A vote of thanks to all who have made me feel so welcome. A special mention to John Hale who intiiated me into the watching my plane doing a vertical landing. I surprised myself at how calmly I acce...

Thanks for the reply Kieran, Followed instructions which appeared to work, however prop, although did respond to throttle, did not return to zero and idled over. Disconnected battery, turned off rad...

Thanks steve, but excuse my ignorance for terminologies. As Pauline Hanson says "Please edxplain":D[hr] pardon my typing too

Thanks to all. Frustration setting in. Have tried every suggestion & feel like I am fighting a losing battle. Will bring to field on Saturday & try for some live help. Apologies to all whose time I h...

Thanks Ingo, Followed instructions very carefully, even managed to find "reset'. A glimmer of successful fulfilment filled my grey matter when the "oh Susanna" tune eminated from the ESC and the pro...

Many thanks to John & Kevin for your assistance Saturday. I really appreciate your contributions to my huge learning curve. Please let me know if I am consuming too much of your "flying time". Did n...

That guy on the demo certainly showed his ability to throw an obviously manoeverable machine around. Unfortunately to my untrained eye, it just ;ooked like it was out of control & readyto crash most o...

Took Ingo's advice & advanced to a larger plane. Broke the piggy bank and wandered over to Liverpool & bought a 1.45m E-flite Apprentice. Have the other half on a day out on Saturday and was looking f...

Many thanks Steve for the offer of a piece of Depron to replace the fuselage underside that flew off my Apprentice. Although it defied insurmountable odds by spin-falling & landing sticky side down on...

On the subject of new planes, visited Hobbies in the Hills today, just to see what was there. They had a Parkzone Messerschmitt Bf-109G PNP with an 1105mm wingspan on special for $169. Following my d...

Thanks guys, will discuss more at length in person if anybody flies tomorrow. BOM says 40% chance of showers tomorrow. Dont know how field stood up today. Failing negative replies about T109, I may ha...

Thanks for the comments Steve and I had full intention of letting it hibernate with my HK F4U Corsair until I am ready to stick twitch it with the big guys. I believe I am advancing reasonably quickly...

Thanks Mick, your comments regarding the T28 are appreciated & are similar to what I have previously heard at the club. I am not disputing the points value of the T28. Given that I am learning on my H...

Thanks, excellent advice fellas, might bite the bullet and strike while the price is hot & wait for the enthusiasm to cool down before flying.

I recall seeing a few other PZ warplanes at Hobbies in the Hills at reasonable prices, it was just that the BF109 at such a cheap price that sparked my interest. The did not have a T28 (maybe all sold...

Thanks Steve, that provides me with all the clarity I need. You may be a learner yourself, but what you are saying makes perfect sense. Am now happier to snap up the bargain & let it await my learnin...

Maybe when Steve & I in formation, take care of the mustang, you may have raise your hand and give a "Sieg Heil" to us[hr] Am still researching for my choice, difficulty in landing seems to be the maj...

Another well researched reply & again thanks Steve. My continuing research landed me at the Horizon Hobby site ( http://www.horizonhobby.com/ ) who tend to stock a lot of PZ planes & much like HK yo...

Hi Bob, I purchased Turnigy 3s 20-30c 1600mah batteries for my HK Cessna. Measures 95 x 33 x 25mm weighing a tad over 140g. I will be there on the weekend and you are welcome to a test fit. $10.99 fr...

What should now be reasonably obvious (it is to me), I am obsessed with progressing to more advanced planes to cater for my future needs. I think I need to slow this down by catering for another desi...

Happy birthday Kieran, hope you have a good day, my!! how time flies not just the planes. Cheers

Probably because so far I am only a buddy pilot, I am getting as much enjoyment out if putting together the foamies I have bought so far. The work needed to get a HK foamie in the air is a good starti...

Thanks for that Mick, a lot of cutting & taping to start with. Once I have done this, I will strain the brain & decide if it is within my scope. Were there any further instructions that came with the ...

I pick up copies of Q&EF from the newsagent in Winston Hills mall, but I'm sure it would be available elsewhere. [/quote] Picked up Feb 11 issue of Q&EF today, the depron Fantom jet plans look int...

