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Dear Mr. or Mrs. Moderator. As far as I can tell this message is not encouraging piracy, because the information I am imparting appears to come from Phoenix themselves. Please could you modify the subject line of this thread to add "Problem Solved". Ta On another forum I found a message which says that the writer received a link from phoenix from which to download the dvd files. So anyway, I have now downloaded the files an succeeded with an install, so problem solved. Plummet   Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 05/06/2018 10:56:29

Posted by Plummet on 30/05/2018 10:06:20: Has anyone got Phoenix running on Windows 10? Plummet False alarm. I am told by a forum member (to whom, thanks) that it runs OK. Plummet Edited By Plummet on 30/05/2018 10:42:58

Further to this ... Research ( = googling) last night led me to posts suggesting that Phoenix does not run well if at all on Windows 10. I had no choice but Windows 10 when I bought my new 'puter. Am I wasting time and effort even trying? Has anyone got Phoenix running on Windows 10? Plummet

Posted by Chris Walby on 29/05/2018 21:57:39: Why would it be piracy the product is protected by the dongle not the software. I have it loaded on two PC's but can only ever use it on one as I only have one lead. PM me and I'll post you my disk if you want. My guess is that the disk, if I could find it and read its small print, would say something like "!This media is not to be copied." So in the eyes of Phoenix copying it would be naughty. OK, reasonable in our eyes but naughty in theirs. Plummet

I have bought copies of the Phoenix Flight Simulator, one copy for me, one for my beloved. We very rarely use Windows on our computers. Phoenix is the only application we ever have to boot windows for. (And then waiting for all the downloads and upgrades is a proverbial pain, but that is not my problem.) We now both have newish computers, and have been relying on Phoenix installations on our old ones. However, my old computer has died, and I am trying to install Phoenix on the Windows partition of my new computer. But I cannot find the original Phoenix disks! You cannot run Phoenix without a dongle USB connector cable, but still the Phoenix support page says that you have to buy a new CD from them in order to fix my problem. It is just starting. When you go to the Phoenix sales page to buy this disk it tells you to buy it through Horizon Hobbies. You go to Horizon Hobbies and the site is useless - Horizon Hobbies having quit the UK. You go to the German site. Searching round it - and needing to repeatedly press the "English Button" - which translates some but not all the pages - and I found that the only sim products they are selling are a phoenix adaptor cable, and copies of the "RealFlite" simulator. Has anyone got a clue that they could lend me? Its enough to tempt me to find someone with a disk and to copy it - but that would be piracy, and that is naughty. I am a good boy I am. Plummet Edited By Plummet on 29/05/2018 20:40:10

Posted by Ron Gray on 19/05/2018 17:12:47: Tarmac! Naaaaa! Knackers the mower blades. Plummet

I used to use a bike as part of my commute to work. My only advice is to choose your route so as to avoid going past night clubs. There is often broken glass on the roads outside to the detriment of tyres. Plummet

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This is in my memory - so take it with a salt cellar... I thought that she was involved with the development of a radio control system a bit like the old telephone modem system. A radio signal was sent and converted into audio in the torpedo. There there were a number of reeds - like the comb of a musical box. It the audio signal contained a frequency that resonated with one of the reeds it would vibrate, make a contact, and cause something to happen. Or am I confusing it with Hedley Lamarr? Plummet

Posted by Paul Marsh on 28/02/2018 19:43:06: <snip/> Probably in 10 years, the high street won't exist, apart from hairdressers, charity shops and pound shops. You forgot the coffee shops! Plummet

Well - it is not surprising to me. The nearest Maplins shop to us was a joke. They were usually out of stock of anything that I needed, Ask them a technical question, and if the info was not in the catalogue then nobody could help. Its a pity - because another (further away and less convenient) branch was the opposite. Their staff were always helpful and knowledgable. And Farnells have closed their trade-desk in Leeds as well. Ho Hum. Plummet

There is a series of Father Brown mysteries in afternoon telly at the moment, (and on IPlayer - where I have been watching them ) and they are quite fun. On todays episode, called 'The Fire in the Sky' at about 30 mins in, there is an episode set in a lads bedroom, and on top of his wardrobe is a model aircraft which appears to have a cox-type glow engine at the pointy end. Considering that these models were expensive at the time, and the family was supposed to be short of cash ... Plummet

