Nigel Heather

This is what mine looked like to. Andy got the BMFA admins to correct it. I assume that there was a glitch when I renewed and the database didn’t get correctly updated - but the admins were able to rectify it quickly.

I’ve never managed to solve tip clogging, no matter how careful I have been. Best results I’ve found is to stand the bottle upright after use, let the glue settle for a while and then gently squeeze so that it blows air (and presumably, tiny bits of CA), then wipe the spout and put the top on. By no means perfect, but I find that I have a better chance of finding the spout unclogged on next use. But it is not a miracle cure, you will also find the tip clogs on occasions and then it I out with the needed.

Thanks for the ToolStation recommendation - I will check that out. Just had a look, they do two viscosities 20g Medium - £2.08 20g Thick - £2.58 50g Medium - £3.88 50g Thick - £4.88 This is where I usually get drawn into buying the bigger bottles, but from my personal experiences I’m going to stick to the small bottles. They don’t do thin or wicking versions but something I have read, but never tried, is that you can thin CA with acetone or cellulose thinners. Not sure I would risk that on an important airframe but if I wanted a small amount of fast setting thin CA on something not too critical I’d be prepared to experiment.

After years of thinking I was buying the best then having to replace it when more than half full I've finally got fed up of paying big bucks for Zap. Just wondering what you guys recommend - I think the key for me is to buy smaller bottles as I don't use that much. Cheers, Nigel

I have both a specific model gun and a heat stripping gun. I actually got the model one first and then the paint stripping one later when I needed to, errr, strip paint. Personally, although the paint stripping one would probably do the job I prefer the model one because it is smaller and lighter - in fact if it broke I would probably replace it rather than use the paint stripper.

I can confirm that - all displaying correctly now.

There is something wrong with your emails. I sent on Thursday 25th Jan at 18:50 - you say that has never been received I sent on Thursday 25th Jan at 22:36 - you say that went into your SPAM folder I sent the requested screenshot on 27th Jan at 09:26 - you say that you haven't received that Sounds like you have got some systems issues, databases not being updated and emails going missing. Since your email system is clearly broken, here is the screenshot Normally I would see details of the registration such as the expiry date. But the portal is not populated which makes it look like I am not registered with the CAA. I know I am, it just isn't being displayed on the BMFA Portal. Cheers, Nigel

Thanks - I have seen your response and sent the screenshot you requested - BTW my first contact was on Thursday at 18:50 over a day earlier than you say.

So more developments. Today I got an email from CAA that my registration has been renewed. But BMFA portal still shows that I am not registered. Clearly something has gone wrong with their processing Take payment - YES Send confirmation email of registration - YES Send confirmation email of payment - YES Pass information onto CAA - YES Update their database - NO I guess at least I know that it is done, just would be nice if it appeared in the BMFA Portal, otherwise what is the point of the Portal if it can’t be trusted to be accurate. Would be nice to get some sort of response from BMFA. Cheers, Nigel

I'll certainly be doing that next year.

I thought it might have been because I registered directly with the CAA last year but checking back I did it with the BMFA last year - so can't see how there is a problem. Yes email is the same with the BMFA and CAA. What's more not only is my renewal not showing but my current registration has been removed.

Yesterday I got an email from the BMFA advising me that my CAA membership was expiring soon and asking me to renew it. I logged into the BMFA portal and could see my CAA membership which runs to 21st Feb, and just in case I might forget if I left it I decided to renew then and there. I selected the renewal, paid the the fee and got a success message on a couple of emails confirming registration and payment. But when I checked in the portal it no longer shows that I have CAA membership. I left it a day to see if it just needed a few hours to update but still nothing. According to my portal I don't have CAA registration. Anyone else seeing this - I did reach out to BMFA yesterday but haven't heard anything from them yet? Cheers, Nigel

@kcand @EarlyBird Thanks for all the advice - that is very useful. A question about the plans - I have a few ideas myself but would be interest to hear your suggestions. The plan included in RCME is not large enough to show the fuselage in one piece - instead it show the front section (about 750mm) and the rear section (about 350mm). Did you find it necessary to create a single piece fuselage plan, either by cutting and joining the plan (once work on the reverse side has been completed) or making photocopies?

