Glenn Philbrick
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Thanks for the replies, just what I need to get going.
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Im thinking of building a couple of small electric foam models to get through the winter. What foam is considered easy to use, what adhesives are used and can they be cut with a laser printer? Lastly is there a thread about how to do it anywhere?
Thanks.
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Hi Everybody, been following this thread so keep it going. Would like a Tempest please Richard I can put it with my Yak and Spitty although I might upset you by putting four stroke in it !😇
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I will second the use of prosynth 10% all our club members use it for two and four strokes of all makes. We take advantage of their bulk discount.
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I can't help with the plans but you might try the Facebook thread for Flair models.
It's titled, In Celebration of Flair models.
Good luck with your search.
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I agree with comments from ace, I fitted them to an old wot 4 certainly made for some interesting flying but never did it again. If you need to steepen the landing I find about 5 degs of up ailerons helps.
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Three pipes with two clunks, one on carb feed and one on filler and emptying pipe with exhaust pressure on the third. Makes filling and emptying very easy with no carb flooding.
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I have sent my form in. I must admit to it being a bit difficult to reply to some of the points as it seems to be very much pointing to drone flyers which I'm not. Wether we like it or not the BMFA are our representatives so I don't think it helpful that this thread becomes the usual bash the BMFA session.
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Grandad here. stick with your formula Richard, previous kits can hardly be described as difficult to build and have proved to be quite resiliant, finishing with Brown paper and rattle cans. is fairly straightforward
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I've been following this thread with interest so now must join in. I already have Richard's Yak and Spitfire and in the past tried to persuade him to do a mosquito!!😎
That does not look likely, so 190 it must be, the Typhoon would be different but balance always requires lots of lead.
As for handlaunching I am left handed, so model in left hand, throttle up right hand ready on the sticks couldn't be easier.
I've tried dolly launching, even one with receiver on rudder control also 4" gutter with a dolly which works quite well as long as the angle is not too steep.
The problem with the 190 is that the fuse is quite fat so hand launching solo could be a problem, I have the 190 funfighter hence the trials of various dollys.
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I have a Lancaster and use a separate esc for each motor. But only use one esc to power the rx the other three have the red wire taken out and insulated. There's also lots of chat about which wires to lengthen if needed, all my esc are in the naceles so the leads from the battery have been lengthened.
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Also missed the deadline, so looking like I will be propping everybody up at the bottom of the league.😂
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I've also looked into this as I recently lost a model in crops. Most of the cheaper and pet type trackers relying on Bluetooth rely on having Mobil phones nearby, so not too much use in the middle of nowhere. The best are those that have an sym that you have to dial from your phone.
I would be interested if anybody else has comments.
My plane is still in the broad beans which are nearly 6 ft tall and like tree trunks. We have spotted it once using a drone but the battery went low and it returned to home before we could get bearings
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Very much a lottery for me this year. I swapped my team about this week and obviously picked all the duffers ! If I'd left it alone I would have done better. Just goes to show thinking too much is bad for you. 🤔🤔
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I always use old connectors to stop the one bring soldered from getting too hot and the contacts moving, it also helps to keep them in place as it cools.
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I have read somewhere that it is actually illegal to refuse to accept cash, something to do with the bank of England promise to pay to bearer. Vendors can refuse to sell to you but not on the grounds that they not take cash. Don't forget the companies controlling the software dealing with the transaction charge about 1- 1.5 %
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Going tomorrow
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Mine flew with an OS 91 four stroke, with the battery mounted over the motor it required no more additional lead. But build the back end as light as you can.
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I use one regularly to launch a fun fighter. As the model does not have rudder the dolly has its own rx and is controlled as you would a normal model with rudder.
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Our efforts at a coronation fly by
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I have been given some offcuts of vinyl from a friend who has a printing company. I think it is slightly thicker so could be heavier if a lot was used,but this would be very marginal. The colours I was given are an almost perfect match for those on acro wots which came in very handy.
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I hope not as I have three OS_56 alphas in small bipes that I fly regularly. They are just the right size being a bit smaller in size than other four strokes of a similar capacity.
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Photo of the con rod in more detail. The engine is fully stripped now and there are now signs of any other damage. The bearings are ok. There is a mark on the bent half of the rod where the crank pin must have hit it. The big end bush was still on the crank pin. Luckily I think this must have stopped the engine immediately so no damage was caused by bits flying around.
Glenn
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Ok will see if I can get a better photo tomorrow
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I think you could be right, will Recardo replace him !!🤔