aidan mcatamney Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Posted by David Davis on 08/11/2019 15:14:05: Posted by aidan mcatamney on 30/09/2018 12:39:22: ...and that's a really nice B17 Aidan. Thanks David. Its one of my favourite planes to fly . Just looks so real in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Saturday was okay flying in the morning But today was great as the wind was in the other direction and kept dropping to nearly dead still. Couple of fights with the Carbon Yak, three flights with the Motion RC P38 L and four training flights with a new chap and were ready to head home when one club member returned and another with his "bird of prey" and glider turned up to carry on. All in all 8 club members over the 5 hours I was there. Just got to include the P38 photo It just gets more and more fun to fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Yep, we had a good turn out this morning, just need to go and clean the mud off the two models I flew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Scott 2 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 A lovely flying day in the Swingate HIRTA, perhaps that's why it was so warm!! An ex BARCS champion gave a superb demonstration of thermalling, almost made the birds jealous. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Glorious couple of hours at the field this afternoon, blue skies and light winds. Certainly started to chill down as we were packing up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will -0 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 yes! it was lovely though I crunched the fin on my SE5a when it flipped on landing One day I'll get the hang of landing it. Not too fast or it flips not too slow of it flips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Flyer Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Three great fun flights with my Wot4 Mk 3 today. I was pleased I had the air brake with almost totally calm conditions. Our grass is getting long and ground soft but the Wot powered through it with its trusty laser 80. Edited By Tim Flyer on 10/11/2019 22:28:37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Chris omitted to tell you that we had a small invasion to contend with on Saturday - seems the CAA are taking a heavy handed attitude to compliance issues... In truth, one of our neighbours wanted to do some filming and we were happy to oblige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Only got to my field at 2.30 when I was pretty much a dead calm. Had an A test to take which was successful and then checked that I had set my motor alignment to zero deg on my 2 mtr contra aerobat. That went up dead straight so job done. Just sad I couldn't get away for the whole day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Finally got some flying in on Sunday. There was only 3 of us. Very calm straight down the strip. The 30% Glens Cap 232 continues to delight. Just now fine tuning it for throttle response. It’s very peaky from half stick upward so I need to change the geometry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Flew my multi-coloured WOT 4 Mark 3 yesterday afternoon and gave my trainee three flights on the electric foamy "We Can Fly," which looks like a copy of an earlier Multiplex design to me. Two of these flights involved him taking off for the first time. There was no wind to begin with but it increased in strength as the afternoon progressed before moderating again as the sun started to set. The WOT 4 was designed for a 40 two-stroke but I have installed a Thunder Tiger 54 four-stroke in the nose. To get the c of g correct I have added 30 grammes of lead at the rear. The model flies well but still needs quite a bit of up trim to maintain straight and level flight at moderate engine speeds. P.S. It was not tee shirt and shorts weather yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 A perfect afternoon. No wind, sunshine all afternoon, It did get a little chilly by 3.30 but not bad. Lots of flying done. I think it was one of the best afternoons of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 It was a great weekend for flying, but our patch currently has big splodges of standing water all over it. Nevertheless, it was good fun playing "dodge the puddles" when taking off and landing. And the rain has resumed today...... B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Hangar doors are firmly closed for me until at least next March/April. Building, airframe maintenance, and club admin because of 'you know what' will be keeping me busy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 A fantastic day on the slopes yesterday. Bitter cold easterly was err... (expletive considered) cold.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 It is a me tooooooo, or snap. Unbelievable weather window, yep, incredible still air, no clouds at any level. Four Buzzards came out to play, although circling, they held position, rather than climbing in what lift there was. A crow got among them, leading to hand bags. Ah yes, our paddling pool remains filled, Only three modelers flew , An aerobatic model (electric), that flew numerous times, the propellor could be heard to stall doing some of the extreme moves (at least I think that is what it was). Then my rebuilt Do 335 took to the skies again with the aerobatic pilot doing the honors. I was worried in that the instructions cannot be found at present. I used a CG Calculator program to establish the range. Just incase no one knows a 335. I then flew my Delta, which now has a new problem, besides me. It has started turning right, to the extent that i ran out of trim. A bit later today i will give it a ganders. The third model was a KK small FF which I think is a Built up Sportster model now electrified. It flew well, very well. I would build one, other than there are only 2 days a year when the wind is low enough to fly one, Plus compared to the builder of that model, my own would not receive favorable comparisons. It is surprising how cold your feet become in wellies, even green, in vogue, country style types, with a label (Dunlop). That is when the water laps over the foot part. Last night, the rain restarted, the partially open local Golf course have closed again. Plus the wind is now nearing gale force, no rain, but do those clouds scud across the heavens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Four very pleasant flights with the remains of the electric Wot 4. Strip still very boggy at one end and what wind there was blew cross strip but takeoffs into wind and landings from both directions all went well. Thankfully all the sheep have gone on so post flight cleanup was primarily mud, for a change. Glad I had a full set of thermals on though. BTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stevenson Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Had a good afternoon Wednesday. Light wind and sunshine, just two of us though. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Been on holiday all week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 No flying here for a couple of weeks, just rain rain rain... Consequently, our field is decidedly soggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 And, wind wind wind here. That is outside before anyone comment's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Wet rain, lots of it, quack. King of the World been to see us, that went well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I almost feel guilty, as there has been no rain now for a good few days, that is during the day, night seems to be another matter altogether. Whereas the news continues to report flooding else where. It seems that the Environment Agency now accepts local flooding every 2 years, whereas the National Rivers Authorities used a 5 year criteria. It seem s that the EA dredges estuaries far less frequently than the NRA to reduce the back up of water inland and much more That is according to somebody on the radio who was chairman or similar position. No wonder we now see more flooding. Thankfully the sea defenses near us are being re-enforced, albeit very slowly, seems one man and his dog are sometimes at work. It will be finished next year. No I am wrong, I remember that the plan said it was finished early spring, ready for summer. Today, was exceptionally bright, again compared with the past few days, apparently very little wind, blowing from the North so says the weather forecast. Most surprisingly the track to our field, looked as dry as a bone, almost duty, except for the odd puddle, here and there. So how did the flying go, dam cold and it felt much stronger than 10 mph. Just the one flight, Billy no mates says it all, tells the story of how good it was. Non the less, at this time of year you snatch the partial days, when you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH. Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Glenn, what size Laser do you have in the Dragon Lady. and how does she fly? AUW? This weekend looks like reasonably good weather for some flying. 8* temp though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Thorpe Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Finally maidened Fugly yesterday. Flights went well, going to move CoG further forward, slightly tail heavy. Will try and fly today again. Freezing cold at beach yesterday! Edited By Alan Thorpe on 17/11/2019 10:31:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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