secant0give Wrote: (08-04-2013, 04:37 PM) -- I'm putting a few more in the in mould this week. I should have a few ready if Anyone wants to fit them for Sunday It's the work of a just a couple of m...

stillflyin Wrote: (17-03-2013, 09:52 PM) -- Found It (I ain't afraid of Red Belly Black Snakes!) Jason retrieves Claudio's wayward plane. -- That was a particularly champion effort... I reckon I...

secant0give Wrote: (17-03-2013, 10:20 PM) -- Guy's I'm amazed !! What a top day!! I must say I had a fantastic time -- Despite my lacklustre flying, had an awesome time - was great to have an eve...

BenR Wrote: (16-03-2013, 09:49 PM) -- I remember a while ago (probably last year) seeing someone who was setting up a stryker ultra micro for a maiden flight. Im thinking of getting one - do people h...

wingtipper Wrote: (13-03-2013, 12:56 PM) -- they are certainly set up well stock -- Yep. I continue to be surprised at how nicely they fly (once they've got some speed) for such a small airframe. ...

wingtipper Wrote: (04-03-2013, 03:34 PM) -- JASON has offered a better prop , he says better than the stock ones -- Illegal things tend to be better :D wingtipper Wrote: (04-03-2013, 03:34 P...

If anyone else is interested and able to make this event, please let us know!

smuzz Wrote: (21-02-2013, 11:12 PM) -- You must have been jogging up and down the length of the field. Thanks again! -- And after cycling home from work no less - thanks Chris!

My whipper-snipper is battery operated (well, what else did you expect?!), and so it may not be up to the challenge, but I'll be happy to pitch in regardless (prefer weekend morning).

Will be there - RareBear (FFC)

Another option would be to use a tension hinge. Take two bits of tape. Put their sticky sides together with about a quarter length overlap. One end sticks on one face of the vertical fin, one end ...

smuzz Wrote: (23-01-2013, 05:23 PM) -- It's a shame because I'd love to know in real percentage terms just how superior a modern brushless power-train is, given a direct comparison in a single airfra...

For those of you who haven't yet seen the X-8 scoot off Jason's pneumatic launcher: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrQckeNcTM

Flying fisho Wrote: (16-01-2013, 08:32 PM) -- On a serious note, are we able to report it to council & have them remove it. -- That picture is a little deceiving. I had to shift quite a bit today to...

Heading to McCoy for a few flights...[hr] What a pretty sight!

What an awesome test setup! Looks like the Castle is the pick for pylon, but that 25% current test is an eye opener - imagine 75-85%!? (which tends to be the worst regime for a speedie)

samste Wrote: (14-12-2012, 11:34 PM) -- Anyone ? -- Batteries charged, weather good... and no sleep courtesy of some small people. No flying for me today (and busy tomorrow). Sorry Frank R, we'l...

srl Wrote: (04-12-2012, 07:59 PM) -- Really enjoyed the weekend. Everything I had planed came true! -- It sure did. srl Wrote: (04-12-2012, 07:59 PM) -- The reason I was faster was a good reli...

SRL flew brilliantly for a well deserved win - a stand-out moment of the weekend was when his victory roll after the final race turned into a victory rolling circuit! Was well pleased with my flyin...

Nice job! Saw that in the HK new items the other day, and one word came to mind: George :)

BenR Wrote: (28-11-2012, 01:52 PM) -- The plane definately wanted to sink on me. Stock it is suggested that you use a Eflite 2S 180mAh battery. The additional battery I bought was a nanotech one at 2...

samste Wrote: (15-11-2012, 06:40 PM) -- Field Runway is Dry and Mowed. -- Thanks a bunch samste, yet again!

secant0give Wrote: (08-11-2012, 06:31 AM) -- As it was I didn't get any video of vipers racing. I was in the cage for the first round and it the second round there was only one set of heats of Q-500 ...

srl Wrote: (07-11-2012, 10:00 PM) -- I got serious in the afternoon when I had a chance of winning. -- You got seriously robbed with that refly :upset:

wingtipper Wrote: (07-11-2012, 08:39 PM) -- once you go below 3.7v per cell it will drain quickly . -- 3.7V/cell unloaded is well on the way to a empty cell. wingtipper Wrote: (07-11-2012, 08:...