Bought the latest RCME, primarily for the Chilli Breeze plan. I’m comfortable building from plans, happy to cut all the parts myself, including ribs and formers, but one thing I struggle with is visualising what wood I need to go out and buy. I don’t have a local store so I can’t buy as I need so I’d prefer to buy it all at once to keep postage costs done. Wondering if anyone has created a shopping list of what wood is needed to complete the build. BTW I know that Sarik do wood kits including laser cut parts but I’d prefer to do it all myself. Many thanks, Nigel

Maybe they work like this. A few months ago I bought a 3D Printer system from Elegoo to be fulfilled from their UK warehouse. I had an issue with part of it and had to return it to them. In separate emails they provided two different addresses in the Midlands. Confused that they gave two addresses I checked on street view on Google maps. Neither locations were branded as Elegoo, both companies had different but quite generic trading names. When I Google I found they they were both general Logistics companies. I suspect that Elegoo don't really have a UK warehouse they just contract it out to import businesses. Wouldn't surprise me if HK do the same.

Sorry, but there is no way that AV databases hold copies of every software file (or even a tiny fraction of them) to be used for comparison. They use algorithms and design patterns to look for suspected trojans. And those algorithms sometime result in false-positives. For example, if a piece of legitimate code has been written in an irregular way it might get marked as a trojan. They may of course hold more details for known trojans and viruses which it does search for. But there is no way that it hold copies of every software file so that it can compare with what is actually stored. Licence and IP issues aside, just thin how large that database would have to be.

Bit disappointed to see that the money we pay is all for nothing. Watching Vigil on BBC and there was an activisit flying a drone over a military base whilst there was a live flying exercise in progress. Said he was a bird watcher, saying he used his drone to spot birds and there was no law stopping him from doing that. And the Police acted like he was right. I'm joking of course, it's just a drama, but did irritate a bit knowing that the hobby is highly regulated but the BBC presents it as a 'you can do what you want'. The drama even made quips like "this is not a drone, this is an RPAS, drones are what you fly down at the park".

Just answering your specific exam question, yes, I believe it will generate more thrust. Of course as others have said, if you just remove a 2 blade and replace it with a 3 blade the results are undefined because there will be extra drag, extra current, so there is no guarantee that the powertrain could turn the 3 blade at the same RPM. But if you can turn a 3 blade with same diameter, same pitch, same RPM then it will generate more thrust.

Just renewed mine - 50p increase on last year because I dropped the rewards card (it was nice to have in the wallet but found I wasn't using it). Will miss the magazines but to be honest, I never really read them, just a quick skim through before consigning them to recycling. Not surprised by the magazine becoming a costed extra - I sensed it was heading that way when the number of pages and the quality of the paper increased. I'd not be surprised if the paper magazine ceases if insufficient members stump up the £10.

Another reason why the ‘innovation’ rationale is complete BS is that 3% from each registered operator amounts to around £60k - anyone that has worked for large organisations will know that is peanuts and not enough to achieve anything. If they were really doing ‘innovation’ they’d need to spend millions.

A hell of a lot of words to bamboozle, or to put people off reading, which ultimately say nothing at all. Please in plain English, and written concisely, what exactly are they going to do with this 3% that they are extorting. My guess is to just pay the increased ATOS hosting invoice.

My question would be “what do I get from this ‘innovation’s. What is this ‘innovation’. And don’t say to fly lawfully, because I was getting that before and that is increasing by 5.3% - I get that prices increase but very suspicious about the extra 3% on top for a vague and undefined ‘innovation’. If I were to guess CAA - we want to increase by 8.3% Government auditor - sorry price increases capped to 5.3% CAA - okay, how about if we increase by 5.3% and we bung on an extra 3% for ‘innovation’ Government auditor - what’s this innovation CAA - it’s innovation Government auditor - oh go on then, as long as it is not a price increase

Hi Simon, When you say you used foamboard are you talking about the stuff with paper lining either side or the stiff without paper (like depron)

Nice - where did you get the plans for this - or is it your own design?

Quick Google says SEMFF (South East Michigan Foamy Flyers)