Ron Gray

Replacements and fillers

In that case I'm out!

Maybe that needs to be a different thread and this one kept to 'making a silk purse out of a sow's ear', in other words 'faults with the model and how to overcome them'.

Not really, I think the feeling is that all we 'want' to see, and hear about are the weak areas in these kits and remedial works you suggest. The criticism of the production company is self evident and is therefore unnecessary.

By all means draw attention to quality issues / weak points in these models and show methods by which they can be overcome but if you left out the references to the company’s management / workforce it would make a much nicer read. After all, you highlighting the bad points is, in itself, a direct criticism of the company anyway why labour the point?

About a month ago I decided that I needed a slope soarer as one of my clubs had planned a visit to the North Norfolk coast for some sloping. I haven't flown a sloper since the early 80's and no longer had any in my collection but back then I used to fly a Chris Foss Middle Phase and loved it but always wanted a Phase 5 (not Ripmax). So I went ahead and bought the plan then made a laser cut kit and built it. I made a few changes including a 4 servo wing but wherever possible kept to the Foss design. the fuselage has been glassed with 25g cloth but the fin, rudder all moving elevator and wings have been covered with laminating film. It's then been primed and painted using car paints. According to Chris the original came out weighing 2 ¾ lbs and required no nose weight, mine has a 1300 mAh 3S battery but still required nose weight and has come out at 2.65 lbs but Chris says that he tended to always fly with his ballasted to about 3 ½ lbs so shouldn't be a problem. I will probably create a YouTube vid of the build using photos as the process involved converting the paper plan into electronic media that I could use in Fusion 360. I also used techniques that, if you watched last year's ITAT sessions you will have seen, in particular how I created the rib set and also the shear web pieces! Anyway I'm now waiting for favourable wind conditions for the maiden but in the meantime here is the model

Ask the mods.

I’ve just read the article for the first time and I thought that it was a favourable review, in the concluding paragraph When you have an aeroplane that can do rolling loops and bunt for Britain you have to question whether or not it would be suitable for a novice, but I find myself thinking that it is.

Hopefully it will be recorded? We have an area meeting at the same time!

Don't forget that you can still get Clearcoat which, imo, is the best fuel proofer and can be applied to all manner of previously painted surfaces, I've used it over acrylic, Guild, graffiti paints etc without any ill effects. The only problem is that Solarfilm sales will not post it, they will package it up and make it ready for collection. You can also get flatting agents for it too so your choice of gloss, satin or matt.

Very nice Chris, you'll have to bring it to our VE Day celebrations on the 8th.

AML only gives the location of the ‘phone, from memory you can include W3W codes in Echo. In reality phone from the point of the incident (to save time) then the caller, assuming it’s not the injured party, drives to the gate whilst staying on the call. The responders therefore get a timely call and the entrance location.

There is also the Echo SOS app that does a similar thing.

AML (Advanced Mobile Location) automatically sends the caller’s location when an emergency call is made from a mobile. No app is required and it’s free and you don’t have to do anything! Brilliant innovation.