I intend looking at the outside weather tree tomorrow, but I imagine I will see it's branches moving wildly (windy). Forecast starts at 25kph gradually increasing flying difficulty to peak at 50kph at...

Thanks for that Pete but I called in at Kelletts on the way home from golf yesterday and bought a pair of wheels. A bit bigger in diameter than wanted but ideal in width. I will make a spacer to take ...

Lost the tail wheel off my PA Ultimate today, can anybody help me out as suitably sized wheel unable to be found at Ultimate Hobbies or RC Hobbies Auburn. 20 - 25 mm & max 9mm width.

I am golfing tomorrow but I imagine there will be somebody there to open tomorrow. Regular opening is 8.30 - 9.00. Have a good day flying guys, safe landings.

I will be opening the field approx. 8.30 tomorrow. Looks like good flying conditions windwise but a small chance of rain.

Am at the field mowing if anyone would like to keep me company

Thanks for the report Simon, am ooooooohhhhh so pleased that the soil remained. Bushcare is another important benefit to field condition so an early night, take your vitamins, no hangovers, bring you...

I have not had opportunity to visit the field since the huge downpour that registered 90mm in my rain gauge. I spoke to somebody that was walking his dog on the other side of the reeds and he stated t...

Well ne John, it did look impressive in the air and you flew it very well. Even the plane did a bow when landing, perhaps you could do the bowing next time :leet:

The weekend is upon us again with fine weather & almost calm winds. I will be opening up about 8.30 as usual.

I am sure there will be ample sponsors at the field open to a bribe, only kidding. A simple friendly attitude is sure to gather some willing members. There is a slight chance of rain Wednesday & Satu...

The warmer weather has arrived & makes our slithery friends more active. On my way up the slope to our field box this afternoon, I almost stepped on one of the Red Bellied varieties. Brownies also vis...

Welcome Joseph, You sound quite enthusiastic & I admire your scratch build patience. You are more than welcome to join our bunch of like minded fliers at our field. Keep an eye out on our Flying thi...

I am golfing on Sunday so I will not be attending Saturday practice day at Vineyard. For those who are interested in flying at McCoy tomorrow, I will be opening at approx. 8.30

Attached is a copy of an email from Graham regarding indoor flying tomorrow night. "Greetings Funsters Sorry for the late notice – but just a reminder that Indoor Flying is on tomorrow night, 1 Oc...

robbo Wrote: (29-09-2014, 08:02 PM) -- Hi folks, I came down a few weeks back and spoke to Steve… err Chris? err Dave?… Sorry, but I remember a excellent yellow bi-plane and a FW-190!! First of al...

Hi Ben, keep an eye on flying this weekend thread Friday & Saturday evenings for advice of field opening. Bring your Bixler along & if you have a Spectrum receiver either myself or another instructor ...

Sorry for late notice guys, I intend opening tomorrow 8.30ish for the field setup. Should be a nice day, see you all there

Greetings again Simon, I think Elton is a mate of yours, who I met today. Please feel free to join us tomorrow. You mentioned you were coming tomorrow afternoon. Try not to be too late, for example o...

A very leading question with many answers. If you are a beginner, then we have instructors who can help. If you have an electric model plane and need to start from scratch we can help set up & with b...

Just visited the field & with just 6mm of rain here (2km SE of field), there was significant amounts of surface water on over 50% of the strip. runway shortened by 30m both ends because of pooling. Pr...

Welcome Simon. My apologies for our non-response. To be honest not sure where to look for it but this forum is your best shot, although we do prefer the "introduce yourself here" thread. The majorit...

Just visited the field, strip too soggy to mow and with warm weather & heaps of rain, grass & weeds growing well. I imagine will only be suitable for large wheeled planes or belly landers on the weeke...

Nice find Steve, have a good range on their website and a few $ cheaper than Modelflight.com.au and certainly much cheaper than local stores. Must take a trip there one day to see what stock is availa...

