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Check the formed thread in the clevis is a good fit to the turnbuckle, then lock it up with a locknut. It will prevent the thread wearing should there be any rattling between the turnbuckle and the clevis.

I think if the plug is a tight enough fit in the socket to be considered electrically good and mechanically secure it is tight enough to rip the entire combo off the fuz while trying to remove the plug.

...Also remember that static thrust is measured in Chinese grams.

They really aren't that complicated, but they might mean your inheritance won't go where you might want them to and the French state will cream off a chunk for itself. Good old Napoleon!

Undoubtedly true, but not to the exclusion of lifting your gaze from the 5" screen and taking in your surroundings, seemingly living their lives vicariously through a data plan. I have computers at home for all my digital requirements, all with copious real estate on their screens, I have a GPS built into the car to help me if I should actually feel the need to travel beyond my departure points 'line of sight' and I have plastic cards keeping my cash company safely in my wallet. The ONLY necessity my mobile provides me is secondary identification while accessing sites from my computer chair and so my mobile hardly ever leaves my house....... Talking about secondary identification, why do sites demand you perform secondary identification on your mobile by the way - surely, if your card has fallen into the hands of some nefarious character then your mobile might well have done so as well, would it not be better to perform secondary identification by ringing a fixed line at your home?. I would have thought if you are out and about when you 'lose' your cards you have more important things to do than continue shopping. Also - card security - I scratch off the three digit 'security code' on my cards, it is of no use to you when making purchases when out and about but is of great value to thieves should your card be lost. Just keep a record of the code at home for use when making purchases on-line.

I use Opera browser. I've been using a private browser window to watch YouTube, it allows me to keep the inbuilt ad blocker running and still watch YouTube content. The down side is you have to log in to sites every time you access them in a private window so I keep two browser windows open, one private and one normal and choose which one to use (normal normally but private for YouTube). however, I notice that YouTube has now reverted to not insisting you allow advertising and can watch YouTube in a normal window without the nag screens. Let's see how long that lasts! I also have no problem with the cookie consent icon on here, but I do have decent real estate on my screen and very rarely try to view anything on a mobile.

or...."we are going to keep you hanging on this open premium rate phone line as long as we can so we can post a profit for our customer service department'

I think perhaps you have D1 as the #Define GPS_RX_PIN D1 (or #Define GPS_TX_PIN D1) For the super mini the correct designation for the pins is just the number without the 'D'. So delete the D to leave #Define GPS_RX_PIN 1. Also remove the D in the #Define GPS_TX_PIN (whatever) statement. If that doesn't work perhaps start a new thread Andy? TinyGPSplus and TinyGPSplusplus are both in the archive so nothing else is required

Yep...you pays your money and you take your chances.. I was basing my comment on the fact that they advertise a range of servos of differing technologies and capabilities. They are not an aliexpress shop with a name like 'shop28456295462'. Anyhow, the decision has now been made.

Built in washout?

Toilet paper next......

Very telling - Model Aircraft 6.13. The Call for Input asked what changes we could make to the regulatory framework for Model Aircraft, to support the Model Aircraft community. Potential changes include creating a separate operational sub-category for Model Aircraft and creating a clearer definition for Model Aircraft to differentiate between other UAS. 6.14. Of those Model Aircraft flyers who provided a response, 50.6% respondents were neutral, 30.9% were in favour of the proposal and 17.5% were against it. Whilst some Model Aircraft flyers requested significant changes to the regulatory framework (such as removing Model Aircraft from the regulations altogether), others cautioned against the cost, complexity and impact of making substantial changes. 6.15. Our view is that, on balance, the costs of change to government, the CAA and the Model Aircraft community outweigh the potential benefits from creating an entirely C new regulatory framework. As such, we intend to maintain the foundations of the current regulatory framework and continue to collaborate with the Model Aircraft community to improve how regulations are applied. Who were these 68.1 per cent? (and what happened to the remaining 1%?) It would appear that coming up with a definition of what differentiates a model aircraft and a drone isn't too hard after all.

Thanks for the link Steve - My impression of Appendix B is that the UK intends to follow prEN4709-002 which appears to me to be all about the standards for direct broadcast ID, not networkID and seeing as the UK has pulled out of U-Space (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/emerging-regulations/uk-to-leave-european-commission-and-easa-drone-and-u-space-regulatory-regimes/) it's requirements for network ID wouldn't seem to me to be valid for the UK CAP2610 further states - Operations not performed under the U-Space are not subjects to such supervision. To enable the “reading” of the registration number the drone should provide a direct digital access to it in a simple manner. To that end, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 mandates that drones intended for operations in the open category or under declaration embed in their design a DRI function..... It seems to me that things may not be as cut and dried as you fear.... or am I missing something?

Unless you can get a return label good luck with sending four 30kg servos back to China. Looking at their web site, the company doesn't look like a bad company, perhaps shoot them an email to explain your problem and see what they say? What is the actual model number of the servos because the company don't seem to list a 30kg servo anymore.. perhaps old stock? Are you sure they are 4.8~7.4V.. the majority of servos listed seem to be 6.0v +

Phil is right, I have a TinyGPSPlus-master folder in my arduino/libraries folder, inside that folder is the required TinyGPS++.ccp and .h files. These days I believe it is usual to import new libraries by downloading the zipped library (from https://github.com/mikalhart/TinyGPSPlus ), then from within ArduinoIDE select the Sketch/Include Library/Add a .zip library and navigate to the downloaded zip file and select it. The IDE should unzip it and put it in the correct place... then re-try your compile/load.