Steven Wrote: (01-11-2012, 11:50 AM) -- I might be a noob, but I would not think of a Rare Bear or a Funjet Ultra a "Park flier" lol. "Yes, it does 200 kmh, but it's a little toy -- Sensibly enough...

Since this is a hot topic at the moment, could I ask one of our resident MAAA instructors to provide some clarification on a couple of points: 1) I've heard it repeated on a few occasions that it i...

gbanger Wrote: (30-10-2012, 04:58 PM) -- I would put a GPS in the sucker and get a proper top speed reading over 100 meters or more... that would save a shit load of muckin around... don't you think!...

Missed out today at the last minute; tentatively hoping to make up for that tomorrow morning Frank :-)

No woories. Might aim to get there a bit earlier myself then.

Yes Chris, I'm planning on flying from around 10am tomorrow.

wingtipper Wrote: (22-10-2012, 09:44 PM) -- ok i did discharge and cycle the battery a few times . the difference is getting smaller , its now 0.10 volt down at full charge . also after 5 minutes in ...

Frank, if it was mine, I'd give it a few discharge/charge cycles on the charger, and see if the end of charge voltage difference starts to get smaller. If it didn't, it wouldn't see a flight. Thank...

Question for all... I've got a few props made for a 1/4" (~6mm) shaft, which I now need to fit on a 8mm OD prop adaptor (swapping out the Park 480 in my little SBach with something beefier in a last ...

Victor, Angus and I must have just missed you this morning KB.

Got the Quadshot maidened yesterday. Here's a couple of my first hovering attempts (which were better than my last - no video sadly), before I handed it over to a professional. Thanks again Frank! :) ...

secant0give Wrote: (02-09-2012, 10:11 PM) -- Claudio, test flew his new rarebear sadly it didnt make it into the photo but will definatly next time. -- Starting out of 3S, and it felt faster than I...

gbanger Wrote: (30-08-2012, 05:19 PM) -- If you stuff that up you will short out your battery or blow up your charger.... not good!! If your charger came with a cell balance pin adapter then you jus...

Strip looked great, but does it need a mow? Flew the SBach straight off it no problem today, and that probably has the smallest wheels and one of the lowest clearances of our wheeled fleet. Reckon yo...

Perfect weather. Perfect wind. Perfect field. And, one a half flights in, the perfectly horrible stink of chlorinated gas or something of the sort (vented from one of the industrial units I suppose)...

Heading to the field for a couple hours...

Can I suggest a title: "PRCAC: we'll teach you to fly and have fun doing it. But landings are your problem." :) Nice job Andrew.

Don't think too long... there's vultures circling this one :)

Nice work Victor. On the approaches, perhaps try keeping a little bit of power on (just a bit more than would keep the prop turning). Regarding the thuds, you'll soon get a feel for when you're comi...

No worries kizza

Raptorfly Wrote: (23-08-2012, 12:34 PM) -- That looks cool. What do you call it. -- Hey George, it's called a Quadshot. Check it out here: http://thequadshot.com/ I backed their Kickstarter proje...

Ugh, it's blowing a gale at my place, and came online to check whether it was any better at Toongabbie. Ok, building it is :) Here's hoping for better on the weekend!

Thanks Steve. Will probably head down some time this afternoon.

Sounds good. One question: how hard did Toongabbie get hit by this afternoon's storm? (since I'm actually free to fly tomorrow, I guess I know the answer) Jonesing for some stick time here!

Anyone flying tomorrow? I'm planning to, not sure of am/pm yet.