Wookman
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I have a vague recollection that they did a Club 20 pylon racer too, Cotswold Tracer. Glass fuz, Foam veneer wing and balsa sheet tail. I think I had one in the early 80s.
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Cotswold Models was rung by Sid King. A friend of mine had a Cotswold Novice as a slope soaring trainer built as a pure glider back in the late 70s. Ben Buckle lists a kit of the Novice.
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If you are running at 4.8 volts Futaba 3150s are good. Old but good. Very reliable but a little prone to developing some slop in the gearbox.
KST 125 and 135 wing servos are excellent at 4.8 to 6 volts. The 145 is a fuz version of the 135. My Extreme runs a 6 volt eneloop pack with KST 125 in the wing and Hitec HS 85s in the fuz. This model has flown in 55mph with a full load of ballast at 3.8Kg auw. Set 2 new PBs on the F3f course that day!
If you are going HV with a Li-on or Lipo KST x10 series or Kingmax is the way to go. This is what lots of the top F3f guys are using.
MKS also do some excellent servos but the they are expensive or very expensive comparatively.
Personally I would not use an 81 or an 82 for any of those planes on anything. Just not up to it. They are for foamies or ailerons on 60" woodies. I would also steer clear of the HS5125 digital as you will for ever be re-centering the as neutral drifts. I have a pair in a Falcon and the need re-centering almost every flight. They also hunt like crazy on 4.8 volts, they are better on 6 volts. The HS125 anologue is ok but the KST125 digital is better and cheaper
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That opening sequence is iconic.
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I have used AA 2000Mah 4 cell and 5 cell eneloops on all sorts of models. Brilliant things. Trickle charge at 150 to 180 Mah.
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I have now jumped through all the hoops required to enable me to fly legally in France.
1. Do the course and pass the test on the AlphaTango website.
2. Obtain your flyer/operator id and register your certificate from the test above on the AlphaTango website.
3. Register your panes on the AlphaTango website and obtain their certificates and id numbers.
4. Apply the numbers to your plane so they are easily visible.
5. Obtain "Le passeport résident à l'étranger occasionnel" from FFAM via a FAMM affiliated club.
Having done all this I can now fly at any "blue" sites listed on the FFAM website without an electronic id tag.
Simples!
And to think back a few years, all you had to do was rock up and check that none of the Belgians or Germans were using your 35Mhz channel and fly.
Ah the price of "progress".
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23 hours ago, Denis Watkins said:
The servo should at least twitch!
It does.
22 hours ago, Flying Squirrel said:Have you tried completing the binding process despite the lack of indication of bind mode on the RX?
Yes, predictable enough, nothing happens.
22 hours ago, Don Fry said:I note the last sentence, your opening post.
The bin beckons, it's not heavy enough to enjoy re purposing as a paperweight.
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There seem to be some quite ambitious claims regarding C rating.
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No crashes involved.
Variety of Spektrum bind plugs used, all of which work on other Spektrum rxs.
All pins checked. Continuity across the +ve and -ve pins is good.
All pins seem to be soundly connected to the board.
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The problem is that the rx does not enter bind mode. So I doubt it will bind to anything.
Though thank you for the offer.
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JR DSX9 DSM2
Yes it was. It is now out of the model and still will not enter bind mode.
No Y leads
No
More answers to come.
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Bind plug is good. Works on another rx.
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Yep that's it.
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Hi Don. The problem is getting the rx into bind mode in the first place. A different rx binds fine in the same environment.
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Rx was working ok.
Tried to bind to a different Tx and it will not enter bind mode.
It has lost its bind to the original Tx.
It is definitely the Rx as I have bound another rx to both Txs successfully.
Any clues that are more constructive than bin the receiver?
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Happy to assist. 😀
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Nattadon Common near Chagford on Dartmoor is abou an hour from South Molton through the lanes of mid Devon.
Foreland point to the east of Lynmouth on the coast is about 45 mins away.
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Nothing you will notice. Just take care to maintain the incidence.
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1 hour ago, Mike T said:
Nope - just the 'e'...
Their only other contribution was causing the premature demise of the whole venture (and they only managed that with the help of an unwitting Yank...)
ah but how unwitting was the Yank?
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1 hour ago, Simon Burch 1 said:
Isn't the Chipmunk a Canadian design?
Yes, good point. Designed in Canada by a Pole. They proceeded to manufacture 217 in Canada. We made a further 1000 in the UK and the Portuguese produced 66. Not sure if that makes it Polish, Canadian, British collaboration? The Chipmunk is definitely iconic in Britain even if it's Britishness is under question.
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You are obviously benefiting from the opportunities afforded by our new trading relationship with our European cousins.
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Stan down at Phoenix Model Products does a Tucano (not British but flown by the RAF) and a Chipmunk (very British and iconic) and I know he is working on an Me 109 ( not British but definitely iconic). Stans stuff is always designed so that it is easy to make a good job of it. His website is undergoing a major migration at the moment but you can always give him a ring. 01626 332287
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A couple of observations.
I would be inclined to put the elevator servo the other way up and put the horn and linkage underneath. The tow line didn't catch but it will, most likely when the glider release fails and you need to drop the line from the tug!
I would have a small flag on the line near the glider to give a better visual confirmation of separation.
Basically it looks like you have got the hang of rather well.
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Thanks for the info MattyB. I now have a French flyers ID and several models registered. Just got to stick the ID numbers on the planes.
Cotswold Shuttle pylon racer
in Sport, Aerobatic and 3D kits
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Mine was mental enough with an Irvine 20. With a West 32 I can imagine that essential field box equipment might be a couple of pairs of clean pants.