I don't know of any app that will decode and display the data from the airborne RiD device directly, there are hardware options though, option one is a ground based unit to receive the airborne data packets and generates both a hotspot that you can connect your mobile to and display the data in a browser window and it also retransmits the data via bluetooth for an Android app to display. This 'receiver' is just an unmodified (apart from the firmware!) esp32. Details here. The sketch is in the 'recepteur_esp32_web_BT folder and the Android App is in the 'appli-smartphone' folder. I found the bluetooth to be very flaky but I only have an older smartphone - perhaps you will have better luck. Original author's site is here The second option I know of is an esp32 with an integral display that displays the frame data directly, it runs on a LilygoTTGO-T-Display. The sketch is here. in the balise-scanner folder. This option seems more bulletproof to me as it seems to display all the frames I throw at it while option 1 baulks if the frame is not the 'standard' it is expecting. Original author's github

Admin tech screwed it up then? All I see is a white rectangular box in the lower left corner of the screen, I would say I hardly notice it, it's less intrusive than the RCM&E advert in the middle at the bottom of the screen. Opera with ad and tracking blocker.

The cookie consent module is something required by UK law apparently and if the website administrators are awaiting a reply from the module providers there probably isn't much more they can do to speed things along. When we all pay good money for dedicated IT support we will have good reason to moan about not testing updates on a live system....until then it's hardly a big thing is it.

I didn't say I had a problem with servo reversing, I said - ..which is something of an exaggeration just to make the point that before computer radios reversing a control surface throw was simple to achieve and now you need to possess a far greater level of understanding to achieve the same result. Why? Have you lost the ability to move your rudder stick yourself? It used to be one of the main sources of satisfaction being able to master these things yourself. I used to love doing rolling circuits and got immense satisfaction when exiting the maneuverer on the same plane and elevation as I started it. Nowadays the satisfaction seems to come from being able to program a computer radio to fly the darned plane for you. Is your spell checker also 73. ;-) ......or not 😉

I doubt it will eventually have any significant impact, this functionality will be mandated to be built into the model by the manufacturers before importation and the only requirement made of the end user will be registration on a website with an associated test.. the RiD itself will have no impact.

The answer to that one is easy, the type of person who has the ability to write the firmware are not interested in wasting their time making them and flogging them for a few quid and then have to deal with all the numpties that screw them up..... been there and done that (in a very minor way) They are prepared however to release their work on a free to use and modify license because it on the backs of others that they amass the knowledge that get them where they are now. Once the regulations have been decided upon who can say who will be making them on the side? I know I wont be! How tiny do you think these wires are? We are not talking PCB track repair here, I am as ham fisted as they come and half blind but can still make reasonable solder connections. I would think most people who play with toy planes still would be the same. It is simple, it is just an ESP and a gps module (at the moment), it is just 4 wires and a bit of heatshrink but it's ok if you have no interest in building something and prefer to buy a commercial one instead, get ready to grab your ankles, it's coming.

Why is it an issue to you?. There are many, many threads on here which I have no interest in but it doesn't create an issue for me. The 'complex jargon' to which you refer is what exactly?.... solder 4 bits of wire between these terminals and shrink wrap it? hardly technical nor jargonistic. If you have never looked at an ESP32 before then there will be a small learning curve but you are not writing the code, you are just following a few simple steps to flash the processor.... something 'the average flyer' seems to do on a regular basis these days. I think you are overstating the impact RiD will (probably) have, I think it is plainly obvious to all and sundry that it cant possibly achieve any of its stated aims and it is a knee jerk reaction to what is essentially a trivial non-problem. However, it is coming, for those that have an interest the solution might well be a minor outlay and a tiny inconvenience, for those with a 'head in the sand' attitude it will no doubt be costlier. If what I post is causing 'an issue' for you I suggest you don't read them but there are others that have expressed an interest in following along and it is, after all, a public forum with an 'e' in the title..

But don't you think technology has complicated things to such an extent it is quite often un-intelligible to most humans - of a certain age especially. Before computer radios, control surface reversal didn't take too long to figure out...these days you need a PHD in computer science to even understand how to get the firmware on the device.

Wrong datum perhaps? 🤷‍♂️ https://www.maptools.com/tutorials/map_datum I realise this is written for our American cousins but the principle is the same for the UK

Postie brought me another gps module yesterday and it is now another functioning RiD module. It consists of an esp32-c3 Super Mini board which features an on-board ceramic wifi/bluetooth antenna, so no wired antenna sticking out, and a HT1818Z3G5 gps module that also features an on-board ceramic antenna for gps signal reception. It is slightly larger than the Quectel L80-R gps module but its terminals line up completely with the esp32. It can be powered by 3.3 to 6.0v and weighs in at - Cost around $3.50 and $4.50 for the modules, one off delivered. I came across another version of the project firmware the other day, it is from another French modeler, there are sketches for esp01s and esp32 and a separate receiver module to collect the positional data transmitted from the model and squirt that out on bluetooth to an Android app which is also supplied. The designer states that the airborne unit does not generate a hotspot or broadcast bluetooth for fear of interference with the Rx, he states the tiny transmission of the data for a few milliseconds does not disturb the R/C Rx whereas the transmission of a web page or bluetooth adverts potentially would. For those French speakers or those adept at Google translate the entire package is here https://www.tranquille-modelisme.fr/balise-dgac-signalement-electronique-a-distance-drone-aeromodelisme.html ho-hum.....another order for supplies needed!