Phil Brunt

that sounds lie what I need then, i will look it up, thankyou

Hi everyone. I see this topic was considered quite some time since, but has been brought to my attention currently. i have the Apprentice STS, and have discovered that I cannot take the Cert A with it because of the AS3X mode being active. Can anyone steer me towards a replacement receiver to fit into my plane to allow me to train for the Cert A test with my plane. Thanks in advance for any help....Phil

you too, enjoy the season.

i had my first visit yesterday to PANDAS field at pontefract. Loaded with wanting to find answers. The members and trainers I met answered most that I needed to know and put it in some kind of order what I needed to do. Introduced me to their trainer plane and allowed me to actually do a little buddy flight. I had a wonderful time that left me with direction. So by today I have now got my flyer id, operator ID, club membership and I'm taking my plane on wednesday for an experienced pilot to check it out for me. Way more than I had ever imagined just Happened! If thats the normal Club spirit youre in for a fun day.

wow, interesting thread from a couple of years ago. must admit that i skipped alot to get to the end to see what came of it. the little pesonality twist was quite a sidestep. but hey ho. I have recently been looking at all things beginner friendly and found that the standard Apprentice RTF has optional equipment, namely LAS, where the model senses the distance to the ground on approach and makes the final adjustments, if i have read it right. the sensor was about £40. Would this have helped with the original question?

Hi Don, thanks for the welcome, you're tips do make sense...will be following this advice...thanks John, thanks for your welcome to the forum. I came out to your field a couple of weekends ago and watched from the roadside. A couple of guys flying. Really enjoyed that, the nearby trees were a little off putting from where I stood but those guys had got it covered and put a good show on. Both fields are about the same distance from my home, and living in woodlands a few decades ago I was drawn to your field first..

Some great advice there fellas, cant thank you enough for the help and advice. Good group this....yay!

Thanks for the welcome David and for the encouragement.

Thanks GrumpyGnome, the club is BMFA affiliated and membership thereof is a must have. I think that insurance is part of that but I will double check. CAA is on my to do list aswell. And now more than before I'll be looking into simulators. I'll check that Tx of mine but can't imagine it being of any use to a sim. Also scanning ebay for a Ammo box, do you line them with sand? Plenty to get on with...thankyou.

Thanks Simon, the club I am looking at is PANDAS at pontefract. it is an affiliated club with a good reputation. I pass nearby each morning on my way home from work ( night worker) so is ideal for me in the summer months. memberships are taken in the december meeting so hence a few weeks before i meet anyone, but I'm hoping to drop on one of their training days before hand to say Hi. The choice of plane size for me was dictated by the fact I drive everywhere in my campervan. So leaving wings on isn't an option, thanks for the heads up on wind effects on the smaller plane. As for simulator, well it's a money issue at the moment buying the plane was a must have, but hopefully a sim will come along in the near future, can you recommend a good one which will not compromise my pocket too much, LOL. Thanks in advance for a recommendation and possible link to it...cheers Phil

Hi GrumpyGnome, thanks for the welcome. The ranger is the small one, 850mm wing span. mainly for transport reasons. But it is supposed to have loads of beginner friendly features, stabuility and virtual fences etc. i am looking at spare batteries, charger and battery checker, and because of the transport issue I am going to make a box for it to travel in. The transmitter is very basic so should be quite easy to understand. I got the plane this week, but haven't built it yet. If weather picks up would like to have a play at taxi'ing...start small lol

Hi, New to this world of R/C planes. Just bought a Ranger 850 trainer. Intend on sorting all my bits out and joining local club after Christmas. so, at the moment just gathering as much info as possible. Both excited and nervous about this journey, I am 60years old and never flown an r/c plane, so any help on stuff I may need and general tips would be appreciated. Thanks in advance......Phil