G'day Stephen I see your pylon monster has a v tail. Is that normal for that style of racing? Cheers Rob B

I have full plans for a 40 sized AN2. A pilot mate of mine described the AN2 as the result of a caribou bonking a J3 cub. I started building her yonks ago and have the aft fuse and rudder completed. ...

Great video BB Those guys are awesome! So, we nick your big bird, config to say flaps 20 vref+40, install samste in seat 10a and see if the funjet keeps up. Let me know when your ready to go. I'll...

Yikes BB You'd be zipping along at well over 300kts then? That might be a stretch for samste? How about we take my bus and I'll throw some low level low speed alpha floor protection at the proble...

Yep, BB, that's what the diff is between bus drivers and aircraft B pilots. We don't distinguish trees/ forests etc like normal humans, with true Gallic flair one lands in the forest to view the tree...

G'day KV Yeh, knew you'd be onto it. Speaking of geek the earlier video with the old rc equipment was amazing. We are so spoilt nowdays, our kids are going to look at our stuff the same way too. ...

Gday All Ok, here's the link for the Habsheim stack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cv2ud1339E Dave- Aircraft was a first gen A320. BB indicated he would fly a licence revoking, aircraft damagi...

I too was a little concerned that I had not assisted at all with the ongoing awesome maintenance of the field however thought an apology would be pointless as nobody will remember who I am anyway. I ...

G'day Gazz All good, when a little guy comes to have a chat and 15 seconds later the MCoy field profanity filter explodes you know it's me. I will then prob grab you for an expletive filled few fl...

G'day All I love cats and I love rc. This is a match made in heaven. Imagine how seriously you could piss the dog next door off with one hovering just above fence height? Cheers Rob B

That's great advice Steve. I'll add the point that if your prop or fan is not correctly balanced the vibration will, over time, cause potentially terminal damage. Firewalls and mounts will cop a be...

Gday Samste Apologies for the disappearance however great things are afoot. I will soon have access to state of the art weather forecasts, and... Watch out BB, you are soon to have company on Cla...

G'day all Funny that, I woke up this morning and realised there was a huge void in my life. In an almost instantaneous moment of clarity i identified 60kv of charging capacity would fill that void pe...

Gday Steve Yeh that downpour was very short however very very sharp. Will be no good for the field at all. Cheers Rob B

Gday Wayne/ All My read on the weather this weekend is not so diabolical. For the coast yes rain is likely and will be windy however I don't expect rain out here. Breeze will pick up in a couple ...

Gday Wayne In the world of aviation to err on the side of caution is always preferred. However the point I was trying to make is that the Willy forecast will not apply to us out here in regards to...

Gday All Tomorrow BB and myself will be down at the field filming a video promoting club safety, this may not be ALL we are doing, that's just what the committee thinks is happening. :D Additional...

G'day KV I'll have you know I am always bathed in a warm glow. That's how good I am. There is no logical scientific explanation for this. I just accept the fact and get on with life. Cheers...

G'day All What is the only thing worse than a pilot? 2 pilots. You are at a party, how do you know if any pilots are present? Just wait, they'll tell you. A BA speedbird 747 had just landed...

Warning warning Robair is lurking, and has been for some time. Cheers Rob B

Hey Kev I do have a spare Stryker frame however it may not be suitable for you or Gazz. It's Kieran's old one so it has flown to hell and back, I have since poly coated it, reinforced the tails an...

Gday Kev No worrries mate, I figured you were likely to be after a fresh airframe. Cheers Rob B

G'day All It may not be applicable to assign a straight db maximum? Different aircraft make different frequencies of sound, the psychoacoustal brigade will argue that a large 3d aircraft gnashing it...

G'day concerned lipo users My attitude to batteries in lipo sacks whilst charging is NO. For me I make sure the battery is in a clear area on a thick non flammable surface completely visible. Most im...

G'day Gazz Another gazzmatazzed built to within in inch of its life machine coming out of the workshop. Suspect nothing but grins from you now mate. I am wondering what you have done to address...

