http://youtu.be/SEWqpa17GdI Here is the old one flying this afternoon

I can highly recommend the depron extra as a fun machine to fly I'm just putting together another one as my old one is getting a bit long in the tooth It's 3 years old and has flown countless mission...

I'll try and can get down there this afternoon with a mower too. It depends on how work goes today tho'

samste Wrote: (28-03-2012, 07:33 PM) -- Depends what you mean Dry out, as for mowing existing Area its mow able now was thinking possibly Tomorrow afternoon or Friday Afternoon for Mowing Crew. Possi...

I've had some hold ups this morning too, I hope to get down there later on tho' with a little luck

Excellent Gazz well done !! Sounds like a lot of fun !! It's nice to have an airfield at work :)

I have the morning off tomorrow, looking at willy weather it's predicted to be nice and still. There is a 75% chance of 1-5 but that won't happen 'till the afternoon......................I hope. ...

You should be able to join the elevators easily enough with a bent peice of piano wire. My edge 540 is set up like that and so is my big Yak 55m. The Yokosuka float plane uses a peice of flat s...

I happily use deans plugs and havn't had a problem. I do have some models running with XT60s as well. One thing I do is when I scrap my lipo packs I scrap the plugs as well. Bullets are great b...

G'day Drew, I would go with rear mounted servos and stiff short linkages use Hitec 5085s light, fast and powerfull, or as a second choice the lightest metal gear'd HXTs from h...

I'd put it as close to dead in line with the axis of the model as you can. or at least parrellel to it if your mounting it up higher. You can allways adjust it a bit later if you find you nee...

Just heading down there now

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-2-0-almighty-flight-simulator-dongle-51480 Very happy with mine and it's only $20 including postage plugs straight into you TX and comes with Pheonix as well

I might get a chance top head down the field for a short time this afternoon around 5 to 530ish

Awesome !! I think it would make a great FPV platform !! I'm interested to heat how it goes !!

samste Wrote: (23-03-2012, 10:43 PM) -- paulj Wrote: (23-03-2012, 08:14 PM) -- So steve whats your final amp draw? On the F100 I'll be using 6s battery just wondering what esc I will need. -- You w...

That's a B29 isn't it? :)

corsair_pilot Wrote: (23-03-2012, 10:56 AM) -- Nice work Jason!! How easy do you reckon it would be to mount electrics in that? It should be an awesome flyer! -- should be no probs I reckon two Hac...

Here's one right here in Australia $296 +$30 for postage Looks like it's the same machine http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/P38-Lightning-52-Twin-Nitro-Gas-Engine-ARF-RC-Plane-kit-/170680737237?pt...

popeyepete Wrote: (22-03-2012, 06:48 PM) -- Final frame weight less electronics is 620g. Total weight including battery s 950g. Im using what motors i have spare, currently is a park450 890kv runn...

What a shame Gazz, that would have been an exquisite machine!! Does any one els make a big one suitable for electric conversion I wonder.

I've allways had an interest in the p38 This is a must watch before you fly one :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6HbmQLcDUI

samste Wrote: (21-03-2012, 08:51 PM) -- :D secant0give Wrote: (21-03-2012, 08:22 PM) -- Did you find the fan unit ? -- Fan is intact and not Damaged. Did you Upload the video Jason ? I'm on Second ...

Did you find the fan unit ?

That looks really good!! I like how you've got the servo's all neatly tucked away, super slippery!! The way you've joined and over lapped the covering sheets on the bottom is realy nice as well sh...

That sounds like a good idea, might see if I can join you. won't be there untill 4:30 is tho' , That's if Fate is kind to me this afternoon.

yarrumevets Wrote: (20-03-2012, 11:30 PM) -- kizza42 Wrote: (20-03-2012, 11:24 PM) -- Years of filling up HobbyKing group orders has given me a huge amount of crap that neither myself or anyone else...

Most epoxy's are fine, but are a bit on the heavy side just as they are. (weigth is the enemy of the model airplane!!) I like to use a 24 hour cure epoxy (west systems of FGI) unless Im do...

I didn't notice the sign in the pic either Nice one !!!!

As long as it doesn't get in sink with the weekend !!

Claudius Wrote: (19-03-2012, 11:49 PM) -- fly_away Wrote: (19-03-2012, 03:20 PM) -- Anyway it is getting closer now. The Prop is fitted and the motor screwed and epoxied. Now the servos and I am don...

Screwed to a larger piece of 1mm ply glued on the foam I reckon that would be fine. Depend on how heavy the model as to how strong the hook needs to be This is what I started with and it failed by...

gbanger Wrote: (16-03-2012, 03:54 PM) -- So Jason... What type of launching attachment do you have on the bottom of your aircraft to attach to you launcher? -- Any kind of hook will do that is wel...

Might stop by on the way home from work I've got my foamY in the car

It was nice on wednesday a little damp but the strip was mowed short and flying was much fun!!

The thing's I noticed about the stinger were: firstly Because of her short and swept back wings, I think it's a little difficult to judge her bank angle in the air, especially not being used to he...

It's going to go like like smoke now !!

Sounds like you've got it pretty much sorted there mate :) It's interesting playing around with electrics isn't it !! Imagine how much caster you'd be wiping off everything if you did all that wit...

gbanger Wrote: (15-03-2012, 06:27 PM) -- Looking forward to getting a little air time with your launcher Jason, I have been a little hesitant about using my Skyfun since Steve almost decapitated his ...

gbanger Wrote: (14-03-2012, 07:21 PM) -- Next time you need access to the field in the afternoon Jason. Give me a ring mate! I drive past the field almost every day at about 3.20 and could have opene...

loading the launcher into the car now Hopefully there will be someone there with a key so I don't have to carry everything down

It's looking like It will be later for me now things arnt quite going to plan here at work I'm still hoping to get there before 4 tho'

I might get down there about 2:30-3:00 with a little luck I'd like to give the pnumatic launcher another testing out

gbanger Wrote: (13-03-2012, 10:23 PM) -- Thanks for the physics lesson Leonardo, I already knew that. My electrical flying philosophy is a little different to yours, and I suppose thats a good think ...

If you were drawing 90A continious I would also say way too much!! But that is flat out and static, ie tied to a post. Once it gets in the air it will be unload and the current draw will fall o...

I actually did a bit of a refit on my depron extra, (cut out about 6 oz of hot-melt glue) replaced most of the damaged twisted and mushy bits with crisp new depron and gave it straighten up. It flys m...

Nice Job with the mower Steve !! Sebat models are very nice machines!! What one are you looking at ??

I think it certainly has enough power, in fact more than enough power. It's a 700KV motor so it revs quite a bit higher than the Hacker at 427KV. So I would expect it to want to spin a small...

have you seen the stinger from HK ? Wingtipper brought one over to show me the other evening and I was super impressed!! I was wondering if a stinger might be a candidate for a good working over h...

Those leads are suprisingly easy to see in the dark! You could allways have them set up to turn off with the gear switch and shut them down for a second here and there, for some real thrills !! :)