Eatly risers Packing planes as i type and heading down early while weather is good. :D Steve

Was giving the Funjet a Once over and Checking prop balance and notice that my last flight this morning at field i was actually moving quite fast.

Will be flying tommorow early 7-30 am, This morning was great till about 9am then started to turn bad but had a great flight time and good to see a couple fellow members down as well. Tommorow hopefu...

Packing the Planes and heading down the field, weather looks great :D i will be down there before 8am. Steve

Glider build started as finally decided motor type to put in, as it is very hard to change once body halves are glued together (have to cut out to replace) Couple of Pictures of Glider Build. Body ha...

chancol Wrote: -- If anyone will be at the field tomorrow (Friday), please let me know. It is my day off. But if I don't have a reply by 8:30am, I'll make alternative plan. Colin -- Hi Colin And Ot...

Thanks Paul great pic's, Don't see any wind at all in pic's :lol: Not sure any one uses this site, based at Penrith http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60901/IDN60901.94763.shtml

I may still go down if wind dies down as i will be in area to pick up some materials and it does look that the wind is settling down though probably not as i write this its gusting again. Steve

A-10 Reborn , hopefully all kinks taken out and ready for action. New home made Decals.

Pictures of the Back of My Funjet to show bracing. Hope This Helps

Kev wote Quote: -- im really hoping we can fly I cant wait to get that trojan back in my hands now that you have her beautifully restored in naval colours for me -- So wheres the pics of paint job...

Servo Wrote: -- Any body interested in mid week flying this week. I was hoping (weather permitting) in getting an early start, say 7.30am or 8am, but staying only for an hour or so (have to go to wo...

Yes a great looking mill you have Kev A Quick Note this has just come back in stock http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9383# I'm Running a Scorpion and love it, but i ...

I used a small angle grinder with metal blade to grind back heat sink. Just remember motor will get hot as it is a heat sink that will absorb heat, so use something to hold it, and make sure you line ...

johnjelovic Wrote: -- Just back from an overnight trip away. Popped down to the field around midday but sad to find no one around. Considered removing the prop from my Glider and doing some glide tes...

Hi Rob Here are the specs on that Motor, i bought That motor off Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Emax-2215-20-1200kv-Brushless-Outrunner-Motor-59g-2-1oz_W0QQitemZ110366464154QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRadio_Contro...

flying ok down at field on mobile

Packed the Funjet and Hopper and heading down for a drive and fly hopefully shortly after breaky. Steve

I will see to how weather pans out, and may join you. as its sprinkling here at moment. I guess one good thing is daylight savings has kicked in, so late afternoon meets are possible, rather solely re...

Whats going on, i come back and all i see is rain and huge puddles everywhere temp is down 15 degrees, i had to put a jumper on. Doesn't look good for tomorrows outing for a fly. Steve

Quick Hi to All Done nearly Everything, Go Karting,Beach,Water Sliding, Beach,Fraser Island,Beach :D ,Whale Watch (Kids Loved It Right up to boat,Amazing stuff), Beach, Archery, Beach,Movies, beach,...

~KevJ~ Wrote: -- first we make sure mine flies properly :D -- The Funjet will fly No problems, Body strengthening is not crucial thing, this is only done to make it more robust. The Main thing you ...

The carbon plank was bought from hobby in the hills and it was about 10mm wide and about 2mm thick. I used this because it gives extra support to underside from plane snapping, not for skid plate. Fo...

Hi All Kev i have had no dramas with tx / rx with 10mm carbon plank on the underside of the Funjet. Though i have my antenna sticking out but i don't if it was inside it would make any difference. (F...

Hi All I'm not an Expert in the Funjet Build but I do know some main things you may need to be aware of or Address. 1. Re Glue Mounting bracket. # If you wish, Support mounting bracket with a pl...

Congratulations to all with there new Positions within the Club and I Hope you guys have great flying weather Today And as for me, Holiday mode has set in good what a place :D Steve

Hi Kev Doing an all nighter tonight with Paperwork as I'm actually Flying out in morning with the family on a Holiday so wont be done the field for the next couple of weekends. :D :D :D :D :D :D...