Gday Gazz Yep, when CF fails it does not stuff around, one technique I have come across to beef up cf tube is to epoxy dope soaked wood dowel tightly inside the tube, the CF will still eventually f...

Gday George Hope that all works out ok, Banana Hobbies have a very very bad reputation. Some of the forums I have read have comments about them that would possibly make Gazz blush. Cheers Rob B

G'day Gazz No seriously, the issues that you had with the uber cockroach Sukhoi are minor compared to what Banana can allegedly kick out if the forum comments are to be believed. Diabolical stuff....

Gday Ingo Glad to hear all went well for you, the twins do sound quite angry don't they. :D I was a bit concerned though when you stated that one engine fired up whilst the other failed to kick in...

G'day all Well the twinstar finally emerged from the robair hangar and had a successful maiden in its new EP powered form. Much thanks to kieran for his technical and flying support. I am very ha...

Gday Andrew Make that 3 Spitty's, my Durafly is dialed in and ready to fly. We may have to decide on some unique markings so we can tell them apart though. Cheers Rob B

Gday Andrew Good point, i'd say my Spit will be the one that looks most likely to shoot itself down. On further reflection suspect I have the variant called a "Splatfire". Over to you Mr Murray. ...

Gday All Rotating off the water too early could cause that violent wing drop, if the aircraft was rotated below stall speed as soon as she got out of ground (water) effect a true stall would potent...

G'day Chris Good to hear the p40 has had a flight. I can commentate you out of a landing noseover on the day if required. Also, I realised I have reason to submit a maiden flight report for my ...

G'day Dave Kieran told me about the spitty flight when he dropped her off. It was easy to set up because I had Andrews to compare to. Was not surprised she flew well in Kieran's capable hands. Speaki...

G'day Frank I am 110% with Gazz on this one. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the orange receivers however I don't think their range is is good as the genuine article. I use a general pr...

Gday Arron Not sure if you have sold this puppy as yet however... I am about to flog off pretty much all my aircraft in an uber el grande mega sale, just chucking it out there, if you want to swap...

Gday Gazz I need to rationalize the fleet, not enough time anymore so I need to make what time I have count by working on a smaller number of aircraft. I am also getting space constrained so prefe...

Gday Arron I forgot about the wing issue, I will have a re-review of the other thread and the aircrafts issues. I am not 100% keen on brawling with a misaligned wing however I have a tendency to ta...

Gday Arron 170 is fair, done deal. I hope to catch up with you next weekend as I am flat chat this weekend preparing for a week of travel with work. Cheers Rob B

Not Good BB, glad you are ok, I can think of a multitude of things I would rather be focussing on at 2miles then some dimwit on the ground with the IQ of an oyster blasting me with a laser. However, i...

Gday Arron One issue I am trying to get around is the fact that the box is not going to fit in my car. Stay tuned.... will somehow have this sorted in time for your move. Cheers Rob B

Gday Gazz That'd be awesome, thanks heaps. I don't get home until about 1930hrs weeknights though, how does that fit with your schedules. Or, I can pop down to the field on Sat and swap $ for the ...

Love your work Gazz and thanks again. How do you want to play this one Arron, I can tfer $ into your bank account, see you at the field?? Whatever suits? Cheers Rob B

Gday Arron Thurs is all good, beer and cash will be available. Don't worry Gazz, I'll get you some beers too cos' you're a good bloke. Cheers Rob B

What a ridiculously huge lump of foam, if this gets dumb thumbed in at high speed the clean up will be extremely time consuming. Damn these foamies are getting bigger and bigger all the time! Cheers ...

Agree Gaz, not a bad movie. I say you have not lived until you have seen a chicken shop get taken out by an IR missile. Cheers Rob B

G'day All The sbus system looks like a twist on what I have been using on my model railways for years. It's called DCC or Digital Command Control and could easily translate across to model aircraft...

Gday All I know it isn't Friday however.... This is just so out there that I am still not sure what exactly we are witnessing? This isn't exactly a laughing matter topic however lunacy can eventua...

Gday Wayne Oddly enough his behavior has been praised by many as standing up to the exact "tyranny" that the 2nd amendment was created for? After reflection I conclude that I feel much sorrier for...