Ben H

If you have any desire to do 3D flight, especially prop hanging, I'd highly recommend you get the fastest servos you can at the required torque. You'll definitely feel the lag on lower end servos (lack of torque and speed with large deflections) making the manoeuvre significantly more difficult! Of course if you only plan on sports flying and pattern flight manoeuvres , the 5645 / 5625 will be fine.

Yes mine came yesterday Adrian, again, excellent service and very helpful. I haven't yet decided what to fill them with. I think silicone might work.. Let me know how you get on

Great colour scheme John! It'd almost match my Extra with the orange and dark blue, although mine is more a purple than blue.... You shouldn't have any bother picking it out in a crowd!

A good six hours flying down south for a couple of us at the strip today. Clear blue sky's but a bit more wind than forecast, 10-15mph... Things are looking up!

We had a mornings flying at the BMFA Spring ModelShow at RNAS Yeovilton yesterday. It was pretty windy early on and very windy at about 2pm when we decided to call it a day. A good turn out concidering the weather, we sent up a mix of turbines, gassers, glow and electric models put on a display for the public. It was nice flying from the Tarmac rather than the usual soggy field! And nice to see the full size in the fleet air arm museum. Great day out.. Shame my Edge 540 met with the Tarmac as it seemed to stall on the downwind to crosswind leg.. I initially thought I'd been locked out as it was not responding to my inputs, but It was gusting about 35mph at the time, which couldn't be fully felt where the pilots box was sheltered partially by the hangers. With hindsight I think the strong gusting wind speed on the downwind leg, exceeded my airspeed, causing it to stall and fall out of the sky as I initiated a turn. It wasn't until I went to salvage the model that I realised just how windy it was further out on the tarmac. Oh well, it's not as badly damaged as it first looked, it'll give me something to do while this weather continues!...

Glad you had a good flying session Adrian. It sounds like you might want a bit more weight forward rather than aft, if inverted doesn't require any down at all.. How is it in a 45° up line, rolled to inverted? Should hold its line for a few seconds then gradually pitch to the canopy. Mine actually holds its line indefinitely, but still requires a little forward stick when inverted - I like a rearward cg though as I do 3D as well as IMAC. It sounds like your cg is further aft than mine, which may not be ideal for sport flying.. All in my opinion obviously, and don't want to tell you how to suck eggs etc.... Did you try the 23x8? I'd be interested to know your rpm with the OS... I had some great flying this morning also, 5 X 15min flights, and zero wind until midday! High rates were increased about 10% with more expo, this helped with knife edge spins and tumbles. When breaking it down to put in the car, I noticed some loose coverin around the outer aileron hinge on one of the wings.. The hinge is broken! Guys, check your hinges!! I'm lucky not to have lost an aileron or part of it! For the benefit of other readers, these come pre glued at the factory. It looks like the hinge has broken out of the aileron, but the plastic has fractured, leaving most of it still glued in, and only 6-7mm of plastic attached to the hinge joint! I'm not sure what to do here.. Not easy to change the hinge, or replace with a Robart type pin, without cutting all the others. Any suggestions? I wonder if this should be warranty from MacGreggors as it seems to be a manufacturing defect?? On the bright side, I put a dash in which gives it a nice scale look. Just need to fix the hinge now as I'm flying at the Yeovilton Model Air Show on the 20th! Edited By Ben H on 11/02/2016 17:21:48

Glad to hear you got the same positive response as I did Adrian. For the filling I initially thought of expanding foam, but I think it'd be too rigid. I think silicone would do it, although a little heavy maybe a smear of Vaseline on the rubber where it meets the fuse would help promote movement there too?. I'm hoping for some flying time Thursday at long last, it's been nothing but wet and gales here too!

Hi Adrian, they are sending me replacements in their next shipment, after their new year. I'll pm you...

Posted by john stones 1 on 04/02/2016 19:39:57: Photos aren't great, they'll want a little sanding..... Does that help John? Looking really good, not long until the maiden eh.. Edited By Ben H on 05/02/2016 10:09:51

Hatch is looking good John, I do like the look of those stringers, well worth the fiddlyness..

Posted by Erfolg on 02/02/2016 17:44:59: BEB You are at it again. You do not need to know however number of words there are. You need to know and understand what they mean to you. I also find it offensive to suggest that those who cannot remember the exactitude of the wording are not fit to fly a model aircraft. I have known one or two who are/were not perhaps the most academically equipped, who were aware sufficiently to be safe to themselves and others. I know that the BMFA is fond of quoting the chuck glider, yet without the detail of what happened etc, I hope you will forgive me for being a little jaundiced at just accepting the case on face value, as being why children should be prevented from playing with flying models. The question that needs to be answered why is knowing with any precision an exact act, more important than an understanding of your responsibilities with respect to what are considered the important aspects, and the responsibilities that flow from that understanding.

Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 02/02/2016 12:48:57: Barry, the ANO applies to everyone. It is the law and, as has been stated, ignorance of the law is no defence. The A-cert is not the law and is not a regulation. It really doesn't matter if someone doesn't know about changes in that. It might be a disadvantage to them - or it might not, depending on your point of view! So there is no requirement on clubs, the BMFA or individuals to spread the word on this. However, as I opened with, the ANO (specifically the four articles 137, 138, 166 and 167), are required to be complied with - even if all you're flying is a paper aeroplane - it makes no difference, you are subject to the law. It therefore makes perfect sense to me that we should expect pilots to know these four brief articles, by heart if necessary. But I appear to be in a minority of one in that view! BEB  I (and probably the vast majority) agree with your statement BEB, and I'd expect most of us know the content of the ANO's. What your possibly in the minority for is the requirement to recall a three digit number, and which ANO it relates to. I'm sure many of us will have no problem with the number, however, it does seem irrelevant to me...    Edited By Ben H on 02/02/2016 17:40:56

We are pretty lucky Colin! As Percy rightly says, it's fairly high up at our site. It's also a full size farm strip, with cracking views of the Dorset countryside! It's been pretty soft of late, but at least it doesn't flood... Let's hope this cold dry spell continues!