To the fisho dude from Wenty, with lipos in excess of twenty, wind was too strong, thumbs went all wrong, resulting in crashes a-plenty (pretty sad, heh)

FMS make models of larger size (up to 1400mm wingspan) in the right price range for your budget. They come with motor, servos and retracts. Just add RX and battery. My only tip would be not to expect...

Budget?

I was on a flight in to Melbourne on an A330. It got a bit ugly when the wing tip was about 40' off the ground after crossing the runway threshold (note: the other wing tip was about 80'). Mr pilot hi...

I wil be there around 10.30am. Better dust off something that flies.

Give these posts a read. It is buried in another thread but covers the same question. http://forum.rcflyingclub.com/showthread.php?tid=95&pid=17741#pid17741 +1 for PZ T-28 Just on the mode 1 v mo...

You can join the "I survived and landed" club. There is one other member inducted this year. I think Wingtipper was the other inductee. A full on smack in to the wires and a piloted 'limp' back to the...

Hi Brett, I havent flown for a few months (busy) but might get there Sunday. A few of us fly helis (mainly 500 and 600s) and most of us are keen on F3C style flying (not really in to F3D). We are 100...

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Britain's first supersonic fighter. Lots of interesting history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_FGEeAvpmI and the large scale RC version (very nice model)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJGtL...

Flame suit zipped on tight.. Came across this. Had a chuckle. I am a minority so I have to do these things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnRefjqPuf8

Kedumba Wrote: (01-07-2013, 11:19 AM) -- I'm a Left handed Mode 2'er and I must admit, I've never had a problem with hand launches. Dominate hand in control of the Ailerons and elevator whilst lips c...

Make sure the head assembly has thread lock in the right places *and in the right qty*.

Good one Samste.

Hydroplane time. Must be time to resurrect PMBC.

HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY Location Cnr Airport Road and Boomerang Avenue Albion Park Rail NSW 2527, Australia t. (02) 4257 4333 f. (02) 4257 4388 Opening hours Monday – Sunday: 09:30 ...

Model gliding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k41z_ujop4

Yes, of course a Trojan. I don't know Gazz. They have planes "in progress" that don't appear on their website. There is a P47 Thunderbolt being restored in a non public area. It is for a South African...

I had the good fortune to visit the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society at Illawarra today. Many might know this place and have been there. I didn't know about it. I went there at their invitati...

Good point. I have pranged only 3 times (mCPx excluded). All on the 450. Main blades, main shaft and feathering shaft (only). I think I fly too conservatively with expensive helis. A cheap one wont br...

There are two pathways to helis: 1. Spend the extra money up front and buy a quality helicopter. If you are in for the long term, this is perhaps better (if you have the funds). 2. By a cheap clon...

My HK450 is really an Align/HK hybrid. The servos were cheap: they are now Align. The $18 gyro sucked: it is now an Align GP750 The canopy was god awful. It is now an Align canopy. The speedie w...

Igor, tail strikes generally don't take out servos. If they are belt drive type, they can take some teeth off the main gear and the belt drive gear coming off the main gear. You tend to lose a servo ...

There are lots of servos out there. They are similar in spec but differ in quality. Read forums and see what others use / don't use. I first used HKT900 servos. They are good on cyclics but strip out ...

Errr, no Dave in that list either. I was at work still. A big thank you to the 3 Steves. Fantastic guys. I also see Samste put a centre line down so he can win that carton of beer back :D .

Probably Friday for me.

2200mAh 3S Rhino (20C). Sorry, I haven't been watching the thread. I still have them 3 years later so I like the Rhinos (from HK). The blue Turnigy are also good (2200 3S 20/35C). I have 6S Blue Turn...

C'mon down and say hello one weekend. We're decent folks. I know that heli bug.

CP, The kit requires no drilling etc. Heli kits are really an assembly challenge. Dave's tip: use loctite only where the manual says to and not too much. The motor IS a brushless outrunner unit. My m...

That's the heli I bought in 2009. It's a belt drive (good for a learner if the tail strikes the ground). Get extra blades though. The ones in the kit are rubbish. The canopy is awful too. They are clo...

Yes, good choices. You will need a motor pinion too. Download an Align 450 PRO V2 manual. It will be the same. Look at the recommended pinions in there. It depends on main gear teeth and motor kv. ...

Jonathan, It comes down to budget. Pick an amount you are prepared to spend then work backwards. In 2009, my first heli was: HK450 kit $40.00 3 x HXT servos $15.00 (3 x $5.00) 1 x MGxxx tail servo...

Once you go above the micro helis, they break when they crash and cost $ to repair. Have a look at 450 class helis and suggest a peek on HK. They are cheap to buy and so are the extras (motor, servos,...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLSCGaf1uw

Not for me either. I haven't flown for ages. Maybe next w/e.

"Driver of the de-railed gravy train"... ;). Capisco quello che dici.

secant0give Wrote: (29-01-2013, 04:57 PM) -- Frank AKA wingtipper, had a lucky escape with his MX2 on Satterday. He managed to shatter it's propellor against the powerlines then fly it back for a nic...

Not sure but I think you will find the slasher who worked on the cross strip was ChrisM with help from Peter4x4. They were using Ron's large mower on Saturday - which really does an effortless job on ...

One of best and long lived EDF jets is Frank R's F86 Sabre. Not sure who is the kit builder/supplier but that plane looks nice and flies nice. Frank always brings it to fly which counts for a lot IMO.

The only sour note is that someone has dumped green waste right in front of the gate! [hr] I believe in karma: a pox on their car * 10^3

Sorry folks. I had to get the thread back on topic :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IBiR9m3vY

An interesting documentary on the beginnings of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson with Lockheed. It covers the development of the P38 and on into the "first" jet engined aircraft by the Americans. http://www....

Wishing everyone a great 2013.

For those who may have not seen the Four Corners documentary on the near miss with the Qantas A380. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsegYjqX2U

Tomorrow morning for me. Christmas shopping today.

Hi Jason Much cooler:) Did you do anything else? Ventilation? The current log appears the same as last graph posted.

And then you have to wire them all up (somehow). http://www.futaba-rc.com/sbus/index.html http://www.rcmodelreviews.com/futabasbus.shtml

Check this out! Watch the approach a few times. Scary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tqCrMWCQE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXj65a0490Y

Nice plane George. 6kg? You might need those disc wheel brakes. That has the perfect christmas party lolly dropping solution yet!! The bomb bay doors look cool.

Interesting videos on ESC testing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7jewAN1dTw&list=UU7lc_DFDwD3wDHd-ixH1gfA&index=2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKN18ZTqoag