Futura57

I'm having 10+ second delays this morning and fleeting website-not-found type messages. 6:45am uk time.

I did notice a difference and hate to be negative. But it does seem to be on a slippery slope.

Like a number of earlier posts, two local club sites I fly at are situated within a few hundred yards of very expensive gun clubs and pheasant shoots. On less than a dozen occasions a year we have agreed to refrain from flying, but other than that we don't impact one another. The pheasants are all around us in the 3 foot tall plants surrounding the runway and adjacent fields. We ask permission to search for wayward models, some of which are not found for weeks. A van load of beaters turn up from time to time, so we sit back for a couple of hours, have our tea and sandwiches and watch the Spitfire doing its pleasure flights around Biggin Hill aerodrome and listen to the skylarks. Red kites are ever present and I've counted 6 on one occasion. They dont seem bothered by our models or the local air traffic. The only aggravation we have at one site, apart from rabbit pot holes, is traveller poachers from a nearby camp who come through in a small group with a dog to grab a live pheasant and dissappear in minutes. They also leave rubbish for which we have been blamed. We are obliged to call the farmer and local police, but by the time they arrive, the offenders are long gone.

You snooze, you lose 😉

This Kent Air Ambulance AW169 circled over my house today while I was working in the garden. It landed on the Woldingham village green about 200 metres from my house. Apparently picking up an accident victim at a 4 house building development in the village. Someone fell off scaffolding like I did 9 years ago. Nice heli. 20250402_132728~2.mp4

Caught in flight a couple of days ago. Gives some idea of the performance.

Loving the closing disclaimer. No sense in triggering sensitive types 😉 I do concur with everything you write about the declining IC models at the field. I swing both ways 🙃

Yippee, more IC bargains to be had. Disappointed by JE going though.

Oh no. I guess a victim of the relentless decline of IC engine use. I bought some Moki O ring sets from them last year. I will call for a couple more sets, not to panic buy, but to keep me going a few more years with such consumables. For as long as glow fuel is readily available I will continue to use IC alongside my electric models. God, I'm beginning to feel old.

So a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday? 🤔 Or am I looking at the wrong year on my calendar.

I've been flying at Epson Downs Race Course the last couple of days. A member has put together this club promotion video. Enjoy...

Nice model and nice flying facilities. Way more power than you need. Looks like it's flying at Mach 1 scale. Once ypu get to know her more then more scale-like flying will look great.

Congratulations @Mike Freeman on getting your design published in RCM&E. I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive before I can read your article. I had my first design published last June (also put out as a free online issue last year). I've been working on another, a foam EDF, coincidentally. Too many distractions for me at the moment to write a build article. Good luck with it all. 👍

I concur

Another good turnout of 13+ members at Epsom Downs racecourse . I won't bore you with the details, just watch this slightly surreal 360 degree camera video taken from a member's Bronco twin...

Another crackin day at Epsom Downs

Another video from Epsom today. Again, truncated, unfortunately. VID-20250228-WA0012~3.mp4

A good flying day at Epsom Downs Race Course today. Here is a short video of my Eflight Ultimate 3D just cruising around so the drone camera man can get some practice. Truncated to get within upload limits. VID-20250228-WA0014~4.mp4

Amen

It's looking amazing.

20 to 30 seconds page response on multiple occasions and an internal server error 500 around 9pm this evening.

I missed Saturn and Mercury tonight, but have seen both many times in the past with the naked eye. Not sure exactly where my small refraction telescope is in my loft. Would love to see Uranus and Neptune one day. I may invest in a 8 inch jobby next year.

Very nice. Does it fly well?

A nice eye catching liquorice allsort scheme. The pink really pops out at you.

My thoughts exactly. Feet and shooting comes to mind. Perhaps we should complete a mandatory psych eval prior to every flight too. No thanks 🤪 How about we have to wear a covid style face mask as well. Oh, don't forget to qualify for extra cheap insurance by switching off your phone or putting it in a Faraday cage wallet prior to switching on your tx. Clean underpants prior to a maiden should be a mandatory requirement though. But now I'm being silly, and I digress from the topic. Now where are my pills and morning coffee. 😱 Ps the site is dog slow this morning