TJ Alexander
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Hey, Gordon & Steve, I enjoyed your reminiscing too! Great to meet up with old friends.
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I do fly RC, though I am still somewhat of a novice. And gliders are my passion.
I have several old books on RC gliding, and Stringwell rang a bell. I have his 'A Complete Guide To Radio Control Gliders' (1997), but that's one I haven't read yet (amazing how little time one has for books when one has a hyperactive five year old :D ). I assume this volume has a reiteration of the info in the soaring book you cite.
I will get stuck in shortly. Thanks for the tip.
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FT foamboard (the brown stuff) is water resistant, which helps.
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Bird of Time is a plane I want to build one day, but I don't think I'll go for it as a starter. Fling looks like a contender. Easyglider looks good, but it looks like it may have been discontinued, and recent ones are pricy, so I can wait for a bargain on eBay or selling sites, I guess.
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I'm a big fan of FT. Their reviews are really accessible, but the DIY kits are really cool, and their STEM programme is getting kids into the hobby.
I admit, I want to visit the US to go see the Edgewater Park development they are working on.
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Thanks. Good advice there.
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OK, so I am Hi-curious, and bought a stake, surgical rubber, and the whole bit. There's lots of contradictory information on the net about proportions, so I wondered what the collective intelligence here suggested?
Secondly, I was wondering what might be a good (cheap/resilient) model to practice with. I don't want to spend many hours lovingly preparing a beautiful glider only for it to smash to bits before my eyes due to my inexperience. Is there a suitable high-start foamie?
My gliding fleet encompasses a Radian, a Conscendo, a Whipit, a Flyfly Fournier and (hopefully delivered today) a Superfly MiniDart DLG.
What the hell have I got myself into??!!
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The Whipit doesn't have a finger tab, either. This is a nice plane. Good job!
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My brain hurts!
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Ooh, I like that.
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Oooh! Interesting!
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And so say all of us!
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I have a lovely little FlyFly Fournier RF-4D. It was originally an RTF, but I got it 2nd hand in a PNP format.
Looking inside the hatch, there's very little room, even without the 2s battery. Does anyone know what receiver was originally specced, and the dimensions?
I run Spektrum, and I'm guessing even an AR400 would be tight.
Advice welcome.
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This is the website I find most accurate for the UK, even though it is based in Norway. My audaxing friends swear by it.
https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Worthing/hour_by_hour.html
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Excellent! Looking forward to the fairly relaxed update
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I have a problem with HK at the moment. I did a decent sized order, and parts came from UK, Europe, and the Far East. I have two of the packages, but one didn't turn up, and the tracking details are missing online. I needed to speak to Royal Mail about it first to check they weren't holding on to one I didn't get a card for, but I will be in touch tomorrow, and see how I get on.
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I wouldn't like to ride anything but Schwalbe now. I have Marathon Supreme on my 'everything' bike, Marathon Plus on my tourer & tandem, Durano Plus on my commuting fixie, and Stelvios on my faster bikes. Oh - and studded tyres for ice.
I don't know much about their MTB offering except that it's extensive! Seem to be designs for every sort of surface,and in a bewildering range of sizes, too.
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I note from the internet that 159, rather appropriately, flew Liberators.
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Thanks for sharing your story, Tom. Fascinating.
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Posted by Chris Reid on 05/04/2018 19:44:22:
Slow but meaningful progress in the last few weeks, interrupted by a birthday reminding me of the advance of anno Domini...
Surely you mean Anno Dominie?
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Wow. Looking really good now.
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Thanks Nigel. Hope your lad isn't suffering too much.
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I've flown one day so far this year. ONE DAY! :'(
The weather is really getting me down, as the rain is very bad for my asthma, and I have been very ill since about Christmas. Also means I've not been out on my bike, though I did at least manage that today.
Thoroughly depressing. It's only reading lots of RC & aviation books which is keeping me going.
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*jealous
Recommended First Balsa Kit
in Beginners
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Thank you all. This has been an interesting read for me, as I think about building again. I have some West Wings/Guillows kits to practice my skills before looking at doing a more usable size RC, but there are some great tips in this thread.