I used a manual adjust Gyro on my Mod Island hopper wing for windy conditions a long while back and it work not bad only down fall was adjusting % rate had to be done on gyro. When you inputed via ai...

Just won this on Ebay, Just shy off 2m wing span. Plenty of wing space for slithers of solar cells :geek: , so she wont have to come down till i want to go home. :lol: Looking forward to getting th...

chancol Wrote: -- Hi, I haven't logged on to the forum for a while until today. Wow! Kieran, you found it!!! That is amazing. Now, I just need to figure out a way to retrieve it. Even if I succeed,...

Well done Kev, Flaps turned out and work very well. Can you adjust the flaps so you can have halfway down as well. I know on my Hopper, my custom Flaps i have a Dial Knob on my Transmitter so i can ad...

Hi All Mick if you decide to buy a Hopper they do fly stock quite well not much power though, i can help you or anyone else thinking of purchasing a Hopper to set it up to fly and i do have some some...

Thanks Guys I'm glad you enjoyed Flying the island hopper. That was my first real plane (besides my fire bird which was evil to control, lasted 2 weeks) i learned on this and still today i love flyin...

Hi Paul Pic Below Transparent sticker from office works and spray from Bunnings. I just printed as many pics etc as i could fit on one sheet. Then printed it out. Let the Ink dry for 5 min then spr...

Kev That motor definitely has some grunt. Do you know the Cont Running current of the motor which will help ? For Myself, not sure how everyone else does it, i work on the Cont Current of Motor EG 40 ...

Hi steve Sorry to hear it didn,t go as well as you expected. It definately looked the part and i thought it would Fly a Treat. I think Paul has had enough with the mustang, the motor had plenty of p...

paulj Wrote: -- Well I connected up Kev's watt meter and fired up the mustang with the little motor that Steve gave me. Look's like I'll just be a spectator in the morning as that motor drew over 45 ...

yarrumevets Wrote: -- As for a name, my suggestion comes from that ground-breaking British comedy 'The Young Ones' a few years ago: "Helen Back" or perhaps just "Helen" (been to Hell-n-back, which is...

kizza42 Wrote: -- G'day guys, Mobile data is very patchy so no photos I'm afraid. Weather down here was great today. There are about 100 jets down here so far with stacks more to come tomorrow! Const...

Quick update, received programable battery monitor Today. Quite a nice unit though i noticed it buzzers if lipo exceeds 4.2 volts per cell when connected and stops when goes below. I think this could ...

Thank's Paul How did the mount go, is it ready for a successful flight tommorow. Ingo said he will be down from 8-30am Steve

Hi All Hopefully wind will settle down for Tomorrow Fingers Crossed. Also Hoping to see Colin down at field as i have his plane to return to him and was unable to contact him this week. If anyone has...

Hopefully this wind will disappear for tommorow morning flying. I flew for a little today to test out a My Customed Built trainer wing with a V shape Wing and Ailerons for easier flying for the Isla...

Were not the only ones dodging Power Lines http://www.jokeroo.com/video/funny/rc-plane-flies-into-power-lines.html#

I give the Trojan a test flight before painting to make sure all is well, but yes finish off the flaps before flying. Looks like there was no damage to it though, good job in repair. :) Steve

Here is aussie shop link tht you might find interesting. http://www.rcbits.com.au/ Another US Shop Link http://www.innov8tivedesigns.com/

I ended up mounting motor with 4 screws as originally only had two screws, drill out slightly mount to fit. I also Drilled out Prop mount so it would fit closer to end of shaft motor. Running 6 x 4 pr...

Tested out the new Scorpion Motor for Funjet at field this afternoon. 8-) 8-) I was hoping to break the 200

You are scaring me. :ugeek: :twisted: I had a little spare time this afternoon and did a watt meter on funjet as is 423 watts, stryker motor. Then did a test with scorpion motor at full throttle 7...

Very nice Clip Kieran 8-) 8-) Well done.