Ron Gray

Let’s face it, it’s the Best of British so what do we do best: Chat Drink tea Talk about the weather Moan So as a model doesn’t feature in any of the above you’re good to go!

4 weeks to go, I hope you’ve all got your models sorted! There will be a ‘Pete Miller Designs’ slot in the afternoon on Saturday as a tribute to Pete who sadly died several months ago. As we all know, Pete was a prolific designer of some great models and was a very activate member of this forum so this is going to be a fitting tribute to him. If the weather is kind there will also be a late afternoon/ early evening slot on Saturday for some radio assist / free flight / vintage type models and maybe even a bit of (‘managed’) ‘Chuck and Duck’. Don’t forget that there will be some traders there too (see above) so an ideal opportunity to pre buy and collect on the day (saves postage) or an opportunity to stock up on things ready for that winter build. The excellent Flyer’s Cafe will be open all 3 days so pop along to get yourself a cup of tea or coffee or even one of their splendid breakfasts (I know that I will, so will Richard and Eric!!!)

I've never had a cut piece twist neither have the pieces I'm cutting from although I do cut from slightly twisted stock! What quality of plywood are you cutting?

Please explain more, ideally with photos.

If I can get a signal on the flight line, I’m going to livestream BoB!

Looks like a very nice, well thought out kit. I see that it’s now listed on your website so hopefully Model Shop Leeds will soon stock it.

Relative to the sport as a whole, not that many.

Petrol 2 strokes and 3D flying, not a good combo.

Same shoes?

Planning permission is absolutely no guarantee of anything!

Finding suitable land to buy is a major problem plus there is also a problem when looking at the amalgamation of clubs and that is club funds, where one club may have a lot more than the other. The ‘easiest’ way out is for one club to ‘fold’ and the members migrate to the other club. Hopefully all clubs are looking at the future 5 and 10 years where most will see quite a sharp decline in membership due mainly to the age demographic of members! We all know how difficult it is to bring new blood into the sport, I know there are some exceptions when looking at youngsters, but targeting those in their 50s maybe a better and certainly more lucrative option. Whilst I realise that this is moving away from the topic but I’ve found that most clubs are very insular and do very little to promote the sport to the general public. I stress that this is a generalisation and there some exceptions but in my roll as Area chairman I see very little to persuade me otherwise. We will become an elitist sport with a small membership prepared to pay ‘big bucks’ for the privilege of flying.

Sorry Jon, I have to disagree, having used them for many years on both petrol and glow with no problems whatsoever. They also provide a big advantage when plumbing for a Laser V twin in that you only need 3 tank outlets.

Unless you are using a filler valve of course!

I think it's a 150 with 12 fins, a 120 has 10 fins, a 100 12 and a 155 13.

I would think that it would be struggling with a 100! A lot of people fit 150 / 155 but for me I find that the 180 I’ve fitted to mine is perfect and does not over power it, plus it can swing a nice big prop.