GrumpyGnome Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Lovely day on NE coast - a bit breezier than expected. Although that's normal! Hopefully some people will turn up for some 'taster' flights.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: Lovely day on NE coast - a bit breezier than expected. Although that's normal! Hopefully some people will turn up for some 'taster' flights.... Beautiful. Have a great day's flying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I had a quick and late evening test flight of my Swift Glider. I think I need a better motor prop combo. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Well, whatever next! Yesterday I started a little diesel engine for the first time all by myself 😀 A Boddo Mills .75 in dad's 36" Tomboy (rudder elevator). The tank had a 2-min run time, the model climbed slowly then floated down with a few suggestions from the Tx. I have to say it was great fun and I was a bit smitten.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 Flying buddy, Pete, had one of these Avios/HK Hercules flying today, first time I've seen one and very nice it was too. Couldn't resist pointing the camera. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Good afternoon on the slop 17-20mph SW wind, but warm and sunny so great fun, not even marred by having to retreive my poor wee Lidl glider from part way down the front of the slope, having fallen out of the sky at the end of the flight -and a long walk to collect my Zagi from the back of the slope on another flight. DAW Messerschmitt Bf109 loved it though and managed just about the only decent landing of the day - all of the others being arrivals. No damage though - all EPP was definitely the order of the day and worth it's weight in gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Think yourself lucky living in England with your rain and cold winds, 28°c at 8am here, 31° at 9am when I stopped flying 41° announced again.😈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 21/08/2023 at 09:59, David Ashby - Moderator said: Well, whatever next! Yesterday I started a little diesel engine for the first time all by myself 😀 A Boddo Mills .75 in dad's 36" Tomboy (rudder elevator). The tank had a 2-min run time, the model climbed slowly then floated down with a few suggestions from the Tx. I have to say it was great fun and I was a bit smitten.... So beautiful and graceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 17 hours ago, David Ashby - Moderator said: Flying buddy, Pete, had one of these Avios/HK Hercules flying today, first time I've seen one and very nice it was too. Couldn't resist pointing the camera. Absolutely gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Think yourself lucky living in England with your rain and cold winds, 28°c at 8am here, 31° at 9am when I stopped flying 41° announced again.😈 Tropical weather. Its bucketing down hard here in the Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Think yourself lucky living in England with your rain and cold winds, 28°c at 8am here, 31° at 9am when I stopped flying 41° announced again.😈 Well I'm in the east of England, 20°c , sun shining, 5mph wind and I'm stuck in waiting for the washing machine repairman🤦 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Bullit Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 The forecast said dry and sunny with light winds, instead we just got light winds and horses on the beach today. Still had a good afternoons flying between showers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Outrunner said: Well I'm in the east of England, 20°c , sun shining, 5mph wind and I'm stuck in waiting for the washing machine repairman🤦 Which just shows, the Yin and Yang of the universe remains in balance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Had the chance to pop down the field today first thing. Light winds therefore I took my Pilot RC Slick 67" for a spin. Nobody seems to be in the office so I just hope the auto pilot is working to the fullest advantage!! Four flights to be had and it was a good job I had the various-focals on as the smaller aircraft seem to be indistinct without them. Lovely session nevertheless. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff2wings Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Absolute scorching day,no cloud or wind to speak of got the D7 maiden after an aborted first takeoff due to loss of power, thought the engine may be a bit hot(I know I was!) Popped the top of the cowl off and all Ok then didn't get to maiden the tiger yet due to carb issues 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Unexpected and rare evening trip to the field on a search and rescue mission for a clubmate's model that had gone down in the barley earlier today. Found the model no problem but damage was quite severe -still the gear was all recovered. Took the opportunity to give a maiden flight to my latest Spitfire, a depron Funnyfighter passed on by another pal yesterday - a hour's fettling fitted all the requisite gear from stock and she was ready to go. The model is great fun, flies very well and gives a chuckle - I think I might knock up a matching Bf109E for some streamer combat. Also had some good formation flights with the wee fellers in the fading light - an illustration that the nights are starting to draw in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Breezy, but the little W4 doesn't care..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Had the opprtunity to test the trim changes I had made to my current F3A airframe, the Anthem, in today's near calm. I was trying to fix a pull to canopy on the vertical upline and had increased the wing incidence from 0.7 deg to 1 deg. This was still not enough so I tried a slight increase in down thrust. It is now very close to perfect but I think it's now worth moving the incidence adjusters as they have hit their limit. Another half or full turn will probably be needed. It is surprising how an increase in incidence can fix these problems. The explanation is that for the same datum speed, more wing incidence means there is less down force needed from the tailplane as the fuselage needs to sit a little higher than before to reduce the wing incidence to allow level flight with the wing at the same incidence to the airflow as before.. In a verticle upline with no wing lift the reduction in the tailplane down force reduces and there comes a point when the pitch to canopy is eliminated. It works! I was also able to get, and give feedback to a friend flying F3A aerobatics today. It really is very helpful to have input from a fellow competition pilot as most club pilots are not best placed to see the problems with F3A type flying. We both benefitted from these mutual crtiques. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: Breezy, but the little W4 doesn't care..... At my place we call such a day ( Strong Breeze ) a Wot 4 day, so the lads bring their wind capable Wot 4s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Aside from hut painting had the wot4 foame out. Cracking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Peter Jenkins said: most club pilots are not best placed to see the problems with F3A type flying. Nah, we were bored watching flying fish! 🤣 Edited August 23, 2023 by Ron Gray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rather a hot one today (27º), breezy this morning but as Peter said, nearly flat calm for most of the afternoon and 13 of us at the field. took the Hurri but couldn't get it to run on both cylinders, later traced to a partially broken remote glow lead. Still we have another Fun Day on Sunday so fingers crossed for then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Jenkins said: Had the opprtunity to test the trim changes I had made to my current F3A airframe, the Anthem, in today's near calm. I was trying to fix a pull to canopy on the vertical upline and had increased the wing incidence from 0.7 deg to 1 deg. This was still not enough so I tried a slight increase in down thrust. It is now very close to perfect but I think it's now worth moving the incidence adjusters as they have hit their limit. Another half or full turn will probably be needed. It is surprising how an increase in incidence can fix these problems. The explanation is that for the same datum speed, more wing incidence means there is less down force needed from the tailplane as the fuselage needs to sit a little higher than before to reduce the wing incidence to allow level flight with the wing at the same incidence to the airflow as before.. In a verticle upline with no wing lift the reduction in the tailplane down force reduces and there comes a point when the pitch to canopy is eliminated. It works! I was also able to get, and give feedback to a friend flying F3A aerobatics today. It really is very helpful to have input from a fellow competition pilot as most club pilots are not best placed to see the problems with F3A type flying. We both benefitted from these mutual crtiques. Useful explanation, Peter. Thanks for that. Glad you had a successful session 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 58 minutes ago, Ron Gray said: Nah, we were bored watching flying fish! 🤣 You calling my plane a Tuna? The beauty is in the lines they fly not the looks of the airframe, man and machine in perfect harmony. A case of horses for courses but it's a very varied hobby aeromodelling, and all the better for it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Busy day at WHMFC..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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