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I have seen a 100w iron in Maplins, would this be hotter enough. Thank you

Just wondering, regarding soldering undercarriage what size iron are we using. thank you.

Thank you for your advice. At the moment i have a 75w iron but i think i have ruined the tip by constant cleaning with sandpaper as i find i cannot seem to tin the iron due to the solder not sticking to the tip and also the tip constantly being blacked at lot. Never been able to do constant soldering reasonably well hence the idea of a decent soldering kit. Regarding soldering piano wire , i have seen a 100w iron in Marlins, would this be good enough . thank you.

Hi, Can anyone recommend a decent soldering station with temperature controlled iron and accessories which i can use for small jobs but can be used for soldering piano wire such as cabine struts and undercarriage. Thank you

Thanks Trevor, Steve webb got back to me to comfirm that they have the Flair SE5A in stock. Although i like the Sopwith Pup It looks like there is a struggle to get lipos in due to the short nose so iam leaning towards the SE5A at the moment.

Well that puts the cat amongst the pigeons. Looks like Steve webb still has the SE5A in stock but sent them a email to make sure. Pegasus models has a slightly larger sopwith Pup from Busa in stock has well. Must admit i do like the pup and i did remember reading another blog that the BUSA Pup did fly well. Decisions,decisions. Edited By bees on 22/08/2016 21:03:23 Edited By bees on 22/08/2016 21:04:16

Trevor, Was ready to purchase the Balsa usa sopwith Pup but found a old build blog and was not impressed with the quality of the parts regarding wing ribs not fitting, one wing on plan smaller then the other and so on. Will take a second look at steve Web models and see if it is still available. Glen

Will keep this in mind.

thanks but already seen it, Was going send you a pm at first.

Thank you for your comments. If i went ahead with this build it would have to be electric, do you think that would be possible.

Anybody had experience with the DB Tripehound which is a semi scale Fokker regarding building and flying.This is the plan, pack and being a tri-plane would certainly keep me occupied. Edited By bees on 21/08/2016 21:29:01

Thanks, will have a look.

Seems like Db sport,scale are a top class manufacturer and i have my eye on the Tiger moth but i have seen a pup around 54 inch wingspan which i think i can get in my van fully rigged. The kit is from Balsa usa and i was wondering if any one can give their thoughts on quality please.

Thanks Geoff for your comments. So it does not take long to rig the Tiger moth for flight, This was one of my main concerns and if it could handle a slight breeze as it always seems to be windy these days. I have a small van so i was hoping i could transport it all ready assembled but i have a 55inch pattern ship and that only just goes in so i think the Tiger Moth might be a struggle. Best regards glen

Thankyou for your response, Iam actually looking for something to build this coming winter to keep me out of mischief and i fancied a Pup. DB sport,scale have a 80inch span which is a bit to big and a 40inch span which is a bit too small. I think i will turn my attention to the 58inch Tiger Moth from DB which is about the right size and can be converted to electric.

Hi, I have been trying to obtain a Flair Puppeteer to no avail and it seems most flair products are out of stock. My question is flair models still trading.

Been trying to create a new pin number to re register for BMFA classified. sent a email to webmaster with name, address , BMFA no but have had no email with new pin number, any body advice me on what to do next.

Actually it would only take me about 15 mins to repair so will get back to you after my break . Glen

Hi Tom , will be away on hols for next week so will give it a rest and see how I feel after . Thanks for your offer but if I Decide to carry on will come over to your place if that is okay as I would not expect you to come to my place. Glen

Sorry Tom but i think my auto gyro days are over. Just about got fed up of going to the field trying it and bringing it back in pieces. I think this time was the last straw. I can not keep asking you questions all the time when i can not sort it out myself so i think i will just stick to flying the CF on occasions when i take my fixed wing to the field. Thank you for your time and help over the last 12 months and at least i gave it a try. Glen

Tom, Launched and the CFL flew for about 40 yards with some height gained but when any roll input is applied more so left it just wants to drop its nose and roll to the left violently any ideas . Glen

Down at the field today again and with a breeze the blades will spin to speed but only if I hold at 90 degrees and find when levelling out to launch they tend to slow down a little but enough to launch , is this normal never took much notice when launching the CF. Any how when I launched the wind seems to act against the CFL and it seems to go backwards into the wind. Do you think I should add a little more weight to the nose to penetrate the wind . I have started with probably 0.9 to 1 mm shims and have been sanding them down slowly and the spin up seems to be getting better.

When eyeballing from the tip you can see some slight negative pitch. I reckon I am about 0.8 at the moment and have tried shims from less then 0.4 up to about 1mm shims. I put the shims 4mm from ct go bolt hole. I like to go flying my fixed wing on Saturdays but aim determined to solve this problem by myself as this will hold in good stead for future projects but if I find I cannot I will send you a pm. Glen

All this afternoon spent trying to solve the problem to no avail. Did manage to get them up to something like speed but i had a fraction over 1mm shim. Now i have started adding shims and i reckon iam around 0.4 mm shim but no spin up. Just about had enough for today and a little frustrated that i cannot solve this problem as i was ready to order the Firefly 11 as my next step up but at the moment i have stalled. Glen Edited By bees on 29/05/2014 17:29:32

Okay will do, feel sure it's something simple. That's staring at me. Glen