Jolly Roger

Frosty but dead calm conditions, perfect to remaiden my 1990s Simprop Solution that is half way through refurbishment. I’ve brought all the control systems into the 21st century, made good some old repairs, and put a motor in the nose. A few tweaks to the CG and trim and it flies an absolute treat. Happy days 😊. I’m now inspired to crack on with a new colour scheme. Sorry photos are rubbish - multi-tasking has never been a strength.

It looks like you’ve cloned yourself Mark! 😎😎

May be worth also checking out Easycomposites? They offer all the materials you could need, at competitive prices and with good technical support if you get stuck (or, not stuck!😆). I find their EL2 epoxy resin is excellent and versatile. Hope the repairs go well!

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As a Yorkshireman it pains me to say this, but the Swiss Alps takes some beating if you want dramatic scenery for your model gliding. Great flying weather here these last few days, perfect for every size and type of model. IMG_9248.mov IMG_3745.mov

More of Mark’s handiwork with his iPhone…and thanks for one of those rare slope sessions last night when all the stars aligned. 3355dbe8-353d-4d0b-8eb7-10f2acd38bdd.mov ed92b78b-0a10-4561-b233-90dec44a5af0.mov b3e86df5-3174-4069-bb6c-613f9e1c8c63.mov

And he doesn’t fly drones around other peoples’ gardens without permission 😇

Thanks folks. All really useful and sensible advice which I’ll follow 😇

Thanks Shaun. And any advice on the 900MHz T aerial?

I’ve flown many decades on 35MHz and am only JUST switching to 2.4GHz! I know, Early Adopter eh? So here come some embarrassingly noobie questions… My new Frsky gear is fab but I can’t find much guidance on the location and orientation of receiver aerials? All I've heard is that the last 3cm of the two 2.4 aerials is the key section, and they should be at right angles to each other and kept away from carbon fibre or other metal wires. But should they ideally be on a horizontal or vertical plane? And does the rest of the wire need to lead straight away from the receiver, before the 90deg sections? And do people tend to put the aerials inside or outside the plane? Also my Frsky Tandem receivers have an additional 900MHz “T”-shaped aerial. What angle should that be placed at and should it be kept away from the 2.4 aerials? Any advice welcome. I’m probably overthinking this. I usually do 😐

A pleasant evening at Thirsk MFC: Sean soloed after a sterling 5 hours practice the last two days. Credit to Mark for hours of patient tuition. Sean celebrated by borrowing Mark’s Marlin and punching holes in the sky 🤣. At a more sedentary pace, my 1/3 scale Super Cub pootled around in lazy circuits, occasionally grazing its wheels on the neatly mown strip. It felt like we’d all grabbed a sneaky flying fix before the rain arrives tomorrow 🙄

Mark found yet another new local slope on the North Yorkshire Moors and it seemed rude not to try it last night, what with a fresh Westerly blowing straight up it 😉 Launching the 33lbs DG500 was a bit sketchy in the turbulent air on the slope edge, but the rest of the 80 minute flight was a hoot. The wings made a fantastic shrieking noise as they sliced the rising air. Alongside camera duties, Mark thoroughly blew the dust off his oldie mouldie, a 3m Zeus that’s been insulating his loft for many years. Back in its element, the Zeus raced around the slope, exploring every corner of the evening sky. There was more regular shrieking, this time from a very excited Mark 🤪. We flew until sunset and went home grinning like kids 😃😃 e39f2bb7-56b7-41c7-8e33-31ec0a1dbc6a.mp4

Yes it definitely looks like an EMP fuselage. The profile around the nose is very characteristic. From the photo, it looks like you’re planning to tow it 😝

With this fab weather maybe the title should “who hasn’t been flying then?”😆 Idyllic weather yesterday and a chance to explore a new slope just a few miles from my home. We flew until nearly 9pm. Love slope soaring - my spiritual home. Credit to Mark for the photos. 😇 95af5f01-97b1-468e-85e2-206352ea9ba1.mov

Agreed. Video seems to match this Google image…

Sometimes it’s the last minute things that give the most pleasure, and so it was when a handful of us grabbed some planes and met up at the Thirsk Club for an impromptu session last night, unable to resist a balmy evening under a big blue sky. Mark showed how much Fun there is in a FunCub, Paul ate up the entire sky with his own design CNC Hurricane, while son Elliott spent his Friday evening more purposefully than most 12 year olds, perfecting his 3 pointers. I dusted off my 25 year old Highlight glider to prove I still can’t find thermals, and finally moved into the 21st century by switching to 2.4G with my trust Cub as Guinea pig. I’ve been getting ribbed every time I pull my 35MHz aerial out🤭 We flew until dusk. Happy times. Thanks to Mark again for the camera work. I think the video is worth it if you can be bothered to wait for the download 🙂 5705660b-7caf-42cb-b034-7421f3946236.mov

Perfect conditions this morning meant a bursting car park at the Thirsk club in North Yorkshire. Over a dozen pilots filled their boots with flying, but luckily Mark sacrificed some stick time to capture a few photos so we can remind ourselves it wasn’t all a dream. No major mishaps and we went home with the beginnings of a Summer tan 😎

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A handful of us were down at Thirsk MFC this morning, enjoying bright sunshine and a fitful, warm breeze. Young Elliott whizzed around proving how ready he is for his A test, while dad Paul ripped up the strip with his own-design Hurricane. My Super Cub pootled along at a genteel pace - throttle changes the noise level but little else. Fun times. 😃

Hi Rich, I think the wing is swept back, which would explain the apparently rearward position of the CG as seen on the root rib. It’s probably around 25-30% of the mean chord. Rog

Dang you guys are good! Amazing detective work John 😇 I had an inkling it was an old RM plan but couldn’t find my old handbook.

Sorry Erfolg but I think you’re confusing radial forces and tangential forces, which is an easy thing to do. 🙂 You are absolutely correct that a body in circular motion requires a centripetal force. “Centripetal” means acting radially - towards the centre of the circle. But the forces needed to accelerate a prop act in a different direction - they are tangential to the circle. It is these tangential forces that are supplied by the torque of the motor, and once it is up to a constant speed, they only need to overcome the drag of the prop. So as Philip says, the mass of the prop is irrelevant to the motor except for when the prop is speeding up or slowing down. i hope this helps. Circular motion is one of the harder topics to grasp in A-level physics. ok, now I’m going to Google what a “Lomcevak” is… 😊

So sorry to hear this Matty. On the bright side, surviving scrapes like this can help us appreciate life like never before. I bet you will LOVE getting back in the air all over again! 🥰 Get well Matty.