Gday Kieran Great job on the site mate this is great stuff. I will not see you all this weekend as my glider is getting an overdue extensive refurb and also working on the uber cub. Cheers Rob B

This is an intersting topic considering that LiPo's are not cheap, I note that the serious RC'ers will generally heat their batteries up to about 55degreesC for optimum performance. Also, on the Extre...

Don't sweat it Kev, my Living Room is routinely "reassigned" for more noble purposes. My daughters spare High Chair also makes a great temporary workbench. Cheers Rob B

Gday Kev It is a Piper J3 Cub ARF from Thunder Tiger, due to the crap weather I have had plenty of time to customise it. I am working on a full scale interior and have almost completed a scratchbuilt...

Gday Kev, don't let Kieran being a big chicken put you off. Covering is actually quite simple if you get the iron temp right and tack in the right places, I am happy to assist with this, also don't fo...

Gday Kieran Great info from you as always, the Motor/ ESC/ Battery / Prop combo chioce confuses the crap out of me, I also noted interesting points from the colour scheme link, great to know that my ...

Gday All See you on Saturday Kieran and co. Will try to squeeze in Sunday as well. Glider is refurb'd and ready as am I.

I too like the spoon intakes, nice idea and nicely executed. Hope you have a hole further aft for all the hot air to escape from. Cheers Rob B

Gday All Pretty stoked now I am the new owner of a DX7 however am having trouble binding the bugger, I will try again tonight however may need some help with this one. Stay tuned. Look forward to se...

Gday All Thanks for the tips on the 2.4 bind, I was indeed not holding the Trainer Switch on, can't seem to find any reference in the manual that states that though? Kieran that glider looks kickass,...

Gday All Bind successful, trick was to totally ignore the Spektrum instructions and hold the bind button for bloody ages. Now all I have to do is work out why all my servo centres have changed? :? ...

Gday All Shame about the midair however a bit of glue and a quick buff should set things straight, I always seem to miss out on the "good" stuff. Kieran is obviously your basic menace in the air. I ...

That's a big shame that repairs would be too extensive. A midair is obviously a bigger hit than the powerlines however both seem to be pretty terminal in most cases. Bad luck story for sure. Cheers R...

Gday Kev I have aileron to rudder mix set up on all my aircraft, I use this to stop adverse yaw and keep the aircraft balanced in the initial part of a turn, I also use differential aileron, once aga...

Gday Kev As an addition to my earlier comment you would slightly increase the roll rate using rudder however this would be via the yaw component. Note that you can use your tx switches to turn ail/ r...

Gday Steve What specifically are you trying to find out about adverse yaw, I will be able to easily assist you with this. However, in a nutshell, it is caused by the fact that during a turn one ailer...

Gday Steve The trick here is not to overcomplicate the matter. Your aileron throws should be exactly the same length, dihedral is not an issue, that merely makes the aircraft more stable around the l...

What an utterly crappo forecast for today. :( Prepared for: ROBFLIGHT YSSY SYDNEY AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING ISSUED AT 1658Z ON THE 28/08/2009 [0258 ON THE 29/08/2009 LOCAL] ...

GDay All I too am hoping for a shot later today however the wind is not expected to moderate until about 1800 hrs tonight as per Airservices Pilot Briefing. I intend to review at about 1400hrs as if ...

Gday All Being one who flies a glider there is NO reason that the endurance record should be held by, of all things, a Stryker. :? I vow to endeavour to rectify this lamentable state of affairs. :...

Whooaaa, that has to be the ultimate backyard. The weather seems to be tidying itself up nicely, wind is right down and the sun is shining. I am going to finish washing my daughters 15 tons of clothi...

Gday All I am a bee's you know what away from successfully negotiating 2 days worth of flying AND a trip to Kellets. :D Wish me luck. However will absolutely be there on saturday after the Kellets...

Love the updated radar. Note that GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is no longer. Due to the Yanks getting nerky about having to refer to Greenwich they managed to get it changed to UTC or Coordinated Univers...

Nice work mate!! I wonder how many bits and pieces are scattered around the field? Probably enough to construct an aircraft methinks. Cheers Rob B

Gday Kev I ran up my E-Flite 46 in my mega cub yesterday. What a piece of kit!!! At 1/2 throttle I was very impressed, at 3/4 throttle I was having trouble holding the model, at full throttle.....wel...

