patience !! paaatience !! paaaaaatience :D

Kedumba Wrote: (10-11-2012, 10:26 AM) -- Now if the aircraft turns and travels in the opposite direction, left to right, (nose pointed to the right) are tge colours in the same order, ie red on lea...

A bit of bad luck there John. Might have been overlooked when crashed by the tech.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmG5uTVvS2c

Shooting stars BB, glad you got the bird down ok. There are plenty of neanderthals around Tulla. You read about crap like that but you never think it will affect anyone you know. WRONG!!

I wont ever buy one due to the many years of trouble. Such a tremendous complaint rate on the internet. One of hundreds of forum threads "Is that a BBQ?, nope its another castle cremations": http://r...

Here you go Jason - this a Castle Cremations customer survey link I received by email this morning. http://www.magnetmail.net/forms/display_form.cfm?uid=CASTLE&fid=35027&rtype=nonmm Share the joy.

Nice graph. That ESC is getting extremely hot. What do you think is causing the rpm and voltage to drop when you throttle up? Is this prop loading when you release the bird in to the sky? Did you do...

[Potential thread hijack - sorry. ESC info] Well, you know me by now Jason. "Have I... got a link... for you" (using my best Tony Packard Holden advertisement voice). I believe this information rel...

The thought of flying tomorrow is very appealing to me also - but alas, I must work too.

Yes, it was 500' ;)

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

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.

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

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

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

Tomorrow morning for me. Christmas shopping today.

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

Wishing everyone a great 2013.

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....

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

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

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.

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 ...

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...

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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. ...

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...

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

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...

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...

Probably Friday for me.

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 .

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

Hydroplane time. Must be time to resurrect PMBC.

Good one Samste.

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

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...

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...