Ady Hayward
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I seem to recall a rather costly space probe crashed during its landing phase due to a similar Feet/ metres conversion issue. Murphy still rules.
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Hi Jon, Nice work with the inline twins. A 200 would suit my DH Gipsy powered projects where an 81" prop would be a 1/4 scale 20.25" so a 20-21 x 6 prop would be great.
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Hi Martin, She is covered in Oratex light grey and the cowl is Oracolour light grey. The oracolour was supposed to match the film exactly but is quite a bit off the mark. It is not very close to the "Light Aircraft grey" used by the RAF, but the closest there is apart from a complete re-spray. Decals are vinyl and the dayglow is oratrim. Serials are airbrushed acrylic using home made stencils.
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Many thanks for the kind words Folks. The tailplane, elevators and rudder were rebuilt along the same lines as Danny's Chippy with the finished with all parts together weighing just a little more than the original tailplane on its own. (Liteply structure...Not!). I do wonder at the ply structures Seagull use at the back, especially the liteply skins. The Chippy is still in build as I am trying to get closely fitting baffles around the Laser engine which may enable use of a scale like exhaust if I can separate the hot areas from the carburettor. I was going to go to town on the flaps and ailerons but the structure of the wing trailing edge made the task way OTT so left it as-is
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Many thanks Danny. All being well she will be followed by a 1/4 scale one for F4C/H. I really like the 8 AEF colour scheme so if sufficient documentation can be found is the way it will go. Cheers Adrian
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Hi Folks, Just "Chipping" in with my Seagull Chippy. It was an all yellow version but I found the port wing had Wash-in which is quite undesirable. I had to remove the covering to remedy the warp so decided to strip it off and re-cover in Oratex to represent the Chippie I first flew back in the late 1960's at 8 AEF RAF Shawbury. The oleo fairings were replaced by ones I re-worked and 3d printed. Not great, but look a little more like they should. Power is via a Laser 155 which will have a closely baffled cooling system and if possible a more scale like exhaust outlet. I have still to do a bit more detail such as wing walks and other markings but getting there. Port wing underside showing the wash-in. Dayglow Oratrim and home made stencilled markings Adorned with vinyl coloured markings Edited By Ady Hayward on 25/08/2020 13:41:59
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Hi, as John has said the light scale and Flying only is a great intro to scale flying. I'm in my 3rd season and enjoying it throughout the ups and downs. True you will be flying alongside the top flyers in the country but this is a great time to pick their brains, get good tips on building/ converting planes and of course flying them well too. As I found out they don't bite and are a source of knowledge and inspiration. Flying scale means you have to learn to fly accurately and get speed, position and timing right to get towards the top of the leader board which really does benefit your club flying too. Seeing a Spitfire whip by at Mach 1 can look impressive, but will turn more heads when its done at the right speed and pitch/ roll rates and looks "Just right" in the sky. If you can pass your "A" you can already do the basics needed. One of my best moments was a couple of decades ago flying a Precedent 1/4 scale Stampe at a Fete and after the flight an old gentleman came to me and said he loves watching the model planes, but watching the Stampe put him back in the cockpit of a Tiger Moth when he did his military training back in the 1940s. Give it a go and check out the BMFA Scale site. I'm sure the bug will bite. Here is the link to the calendar BMFA Events See you at the comps. Adrian Edited By Ady Hayward on 26/02/2020 16:15:32
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Hi Dick, Just caught up with the thread again and Wow!. I love the choice of subject and so well done too. Just shows what can be done with time, effort and a good model. Its a shame about the u/c mounting, but it looks like it went back in very nicely and would be taking to the air again in a short time. I'm sure that by now there will be a good few more flights under the belt and appreciating the handling qualities of Richard's designs. It is the sweetest handling Spitfire I have owned (Out of 7 built) and with the fewest vices, though if provoked will bite but recovers well if correct handling is carried out. Please post more pics if available. Ady
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Yay! James's link did the trick and the Tx is no longer locked when I press trims together and switch on. I'm very relieved and grateful for the help. Cheers All
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Many thanks for the link James. It's looking useful. The whole episode started when I found that my Taranis would not bind to the receivers produced recently so the intention was to update the radio to the 2.2.2 version and then update my older receivers to the later firmwares but stumbled at the first hurdle.
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I had read the same on the Open TX forums and tried every port on both machines on 3 different cables. I found one cable was dodgy but the others were faultless with other devices but no joy with the Taranis I get the windows sound to indicate the USB is connected but nothing is seen on the PC. In the Devices window it indicates the drivers are loaded but doesn't show the TX or drives. Been trying to resolve this since last Tuesday and its driving me crazy. Yes Trebor. A good find. I've used some of the micro USB cables from Poundland and not had any issues with them.
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Hi Chris, Many thanks for your reply. Unfortunately the USB is not recognised by my Win10 PC or Win10 Laptop. I have tried the Zadig utility and other recommended USB drivers to no avail. I can write to the Micro SD card if connected directly to the computers.but that is the extent of my USB connectivity.
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Hi Folks It have a tx issue that I can't resolve. I tried updating my Taranis X9D+ so it could be compatible with the latest receivers and somehow have corrupted the bootloader such that I can't enter the bootloader as when I enter the bootloader by the trims inwards/ power on method the TX goes white screen with constant vibration/buzzing, and I cannot see the Tx via USB on either laptop/PC or via the Companion app. I had V 2.16 and was hoping to update to X9DP V2.2.2-20180525 and update the bootloader accordingly. If anyone has a cure for this that can be passed on it would be appreciated. Cheers.
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Hi Ron, All the above posts are valid and can be done as described. I have had god results just using the stretch in 30lb monofilament fishing line. With a light breeze 10 paces or more of stretch over 150metres will give a good "Bungee" start. Just be mindful of the strain imparted on the tow hook structure though. Try with a couple of kg pull (Testing with some fishing spring scales) on the 1st attempts. Adrian Edited By Ady Hayward on 09/04/2018 23:12:51
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Sealing EDF motor wires passing through exhaust duct
Ady Hayward replied to david Osborne's topic in Electric Ducted Fan
I have used RTV to good effect on my EDF models. I would suggest using a simple shroud over the wires just to streamline them and to stop them flapping in the breeze. A flattened drinking straw slit on one corner will suffice. It can be closed after with some blender tape or similar. -
Hi, My solution was to create a slightly larger pocket for the aerial and put a small amount of silicone sealer in. Then push the antenna in having first thinly coated the base with a non stick substance such as Vaseline and leave until it has cured. Be sure to have cleaned up any surplus silicone. The antenna can then be puled out leaving a flexible pocket for the antenna. Adrian
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Hi Martian. She's looking great. Nice work.
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Yay. I had received my plans a week ago and have now just received a huge box of Chippie bits Time to start Chipping away Adrian
