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  1. Shaun Brogdon
    Bugbear, is that the 'tearing your hair out' emoticon that Tom was looking for???
  2. Shaun Brogdon
    My guess is you'd save around £30 buying a 35MHz Futaba 6EXA tranny.  Inwood models sell the 2.4GHz variant as a transmitter/receiver combo for £110. A 35MHz 6EXA tranny, battery and crystal is £50 from Inwood, a 4 ch Cirrus rx will cost a tenner, and a rx crystal shouldnt be more than £6.  I bought a 4EXA transmitter only a while back for a cousin, and I'm fairly sure it came with a charger too, but dont qoute me. Then you'll need a square AA rx battery, and a switch. Both of those can be had for less than a tenner. That 30 quid buys a lot of extra goodies, or goes a long way to funding your next model, Shaun
  3. Shaun Brogdon
    Or is that explained somewhere in the thread?  Obviously I havent read it all
  4. Shaun Brogdon
    I'm curious......   If you've just taken delivery of the model, whose model is it in your avatar?
  5. Shaun Brogdon
    Buy 35MHz instead, it's cheaper, so you'll be in the air sooner.  My 2 pennies worth
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    Ahh, I should be free. Ill be in touch Shaun
  7. Shaun Brogdon
    Might be free. On the Thursday right?  What do you need a decent LZ for???  Thats part of the fun. Ill email you next week when i know wind direction etc.  Are you @ Chapel bank Thursday then?
  8. Shaun Brogdon
    Just counting down the days.  Its a busy month for me,  between organising this fly-in and my wedding next weekend, my calendars pretty full.  Im sure I'll squeeze some flying in somewhere. Maybe I could have a RC flyover at the reception,  Im sure the Mrs would love that........................
  9. Shaun Brogdon
    No pointing into wind on big lift days.  Screaming back and forth across the slope with the ballast tube full is much more fun. Bring on the big winds  Erfolg, we might be going sloping this Saturday if the weather stays good.  15 - 20mph WNW wind should mean some of us heading onto the Harrington slopes in Workington, if you fancy it?
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    Pootaba........ lmao
  11. Shaun Brogdon
    I have a futaba T6EXA that i use for some of my 2 channel foamies, like the wild thing etc. Mine is mode 2, throttle stick on the left. It is available on both the 35MHz and 2.4GHz bands used for aircraft. It has the elevon mixing that you will require built into the transmitter, so no need to buy mixers. Otherwise it is very basic. They are reasonably inexpensive if bought second hand from ebay etc. New, they retail at around £120 for a full 35MHz set, including 4 servos, a receiver, a switch, batteries etc. If you just require a transmitter, they are around £50 with a battery. 2.4GHz sets are more expensive. Futaba also do a T4EXA transmitter, which has elevon mixing, but is even more basic. It is £35ish for the transmitter only - NEW. I'm not Futaba biased, I use mostly JR radio equipment, as IMO you get a much better package for your money, but the Futaba 6EXA is a good entry level set, used by many people starting out in the hobby. IMO, it would be a better move to save a few more pounds up and buy the best transmitter you can, remember, its an investment in your model flying future.
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  13. Shaun Brogdon
    This thread is really, erm, interesting.  Chris, dont jump in at the deep end and order what sounds like an Rf module for a transmitter.  It looks cheap because it is only a little box that plugs into the back of a transmitter.  I would recommend getting in touch with some experienced people at the club in Invergordon, who can show you their transmitters, so you can get an idea of what you should be looking for.  You really should join the Invergordon club, even i you dont see the members that often, it will be beneficial to you.  I'm sure they would be more than willing to help......
  14. Shaun Brogdon
    There are two of the Discus CS sailplanes in our club.  There is a wealth of knowledge available on RCGroups  about both models.  The wing joiner has been a sore point with many people, some new owners having modified the wing roots and beefed up the joiner & tubes.  They have a lot of wing flex and the two in our club both have serious anhedral when sat on the deck.  This might be acceptable to some, but IMO this shouldnt occur. They do look good, and are cheap, but, as Andy says, you get what you pay for in this game.  If I was on the lookout for a 2.5m scaley, I'd be looking to spend a fair few more quid.  They do fly better in a good breeze on the slope, but as Andy says, they need to be kept moving. Shaun
  15. Shaun Brogdon
    I nearly started a thread the other day asking if anyone had plans of the Chris Foss phase 5. I think a club member might have some phase 2 info, I'll contact him tomorrow.
  16. Shaun Brogdon
    Which paint did you use? i bought the pre painted one, just comes pre painted green. Im just deciding what to do with it, paint-wise.  At that price it wont break the bank to buy another though  
  17. Shaun Brogdon
    Any pics of the mustang? I have the spitfire on the board now. What sort of wind has it flown in? Cheers, Shaun
  18. Shaun Brogdon
    Does Bulmers cider count as suitable drink? I need a shave too, i normally shave my head as well, but i think that can wait 
  19. Shaun Brogdon
    Its official, slope soaring definately hurts your head. After spending most of the day at St Bees, without sunscreen, I now resemble a beetroot, in colour anyway.  I think i may have sunstroke, as i feel terrible, complete with dizzy spells.  You'd think i'd have learnt my lesson by now, having been here before. I'll be up another slope next weekend for another dose 
  20. Shaun Brogdon
    I could recommend the Chris Foss Middle Phase, with the plain wing.  They're not too expensive, they fly well, and are tough as old boots. Someone might be able to recommend something a bit cheaper though? Just my two pence worth,  Shaun
  21. Shaun Brogdon
    Slag was the by product of the pig iron manufacturing process in the blast furnaces. There was a time, long ago, when the whole town knew that the bessemer was blowing. The whole sky glowed orange Pic of the last bessemer blow, and some interesting links http://www.banklands.com/Disposal%20of%20blast%20furnace%20slag.htm
  22. Shaun Brogdon
    Hope not, Harrington is one of our better flying sites
  23. Shaun Brogdon
    Its a slag heap, and in a few years it'll be gone, made into lightweight breeze blocks for the building trade by Thomas Armstrong Aggregates. Pic attached of slag being tipped. It may be a part of my heritage as a Workington resident, but it doesnt fly well. If they were pouring now, we could petition them to pour it with modellers in mind. Preferably a big octagon to cover all directions
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