radios.
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Regular reviews of your junk folder highly recommended- often find good e-mails there. Less often actual junk!
Technology would be good if reliable!
However, I still have one e-mail address that is always full of junk. Soon to be cancelled !!
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My first two wheeler was a Triumph Tigress for a tenner. Passed my test and sold it for a tenner a fortnight later. Bought a BSA B40 another lesser known machine.
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Sad indeed, my favourite “go to” for all things Futaba !
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Not received anything / maybe I don’t know what is supposed to be happening. Life seemed so easier only 12 months ago. Even this reply has been a challenge ! Getting old I guess !
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Don’t know about that as I’ve not tried their site. But I’ve today had an e-mail confirming my Operator and Flyer ID. It expires next Feb. So I guess that’s a computer blip as I renewed it last December.
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Great to see this build. I tried the “Lite” one and definitely did not like it. Somehow building a built up wing without a plan to pin down to was not a pleasure! I had the “older” version in the 80’s - it was brilliant.
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1 hour ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said:
My bell 222 gets a good coating of oil on the bottom rear of the fuselage and tail rotor,
My Raptor .50 with 3 d flying gets a liberal coat all over it, even the main blades.
Cleaning them down is also a safety issue, you can check most of the hinges and other stuff while cleaning it.
So actually a good safety issue?
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I use 2 stroke fuel with synthetic oil. Exhaust extensions push the exhaust further out so wiping down is minimal. Also run the engine dry ( after the flight) so there is no residue to leak out.
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Glad to hear you’ve got to the bottom of it. A very odd problem indeed.
Now enjoy !
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This is sad news - do we have a list of remaining kit builders that are UK based. I know we are still lucky to have Chris Foss out there but who else? I like to support UK businesses where I can.
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My Super 60 used to zoom towards heaven - until I moved the C of G forwards.
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I don’t think it will cause major issues so well worth going to the front of the CofG range
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On 13/08/2024 at 10:34, Nigel Heather said:
The stated CoG range is 80mm to 100mm from the leading edge, mine is balancing at 90mm.
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All the foregoing has been a useful discussion but your plane would be difficult to adjust and still look good.
If it has been assembled from new and is assembled per the instructions, I don't see that you should need to go further than a call to Century UK. As said these are good planes that fly well, not the most refined in construction but pretty hard to assemble wrong. A few screws and an ally wing joiner rod. The wing and tail fit as per the moulded wing seat / tail plane slots. A call to Century seems the next step.
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Given that this model is moulded in wing and tail slots I suspect any wing packing will not solve it. Checking the incidences will at least eliminate any production lines errors. Never seen a Ruckus fly that badly. Therefore a thorough check of the basics is called for.
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Slow or intermittent access
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I’ve done that and cleared browser iPhone and desktop and the problem persists but only on this forum. (Regular habit).
Pure chance I saw this as I’ve largely abandoned use of this forum. Not spending any more time on this.