Jim Hearnden 1

When I had my sectional garage installed which is 22 x 11 feet. My coz & I divided the end space (around 5Ft) by putting in 2 x 2 studs off the roof frame and a 2 x 2 horizontal on the floor. Rather than plaster board which hates damp, I used flooring grade sealed 18mm chipboard. We painted the garage side white to brighten up the work area & then built a bench in front of it. The partition is absolutely bomb proof. I run a dehumidifier 24 x 7.

This is the way I have always done it. The servo sets the slow running, not the carb itself. Full slow trim & throttle stick stops the engine. High slow trim & low throttle stick is idle.

My guess would be a Dellow, wheels look early Ford so could be any of the Ford specials in period.

They've found the idiot drone pilot that hit the water bomber! https://abcnews.go.com/US/drone-operator-charged-hitting-super-scooper-plane-palisades/story?id=118313936#:~:text=Peter Akemann%2C 56%2C of Culver,federal prosecutors in Los Angeles

That's brilliant! Despite being a radio tech by training never learnt morse. And its a dying art these days.

Funnily enough last year I gave a presentation to my local Light Aircraft Assoc. Strut of which I am a member on the Martin Baker Aircraft which is what the company was originally started for.

Got home from indoor flying at Medway MMFC on Sunday, ordered some leads & Micro connectors. Arrived today by RM. Fantastic. Had good service from them before.

I keep suffering this with my Night Vapor. Now Steve Webb has gone he kept loads of bits. But I need a motor, ordered a replacement sometime ago, what came was slightly different but fitted the mount. It turns out the motor was the wrong one 😞 So no one has correct stocks. Someone lists in the USA but they want £12 odd post! Got lucky a while ago, Century models listed NV fuselages with electronics & motor/gearbox for £19.99 on E Bay. Bargain. I bought 2. One I've Xmas tree'd out for its RX/servo pack for my TY. It may loose its motor for my Night Vapor!

In fact Outerzone has a copy of the original Mercury / HJN instructions & that states that all wing ribs are the same. https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5551

This is what Outerzone has to say in relation to the BB Kit. The kit supplied to us was not exactly a pre-production one, but it was from the first batch of kits. One or two niggles were brought to the notice of the manufacturer, these being wrong sections on the trailing edge stock and centre ribs that didn't fit - plus the awful aforementioned aluminium motor plate! As I write, Colin Buckle has these items in hand. Whatever you do, please don't be tempted to reduce the dihedral and fit ailerons, as you'll ruin the essential character of this vintage(ish) gem."

Did you read the report. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/602bb22f8fa8f50388f9f000/Alauda_Airspeeder_Mk_II_UAS_reg_na_03-21.pdf It couldn't have flown under BMFA rules as it would have been classified as a Large Model > 25kg. It actually weighed 95kG and was flying under CAA authorisation with CAA personnel observing it. And yet they make us jump through hoops flying anything over 250grams! The build looks like it was done by a teenager & any Aeromodeller would have known it wasn't fit for purpose. I still say, we're obeying the rules but the ones likely to create the issue are not. And anything the CAA touches is a disaster. Gold plated rules (look what happened to EASA rules when we left the EU.

To be honest I've kept a watching brief on this thread. And held my opinion, until now. I had the misfortune to deal with the CAA when I was training for my PPL. I didn't get my licence and the CAA was part of the reason. They were completely abysmal. The main issue was only solved by me emailing the then CEO directly & things miraculously fixed themselves. Even my Aviation Medical Examiner was shocked, phoning & asking me what I had done! So them getting involved in modelling, with or without the BMFA was never going to be a pleasant experience. The random charge for a CAA ID will be the short straw. As people have said this will only affect people like us who follow the rules. The average "bought through Amazon, Ebay etc." drone will never be registered & guess what? These will be the ones that will cause the hassle. Also the licenced UAVs that have been certified by the CAA have been dire. Witness the Goodwood drone accident, luckily it didn't kill someone. If it had the CAA would have been in the dock & a corporate manslaughter charge would have been on the cards. I only hope they don't destroy modelling in the same way they've had a negative effect on GA.

