DIGGER Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm at a loss with what to do and hope I may get some answers from you. As the title says I have the Dynham Hurricane which I have done a lot of work on. I have added a bit more detail to the cockpit, added a new resin pilot, Calie decals for 85 sqd. BOB paint job. Upgraded the lights ( bright white landing light ) and wired them so all the lights go off when the wheels are up . This is now a great looking model. Never been flown, and this is my problem. Because now I've got no runway that can handle the retracts, all I have now is a rough ground with stones in it that will rip them out. Should I try to convert it to fixed u/c ,if so how , or try to sell it, which in Cyprus I won't get the money I want. Sending it to UK is an option to look into. But I've done so much work it would be sad to let it go. Any idears out there. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON CRAGG Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 How about some sort of launching dolly? Either that or a bungee might do the job, seen them both work a treat in the past. Always land with the gear up, I always land my foamies gear up to save the u/c. Good luck, and hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Thank you but that's not an option as well, the ground all round has large rocks and very hard thistles that can rip through foam , we don't have the luxury of grass, just a short rough runway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Have you looked at other possible flying fields in Cyprus? Kingsfield - Cyprus Parachuting Centre, they used to only operate in the mornings as the sea breeze set up at lunchtime. Akrotiri? Might have an RAFMAA club or at least one modeller, service clubs often fly directly outside the control tower so they can be told directly to pause for full size traffic movements. Sports pitches, usually 'astro turf' as the grass doesn't grow well. Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks Gary for both of the idears, but there at the wrong end of the island. Akrotiri. There is a club that fly on the salt flat but that is out for me, to far . And the other one is even further. I did contact the RAFMAA but was told they don't have a club at this time, again to far. So thanks anyway, you must know Cyprus? I was going through some old mags and saw the EFLITE Hurricane which came with a fixed u/c which got me thinking along them lines and modify it. Or just sell it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 I would like to add that takeoff and landing is no problem for us with aircraft of this size , it's the rough stony ground that can kill retracts, we have fixed u/c models. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'm ex-RAF, used to teach gliding courses at Kingsfield, still have good Cypriot friends and my wife's godparents live in Peyia. The stony ground is a problem for outlandings with full size gliders though some have been caught out! I've seen rocky slope sites that used a catch net for landings and have landed in bushes myself though that was because there was too much lift to land normally (Phase 6, no airbrakes). You could save your Hurricane for when you return to the UK and get an SAS Wildthing slope glider, they are virtually indestructable and you could fly it all day at the cliff sites and other slopes around Akrotiri. Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 The UK is out, we will not be returning, we have retired here now. I live in lower Peyia / St George's. Thanks again Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 "just a short rough runway" if you are going to be there for the foreseeable, is it worth putting a bit of time into improving the strip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Love to but our runway is also used by cars and people, Thanks anyway for your reply Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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