That is a sweet looking plane Gazz & very tempting. From the specs it shouldn't match it's smaller brother for speed but will be spectacular in the air. Love the colours.

I will be there too and this time will take a few planes to fly.

Taken 3.30 today, has only been light rain today but the field is still not a pretty picture

Wasn't intending to belittle your efforts Jason, was a large area cleared for a 1 man show and worthy of praise. What I meant was that it could have been a major difference with many hands on deck.

I only had my whipper snipper to work with today and tackled the longer grass at the Grace end of the runway until the whipper refused to start again. A bit of a waste of time due to the usual pooling...

Jason, if you still intend going to the field this arvo, let me know what time & I will join you with my whipper snipper to lend you a hand & provide some mutual company. A bit of hard labour might ...

I originally intended this thread to be aimed at newbies to the hobby as a point of reference for them to get the basics of flying. My original post included a link to a site that explained basic term...

Thanks Gazz, good to have this thread used as a means of getting general info to advance skills rather than a question & answer thread like Q & A Thread For Newbies & Old Hands Alike.

I dont know about others, but I find this stuff invaluable Jason & give you :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: for your efforts. I have seen many flying skill questions on various threads b...

They vigorously defended themselves earlier in this thread before giving up when so many came up with counter-defence examples. I am surprised that they have not taken heed of complaints & improved th...

Thanks again Jason, more legendary stuff. :thumbup: I follow your reasoning about keeping it realistic but on the other side of the coin, sometimes the little tickles of elevator can be missed with no...

I am not scared Mr Big Kahuna, no need to hunt me down. I am always very grateful for the efforts of our mowing brigadeers. Still haven't bought that ride-on but hopefully on occasions I can be presen...

Impressive stuff Jason, you are a legend. This is exactly what I had hoped could be produced. I thought lowering the rates would mean more pronounced stick movements. Perhaps decreasing the simulatio...

Thanks for that Jason and it would appear thet you have aimed it at my own personal endeavours and for this I thank you. Whilst I obviously would benefit from what I suggested for the advanced level...

I actully posted this thread as a result of a question I received at the field on Sunday. In the site'e Plane Aerobatics menu selection, there are video clips from a RealFlight sim which include vide...

I have asked these questions, received many answers & when I speak to newbies at the field, try to pass on some of the basics I have learnt. Better it comes from people more experienced than me, but ...

Hope my comments did not sound critical of the P47. Is a good plane that lives up to Parkzone's good reputation, just not suitable for the rank novice that I was at the time.

I bought one of these before my first Trojan which was a bit of a mistake whilst still very much a beginner level pilot. Torque roll left on take-off is a consistant characteristic & with eliptical wi...

TopGun Wrote: (10-02-2013, 01:28 PM) -- Good to meet up with some members today, pitty it cost me a canopy but that's a lesson learnt. Look forward to catching up again and possibly meeting more me...

Day 2 of flying with the new beast, 15 x 6 prop & stripes under the wing. Can't say I noticed any difference in acceleration for take off and still definitely not lacking power rocketing into the air....

Haven't seen anybody posting about flying this morning yet, so I suppose it's me again. I should be there about 8.15 -8.30 for those interested in joining me. Cheers guys

secant0give Wrote: (09-02-2013, 10:18 PM) -- If flies great Wayne !! All it needs is some contrast on either the top or the bottom of the wing to help with orientation. At the moment it's red on ...

Placed the new baby onto the strip & gently increased throttle increasing speed for takeoff. Started moving off course so rather than start all over again, gave it a handfull of throttle (still just...

Thanks Chris, the efforts are appreciated.

Am super keen to get my new MX2 into the air tomorrow for it's maiden (and nervous at the same time) and Willy has promised light winds with a minimal chance of afternoon showers. Intend opening up & ...

Yeehaaaa, finished & ready to rock & roll. Bad news, promoted as having flying weight 2.0 - 2.4 kg , finished weight with 6s 4000 battery 2.8kg. Good news, with 14 x 8 light wooden prop provided ov...

Looking good Jason, I can only dream of attempting this myself.

I would like to thank everybody who has contributed to this build log and as Jason encouraged me to do so, pass on this encouragement to other members building a plane with limited instructions. It wi...

"The wings should be quite firm on the spar... you don't want to any play in them at all... so if you are going to give them a sand then proceed with caution... ie: sand a little and check fit a lot."...

gbanger Wrote: (04-02-2013, 09:48 PM) -- But ....... like I said up at H in the H on Sunday..."get some airflow in there" -- Sorry Gazz, wasn't meaning to sound like I was ignoring your advice. I do ...

Thanks Frank & Jason, I did roughen the mating surfaces & used 30min epoxy before screwing with 4 self tappers. Painting frame with epoxy sounds a familiar & good idea. Glued a section of thin ply in...

f1worldchamp Wrote: (01-02-2013, 04:34 PM) -- My sincere apologies. Seems the less than perfect flying weather has coincided with my stated intentions of getting down to the field to meet y'all. Wil...

Or sabotage everybody elses hearing aid. Nice one Andrew

What a wonderful job, and "no quick way down" to avoid lightning. Presume no parachutes. Good thing they have helmets in case of a fall.

Thanks Frank, did you screw or glue the extended firewall onto original or screw it on

[/quote] May be too late for more advice on the pull-pull set-up, but for extra security I looped the wire through the servo arm/horn twice. This also helped keep the tension whilst crimping the fi...

Pre-installed firewall on the MX2 is for gas motor. Plywood pieces were supplied to build box to extend firewall. Is going to be fun lining up box to centre the prop adapter through the cowl. "Instruc...

Sad news Chris & with more rain on the way looks like our weekend fly is in doubt.

OMG, hope he bought a lottery ticket, strike while the luck is hot. I did forget to mention that when I was connecting the rudder control wires, I attached it to the servo arm first. Turned the beas...

Wire tensions appear consistant when moving the servo arm. Control Horn extension?? Not sure what you mean and nothing in the kit seems to match that description. There was an extended servo arm tha...

I have a Spektrum DX8 and I fly on Phoenix without any modifications

I believe Hobbies in the Hills sells Phoenix without transmitter @ $129. Cheapest I have seen anywhere. I use this program on a regular basis and will continue to sharpen my skills with it. The advant...

Been away with fishing club. Back to the build. Horizontal Stabiliser wasnt as sloppy as I thought it would be after cutting covering film off mating surfaces. 30 min apoxy now has them held firmly &...

Oh well back to the drawing board, hope you are able to locate suitable a replacement soon so you can get the bird up in the air

Another plane ready for the Gazza touch. Finished off with your normal attention to detail should produce an awesome plane to watch & fly. Keep us posted on it's progress.

Both my Eflite Eratix & Eflite Pulse instructions stated CA for this task but were already a tight fit. I think it was you Jason who directed me to FMS in Seven hills where I bought micro light fille...

In my previous balsa planes I have used CA glue for Horisontal Stab (as per real instructions) but they had a tight fit. Although you implied but that you stripped film off joining area, can I presume...

Hopefully servo's I have chosen will do the job as are already shipped from HK awaiting arrival at home. The first one you gave link to was a park servo & would have required adapter plate which would...

Memo to self before applying locktite to screws, ensure screw passes all the way thru blind nut. One of the screws for the landing gear was damaged part way up & became jammed before fully tightening....

Spent a lot of time looking for standard HK servo's not on back order. I know these are an overkill by a long shot but were a pick of a bad bunch. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewIte...