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Oasis foam as used for flower arranging? idd

More on the aircraft here: RR Electric Plane Like the bit about ATC reaction when taxiing! idd

That’s an impressive start for such a new aircraft and power train. Hopefully there is more to come! ? idd

Goodness that’s a blast form the past, almost vintage in Indoor terms. ? Good flyers though from what I remember. I think they were made by Ares so the protocol maybe Mult HiTEC Subtype Minima Status V1.2.185, That’s what I use for my Ares D7 on my Jumper T12. Hope this helps. idd

Could not agree more, some really stunning pictures. idd

It is an interesting post and thank you for posting it. Drones and UAV’s are always going to be a “prickly” subject on here and understandably so due to recent history. But it’s good to see people pushing the boundaries and working through the gnarly bits that can’t always be predicted. Critics don’t have the monopoly on “crystal balls”. ? thx idd

Another useful video I've found on home energy tech. EVM Home Energy Cheers idd

We've had solar panels since 2012 and they've been very good. For anyone thinking of getting them fitted I strongly advise you to get bird/vermin guards fitted around the panels when they are installed. We had a pigeon infestation last year and with all the mess that caused it cost nearly £700 to have the guards retro fitted and everything cleaned up. Not nice. HTH idd

At the other end of the speed spectrum… Electric Paramotor Quite some out runner motor she is using. idd

Rolls Royce electric aircraft takes to the skies. RR electric maiden flight I rather like it’s purposefull lines, very rakish. idd

So I tried a little experiment to colour some lightweight Polycell filler and am quite pleased with the results. I used a tiny amount of raw sienna (about 1/2 a match head) water colour paint to a large dollop of the filler and got a reasonable match to the balsa. After sanding the filler was almost invisible and it sanded as easily as ever. However, after applying some sanding sealer it is a little more obvious but a lot less so than if it was white. As I've now decided to do a tissue finish I'm hoping the filler will all but disappear again. Cheers idd

Whilst we are talking about fillers (very useful recommendations thanks all) has anyone tried colouring these lightweight fillers to match balsa/ply and if so what did you use? I want a natural varnish finish on a current project but need to use a bit of filler in one or two places and white would just look horrible. MTIA idd

Funny things cars. We had a Picasso for 13 yrs and the only thing that went wrong was a rear door lock! Best family car ever in our experience! ? If you want to know what’s reliable just look at what the local taxi drivers are running. Which in our part of the world appears to be Toyota… idd

+1 Deluxe Materials RC Modellers glue. ?

This is my FT Pietenpol built from their kit. I used fine wet & dry paper used dry to abrade the waxy paper surface first. Then a coat of Halfords white primer. The wing was then sprayed using cheap acrylic spray paint, and the fuselage brush painted with artists acrylic. Both paints were bought from the Works. Seems to be quite durable. Golden rule as always is to test spray cans on scrap material first. I’ve had “acrylic” spray cans before that have dissolved foam very quickly though these have usually been bought from car spares shops. HTH idd

Sadly if your friend specifically wants to visit a shop that sells r/c aircraft in Manchester then there isn’t one to the best of my knowledge. There are quite a few good ones that still do model railways and plastic kits, and I think one in Bolton that also does r/c cars. The good news is that if they can get over to Frodsham then Steve Webb models is well worth a visit for r/c gear. Great shop with friendly helpful staff. I’m hoping someone will prove me wrong here and say I’ve forgotten about such and such a shop! ? HTH idd

There is a comparison build log of the X-RES and X-Dream over on RC Groups: X-RES and X-Dream Comparison Build However, at times in this thread it can get a little confusing as to whether the author is talking about the RES or Dream. In truth I’m using both of these build logs and the copies of the instructions to feel my way through my build. So I’m sorry James but you are “on point” so please keep up the good work! ? Thx idd

Merry Christmas and good luck to all!

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Sorry missed a zero, that should be 7.10. Button on t’other stick does your rates, 7.12. Have fun! idd

Smart SX has a throttle hold function. See 7.1 of the manual. Move throttle stick to fully off then press the stick in. You should then hear rising tone to indicate throttle is on. Press stick again in lowered position to switch throttle off. HTH idd

That's really interesting about the BN Islander. I'd love to see a full size leccy one as it's one of my favourite aircraft. Lots of good stuff going on in Orkney generally in terms of renewables, use of hydrogen for ferries etc. Fully Charged on YouTube have done two or three programs up there that are worth a look. Fully Charged have an annual show for all things electric/renewables which this year was supposed to be at Farnborough. All electric aircraft were supposed to be exhibiting for the first time. Hopefully it will take place in the near future. Cheers idd