Nigel Heather

Yes, exactly this. I already have four 4S 3300mAh and it would be nice to be able to reuse them. If the answer were "no, they are too light, you need 4500mAh batteries" then I would need to purchase them which is where my estimate of an extra £200 came from.

Thanks for all the help. Pretty much as I feared, I’d have to spend £200 on new batteries to fly one so I won’t bother. Cheers, Nigel

I’m interested in a WOT4 EP, there are a couple of things I would need to sort out, but the answer to one question may cool my interest. The recommended battery is a 4S 4500mAh - why such a big capacity, is that for longer flight times or is the weight needed to balance it. The reason I ask if that I have some 4S 3300mAh and it would be great if I could use those but buying a set of 4S 4500mAh would be a turn off.

You might have missed out as the offer was time limited but if you bought 9.5 or 9.5S you could get a free upgrade to 10 or Evolution. I bought 9.5S and now have Evolution. Likewise fir the OP - if you bought 10 you might be able to get a free upgrade to Evolution, maybe even the next version when it releases. They seem to let you do two versions - so I bought 9.5S, so got 10 and the Evolution as free upgrades. But they don't publicise this very well.

Out of interest how do you manage to fly pinch without a strap or a tray. When I try that I find that I am having to hold the transmitter really awkwardly, basically pushing my palms into the side of the transmitter. The reason I was thinking of a tray is that if I move to a pinch or a hybrid thumb/pinch how do I support the weight of the transmitter?

Couple of reason why I am thinking of a tray. Just moved to a different transmitter which is heavy than my old one - as I said, I support the transmitter in my hands rather than let the strap take the weight - besides neither my old nor my new transmitter balance properly on the strap - I have a balance bar for my new transmitter but rather annoyingly it obscures the power button somewhat. At my age, I've noticed I get a slight shake in my left hand when I am holding something, I have seen a neurologist who has ruled out anything serious and said that it is just a slight degeneration that is fairly common at my age. Also, been experimenting with a hybrid style on the simulator - thumb on top and forefinger on the front - I do feel that my controls are a little more controlled and precise but I wouldn't be able to do that while holding the transmitter - so I'd either need the strap or a tray support the transmitter.

I've always flown using a strap on my transmitter and thumbs on the sticks. I've heard some say that people fly 'thumbs' because they have grown up with XBox and Playstation controllers but that doesn't explain why they do it - I was thumbs on long before that type of games controllers existed. As for the strap, it is more a safety and convenience feature, I support the transmitter in my hands with the trap slightly loose. For some while I've toyed with the idea of switching from 'thumbs' to 'pinch', most of those in my helicopter community have recommended that - I appreciate that there are plenty of exceptions but it does seem that 'pinch' is the preferred method, especially in the helicopter community. So I have two questions: swapping from thumbs to pinch a sensible/realistic thing to do after so long? When I have tried it I've not felt comfortable but I know any any change feels uncomfortable at first and takes time - but how long? what are your thoughts on trays - for 'pinch' but also for 'thumbs' The reason I'm thinking this way is that I'm increasingly finding that my control inputs are clumsy, not precise, and that supporting the weight of the transmitter and operating the sticks is beginning to feel a little uncomfortable. So interesting in your thoughts on changing stick style and transmitter trays.

With my experience with MDF I found that HSS drill bits worked faster and cleaner than the brad point wood drill bits. For boring a recess for the T-Nuts I actually found spade bits worked better than Forstner bits, though neither were that good. Remember, this is with MDF - with proper wood or chipboard it might be a different story. Cheers, Nigel

Tried those - I have now replaced them with the non-flanged type that I have inserted from underneath. The flanged ones looked good in principle but need to be countersunk - and I found that countersinking MDF made for an untidy finish. Also, the countersink bit (certainly the ones I have) would tear up the vinyl sticker.

Yes this is true, though I am less bothered about tear out on the back. But I'm more concerned about tear out on entry. I have reduced this by drilling a hole in a piece of aluminium sheet and hold this down flat as I drill through it.

Are you going with MDF or Chipboard for your board. I went with MDF and wish I hadn't as the drill holes are not as tidy (because the surface tears) and it blunts drill bits much more quickly. As for using a spade or forster bit on MDF, this gets very untidy and blunts expensive bits very quickly - the tidiness is not such an issue as it will be underneath, out of site.

After posting I noticed the banner showing the free gift is the BBMF Profile - that doesn't interest me enough to subscribe but will keep an eye out for when the offer changes.

The one I bought about 30 years ago - no fancy digital controls but it works fine.

One of the things that would be the free gift hen taking out a full year subscription. Trouble is, it is difficult to tell what the current offer is, it’s not like I can look at the magazine on the shelf in WH Smiths because they are usually sealed in a plastic bag. I even asked the question on the dedicated RCME magazine forum back in October but never got a response. So without knowing what the deal is I won’t subscribe.

Thanks for the replies - good news and bad news. Good that I know the rules - so not going senile just yet. Bad, but expected, that FPV is pretty much off the table for me - as I said, I'm often at the field on my own and when I'm not I would not feel comfortable asking people to spot for me - appreciate that is my hang-up, that other club members would be more than happy to help, but that is the way I am.