Scrooge Howard

Along with many others I also taught myself back in those old days .  It was relatively simple , having had about 15 years building & flying "Free Flight " models of all varieties , which usually required some trimming of Rudder / elevator variety to achieve any sort of flight , & subsequently the flight pattern one desired  OH! what a blessing it was to be able to make these adjustments in flight instead of having to endure "Out of tiim flights" , before being able to do so .                                           The trick here I suppose , was that I had some F/F models already , that were quite capable of looking after themselves without any "Inter ference",  from me . so all I had to do was install one control at a time   (Firstly Rudder), which , Iset at neutral  and the model was allowed to F/F by itself until ie , I felt it would be a good idea to add a little ", say, Left trim  .This I would do in a most gingerly fashion & watched to see what happened . If it did what I wanted  ,Brilliant , knowing that I`d only got to leave go fo the sticks  ,  and it would resume F/Fing once more .                                            This process continued , carefully substituting one control at a time , then gradually increasing "Throws" , and finally combining all together .  As I don`t have to point out  , I had unwittingly become a proficient R/C pilot ,(At least of the Vintage  Pilot category)  . That was a wonderful period to be experiencing the hobby ,& Im still marvelling at it all today .                                              

Hi Pete , Shaun  & Flytil`,                             Thanks for your replies ,all read video watched . I agree with F`boats you get CG problems twice over apart from shifts due to Lipo`s & changeing to brushless any way. this is exactly the sort of stuff I like to hear about .                              I always feel unngratefull if I don`t always reply to individuals , but those who reply 1st & so help to get the ball rolling deserve one.                              I am always grateful , (Not to say astonished) ,to others sharing their thoughts & info` with me . So thanks in advance , in case you don`t get acknowleged I can assure you that all your inputs get read with interest nevertheless .                                 Scrooge

HI There ,                Having aquired 2 well used "Retired"  Twinstar airframes I decided extract the best bits for restoration & upgrade the power to "Brushless".  This resulted in one extra pretty good fuselage being left over , so I decided to indulge a long held desire & convert This spare Fuz into a Flying Boat Hull shape & so use it for flying off water when I next had one of my "Funny Moments"                NOW , I know it must have been done dozens of times before , but so far hav only located  2 vidoes & nothing else regarding this subject ,(not much variety & little detail),                I fancy going the way of "Sponsons" at present but feel rather isolated & without reference to other modellers experiences in tackling this interesting conversion .                 Looking thhough "All Things Flying " , pages (All 59 of them ) , I could only find  2 threads which had anything at all  to do with water planes & neither of those mentioned Twinstar conversions . They did however reflect my concerns about possible flying sites , & it is this ,one supposes that causes  water flying`s lack of popularity . However , with the cleanliness & silence of electric power this situation might well improve . At  least it may become feasible for small models to be flown from ponds in small farmers fields on a regular basis . Dare I  mention wet areas left whilst floods subside  (.No ,perhaps that`s not an acceptable way of thinking ,whilst  victims struggle to get their lives back together)l , Still ; When things improve perhaps.                  Any suitable Info` regarding  Twinstar , flying boat conversions would be much appreciated     .   SCROOGE.

Jesus ,Talk about the tower of Babel.

Thanks Eric ,                     I remember now .          Speed of light = Speed of radio signals .          Couldnt remember  what  that was  .  Q.E.D.   I guess .                     Cheers     scrooge

Thanks Eric, The more I continue with this thread the more I realise how little I know about radio .  Think I`ll go & do some flying & balsa bashing whist my head stops spinning , but  I am curious as to  how  this unfamiliar ,(to me), "Constant",  " 300 ", is derived.                                                                                      Regards ,           scrooge

Hi Eric,           I suppose you are still frightening the cat .       I now own a Twister CP  V2  "Like wot yew sed" , from our previous contact .  As you can see from my thread starter I  had reservations about  bucking the system , but on balance I`m willing to proceed cautiously , & give the submitted  suggestions a try .           Very interesting that  " Doubling back doubles the frequency",   Does this mean that if I cut the aerial in half  ,  =17.5  first , then double it back , its then effectively tuned back to  35 once again .                                                                                           Regards ,       scrooge.             