As the piston goes down (assuming the engine is not running inverted ) it tries to create a vacuum in the engine. The pressure in the engine becomes lower. But the input valve is open, so air at atmospheric pressure, which is higher than the internal pressure, is blown into the engine, through the carburetor by the atmospheric pressure. Thus the air in the carburettor is at a pressure less than atmospheric. The fuel, assuming it is level with the carb, will be at atmospheric pressure, so there is a difference of pressure between the fuel and the carburetor, so that the fuel is blown into the carb by atmospheric pressure. To add to that effect, air that is moving is at a lower pressure than the static air around it (as demonstrated in the first of the 2017 RI Christmas Lectures by the use of big balloons and a leaf blower), so that the air pressure in the moving air in the carb is at a still lower pressure, increasing the pressure difference with the fuel in the tank, and increasing fuel flow. This reminds me of an excuse for over imbibing. If you drink your booze through a straw then you can claim that it is not your fault - it is not you sucking in the drink, it is the atmospheric pressure forcing it in to you, Plummet

Posted by Tom Sharp 2 on 24/12/2017 14:09:33: You can rent Photoshop monthly nowadays, so all can have a go. Or you can have GIMP* for free! Plummet * Gnu Image Manipulation Programme

Posted by DH 82A on 04/12/2017 11:28:43: What sort of story is it, that someone is doused in petrol ? Got it in one! We are also supposed to smoke on stage - The petrol fails to ignite because the cigarette lighter has run out of ... petrol. Plummet

Thanks... I had searched their site but they have a haystack of videos and ... Plummit Edited By Plummet on 03/12/2017 21:39:01

Well, I have made some progress. I decided to try to use hot glue for the assembly. I got myself a new and I think, more powerful glue gun. My major observation is that our climate here must be a lot colder than the climate wherever the Flite Test folk do their video recording. Their instructions for kit assembly are all on video, and watching them glue joints suggests that you have plenty of time to make the joint, where I have found that you have to be a bit speedy. The videos show assembly of white foam-card models. The kits now are made from brown waterproofed foam card. I am now wondering how to go about decorating it. I suspect that I should start with an overall coat of white paint. any suggestions or hints would be welcome. I do not want to add too much weight! Plummet

Posted by ken anderson. on 27/11/2017 15:07:36: never had any bother with the parcel force lads.....thumbs up from me....may the force be with you.... ken Anderson...ne..1.... parcel force dept. I'd be careful what you say. You could get yourself in deep doo-doo writing stuff like that. Our usual "parcel force lad" is a lady of the female kind. Plummet

No way would we consider using petrol! If you want to light a candle on stage you have to have a stage hand lurking with a fire extinguisher. The mix you suggest, Onetenor, may be the way to go ... However, since asking the question we have heard that there is a good chance that one cast member will be pulling out, and the production is probably cancelled. It was going to be fun, too, at least for us if not for the audience. Plummet

Nothing at all to do with aeromodelling, but ... We are involved with amateur dramatics. We have a play possibly going on which involves an actor being sprayed with petrol. No, of course we will not actually use petrol, but it would be good to allow the audience to smell petrol. So I am wondering if anyone can think of a safe, non-toxic, non-inflamable substance that we could put into the air conditioning that smells like petrol. (We like to worry our audiences.   Plummet

Well, I have tried a couple of joints with scrap material, one with PVA and one with aliphatic. Testing both I think that the aliphatic is the better, but both do not stick well to the waterproofed paper on the board. Reading up about it I note that they recommend lightly sanding the paper before painting. I will try again, doing this, when I have free time. Plummet

Ta folks, I now have an offcut glued and setting to see how it sets. Plummet

On a whim I am now the owner of a FliteTest kit (From Leeds Model Shop.) **LINK** It is the Mini-Sportster. It is a "different" construction method. The parts are mostly pieces cut from foam filled card. It looks like depron sheet covered in brown paper. It looks as if they are being sold via Graupner. Does anyone have any experience with these. The kits have no manual, but a video build is available on the web. The only glue used on the viseo is hot-glue. My experience of using hot-glue is that it works quite well at gluing things, but not necessarily the things that were meant to be glued. I seem to end up with glue strings decorating the workplace. With large joins, I find that the glue may well have gone cold before I am ready to commit the joint. Would PVA or Aliphatic glue be suitable? Any hints? Plummet

Posted by Martin Harris on 04/11/2017 21:15:25: ...or set it on Amps and measure the current. If your multimeter can survive high currents without destroying itself or blowing a fuse. Plummet

Do you have a multimeter? If so, try to measure the resistance of your bulb. You can work out the maximum current that will be drawn from the battery by that bulb by (dear old) ohms law. If ... R is the resistance of the bulb in ohms. V is the voltage of the battery in volts then Current = V / R Now if the bulb draws enough current to get hot and to glow, then it will increase in resistance, and so the current drawn will drop. However the maximum current can be determined, so you can avoid drawing more that the maximum rated current of the battery. Plummet