Keith Billinge

OOOh nice model. But you could have all your fingers off at once with that baby...... Not terribly useful once you've built it.

You could have the same argument about what's "Customary" and what's "Traditional". It's rather an arbitrary thing. KB

It's a matter of personal taste. I just feel the controls fall to hand nicely on the zorro, but I realise it's not for everyone. It has the same number of channels and the same trims as a big radio. It's a great little package and the 4-in-1 module will let you bind to almost any receiver no matter what the brand or protocol. I'm still getting used to mine and I find EdgeTX a bit of a steep learning curve but You-Tube is your friend for learning anything these days.

It's definately a matter of personal taste

Rather than the Radiomaster TX16 I bought the Radiomaster Zorro. 99% the same functionality as the TX16 in a very much smaller and more ergonomic box. I also have a Spektrum NX8 but the receivers have got so pricey I am mostly playing with the Zorro. KB

Alright you lot......If I cant have my Japanese plane I'd love to see an Arado Blitz Ar234 with twin 50mm EDF's A hand launch and belly lander would be fine.

I really like the idea of something Japanese. The German, US and UK WW2 planes are constantly modelled, but there aren't many kits for the Zero or the Nakajima. Maybe instead of the Mosquito a Betty Bomber would be a better subject? I'd like the model to be a belly lander and of similar scale to the FW190. The Japanese had some interesting stuff with fixed undercarriage too. Torpedo bombers and dive bombers. There were also a wide range of colour schemes. KB

I generally attach the speed flea to the battery balance lead after it's plugged into the plane. So I havenet noticed the problem you describe. Also the person that's worried about 1 second updates. That just the screen the thing runs ant some crazy Mhz speed to actually do the speed calculations, but only updates the scree every 1 sec. You pull the barttery and the speedflea out of the model upon landing and it gives you the max speed and the max altitude etc... The clubmate with the best eyes has to read it though. Because it's a bit crap in direct sunshine.

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I have an Ender 3 V2 and it's cheap & cheerful. Not as fast as some printers out there but spares and upgrades are easy to source and the popularity of the printer means you can easily get help if you get stuck. There is a learning curve to owning and using a 3D printer. so. it pays not to buy one that only 4 people in Myanmar have bought. KB

Once your sure they are discharged and safe; pop them into your local supermarket and near the checkout there's always a battery recycling thingy. They go to get a new life in a Tesla or something? KB

I swear by my Speed Flea. Only 9g and it's great! Just plug into the balance lead on any lipo and wait for satellite lock. KB

Welcome to the hobby. Be carefull it's very addictive! KB

I upgraded from a DX6e to an NX8. Not a bad upgrade path. But the DX8 is perfectly serviceable. The NX does have more convenient USB charging and wifi connectivity for updates etc but those are no great shakes. The only real other advantage is the colour screen (take it or leave it IMHO) and the forward programming menus are better on the NX. Unless you have just won £350 on the horses it's not necessary. KB

Just change the battery box srews for magnets and drop the oily smelly noisy idea! 😁

Thanks for all the replies to my question. Maybe I'll do a FW190 first. Then worry about a sea fury

How easy would this kit be to convert to a Sea Fury??? Just asking..... I love the look of the FW190 but the Tempest isnt a favourite of mine and I wonder if a bit of fettling the front end would make a good Fury? KB

That's lovely! Well done!

Herman the German? He needs a name!

I think Bruce has got it right and we should be calling out the unecessary Over-Regulation of our hobby. Remote ID is like the ultimate "Big Brother" scenario where every flight you make will have to be logged in a system centrally somewhere. No sneaking away from work to fly a model for an hour. Who will use this data? They could just decide to start sending out the equivalent of "speeding tickets" one day. Your model was over height, or, your model strayed 5meters into a restricted place etc etc etc.... Here's your fine and how to pay, or you can elect for a court hearing etc etc Also if remote ID is of the networked kind you can bet you'll have to pay a network connection charge or buy a sim card for your models to ring up and check if you're allowed to fly. No connection, no flight. We estimate from where you took off and where you model was logged could not possibly have been in visual line of sight, so here's another ticket and another fine. All things that criminals will not bother doing and all things that will turn us ordinary law-abiding folk into criminals if we don't comply. It's just not how laws are supposed to happen. Laws are meant to be made with the consent of the public and I beleive the public are not being told the truth about drones and model aeroplanes and if they understood the ramafications of these proposed laws they wouldn't stand for it. Think of all the money wasted, so far, on picking on us and proposing the new laws. That money would have been better spent by Government improving some schools or repairing some hospitals. It's a bloody farce! KB

Let's try and help......

This model was brand new last year, when it disappeared into the forest, without trace, on the maiden flight. Now, it's back a little bit worse for wear having spent a long holiday in the woods. I'm going to fix her up and she'll fly again. I'd given up hope!

If somebody wanted to introduce GPS logging and a database of where somebody was at all times when they were driving, there would be such an outcry that it'd never get passed into law. But how many people are killed in hit and run accidents? However; if big brother wants to interfear with a few old blokes flying toy planes it's fine, even though they haven't killed anyone for ages. Just because we haven't got a loud voice, it seems the government can do whatever they want to model flyers, just by lumping our model aeroplanes into the "Drone" category and spreading disinformation about how dangerous and hateful drones are. Don't forget Gatwick! (That's what they will say!) despite the fact that nobody actually found any real trace of the "Drone" that shut the airport. KB

AS Model flyers we should not be subject to any of this regulation. It's been proven that we have a brilliant track record for safety and security and we dont need remote ID and regulation by the government. I really hate bad legislation and this is some of the worst I've seen. Talk about a sledgehammer to crack a nut? This regulation might be necessary if we were killing 100's of people every year, but this remote ID and stuff is much more draconian than the licensing regulations for driving a car. The government are going to be able to stop you arming your 251gram model at will. If they decide they don't want you flying today that's it; they'll switch off your model. They can't even do that to people who have killed somebody in a car. Plus they're getting us to pay for it all.

Yes I very strongly worded my resposes to the "Consultation Document" I do not expect it to make any difference. But I will also be writing to my MP, however he has his nose deeply in the trough, so I don't expect any action there either. KB