Douglas Butterworth

Hi all just set up two new GMS Mini STD servos in some new foam wings for the ailerons,three std Futaba 3003s for Rudder,Throttle and Elevator a Gws RX with new XTAL,6EXA TX all baterries new and charged,the wing servos are connected with new Y Lead.TX set up bog STD no mixing just EPA adjustment,RX aerial well away from servo and battery leads,when i move stick for ailerons left or right they start twitching a lot,i have tried another new XTAL (Futaba) another battery,another TX and another RX(Futaba) and it still does it,does anyone out there know of anything that might be the cause of this?if so please tell me how you solved it please,regards Doug. 

Hi i have been trying to build these wings and i wandered about the same,did you notice drawings of two of the wing ribs missing and the wing ribs drawn are a different size to whats on the plan,just a thought.D

Hi Allan thanks for your offer my E-Mail address is(/forum/smilies/big_smile_smiley.gif[/img][email protected]][email protected]) i keep digging stuff up on this model i suppose most of the hudles i am trying to get over have allready been done and dusted,but the chap from Coalville knows exactly what i am talking about anyway thanks again and regards Doug Butterworth.

Hi all and a Happy New Year to you all,i have been looking at some old RCM&Es before passing them on and i was most interested in an article on the "Switch On" page by the editor Graham Ashby the mag is April 2002.It describes how after a re-run of the old Radio Modeller Chorus Gull Plan prsented in the February 2002 issue,one of the readers a Mr Clive Smalley from Coalville,Leicesteshire had some problems with you guest it Wing Ribbs supprise,supprise and said chap has plotted seperately all the wing ribbs and put them on a A3 size sheet,does anyone know the where abouts of this most splendid genttleman perhaps you could let me know or ask hit to get in touch,it does say you can write to theSwanley office for a copy of the ribbs but that was when the mag was run by Nexus and i dont think that kind of stuff is kept.If anybody can throw some light on this i would very much appreciate it,thanks in antisipation Doug Butterworth. 

Hello Peter Miller the plan is a Brian Peckham design from 1989 was ressurected in 2002 by Mike Parry and is Mr Peckhams version of the Percival Mew Gull only he called it Chorus Gull and the plan No is RM356 and i have the original free plan from the March 1989 Radio Modeller and a bigger one from the RCM&E plans service and they both say the same thing so there is no miss print,what do you think?any help will be very much appreciated,regards Doug Butterworth.

Hi all i am trying(very)to build from plans did it once thought i would try it again, on the plan i have it has two Datum lines on it quote" Wing Datum at Fus,Side and Datum at Wing Centre",the question i am asking is,what are they and what are they for,what do yuo do with them,(answer that one cleanly please) any help at all will be greatly appreciated,regards Doug.

Hi and a Merry Christmas to one and all,I am building from plans and it is hard going so many questions and to few answers and not a lot of people are willing to help with the answers including those who are trying to promote the return of traditional building,never mind.The question is for those that are interested and are willing to help,on my plan is shows two datum lines "WING DATUM @ FUSELAGE SIDE and WING DATUM @ CENTRE" can anybody explain the the meaning of these?.Thanks in antisipation and regards to all,Doug.

Hi all i am off on holiday next week to Sandy Bay in sunny Devon (fingers crossed for the sun) do you lot out there know of any model shops in or around Exeter?mainly RC stuff fixed wing electric or nitro as they say if you do will you let me know i have not been in that neck of the woods before so its all new,and i will get withdrawal symtoms if i dont se anything to do with aircraft,i do like a good rummage on holiday,thanks in advance and regards Doug Butterworth.

Hi all hope you are well,my thanks to Allan,John and Lew for your input brilliant,wings well on the way now pics soon I hope!!,fondest regards to you all,Doug Butterworth.

Hi all just got plan for Chorus Gull by Brian Peckham,it only gives details of root rib and tip rib,wich way do you line them up for cutting ribs by the sandwich method i have a part kit of lazer cut parts and both the rib templates are cut with spar slots.I have both build articles one by Brian in 1989 and the other one by Mike Parry in 2002,but neither of the articles gives details of this event and of course i dont know but i cant carry on with the build untill i know whats what with the wings,can anybody out there help?if so i would be very gratefull for any advice given,if Mike parry reads this maybe he can advise.thanks to all who take the trouble to read this,Doug.