Excellent good to see you got it sorted, I had a look here at work, we have quite a few pullers !! ..........................................................................But there were ...

What size prop are you running on that Frank and how heavy is it? You might be able to use a softer start on the ESC. A lighter prop might be the answer as well, probably a better one if you can g...

No worries Gazz !! Hope all goes well and you do get home tonight. It's so much better being at home. Might see you at the field if the weather holds.[hr] Glass cloth, as anyone who has eve...

Thanks Gazz, Here's a couple of pics I took of it this morning after it came out of the bag. This idea of painting in the mould is Just great !! It comes out so nic...

I laid up another wing early this morning. I thought I might Change the colour scheme on this one to Red and yellow on top and black and white on the bottom It should be reasonably easy to orienta...

The ailerons hinges are moulded into the skin of the wing, although this sounds complicated it's actually very easy to do. As simple as laying a piece of 4 oz cloth that is cut on the bias (thre...

Interesting Gazz, There must be spares for it somewhere, Those FMS props look pretty similar I'm sure that one of them would probably fly it just as good as the original. If it's the scale look t...

You might try contacting these people and asking the dimentions of the 4 blade props they sell You never know you might get lucky http://www.hobby-paradise.com/en/product/item/376/product_deta...

You could allways try a 16X8 2 blade prop. Have you got an Amp meter ? Just check to see that it's not pulling too much current. If it is go for a 16X6 but I think the 16X8 would fly it probably bett...

Nice Photography There Chook !!

Parramatta City Council has planted some small shrubs on the embankment near the corner of Graces Car Park. (well past the western end of the strip) The Committee asks that club members be careful i...

Awesome stuff, That's what some people call real aero-modelling.

Thanks 'tipper !! It really needs a fairing to blend the top surface of the wing in with the shape of the fuse. this fairing will simply be bonded to the top of the wing. It will be made of...

What a beautie Gazz !! Looks like it flice really nicely !! Well done mate !!! I'm sure you'll be able to get it to land a lot slower once you get use to it. After the wheels touched the fi...

Nice one george !! The landing was AWSOME !! It looks great in the air. Bigger planes do fly better !!

"Pitt Town II" is comming up on the 3rd and 4th of August !! I'm looking very much forward to it after the wash out of "Pitt Town I" and even more so after the following race day "Nowra II" was als...

Finally a chance to test out the prototype with aileron servo and linkage fairings in place. Managed to squeese a little more speed out of it with Doppler analysis of speed on the second last pass ...

That's MAGIC George !!

I'm heading down to the field for a day flying very soon Just got about a 30 min mod to do to my Edge 540 hopefully by then the liops will be charged as well

I reckon these machines are a must for learning to fly 3D I've got one in flying order and one ready to put together. They don't take much time or cost very much to build either and they will do it a...

Good luck with it George !! It'll go well I'm sure

I'm guessing that Wingtipper's lipos are a fair bit lighter than the ones your using Gazz but his motor is heavier. I think he's using 12S 3000s

5.180 Kg is really pretty good as far as weight goes My Yak 55 M from Super and cheaper is about the same You'll notice it flies really well at that weight !!

With the antenna's I often glue (with hotmelt glue) short peices of drinking straws in, where I want antennas to go and when I put the reciever in place, I slide the antenna wire up into the straws....

Good Stuff mate !! So it's pretty much a certainty that it was the switch you got from Jaycar that caused it to go of the air?? Well done in finding the cause ! Shame it cost you a very nic...

Very Nice Gazz. It looks great !! Reckon it will fly like a beautie as well All the very best for the test flight mate !!

Hi Deepesh, I'm NOT a Heli flyer but Im sure there there will be someone who can help you out with your Quad copter. Defenitly come allong to the field on the weekend and have a chat to some of the g...

Nice spotting Gazz, It would be great to have the space to fly a machine like that The Hanger girl looks high maintenance tho', at least she's got her flying boots on :D

It looks good, I’m very happy with the result, I think it will make a great wing !! It tipped the scales at 126 grams which is not bad considering the ailerons are already hinged and there’s no ...

A little bit more done early this morning. The Wing core’s edges have been rounded and faired down into the tip shape. Three cuts have been put into both cores to take 3 strips of 1.5mm plywood. ...

All the very best Kev and Paul !! I'm sure we'll see you at McCoy park in the future, I can certainly understand the attraction of IC power I don't mind the smell of methenol and caster either...

Here here !!

I like the look of that Not in stock anywhere tho' at the moment !!

kizza42 Wrote: (01-07-2013, 10:11 AM) -- Yep can't fault FRSky :thumbup: Closer to home; Steve, I used to run a Multiplex Funjet into the stratosphere with stupid big motor and battery and never h...

smuzz Wrote: (30-06-2013, 10:30 PM) -- secant0give Wrote: (30-06-2013, 08:36 PM) -- Not mentioning that if your right handed a mode 2 hand launch of an untrimmed model can be an interesting affair ;...

wingtipper Wrote: (30-06-2013, 04:15 PM) -- well i think the argument may be settled about 36mhz versus 2.4ghz . but we have to look at the build quality and reliability of such receivers and txs...

Not mentioning that if your right handed a mode 2 hand launch of an untrimmed model can be an interesting affair ;)

I've had some experience with 36 MHz And I can tell you for sure that with an electric model 2.4 GHz will be much more reliable What Gazz said about the power lines is also big issue I'm pretty sure w...

I took the test peice out of the mould this morning and everything went very well !! The paint stayed on the wing, it released super easily from the plastic sheets, the surface finish is quite ni...

Still waiting for the new paint gun to arrive so in the mean time decided to do some work on the wing. I was not sure whether the 1mm thick polyethylene sheet would take the compound curved shape ...

I’m quite impressed with “Upol reface” It was a bit of a bugger to spray but I was using a 1.2 mm spray gun and a 2mm minimum is recommended. It went on reasonably well, didn’t sag or run at ...

Yes increadable stuff from a sketch to the production of a first class fighter aircraft, cutting edge stuff and a very complex machine, in just 122 days. An outstanding and increadable achievement ev...

Here's the plugs stripped back to bare timber ready for another few laps around the mulberry bush.

gbanger Wrote: (25-06-2013, 08:06 AM) -- [quote='secant0give' pid='21266' dateline='1372075033'] I mean the mob that used to be FGI for years at Brookveil Have you had some bad experience with th...

I mean the mob that used to be FGI for years at Brookveil Have you had some bad experience with them Gazz ? I've used their R180 Epoxy system a few times in the past and found it to be pretty good Th...

Well see how we go I've got stripper on it now and the paint is comming off layer by layer.......Slowly I've got some new two part polyester stuff to spray it with. According the to guys at Ne...

A bit of a disappointing result, that’s the last time I’ll use enamel to paint a plug !! Despite being very well waxed and having a good coat of PVA the enamel reacted with the gel coat and pulle...

Looking good !!

I managed to get quite a bit more done tonight. The mould for the front hatch is finished and curing nicely. Hopefully it will look nice when I separate it from the plug on Monday. Heres the plu...

here's how the fairings came out after being painted in the mould Not too bad but I think it will be better using lacquer rather than enamel so I'm off to get some this afternoon.