Graham Bowers

I identify as Statler 😉

I agonised for a bit and took the easy option. One of each 😉

@RICHARD WILLS Please put me down for one of each. Do you need advance info on accessories please? Spinner, decals? Quite fancy doing the FW in the livery of a captured example BTW. Tempest will be in it's best Invasion suit !

Depends. My default choice is to thoroughly pre-flight and range check at home, then go when I'm pretty sure I'll be alone at the field. If it required a hand launch, I *might* seek the services of a chucker. Unless it's a slope soarer, which always get a self hand launch because there's usually nobody else around.

He's put the motor files up for anybody who wishes to print them. https://www.printables.com/en/model/613902-compressed-air-engine

Over the past few days, occasionally slow to respond, and freezes.

Just logged on to the membership portal and flitted about between various pages in there, then logged out. All normal for me. Firefox browser, Ubuntu operating system.

Mistakes happen. What separates the best from the rest is how they are dealt with, in my opinion. I've always had great service from SLEC by internet order and face to face at shows.

Thanks for all opinions!

Thanks for that Jon.

One of my flying buddies has just bought a used unflown model with a Saito FA-125 engine. He's an experienced electric flyer and asked me what fuel I'd recommend. I have zero experience with saito so thought I'd seek counsel here. It's in a Seagull Ultimate and is installed sideways. I've had a look at the instructions online and it says 10 to 20% nitromethane, warns against "castor oil type lubricants" and says there must be at least 20% oil content. What's the experience in here please, and are there any specific recommendations? Thanks.

Looking forward to this - all new to me. PS Are we doing a guessing game about the plants ?-)

One has to dream. I was let loose on a couple of the suzuki triple 2 strokes back in the day, and had a GT500A myself.

I'm not that cruel, I will be dropping him off at the train station after delivery. Kit's a good idea though, it'd probably strap to the seat 😉

Easiest thing I ever won. Please deliver when convenient - you know where I live 😉

I'm going with a 70's Kawasaki triple 2 stroke.

I've flown and seen both. The rougher the strip, the more likely I'd be to choose tail dragger. Or fly something else when the strip dictates. Choice of prop is a factor of course. With electric, choosing a motor that can swing a bigger prop is a possibility, and that may lead to lack of clearance with a trike.

Watched the trailer; practicing your understatement, I see 😉

Thanks for elaborating. Best assume I know nothing about this method, as that is the case 😉

That'll be a *cold* covering iron Richard?

Izal for model covering, perhaps ?-)

Thanks for all replies. 4250 580v motors seem a bit thin on the ground right now. I discussed with Richard and eventually decided to go with an 800Kv version and prop accordingly. As regards batteries, I have 2200 4s and 2700 4s already. I'll probably conduct initial flights with 2700' 4s's, lead to suit, and take those flight times in to account. Before I build the fuz I'll shortlist some bigger battery candidates and see what adjustments can be made to the battery compartment.

If you have a "sticky button" then it's a no brainer - return it. However to your question about discharge rate. I have no idea what's considered best practice, however would have thought quite a bit lower than the in-flight discharge rate would be conservative. 5C or so with that type of equipment? If I need to discharge batteries I use a couple of 12V 21Watt wire filament vehicle indicator bulbs soldered up in series for up to 6S batteries. I have a couple of those, and as I try hard not to bring charged batteries home, it works for me. I get them close enough using the bulbs, then a charger on "storage" setting to finish off to about 3.8V per cell, but the charger only pulls about 10 Watts so is much too slow for the whole job for big batteries. I'll store batteries fully charged for no more than 2 days, otherwise pull down to storage. Although try to estimate how many I'll need at the field and charge an appropriate number. Before I knew about storage charge, I didn't bother, and killed a few packs. Not sure when they died as they were left for months.

Would it be OK to pop along for a look-see please? I wouldn't take up much space as would arrive on 2 wheels ;-)

Loved mine, however it is no more. I never flew it back to back with a balsa craft however suspect balsa would win in terms of outright performance.