cymaz Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) Finally, a few days holiday with good weather . 40% Pilot RC Pitts I forgot to take a photo at the field ..... so I’ve used a stock image Edited January 26, 2023 by cymaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Oooooh like it Cymas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said: Oooooh like it Cymas. She is pretty...I’m in love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 The Windermere Model Waterplane Flyers were dancing on ice yesterday at Kitridding Farm. A wet and foggy morning greeted us but after enjoying the excellent pie and chips lunch at the farm shop it cleared up for a fine afternoon's flying. Anthony's Arctic Cat taking off from the icy surface. My Valiant on a low flypast. Arty shot of the Valiant taken by Mark. Mark's Ranger in the afternoon sun. Time to pack up and head home... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Nice couple of hours at the field this morning - bright and sunny, blue skies, broken cloud but a 6-8mph blustery wind made it Baltic - brrrrrr. Dogfighting the wee Volantex Bf109 and Spitfire was great fun though - they hardly noticed the wind and buzzed about superbly. It's a decent weather window , provided you can wrap up warm enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 After lunch off to the field with the main aim of a maiden flight and some combat of my new Volantex A6M Zero in response to a challenge issued by clubmate John and his new Corsair. 🙂 These wee models are the best thing since sliced bread and pack a punch regarding their fun:cost ratio. It was a little windier than expected at the field, but that died off during the afternoon. The Zero flew beautifully and bested the Corsair at least twice 😉Just watching these tiny models in a furball, or flying in formation is so much fun - there's a bunch of them in the club and they are marvellous. My Bf109e got it's second victory, when contact was made with Bob;s Bf109, which lost it's prop, whilst mine kept on flying. Also had some PZ warbird flights, including a rare outing for my Bf109G, which looked and sounded magnificent. It's handlaunch only, just about my lightest PZ warbird. Marvellous . Brilliant company, good banter and some excellent flying to top the week off. It's what the hobby is all about for me. So still reflecting a warm glow from today's flying, sitting here with a G & T. Ace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 After a 3 month layoff from flying with some heavy DIY work, extended family commitments and an eye issue in December I would not have thought about going up the field today for the return to flying, low cloud and light drizzly stuff here in the north east. However, as the club's examiner I had a keen beginner who was ready for his A test. I loaded a model of my own so I could give a demo and set off for the field with trepidation. I am glad that this test turned up to pull me back up the field, I had forgotten what I was missing, not just the flying, but being with like minded people. I had a number of flights myself, found that I still have the mojo, my eye that had the problem worked perfectly and my fingers remembered the routine. And to finish the afternoon off in style I had an excellent candidate who passed his A test first go. No apologies for waxing lyrical, but this afternoon was a great day at the field and more so for being unplanned. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Something different at the field today - apparently so much fun that there was not much rc activity... hope they were careful as our landlord was muck-spreading in that field warlier in the week... VID-20230128-WA0007.mp4 VID-20230128-WA0007.mp4 Edited January 28, 2023 by GrumpyGnome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 And a slightly bigger one.... VID-20230128-WA0008.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 401 Posted Thursday at 22:08 The Windermere Model Waterplane Flyers were dancing on ice yesterday at Kitridding Farm. Hi Nic, Will there be any chance of the Windermere Club hosting the open weekend meets again this year?? I have been a couple of times and really enjoyed the opportunity to fly off the lake. Thanks Stu K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hi Stu, My understanding is that Waterside Farm at Ullswater is unavailable again this year but the WMWF are looking for other alternative sites. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I can't get the sound on your rocket launches Grumpy,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: I can't get the sound on your rocket launches Grumpy,,,, Nor me!.....stand closer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 26 minutes ago, cymaz said: Nor me!.....stand closer? Lol. They just went... "whoooooosh". I'll bung 'em on YT rather than just inserting the mp4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 VID-20230128-WA0004.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 VID-20230128-WA0003.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Great stuff, the last one I saw was 30+ years ago a British retired war pilot with an Estes rocket with 3 motors I think that they were 'D',s. it didn't go high but so realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 4th February 2023 8C with little wind. Ten of us turned up at the flying field. I wanted to fly the Guidato but had reservations about the centre of gravity so I let discretion be the better part of valour and contented myself with a couple of long flights with the club's trainer. I managed to get my dog to stand still enough for me to take a picture of her and the model! This was at the end of the day's flying. If there are models in the air she's either tied up or locked in the van. She doesn't seem to mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) I flew yesterday with my Baron with it's new OS.30fs, wind 20k gusting 40k, it climbed at 60° a couple of loops and then cut out for some reason so I landed with it going backwards, wind without ailerons is NO beginners plane !,🤐 Edited February 5, 2023 by Paul De Tourtoulon d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Brilliant fun at the club field this morning - high overcast, just above freezing, but flat calm and perfect flying conditions - we had an impromptu carrier landing competition with the wee Volantex 400mm fun fighters - Spitfire, Zero, Corsair and P-40 all with their wheels on, a 3m strip of carpet and off we went. Take offs were very challenging with the two bladed props, which struck the "carrier deck" during the take off run. No problem with the 3 bladed props though, but landing was a different story - only two successful landings on the "deck", both by the Spitfire, but even those failed to stay on board. It's a lot harder than it looks -and it looks quite hard. Great fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Had the Maiden flight today after rebuild. It's over 15 years old built from a Brian Taylor plan. It originally flew with an OS 70 fs but it was slightly under powdered, just before lockdown the engine cut on take off, it cartwheeled and didn't seem bad so I fitted it with electric power and the performance was great but the wings folded and the result is the lower photo. I took it from the loft just after Christmas intending to bin it but rebuilt it instead, one of the undercarriage legs turned on landing and pulled the unit out but apart from being a bit twitchy till trimmed out it looked good in the air. Most of the cowl is made of depron and foam board only cost about £25 for the rebuild. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Reasonable weather both days this weekend so it was twins Saturday with a Grumpy Tiger Cub and a couple of BH Mossies (trimming and shakedown flight, hence the non scale flying and the elevator control with a lot of hysteresis was proving a challenge for both of us! VID-20230204-WA0002.mp4 And Sunday was much more relaxed with a good smattering of twins again! Wing straight down the runway ..nice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Chilly on the hands but a lovely February afternoon with just a light breeze, Got my foamboard r/c Skystreak test flown and also flew my Hawes Tucano and my Watts Not (Wots Wot lookalike), five flights in total, roll on the warmer weather......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Cold up the patch, but hardly any wind. Perfect BAE Hawk weather! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Glorious day here today - field was heaving; 4 of us . Mixed day though..... Don't know how, but I have managed to screw up the transmitter setup on my Valiant so the on-board glow never switches on..... Engine playing up in Ruckus - changed the needle o-ring which helped but low needle seems miles out..... Double Trouble flew nicely Ian's Fokker DVIII maiden didn't go to plan at all - large bucket of epoxy required! But he managed a few flights with his children on the Junior 60 'New Kev' zoomed around with his Habu and SLEC Funfly 'Old Kev' threw his little Phoenix Spit around and had a few nice flights on his very impressive H9 Mustang. Good day out overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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