Mate wait until you see Kieran's Decathlon. Overpowered, overpropped. Super awesome. Has got through it's smoke machine /destroy motor phase and flew very well on Sunday in Kierans capable hands. Che...

I intend to have the Cub complete and at the field this weekend, however as Darren is at Temora I may not fly it, depends upon the weather. If it is good oh I will fly, if not, wait for Darren! Cheer...

Thanks for the heads up Kieran, unsticking too early should not be a prob for me as due to the weight of the aircraft it will not fly until it is good and ready, I am going to do some taxi tests to ch...

This challenge thread is turning up some concerted efforts for the greatest speed, as I have nothing to compete with this I am going to tentatively nominate the Cub for the following "awards". Greate...

Gday All This thread is getting seriously funny, we will have to formalise the various "Booby" awards. Additionally... I'll have you all know Ingo turned up on Sunday with an aircraft that was seriou...

Hmmm May have to dust off my P40 for that challenge. Oddly enough the motor and ESC that power my glider originally came out of it. Cheers Rob B

Gday All An early start on Sat sounds good. Weather should be great and the wind is forecast to be a light to moderate NorWester. Big improvement from the last few weeks however might be a bit crossw...

Gday Kev I am hoping to get her down this weekend however I am not entirely sold on the fact that I have her optimally balanced. She was made for an IC engine so I have had to do the electric convers...

Gday John Your Glider looks awesome, if she flies as good as she looks you will have one sweet machine. 8-) Going to be nice to share the sky with your aircraft, Kieran's Siren and John's ASW. :D ...

Gday Kev Thanks for the fleet feedback, I am chipping away at getting them all airworthy however being totally pedantic about motor choices etc etc. I will get over this one day and give Hobby King a...

Gday All Very sad news re the Snowbird! However, Darren has demonstrated admirably the difference between a Pilot and an Airman. Anyone can be a Pilot, being an Airman takes a greater effort in regar...

Gday All What an extraordinary day today. Not a day for rc flying that's for sure! Cheers Rob B

Gday Mick If you end up with a AR7000 receiver I will swap you for my 6110 and pay the diff if you like. We can discuss this at the field if need be. Both will work fine with the DX7 Cheers Rob B

Oops, ignore my above post. Just belatedly noticed you were going to use the 7000 in a heli. Cheers Rob B

Gday Mick Great photo, is that taken from the sheds at Flemington/ Lidcombe? Also.. Damn this windy weather forecast for the weekend. Saturday Windy. Mostly sunny. City: Min: 19 Max: 22 We...

Gday Colin We were wondering when you would find out your plane had been retrieved. It was a very cool effort all round, Kieran and his aerial recon and Steve's super ladder make a formidable team. S...

Gday All Latest TAF from airservices below, Steve we may need a few gyros this weekend. TAF issued 0309 UTC. On a brighter note (no pun intended), Daylight Saving not too far off ,,,hurrah!!! TAF S...

Gday John I'll show you how to find the MAC (Mean Aerodynamic Chord) which can then lead you to the correct CofG point. Cheers Rob B

Gday All Dust is clearing up nicely however pretty windy and gusty at the moment. Cheers Rob B

Good luck tomorrow guys, weather forecast is not promising. Not even going to bother commenting on the weekend weather for fear of infesting this particular post with far far too many swear words. F...

Super dodgy weather today, forecast not too good either. 2152 UTC 02/10/09 AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA GENERAL MET MESSAGE BRIEFING Prepared for: ROBFLIGHT YSSY ...

Gday All I almost went down this morning however there has been persistent very light rain all day. I am not sure how much moisture a motor would ingest in conditions like this however suspect it wou...

Gday Steve The weather has been crap here all the weekend, it was looking a little better this morning however has just started to lightly rain as I type this. I am going to head down, weather permit...

Gday Steve Rain dribbling pointlessly down, still hopeful things will be ok'ish in 1/2 hr or so

Gday All The sun is shining, or trying to. I will be leaving in 1/2 hour or so, just have to settle my daughter down first. Cheers Rob B