Andy Stephenson

Are you an examiner attempting to submit a pass certificate, if so, PM me.

I noticed, the last time I took a diesel engine apart, which was an PAW.55, that the transfer ports were machined into the bore of the cylinder rather than on the outside. Is this common practice with small engines or is this exclusive to PAW engines.

Sam, The reason for having separate limit and end points is that if you have an elevon function where the aileron input and the elevator input both control the same surface, you wouldn't want it to over-drive it when both are applied in the same direction together.

KC, It's not your PC, It's definitely this website. It happens only here and with a number of different devices with different operating systems and browsers.

Could it be that someone is diverting server capacity to mine for bitcoins, just asking.

Still slow for me.

It's happening again. Threads taking minutes to load.

The Align starter is specifically designed for Helis, that's why the button is in such an awkward position for starting a plane engine.

It seems Kindle downloads from Amazon no longer work on the older devices.

There are a lot of clubs advertising for new members so finding one with vacancies shouldn't be a problem.

I gave up using a non-geared starter because when the battery was a bit low, it failed to turn over relative small engines. I use a starter like the JE one, it's cheaper than the Kavan type that's been around for decades, the one from Leeds. A 3s 2200mAh lipo serves for weeks before needing a recharge.

There's a club at Gt Offley. I visited there once, it looks like a friendly place to start.

Well spotted Brian they should be the other way round.

That's just because the servo needed to work that way round for the correct stick control. You could try moving the servo linkage nearer the centre and increase the ATV to get nearer my settings, which may help as yours are only working in a narrow range around centre.

The top two screenshots show the throttle cut off and the bottom show when it's on.

Maybe this helps...

What a fascinating piece of kit, One thing that intrigues me is how does the main slide move as it seems to be clamped to the bed.

I have a new in box ARTF Easy Pigeon kit if you're interested. It comes with a brushed motor but it would be better to replace this with a brushless one. There is a thread on this here... https://forums.modelflying.co.uk/index.php?/topic/54545-newbie-help-easy-pigeon/ £60 + delivery, PM me if you are interested.

Photobucket made a change a while ago that meant if you didn't have an account, you weren't eligible to see the pictures in focus.

I've noticed some respected retailers are showing pictures of OS No8 packaging in which you can clearly see they're fake, It's not always possible to see the marking on the actual plug if it is at the back of the packet but the picture below shows what to look for. Whether this means they are selling fake copies of these glow-plugs or they have just picked up the wrong library picture from the web and used on their site, who knows. These plugs have been shown to last only for one flight, if that.

If you would like to start from scratch, I have a new in box Easy Pigeon kit available.

It's not straightforward on 14FG. One time I got so frustrated trying to set up a throttle cut that I copied an entire model which had it working to the memory I was working on and re-set up the rest of the controls again. There is a trick to this but without going through the torment again I can't really help.

One policy that has killed off teenager attendance at the flying club is the need for child protection. I remember as a 17 year old driving myself to the club for a flying session back in the 70s. Now things have got paranoid about youngsters even though a flying club is possibly the last place grooming is going to happen. Unless a parent has an interest, kids are not going to be able to take up the hobby.

All good as far as the marking goes...

Chrissz, The spring on the nose leg will be much more effective if it's up just underneath the Fuz. Right down there, there will be a tendency for the leg to bend on a heavy landing. If you look closely at the picture on the box you will see what I mean.