The field was surprisingly good today. A bit slow to take off due to the grass, but considering the amount of rain we've had lately, she was terrific.

I was looking at coming down tomorrow (Boxing Day) to open at around 8AM but based on recent experiences, I would think that the current rain has squelched any chance of the field being usable for the...

Dropped by the field this arvo with the kids so Santa could wrap presents. It looks like the idiot trail bike riders have been at it again. Not a good arvo for flying anyway... Too windy.

I like my Turnigy 9xr, which I bought because my budget wouldnt stretch to the Taranis at the time. It's fine, but I had a couple of issues with it. I'm not saying you'll have the same issues as me, b...

I'm toying with the idea of taking my new Skipper tomorrow. I might even bring a lawn mower whilst I'm at it :D

The Australia Express channel is the cheaper one, and that price sounds about right for a whole plane. Not sure if you'll get it by Christmas but who knows...

Up to my 58th order with Hobbyking so far and I've only had major delays once, and that was when they had to urgently start pushing packages through Fiji due to some customs issues. Other than that, ...

I have a DX6i and a Turnigy 9XR. If I was just getting into the hobby, I'd definitely get a Taranis. The 9XR is a very good radio but the Taranis has everything you could ever need for not much more...

I dropped by there last week. Good service. Pretty small shop but they had a couple of rows of plane parts. Plenty of Hobbyzone, some Hangar 9 and some Parkzone stuff too.

I'd say 1/10th of stuff all ??? Except for quads, helis or sea planes perhaps. It was looking OK until that last downpour...

Wonder how it looks today... I bet it's saturated. I suspect flying will be out of the question this weekend, and maybe even next weekend if the current tropical weather patterns continue.

Damn, I was going to order a Skipper last week too. Now it won't arrive until next week, and it would be perfect for McCoy right now.

Yep, I'm going. Penrith for me on Sunday if I can get a day pass.

Flying fisho Wrote: (13-11-2014, 06:12 PM) -- Does this discharger have the ability to fully discharge a battery to a level that the battery can be legally disposed of in a domestic garbage bin? -- T...

Looks really useful, I wonder if you could discharge in parallel? Ie. using a parallel charging board, in order to discharge a bunch of lipo's at the same time, in parallel. Saves having to discon...

Yep, it's not looking good for tomorrow. Provided the strip can soak up the predicted rain, Sunday sounds like the go.

That's the one - Q-Cel. I use Q-Cel for fibreglass repairs. I have found it to be very good. It doesn't impact strength all that much - I have used it to fix jetskis from surf and impact damage over...

I'll probably come down at about 12.30-ish Update: Bugger, sorry Wayne, just got smashed with an urgent deadline. Have fun down there anyway!

Depending on the fracture/crack, I would consider epoxy with microballoons/inorganic microspheres mixed in with it, as Jason suggested. The more microballoons you put in, the lighter it'll be.

Presumably we should bring gloves, shovels, mattocks and associated items again ?

Pete and I visited the field today. It's in surprisingly good condition! [hr] Flying Fisho's soil has held its ground... [hr] A bit of water on the Grace end of the strip, but it's avoidable I...

Thanks gentlemen. I have a spare concertina toolbox which I could line with something and sit on top of bricks (to get it off the timber floor), and also a bunch of ceramic pots lying around, so will...

Hi Joseph, thanks for the response. I have a good charging setup already. Just upgraded to an XD4, and I always balance them. I can't use the fibreglass sacks any more. They give me a rash as I...

The missus is finally sick of our lounge room being a hangar, so I'm now about halfway through building my mancave/rc workshop/shed in the backyard due to a lack of space in the living room and I'm pl...

Anyone heading down for a flight today? Now that I'm working at Norwest these days, I'm thinking of heading down for a bit of flying at lunchtime if nothing unexpected comes up before then.

Might be time for someone to come up with some detachable pontoons for sea plane-style landing when the runway is flooded.

Wish it was out when I got my Bixler. I'd probably have my bronze wings by now !!!

It was damned windy out there this morning. I left early and noticed that the wind had dropped off just after leaving, but it now appears to have picked up again. Gusts up to about 50km/h in my area....

It's going to be windy tomorrow Bob... So you're not missing out on much. Stay safe and get well soon.

'twas a good day today, although the wind was strong, there was good flying to be had. It's just a shame that July has become a windy month ! Hopefully things calm down a little soon.

I bet the runway is soggy too...

Looked great today Wayne, thanks for getting there so early and getting the field fixed. If it weren't for the lack of grass, you wouldn't even know there had been damage.

Should we be bringing shovels/spades tomorrow ?

Bastards!!!

You're absolutely right there Andre, I was having the same "loss of bind" issue as Andrew. SOLVED! One model has an Orange R710 which defaults to 11ms, whilst the other model has an R615 which is 22ms...

Thanks Wayne. You saved us all a lot of hassle and mucking about, as sad as the condition of the field is. Thanks for dedicating your time to checking the field.

It is heartbreaking when you wake up on a weekend and see the sun out with minimal wind... and knowing that the field would be a lake. Oh well, next weekend. Perhaps we can lobby the council for a ra...

Getting power is the tricky part - there's plenty of 3g webcams around but it would probably require hooking up a solar panel of some sort which charges a battery which... increases complexity. And i...

How's this for an idea - a pannable/tiltable 3g webcam sitting on a pylon somewhere overlooking the runway - maybe up near the field box - so that we can check out the conditions remotely without some...

riblit Wrote: (01-03-2014, 01:55 PM) -- That's a bit cruel. Linux is very useable. -- Perhaps I should have reworded that. It's very *usable*, but not *intuitive*.

Unfortunately it looks like you could be right there John. Here's hoping that you're not...

I recently acquired a Turnigy 9xr with OrangeRX module to replace my Spektrum DX6i. To say there is a learning curve would be an understatement. I flashed it with the latest version of ER9x but fou...

It's probably double-sided foam tape. Is it slightly thicker than normal double-sided tape? If so, then yes, it's the same stuff you can get from hobby shops. If you're desperate you could probabl...

I take it that the field would more than likely be pretty waterlogged after today's rain?? And that it'd be too wet for flying tomorrow?? Forecast doesn't look too good anyway, but one can hope.

Youch! That crash looks painful. I'm a beginner as well - I've been a member for about 6 weeks and it's a really friendly club. Everyone's been willing to offer advice and help. There's almost alw...

Thanks Wayne, it's very kind of you to put the effort in to do that.

Looks like the rain has set in for the evening... And tomorrow will be a washout. Steve - thanks for the offer, will PM you.

Any CAFI's going tomorrow (Saturday)? I'm hoping to maiden my Durafly Trojan and was hoping to buddy box for the first flight... If, and that's a big IF, the weather is good.

stillflyin Wrote: (17-01-2014, 05:04 PM) -- Anyone braving the heat tomorrow? If the forecast stays as it is then I think I'll just wait for Sunday's cooler weather. Heat really gets at me these days...

Anyone flying tomorrow?