Graham Davies 3 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, Piers Bowlan said: Great looking model Graham. Respect! Sorry to hear about your unfortunate rapid arrival due to control issues. As it is the second time this has happened it is likely a common cause? Did you use the same motor ESC in both models or if a separate RX battery, the same battery? Whether a complete loss of control or slow servos with glitching, both could point to a problem with the power supply with Rx and servos. Two duff Rx? Probably not very likely. Just my 2p worth. I agree Piers; it could be any one of a number of possible causes. Truth is, we could discuss this at great length here and may or may not reach a conclusion. I will do a load of logical tests here and try to find a smoking gun. Otherwise, the ESC will also be on the naughty step and will go into the bin! I don't want to name names because without a specific cause, it will create more heat than light and may result in someone doubting their own gear unnecessarily. Also, we will quickly get off topic! Appreciate all of the kind comments regarding the model. It certainly doesn't look how I always expected foamboard models to look, and flew very well. More will follow, if I can find the room! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Fair comment on the radio gear. I suspect it may be s..., as long as it's not rl or f stuff I will rest easy. Stay safe out there... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Rich Griff said: I suspect it may be s..., as long as it's not rl or f stuff I will rest easy. Unfortunately it's f. That's if I have joined the dots correctly. rl radio link? and we all know the s. I hope this is not the start of a brand bashing series of posts, I thought we had grown out of that a long time ago. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Lost me gentlemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Members new models thread, like the gentleman said, leave the brand bashing please. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Probably 95% + of so called radio problems comes from the power supply to the receiver, cheap controllers with BEC doesn't help,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter Miller Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 A perfect afternoon and Stuart Pickett brought up two models models. These came from Peter Taylor's estate The Flight LIne B-24 Liberator which flew like a dream ad the Dynam Gloster Meteor with the up grade 12 blade fans 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 My Gyroo which is still to be test hoped and trimmed. The head is an old HKC30 I bought to build a Crane Fly which never happened - so it's taken a good few years to get into Autogyro's ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colman Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 A friends new 6m Ventus. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, Steve Colman said: A friends new 6m Ventus. That's a massive chuckie! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 A few shots of my Flair Magnatilla on her maiden flight a couple of weeks ago. I'd fitted the jokey German pilot with a high backed wickerwork seat, sitting high up in the slipstream, but I really don't like how that looks. He'll be treated to some body reduction surgery very soon and have a much more comfortable position. Photo credits Derek Robertson. Thanks Derek!. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Nice, I can almost hear the OS 48fs surpass chugging away,,,? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 14/06/2022 at 15:03, GrumpyGnome said: That's a massive chuckie! That's a two or three man job for launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Nice set of photos as always Leccy, with an excellent subject! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 This is my Twister design, built a while back with a few modifications along the way, now flying like it should. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 A very sleek looking model Richard, nice design work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Thompson Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The latest build from my workshop, a take on the Mini Skyman from a Bowman’s model kits plan. We’ve made a few changes to the original for starts the Cox049 has been replaced with a home brew brushless motor hidden under a resins printed dummy 049. The other change is I’ve added ailerons to the main wing and reduced the dihedral. So apart from the battery hatch the rest of the model is built to the plan. Being a model from the 80’s it needed an 80’s scheme, which hopefully works. All that’s needed now is for the wind to play ball, and we will see if the 60W from my old motor will cut the mustard. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 19 hours ago, stu knowles said: A very sleek looking model Richard, nice design work Appreciate that Stu, thank you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) From an original by Roger Bale, circa 1998, to this:- # I wonder what happened?? To this 121 " span, zenoah 80 power and 38lbs! Strictly non aerobatic, it 'preambulates with purpose' The flag can be raised in flight and the Nav raises his hand to the onlooker In terms of storage and transport, its a bit of a monster! Edited July 2, 2022 by stu knowles 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Two new models: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I like the racer,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 02/07/2022 at 13:19, stu knowles said: From an original by Roger Bale, circa 1998, to this:- # I wonder what happened?? To this 121 " span, zenoah 80 power and 38lbs! Strictly non aerobatic, it 'preambulates with purpose' The flag can be raised in flight and the Nav raises his hand to the onlooker In terms of storage and transport, its a bit of a monster! Really excellent Stu- it's a big booger! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 My new design Kestrel now finished and flown 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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