Hi Owen ,                Thanks for reassurance .    It`s not long ago that I was puzzled as to how anyone managed to roll a Heli` with all that aerial hanging underneath .                                                                       scrooge.

Hi Dave,              At the moment I`m using the Perkins training U/c attchment , so whilst taking your point , it doesn`t apply to me right now , but it is a good tip  I`ll certainly be using  when I get confident enough to remove it & start doing my Duncan Osbourne bit.             Still musing over that aerial installation of yours . I suppose it was its similarity to a "Continuously  loaded"  type that affected my waters .                                                                                                  Regards ,     John (scrooge) Howard.

Hi Dave ,           Wow , I feel it in my waters , this could be the answer.            At the moment  ,submitting  to the encouragement & advice I`ve  received , (Thanks everybody), I`ve vanquished my "ghost of folding aerials past" , & am indulging in some "Aeriligami" of my own ,the latest being     ---  From skid to tail post & back again to front of othr skid , all enclosed in drinking straws.           Yesterday I installed replacement T/Rotor motor , switched on & all seemed OK  at least within the  confines fo my living room ,(Too small to fly in), & am now awaiting permission of the weather to get down to some serious airbourne checking .                                                                                   Cheers .    scrooge .

For the present ,                              Thanks Alan  .  I hope to get the new rotor/motor & install it (any time now) , then things should start to get interesting .          Meanwhile  Good egg beating .     Cheers  ,    scrooge 

Hi Alan ,             I too use 24.iGig these days , seems to solve most problems and it certainly would solve this one.   Unfortunately the "Twister" Is fitted with a single unit which comprises 35meg Rx , ESC  & Gyro , all in one , otherwise I would have slipped In a spare 241 Rx  .  However although  disliking taking liberties with Radio installations I have to agree with you that this case justifies it , and the method you suggest , not involving any surgery , should be quite safe providing I carry out thorough & intensive ground checks first .  In any case , seeing that it wont be flown more tha about 50yds away I feel it`s worth trying , so thanks for your confidence building reply , ghosts & all                                                                                                                                Cheers , scrooge

Hi, 36 Yrs F/W R/c , Decided to try Helis , spent 50 Hrs on "FMS" simulator in preparation . Got myself a "Twister CP V2" electric , managed to do a totally uneventful 1st battery load of hops & hovers in a car park , but didn`t like the last 24 of 38 inches of aerial hanging underneath , (accident waiting to happen , I thought) . Sure enough towards the end of the 2nd battery load , the inevitable happened , when during the last landing , upon settling down the tail rotor entangled the aerial thus stalling the rotor/motor & burning it out . What within the well established principles , (ie not cutting or coiling), the aerial can anyone suggest how I can prevent this happening again . I look forward to any ideas you would be good enough to share with me . scrooge.<!-- / message -->

H i Eric ,         Thanks . I am looking into your suggestion right now . So far thinking , good price , rotor dia approx 12 cm less than "Neon Blaze" , but appears to benifit from a brushless motor , good spares back up , I`ll have a word about it at the model shop , but have given myself until Wednesday to look around .          Meanwhile wish you good egg beating ,          Scrooge .

I have been flying fixed wing for longer than I care to remember , these days mainly electric & now wish to sample the delights of electric helicopters (Not Contra- rotating.) Having followed Graham Ashbys experiences in RCM&E  I felt that was the model for me . However at the local model shop I was offered a "Century Neon Blaze" which whilst not on their shelves at that time for sale , one was shown to me , recomended , and I was given a delivery time of 3weeks , no worries , nice time to get up to speed on a borrowed simulator  , so I went ahead & ordered one .   However , after the time was up & it had not arrived at the shop , I checked on "Centurys" web site &found that this model would not be  available unti after the middle of March . I don`t want to wait that long , so would like to know of any similar electric  helicopters that I could order from my local model shop that are widely available . (As you can see I am a firml supporter of my local model shop)                                                                                               Cheers , Scrooge