Denis Watkins Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I fly similar weight, size and battery Tosh indoor With a mini motor, 5 x 3 prop, and 6A ESC from Steve Webbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Thanks Dennis- are you using a 2s or 3s battery? What capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Unfortunately, can't find the motor on Steve Webb website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2s Tosh, but I can see why you may want to scoot along on 3s Sedate flying indoor gives me 10 minutes from 300mah, completely unstressed cells after flight. But the delta, maybe 3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tosh McCaber said: Unfortunately, can't find the motor on Steve Webb website? Ah Tosh, am looking and small ESCs are there China has motors listed, Banggood To be honest stock levels don't look too good anywhere Search ebay on mini motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Just finished and test flown my electric conversion of my Oodalally. Fitted with the recommended 4-Max set up the performance is far better than the original SC32 powered version 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 A lovely model Peter. And it did not need a single click of trim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Yes. I was amazed too and that vertical climb from take off shook me I can tell you. Hopefully next time we can get your Pitts top add the this thread, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Turner 12 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Hi Peter Any pictures of the conversion to electric, hatch, motor mounting etc? Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mark Turner 12 said: Hi Peter Any pictures of the conversion to electric, hatch, motor mounting etc? Cheers Mark Here they are Mark. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 After what seemed like weeks of wind or rain the weather gods relented today and I finally managed to test fly my latest rubber powered model. This is the Gollywock, which was designed by Wally Simmers in the 1940's. There were a number of different versions of this design but I based mine on the 6" chord version, the plan of which is available from the Outerzone website https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6653 As my local club flying field has woodland alongside it I've fitted rudder only R/C to keep it out of the trees. This was the first time that I've used Deluxe Materials Eze tissue, which seems pretty tough, has strong colours and has a very high wet strength. It's just a shame that it's not compatible with cellulose dope. Initial flights look very promising, and if we ever get a calm day again I think it should be capable of some long flights. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 A super afternoon and two new models test flown successfuly My Velie Monocoupe going over the top of loop. Cruiing past....It really needs a pilot!!! Mick King's Hound dog, also flew well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Fantastic Peter, they both look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Also had a successful maiden today, although I was on my Lonesome, so no flying shots. 40" Pitts, entirely built from Diall laminate flooring insulation and covered in laminating film. Weighs under 3lb, and flies on 3S 2200 packs. Went OK, but needs some rigging changes to get it in the sweet spot. Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Maidened today. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Got this picture cropped.It was taken by club member Michael Morris. The buzzards often join us and are not normally bothered by the models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Lovely shot 👏 Think it is a Red kite, Buzzards have round tails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Scott-Knox-Gore Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Great picture but the "buzzard" is a kite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Scott-Knox-Gore Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Sorry, I hadn't seen Ace's post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I thought that it w as. They have a family living in the woods nearby,have done for years. Yesterday there was some discussion as the which it was. I thought it was a Red Kite. One of them once attacked my MAK 15 MP which, as you can see looked very rd kite like 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Now that's a nice plane, the birds mostly buzzards don't attack our planes with one exception my US army green electric piper cub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Funny that they go for a green one!! I can tell you that the MAK is a pig to build which is probably why they never used the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 It's not unusual to have a red kite come over to share a thermal with my models at our local field. They often fly in really close formation, but they just seem curious rather than aggressive. Here's an image from some onboard video I took about a year ago. I posted the video on YouTube if anyone's interested. The picture below is the model I used for the video. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 That is great Video. It proves that we don't disturb wildlife. I have a Mobious camera. I must fit that and see what I can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Our resident red kite took a dislike to my Xtra Wot on Monday and he was somewhat aggressive! We were also visited by 24 deer, they are quite common at the field but 24 was very unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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