Gday All Pretty average weather out there right now and rain has been light and persistent all night, gonna be a soggy field for sure. Raining now however looking at the radar and the TAF it should...

Gday Steve /All Interesting forecast following, the current synoptics are quite unusual thus resulting in the severe weather in Vic and South NSW and the protracted rain that occured today. I was s...

Gday Paul I think there is a slight diff in regards to how I have done this, I put 2 light coats of the poly on 1st, then sanded, then painted, and another thicker coat of the poly over the top. Th...

Dunno mate? http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=10102&Product_Name=Gale_Force_Winds (40_Knot_version) I am assuming it is the Bind and Fly variety. Cheers Rob B

Gday Paul Interesting, seems to be many variations on this technique that you have explored. Thanks for the info on what you used for the L39, that really does look nice. This technique that you a...

Gday Wobbly Personally speaking I would 30 min epoxy the bugger. Then, use what you have left on the skyfun. Cheers Rob B

Gday KV You need to think about what you want to achieve. Paul and Gazza's methods will add strength to your airframe and provide a good glossy finish due to the addition of fibreglass. My method j...

Gday Andrew Yep, I am sure there is something out there, I am working on "combining" the YSBK YSRI and YSSY TAF's to try and get a better picture. The weather itself is not too hard, it's calculati...

Gday Andrew Yep, I'm sure our paths will cross eventually, I am back and forth to BN regularly. Next time I see you will discuss the best way to TAF merge. Or, other options. I'll be able to talk h...

Cool plush 60's and orange rx's back in stock Yay Cheers Rob B

Gday Kieran/ Capt R Could you check the blades I have ordered for the heli I have just grabbed from Darren are the right ones. Darren suggested I save the carbon blades for when I actually know wha...

paulj Wrote: (25-09-2010, 09:07 PM) -- I will be down in the morning too. Hopefully for F14's maiden flight :) -- Gday Paul Mate I hope the 14 flies well, it didn't look like a simple build and...

Gday Fellow Rotor Heads I have been spinning up the Twister into a light on the skids "hover" to get used to the controls. One thing that is starting to drive me nuts is the fact that the cyclic is...

Gday Rob Thanks for your reply. No you have not misunderstood me, cyclic one stick, the other, throttle and tail rotor. Having said that I would prefer a "mode 2" setup with throttle on the right ...

Gday Andrew What I would prefer is a mode 2 setup, reversed, ie cyclic left stick, throttle/tail rotor right stick. From a Pilots perspective I have always found mode 1 odd, however got into that ...

Gday KV Thanks for the reply, I figured you were uber busy! Can't wait to see you though to get em all on my DX7. I am going to persevere for the moment on mode 1 as even though I find it odd I...

Gday Steve At risk of sounding like a sexual deviate..:sick: :D Your new glider looks dead bloody sexy. :thumbup: What is it? Cheers Rob B

kizza42 Wrote: (30-09-2010, 12:13 AM) -- No wing sweep as of yet, but all things considered this F-14 maiden is already more successful than the original Grumman F-14 maiden (Which crashed!) -- I'l...

Gday Peter There is a "right" way and a "close enough" way to approach this issue. The method also changes if you are are calculating for a straight wing aircraft as opposed to a swept wing. I fin...

Gday Rob (Ver.2 Upgrade) Thanks for the spare parts suggestions, in summary it appears that anything that moves is a candidate for the spare parts list. On another tack, I have just noticed that...

Gday Paul I decided to do some further analysis of the F14 maiden video using software called "It's all in the Eyes". This magical program biomechanically studies the face and eyes and provides a r...

Gday Gaz Andrew R posted this link on the group order discussion page that may assist. http://stores.ebay.com/sylvian1975/_i.html?rt=nc&_sid=362156939&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1 I reall...

Gday Gaz Yeh you're right, the 600 bodies are thin on the ground. Do you want a Hughes 500, maybe a Hughes 500, ever thought about a Hughes 500? Is the lack of 600 fuse's due to it being a new si...

Gday All Kieran, nice job putting the xmas decorations on the house and lawn, but..it's October mate? I don't recall any references to Helicopters in the Bible either. But I could be wrong! Andrew...