In the boating world, the rule when approaching an oncoming vessel, is to pass to the right (american road rules). Do any such rules exist for our flying. Eg. from left to right swerve down & visa ver...

To all those going away this weekend, stay safe. The art of a safe holiday is to aim at your destination, miss anything inbetween & return the same way. Sorry to near plagiarise BOM says no rain Fr...

Where I live, we have no grass & I therefore did not replace my worn out unstartable mower. Am happy to lend a labouring hand though. Will get there as early as possible.

Given my thread calling for opinions on my intended purchase of the BF109 Messerschmitt I can hardly blame Pete for confusing my P47 Thunderbolt. Thank you Kieran for doing the honours of take-off & s...

Thanks guys, but I cant take all the credit, just a great plane and a great supervisor. I certainly have started my collection in a fllurry Dave, but if you look near the end of the Parkzone Messers...

I would say bugger & that sucks too, except the only part I understood was "I can't get one until Easter is over so the Logo is grounded", so I will tone it down to "never mind, it's time will come" :...

BOM forecast for tomorrow & next 6 days is showers, mainly near the coast. Am hoping to get in some stick time 2mrw before the field becomes Lake McCoy again. Will anybody flying 2mrw be able to budd...

Well written Dave, a bit texty is sometimes needed for a full report. Painted a big picture for all absent readers. "A bit twitchy but flew like a demon", me or my bird ??????. A lot twitchy and demon...

So it's logo-a-gogo-nogo-&-all-ready-to-gogo-a-nogo-until-rain-a-gogo-away

Hey Bob, Your order on the Group Order thread may cause problems and I have possible solutions if you are interested. Prob 1: format. Solution:put a space between quantity & URL ie 1 x http: not 1...

Whilst mowing the lawn last week, I couldnt help thinking that a ton or so of topsoil in low lying places would minimise puddling. The low spots could be filled gradually, at the end of Sunday flying,...

No further comments needed. Was just trying to be helpful.

I am sure all appreciate the efforts in preparing the field for a possible weekend of flying. I did not attend the field last weekend due to my need for a runway solid enough to at least support wheel...

Drew,I dont know how much thought went into your comments, but they were certainly noteworthy for expansion of the origional proposal. I often hear & read discussions on builds/repairs/modifications a...

I have read in a magazine that planes flying nose heavy, fly difficult, planes flying tail heavy fly once. A little modification after debut will tell the story

That shop is where I bought my P 47 Thunderbolt, BNF @ $249 I thought was an exceptional local price. Had a big range of props as well. Is well worth a look around.

Well done Jason, looks good and I bet some lucky 9yo learner will have a blast under your watchful eye (& umbilical cord I presume). Look forward to seeing it fly.

Hoping to have an early fly this morning, what time will somebody be at the field this morning to open. Have a lunch time birthday celebration with relo's & hoping to get a last fly in before a few we...

Am hoping to be there at least on Saturday with my resurrected P47 Thunderbolt & Apprentice to see if I get a window in the weather for a few flights. At least the commercial pilots to & from Vanuatu ...

A late entrant in this series of birthday wishes. I dont know how old your avatar is but I see that the jug is a known quantity for your celebrations. Cheers old mate, glad to see you join me in the 5...

My partners sons wedding tomorrow, I will be knee deep in the proverbial if I attend the field. Have a good day flying guys, hope to see you Sunday.

Hi guys, purchased a mini angel glider at penrith club swap meet & have been searching internet for a suitable motor, speedie & folding prop to match. Plane not featured on many sites but specs found ...

Thanks Jason, Some worthy suggestions , some on backorder, might order a few motors in stock, not all that expensive & can leave unused as spares for future or individual tryouts for performance. Wo...

Whilst waiting for the gate to open this morning, a Toongabbie resident kindly notified me of a wayward plane landing in a neighbours house. He later delivered the plane to the field and was quite ha...

Sounds like a plan, will be there & may even bring an apple for the teacher. I want to see you eat the apple while the planes talk.

Was looking out the back door, saw the tops of the trees blowing about in the rain & also thought today might be a write-off for flying. Monday has a slim chance now that we dont have to suffer a sogg...