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Yes I have a couple, one in use and this one is going in a model I am building, not for sale I'm afraid..

Is there any benefit to the rear mounted silencer on the 09? I might be missing something but the side mounted silencers on my OS and Thunder Tiger 15's make mounting easier so don't understand why they haven't followed this tried and tested design.

Clearing Fusions cache can get it behaving again, instructions at https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-clear-local-user-cache-in-Fusion-360.html Make sure you have saved any work before doing this.

Exporting an STL hasn't been removed from Fusion, https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-export-an-STL-file-from-Fusion-360.html Having used Freecad extensively designing a complete airframe would be possible but challenging. Tinkercad gets good reviews and I've seen very complex designs from it including complete airframes https://www.tinkercad.com/ You'll need to try a few to find which suits you as they all have their pros and cons.

Someone has been caught out https://www.planetf1.com/features/front-bib-t-tray-explained-us-gp-f1-controversy 😁 Edit: Just seen this update https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-adjustable-bib-t-tray-confirmation-fia-statement-made-us-grand-prix

Freddie Carr (One of the cyclors) used the sentence in an interview yesterday to explain where battery and where human power are used on the AC75s. 👍

Under water is battery powered hydraulics, above water human powered hydraulics.

No racing tomorrow, restarts Friday at 1300hrs and will be live on the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@americascup

They're driving oil into the hydraulic systems that trim the sails. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgTV-IEQGho

Will the Brits get a win today, racing starts shortly https://www.youtube.com/live/RfYOBBpRgGk?si=xq2_J1lIm4EurO_a

Building techniques are evolving. Balsa kits and plans were once the only way of creating a flying model, not anymore. For example the various types of foamboard and 3D printing.

If quality is a priority with your video stream and you want to keep costs in check I'd suggest sticking with wired HDMI and installing the cables so they're easily replaceable.

Following the cancelation of race 4 yesterday due to light winds there's racing today from 1300hrs https://www.youtube.com/live/xSzMJq-HuCo?si=BwSZpqxrJbLepItf

Racing singlehanders on inland puddles for me, originally moths and now Lasers for the last 30+ years. The Kiwis are looking very strong and I hope it doesn't become a whitewash, but Iet's not forget 2013 and Ben playing a large part of overturning an 8-1 lead by the Kiwis. https://youtube.com/shorts/qNCTW3GNGjY?si=0JPfDLwTgLZUvmYK Day 2 of racing from 1300hrs https://www.youtube.com/live/nPBLqvXwLlw?si=IqYmcMT3_eHX5lk2

Also live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/IXp55aQafQE?si=6yN8OKmE7Kt7lwLP

The LVC series has been excellent and let's hope for some close racing and decent conditions for the finals. I still find the boats breathtaking everytime I watch them and for anyone in the UK the racing is on TNT. If you want to find out more https://www.bbc.com/sport/extra/n09m4noh7g/britannias-challenge Not confident be able will be able to beat the kiwis, but fingers crossed.😁

@John Timmis those manuals are for OpenTX, what firmware is your X10 running?

Leeds Model Shop have some in stock. Great to see some more choice in glow engines. 👍

Following on from the lessons learnt at https://forums.modelflying.co.uk/index.php?/topic/54056-stik-time-v1/ I'm going to build another small belly landing IC model for our local grass strip which this time will be 3D printed. The design will be based on Precision Aeros Wild Thing https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=15214 , a bit more info at https://www.modelaviation.com/wildthing and will have an OS15 up front. The idea is to minimise glued sections to make reprinting easier in the event of the innevitable so the fuselage will be vase printed in sections joined by formers, similar to this (courtesy Tony Audsley (Lockey) @ rcgroups). The wing will be printed in vase mode too and the sections held together via a threaded insert in each end of the spar. Progress has been slow due to changing CAD program from FreeCAD to Fusion 360 and after a few weeks I'm starting to scratch the surface with it and will design a few models through it to give it a good run, although I'm not sure if I will stick with it in the longrun. I've got a Bambu Labs A1 printer slicing with Orcaslicer and all of the videos I've watched and posts I've read regarding vase mode and thin wall printing with internal structures have been in other slicers with other printers so it's taken a lot of work starting from scratch to find settings which work. I've worked out how to print a wing and tail surfaces however the fuselage has been a challenge but I'm near to getting that sorted as the test sections are printing OK. Printing the airframe in PLA initially but the construction method gives me the option of introducing LW-PLA sections too. Hopefully have an airframe to show shortly.

Another possible source of new members is your local branch if you have one of the U3A https://www.u3a.org.uk/ A shooting club I'm a member of engaged with them, offered days where their members could come along and try out the activity and it has been very successful.

Social Media and depends on which demographic you're targeting. For example the most popular social media platform for those in their 50's is Facebook and it's how I found the clubs I am a member of. For those in their 20's Instagram.

Not used it but there is this stuff https://www.modelshopleeds.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=80390

I keep a tub of these in the boot, great for removing oil from your hands or anything you've got oil onto. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00133QPAM?th=1

Has it not got a glass bed which should be true? A quality of life upgrade for me was the Creality Magnetic build plate which I found made life a lot easier.

3 weeks in using Fusion everyday, getting more comfortable with it and cannot see myself going back to Freecad now. The UI is a big step up and the parametric timeline works without breaking a design, something I had a lot of problems with in Freecad. I'm running a decent spec laptop but find Fusion can sometimes get stuck processing a largish shell or complex extrusion, you can see in task manager how much CPU it is using during these operations and it has crashed a couple of times. I'm designing my first airframe to 3D print from scratch and for me I'm finding it a very steep learning curve but getting there with small wins each day. Not sure I'll stick with Fusion longer term as I might have a go with Solidworks once I've finished with this airframe.