Gday Steve Some arvo flying would be great, however I would not get to the field until about 7 o'clock at the absolute earliest. First to last light periods are increasing so in a month or so that...

Gday Gaz/ All I have two of the servo speed regulators that Kieran posted the link for. One is installed in the Valkyrie's landing gear circuit and it works as advertised. I am super happy. The ot...

Gday Gaz All good mate, that Airwolf is going to be a cracker. I am waiting for my next paycheck and might get a DX11 so I have capacity for the future, although probably will get a DX8 as they lo...

Gday Kev For me patience has been the key so far, taking the little baby steps and adhering to the day 1, 2 day.. etc principle. The training gear is tops and vital for the newbie. Easily absorbs ...

Gday Kev Just saw your HK order. Onya mate!!! :thumbup: Cheers Rob B

Gday All JR orange RX satellite receivers have arrived. Sweet. See last line of my HK order for a quick link to them. Cheers Rob B

Gday Peter The best forum I have found is called, Kieran, Gazza, Andrew and Darren, you can "log on" to them most weekends at the field. There are also a couple of Rob's and a Kev who will join you...

Gday Kev No way could I say I have "made the transition", my flights are generally at dot feet just sliding the training legs around, highest flight would be at about 15cm. I am treading very ginge...

Gday Mick HK covering is good, easy to use albeit a little heavy, I can lend you my iron if you like as I have no covering jobs on at the moment. Planning to be down at the field tomorrow and/ or w...

Gday Kev Yah I have my DX7 set up the same way, it feels so bloody odd though having the cyclic split over 2 sticks. :confused: I haven't flown Gazza's heli though since I ripped out his 36mhz r...

Gday KV Count me in too! Cheers Rob B

Gday Fellow Rotor Heads I just has a minor mishap with the 500GT and stripped a little chunk out of the pinion that meshes with the main gear and powers the drive belt. Note to self, nose in hoveri...

Thanks gazz Should I go the torque tube upgrade seeing as I will be gutting her? Cheers Rob b

G'day Alex I will be repairing exactly the same issue on my heli, your machine has had a tail strike for sure. As Andrew advised take her back get a heli that is actually new and never return to that...

Gday Mick I'd be happy to help out if you like, I love covering, it's when your collection of balsa becomes an aircraft. Very satisfying. Cheers Rob B

brotherblonde Wrote: (09-12-2010, 09:49 AM) -- The only heli I know of that moves the swash DOWN for increased collective is the Blade 400. Peter, go into your "Swash Mix" settings on your TX. Che...

Gday Alex You may wish to check your swash is level with the sticks at neutral, that may explain the aggresive drift. In regards to keeping the heli in the one spot when you are set up properly one...

Gday Alex I 110% endorse Gazz's comments re take the baby steps. When I purchased his Storm 3D he must have mentioned this to me 400 times. The learning curve via "days" is fantastic as it keeps it...

Gday All We just had some quite heavy rain here, hope this has not swamped up the field too much. Cheers Rob B

Gday Drew That is seriously bizarre. I can only surmise that you may have a dodgy solder join somewhere, or, a break in the wires from the motor that is causing an intermittent fault. I cannot see ...

Gday All I wonder how long the rotors took to get back to terra firma? In the famous words of Andrew R "Holy snappin dooley That could have taken an eye". I really enjoyed watching that cos' it...

Gday All I finally got around to investigating the implications of this with my DX8, too easy, downloaded an update to the TX and I can now choose between DSM2 and DSMX. RC Model review makes an in...

Gday Steve That was awesome mate. WTF was all the red "confetti" just after you smacked the lines? Cheers Rob B

Gday Gazz Mate that PC9 looks comprehensively mashed, sorry to see her in such a state. My Camel has HD9150MG's installed, they are good for 16kg's, are bloody fast and very smooth. Only downer i...

Gday Gazz/All We did not get a drop of rain here at Toonie, the storms last night faded out about 5k west of this location. Cheers Rob B

Gday KV I too saw the HK hotliner and my thoughts were the same, however, a quick lesson from Paul J on the art of fibreglassing could do the trick. In regards to the bungee launch queries Dave...