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    Not sure that's right Percy...I looked earlier and you can get a Saito 62 from Kings Lynn models for less than 150 of the Queen's pounds, but the Laser is around £210. I think that provided I could enclose the head in the cowl, I'd choose the Laser over the Saito though. Some reasons: The Laser has it's timing gear tucked away behind the cylinder, so it's protected in a crash (not that I crash very much, but you never know). The Laser is around 150g heavier than both the OS40FSR and the Saito 62, making it less likely to need nose weight to balance the model. The Laser doesn't need or have provision for silencer pressure, so the plumbings easier. I think I would cut a decent sized exit in the lower part of the cowl for hot air to exit and I reckon I could get a finger to the Lasers carb to choke it for easy starting (I don't own or use an electric starter) and this means one less hole in the cowl for the choke lever and I probably could arrange for the needle to exit the cowl in the same place as the hot air did.
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    Hi Grant Just wanted to say I love the pics of your old Chippertoo, it was a classic design and a classic engine and you did a great job. The OS 40 FSR was a decent engine of its time at around 1.2 HP and was frequently used with a 10" x 6" prop. I think I would echo the consensus above of a Saito 62 or a Laser 70 four stroke. Both will turn a bigger prop at a lower rpm, but the power delivery will (in my opinion) suit the style of the model more than the 2 stroke did. One of my other considerations would be to try and hide the four strokes cylinder in the cowl, so that would guide my choice too. I hope you do go ahead with the model!
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    Do you think it might be the lack of demand for kits caused by the introduction of the ARTFs?
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    Just been looking at a 1970's RCM&E and saw an advert for Micron self-build R/C systems. Their servos had the cable exit above the mounting lugs. Quite a good idea I thought...
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    Webbs don't list a price for the engine I bought from Enya, so I can't help you there. I have wanted to buy an Enya for years, but I found out that Enya deal direct via an article in Aeromodeller and I have not regretted buying directly. I won't hesitate to do it again and availability and service is more important to me than lowest price.
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    FWIW, Enya sell direct, but be aware that they only produce very small batches of certain sizes of engine at any one time. Bearing that in mind, it's no wonder Webb's can't get stock for you. I recently ordered an Enya 15CXTN directly and it came within 4 working days, with good email comms from Ken Enya re order and shipping. Enyas website shows stock of the .09 here: **LINK**
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    Howard, SLEC still manufacture the Fun Fly kit (albeit with a built-up wing rather than the foam) and they also make an electric version. See the webpage here, as it has full details of an electric set-up under the technical specifications tab: **LINK**
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    Water is only flat when it's calm, though. I've flown from some very lumpy water before! The Beaver is a Thunder Tiger model, but it's identical to the ARC one, so perhaps TT bought the moulds. It's not really my kind of model (the wooden, plan built Shark flying boat in the foreground is more like it) but I got it a couple of years ago to stick together in the house while recovering from back surgery - couldn't get in the workshop and had itchy fingers. At least being plastic it is fairly waterproof.
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    I flew for the first time since November. Went to the float fly at Monikie Country Park near Dundee. Cold but good to get the thumbs loose again.
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    Denis please provide evidence that any manufacturers 2.4GHz equipment will not tolerate "slight voltage drops" in the receiver power supply.
  12. Alan Gorham_
    Is the N from Precedent I wonder?
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    I for Ikarus
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    Cliff It's still available from MHS: **LINK** The designer Alex Weiss designed a series of prop-jets all using the flat sheet wing back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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    The Chilton was never kitted by DB sport and scale. I bet they won't have any info for you...
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    Mark Well, a 60" very scale MC-72 would get my vote! I built a pseudo MC-72 a few years ago and it was a good flyer: **LINK** So I'd be keen to try a more detailed version. Tony had already designed an S6B for t'other channel a few yeras ago....
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    Hi Nigel I have sent you a personal message...
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    Nigel I have the magazine and the plan. I can scan and e-mail you the construction article this weekend and would probably be able to get the plan copied for you next week if interested? I looked on the myhobbystore.co.uk plans site (MAP/ASP plans service that was) and you are correct, the plan seems not to be available. Let me know if that helps? Alan
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    Enya also make a range of diesel 2 and 4 strokes. The 4 strokes don't have an adjustable compression lever.
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    I can help... Nexus plans are now owned by the same people who run this forum and publish RCM&E. Your Cessna plan is still available and so is the canopy: **LINK** Less than a tenner! Note, I have no connection to this company, only as a customer.
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    As a total off-topic, but seeing as the man himself has popped up.... Ian, I loved your airbrushing style of applying surface detail back in the day. I particularly recall the Leicester Model Centre jets plus your electric Spitfire plan. So much so that when I built my hawk from a plan I had to try the "Peacock Way". Worked out Ok if I say so myself. Edited By Alan Gorham_ on 09/01/2016 22:18:05
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    Nijhuis Hawk
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    You have to flight them before you can shoot them.
  24. Alan Gorham_
    Interesting debate, but I fail to see why the BMFA should have to spread the word to prevent air law or codes being breached. The CAA have taken a pretty active stance on things so far and I have read articles in newspapers and bbc website etc giving a "how to operate a drone and be legal" type guide, so the message is getting there. I really don't think the BMFA's resources should be used in engaging with retailers to try and get John Q Public to obey the law. I would contend that the prosecutions carried out so far and the media reports of personal injuries have probably started to spread the message quite widely.
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    Yes, thanks Beth, finally spurred me into buying those plans for the 1/4 scale Avro 504 I've been thinking about for ages!
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