D'oh so it is. Sorry!

Lewis I cannot see a price, I assume its hidden under the pictures which have text under them, but its unreadable.

And more https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-09/drone-collides-with-firefighting-aircraft-over-palisades-fire-faa-says

Food for thought, despite super strict rules in the USA as regards flying. https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-just-two-cl-415-050932342.html

Great job I love this.

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Thanks I saw your heater when I popped around the other week. The issue I have is the only access into a ram packed garage is through the big front door. The side door is blocked off with junk that needs clearing out. I have a fan heater there & also a dehumidifier. If I got in & closed the door, the fan heater would bring the temp up quick enough. When I was engine building & kit car building that's what I did. I now have enough jobs building up that I may camp out in there and crack on with them. Hopefully before our next indoor session. My brother lives on a narrow boat full time & has one of these diesel heaters. It runs off his main diesel tank, I think he runs on red as well. It's generally pretty reliable but he does have a wood burner & back boiler for when it misbehaves.

Our club fly indoors for the winter & I'm getting too damn old for A. building in a freezing cold garage & B. flying outside in this weather. So ordered a TY300 indoor model from Aliexpress. In fact two. I also order a tiny DSMX Rx from them at the same time. The RX is about 1/2 your thumbnail size! Well the receiver has arrived with only an aerial wire. There are 4 tiny pads that need RX Pos & Neg & motor wire pos & neg wired to. Each pad is around 1mm square. Bearing in mind I was trained as an electronics engineer & in 1973 the first 6 weeks of my Apprenticeship at RAE Farnborough was soldering lessons & practice. I've just bought an illuminated viewer from 7 day shop that fits over your glasses but still not looking forward to wiring this thing up. Wish me well!

The Phillips kit brings back memories. I had one of those at around 11 years old. It lead to a deep interest in electronics & my becoming an Electronic apprentice at RAE Farnborough. The apprenticeship was 73-77 and I have been in IT since 79! Now 67 and still working in IT.

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These look good, may treat myself to a pair:- https://victorylanesport.com/products/vl™-outdoor-heated-gloves-windproof-and-waterproof-with-plus-velvet?utm_source=facebookads&utm_medium=02heated_lssz_1111&utm_campaign=02_heated_lssz_1111b&utm_content=122179412954122322&campaign_id=120215116129090454&ad_id=120215116188380454&utm_id=120215116129090454&utm_term=120215116188360454&fbclid=IwY2xjawG7r0dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVzFOEFdtF3n6rIxQbB9nSCVlTCescDLqDC0vFUfHnscFHa3yCUbVTA6mA_aem_XEh5Tei2L1bzb5UjpTfTZw

AVGAS these days can either be 100Low Lead (LL) OR 91 U/L there is pressure from the Greenies to move towards 91U/L BUT not all engines are approved for it & a Lycoming or Continental is now £30K plus for an engine so people are naturally twitchy. However some of the newer technology engines (Jabiru & Rotax to name 2) are specified to be run on unleaded as the lead contaminates the oil. But even more important on the Rotax two strokes they find they get short plug life as they get lead contaminated with 100LL. Hence a lot of people running MOGAS (Car pump fuel) but that has hassle with evaporation, water & ethanol content etc.

Thinking on this, if you have an airfield local to you then go buy some u/l 91. This is unleaded petrol, made & distributed to strict aviation standards. Definitely no Ethanol. BP say:- Our unleaded Avgas grade UL91 is a dedicated aviation fuel providing an alternative to Mogas. Compared to Mogas, UL91 has an assured energy content with no alcohols or ethers which may reduce aircraft range. UL91 has a fixed volatility range and is designed to work year-round without seasonal variations.