Has anyone visited the field for a report on condition for flying tomorrow?

Sorry for late notice, Indoor flying on again tomorrow night. Grahams email copy/pasted below. Greetings Funsters, Tomorrow night we can gather at Prospect again – 24 Stoddart Road – right next door...

Yeah, where else than McCoy can you become adrenalin junkies with a trainer plane :shock:

As soon as they invent lipo powered reverse cycle clothing :twisted:

Followed the happy wife happy life motto today & took Marg to see her mum. Should get some good brownie points, clocked up over 500km with more than 6 hours driving. I figured the field would be too ...

I am heading to Pemac again tomorrow, I think our field will be too soggy to be enjoyable. If any member is braving the conditions, please post here.

I have a flex day again tomorrow & was considering another mow of the strip, but I believe the strip was underwater again today after 10mm of rain since yesterday arvo. So will be a no-go-no-mow for m...

Chris Mc Wrote: (27-08-2014, 12:57 PM) -- You taught me mate so my performance is based on your teachings lol -- OMG now there is a worry, better leave it hanging from the lounge ceiling to retain ...

Hope you can fly it as good as it looks!

I am golfing tomorrow. We had a bit of rain this afternoon, will be a setback for drying out the strip.

Flew PEMAC today, was supposed to be field maintenance today & only a few turned up. Just finished packing car 2.15 when heavens opened up. Sitting under shelter waiting for rain to ease so I can lock...

Am at the field and the strip is still a little soggy and only half the width usable and both ends too sloppy to use. I am flying at Penrith today. If anybody keen to fly at McCoy please post here. PS...

Judging from Bob's & my field condition posts, I would say tomorrow is another build day. I will take an early morning trip to the field to further report on strip condition & post about 7.30am for al...

Took a trip to the field this afternoon. Not a pretty picture. Pooling in the usual spots. There is a small trickle of water running down the concrete culvert indicate the water is still draining ...

Took a trip to the field about 9.30 and water level not as bad as predicted Was a steady downfall of rain while I was there so took another photo about 10 minutes later. You will notice a reasonabl...

Got some good flying weather yesterday with quite a few members enjoying the light winds for getting their planes into the air. Not as much weather luck today, my new rain gauge says we had 20mm rain ...

Forecast is for a wet weekend. Hopefully the rain wont turn up til afternoon tomorrow. Will reserve my decision to fly tomorrow morning. Watch this space

Bought a new mower blade today for the club mower as the last time I mowed, the severe wear on the ends of the blade reduced it's ability to cut the grass let alone mow the strip low. Took a trip to t...

Delayed leaving for driving range because of fog (fog interferes with signal & ball might not receive directional input). May be a bit later than 9 at field

Calm winds & clear skies are ready to greet us for flying tomorrow. I am golfing on Sunday and I am heading off to the driving range first thing tomorrow but should be opening 8.30 - 9.00. See you all...

Model Aeronautical Association of Australia (MAAA) is the insurance that our club operates from. Under supervision both heli & fixed wing pilots can fly (4 times as a visitor before required to join t...

Hi Chris, we do have a few heli pilots at our field but our club is mainly fixed wing. I think our ace heli pilot is turning up tomorrow, however we do not have an MAAA heli instructor to give wings t...

Come on guys, support Graham in his passion & turn up for indoor flying tomorrow night. Who knows you might even become addicted. Remember the weather is always good indoors.

I missed out on flying on Saturday but heard it was a bit gusty with the wind which meant the pilots needed to be gutsy. Today was an absolute pearler of a day for flying and saw quite a few turn up ...

I trust all fliers had a good day today in what was described as moderate winds. Judging by my aching legs, arms back & stomach muscles, I would have been better off at the field. I am getting too old...

The field has been freshly mowed on Thursday and has dried out considerably. With all of the runway quite firm and no rain forecasted it is ready for the weekends flying. Tomorrow has the strongest wi...