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Glenn Philbrick

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  1. Well what,a waste of time this race was!! Should have been called off completely. One of my drivers crashed before the start but at least was allowed to go for a lap in the rain afterwards. There was no way Russel was going to finish second, but I suppose we know who will partner Hamilton next year.

  2. Predictions are difficult enough on there own. Bumping into each other just makes it impossible. I think I'll invest in a crystal ball for the next race. Still my heart is happy to see Hamilton back in the lead even though he is not in my team.

     

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    Hi Chris.

     

    I've had two of the spitfire and the Hurricane and would build another Spitfire if I could get hold of one. The Spitfire was very good to fly and did not show any tendency to tip stall provided you kept the speed up a bit. The power for both Spits was an OS70 four stroke so your engine should be fine. They did not come out heavy as I covered them in Brown paper to keep the weight down. The retracts were mechanical and I followed the supplementary instructions on how to fit them, as you might be able to see they are angled forward which made taking off and landing easier but not anywhere near to scale. My last one met its end some time ago due to me fiddling with the radio and getting the ailerons reversed on take off, not a pretty sight! Good luck. 

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  4. Hi Tosh

    I do not have solution for you but have this model and same tx, so interested in your set up. I use the three position switch and retract  switch. Retract switch gives a little bit of down for initial power climbs but then switch it out once I have reasonable contro!, I want it to climb anyway. The three position switch has normal trim, slight down flaps to aid thermalling then spoilers up for shortening the landing

  5. Happy Birthday John.

    Silverstone going to be interesting to predict. Verstappen appears to be dominant, although I think it would have been closer if Hamilton got last Norris earlier. Silverstone is the home track for Hamilton so he could get a boost from the home crowd. Pins at the ready!!

    Glenn

     

  6. The cam gear bearing will come out when you heat the crankcase up which you will need to do to get the larger crankshaft bearing out. They can be a bit stubborn so a wooden dowel that is a tight fit in the centre is one way to get them out.

     

  7. The bearing sizes that are quoted above are correct. If you are going to change them you will have to remove piston and liner don't forget to mark these so they match when you put them back. It really is an easy engine to overhaul so good luck.

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