shanemarsh28

It does seem to take a lot of time to do it properly - any changes to the skyline takes ages as you have to drag and re-adjust every point you create. So maybe if at some point We/I can take some high quality shots of the field there are some people around who could do a proper job of it .. encouraging to know. I noticed that creator is still in Beta testing .. I'm assuming there are no plans in place to further improve the programme??? Shane

Its not just a help, its essential, but the "brush" you speak of is very very difficult to use when you need a smooth curved slope like from the runway end to the road.... I have seen the problem - most of the tools are quite unfriendly to use at the best of times! You go click on a tool and it either doesn't work or it appears on the opposite side of the page you clicked - half my time was spent "slewing" around trying to find the object I just created Well I thought I'd show you how far I have got..... These are the Site files http://db.tt/1IxxEBhf These are the project files: h

In theory yes .. but you don't get the resolution from that kind of setup. The exposures and focus's will generally be different on every panoramic shot which will make it look inconsistent. Also the creator only accepts a cubic 360 based on 6 photos - up, down, left, right, top and bottom. I believe most cameras create a spherical type panorama??? - Really to do it properly you need a decent SLR mounted on a tripod about 8 feet in the air, then you slowly take tens sometimes hundreds of photos in all directions from that tripod base to get as many anchor points as possible - then you ha

See, the Fickleshole site in Phoenix still seems to be something that people still want. I agree. Creator is a awkward program to work with, although I have worked with worse! The plane floor does go in wrong on the left hand side of the runway you can see that its raised. Although I did find a tool that seems to level the ground floor using brushes - I've not tried it yet, maybe that would help?? I'm finding that breaking the skyline up into bits helps a lot. I started with the Oak Tree, but I found that judging the distances is a real pain - requires a lot of testing. What I

Ahh that's OK .. I managed to pull apart the 6 images from one of the folders .dds files I think. I converted them to .jpeg to see what was what and built a new project to get started. I just wanted to have a play but I'm already seeing the difficulties The tools are somewhat "sensitive" and I think there's a knack to using them .. I'll battle with it till it does what I want! I think the images need a little cleaning up in Photoshop as they're a tad dark. I've dabbled in a bit of everything. At college I trained in A level Electronics and a Vocational IT course then worked in a scho

Hi guys, I'm curious. Having searched the forum it appears the idea of a custom site for Ficklehole is not a new one and a lot of work had already been put in to make it a reality. The latest download I could find was v0.2, which I downloaded from here:https://code.google.com/p/camfc-phoenix/ I loaded it into Phoenix today and it runs OK apart from not being able to hit a single tree!! Although when I come to think of it, maybe that's a good thing! Does anyone still have the project files for it? (Arun? Dave?) .. Now that I'm not at work and have experience in this kind of

HAHA that only took a month! Far too much whiskey for you Have to say though .. Looking really really good! Shane

Hi nickcts, Speaking as a newbee, and totally new to the sport I choose the Boomerang V2, with a SC glow engine (46 size) and I have absolutely no complaints whatsoever! The kit comes with a tail dragger and electric conversion - all you really have to do is hinge the control surfaces, bond the wings and tail and most of the hard work is done. Its predictable in the air, quite draggy but flys really well, a million times better than something like a Prangster. I would say the landing gear is a little flimsy (it crabs), I'd consider upgrading the wire one that comes with it and

HAHA I saw that one of Facebook.. very amusing but very stupid! I have to say it's videos like this one that have "Insurance Claim" written all over it .. Ouch!

There is a lot of it on the Tinternet! It amazes me, I guess some people don't really understand how dangerous some of the models can be if your not careful. No caution or care whatsoever in some of the vids Shane

From the very short time that I've been learning, I'm sure that this is very very very very wrong! Shane

Oooo new plane .. I will be downloading that this evening Shane

Sorry I didn't know you actually had one .. fair play to ya It is a little bit more as you say, so what does it fly like?? It looks like its the type of model that's quite fast moving??? Wow that is quite a lot of weight, that's almost half the weight of a small glow engine in each wing without all the extra support that would need to go in! I don't think ill be trying that with a small trainer. Shane

Ahh .. not a model I had thought about. Although, the Pulse from a quick search doesn't seem to be very easy to get hold of. Looks like a lovely plane though .. More research required on that one I think. The only reason I thought of the Seagull Low wing trainer is that it's sticking with what I'm used to so far, although I expect it's pretty much for muchness these days when it comes to trainers. I immediately liked the way the boomerang fly's .. very stable & predictable Do retracts really add a lot of weight?? Not something I had thought about to be honest. The idea of retrac

As I'm very very very very bored at work I have been researching planes that are available that could be good as a second model. Online I have found this: http://www.avicraft.co.uk/aircraft-artf ... a-10-.html It's the Seagull Low Wing Trainer, very similar in setup and of a similar size to the Boomerang High wing trainer that I have at the moment. Would something like this be more beneficial perhaps compared to something like a Prangster or a WAT4 both being high wing models?? I've also wondered as the Low Wing Sport has its landing gear in the wings if I could perhaps modify it t

Oh no health must come first. I was more referring to someone starting up I guess rather than continuing with the hobby if that makes sense. I hope you feel better soon so you can fly again Shane

I think it's the commitment that's the hard bit. Its one thing saying you want to fly, its another thing entirely backing it up with hard earned cash That was the decision maker for me - wasn't the club, the club's fantastic .. it's the money. These days people have little money ..

Yes, whoever you were please make yourself known .. we can help you! Shane

In a simulator, I could easily fly and get an A. Piece of cake! In real life I'm not quite as confident and I think ill need a bit of flight time, landings and takeoffs especially before I'm ready for that lol I've enjoyed your comments though thank you! Shane

I'm on! Shane

Yep! Ill come on for a little while .. Shane

I'm online in Phoenix if anyone wants to join. CAMFC - Password: gate Shane

How realistic do you guys find the wind speed settings in Phoenix v4?? I've been practicing quite a lot recently, with varying wind speeds/cross winds and setups (getting quite good too ). When the wind speed is above 10-12 mph on the Sim, it seems soo strong that it practically blows the model off the runway! In real life, 12 mph winds don't seem to affect 40 size trainers anything like that .. Shane

Well everyone's learning .. including me! I believe the exhaust method uses the back pressure to force fuel into the carb rather than the "usual" (or unusual to me anyways ) way that seems to suck the fuel from the tank when you open the throttle and restrict the air intake. The exhaust method works on ABC 2 stroke engines, I see no reason why it wouldn't work on a 4 stroke engine. Try it, you won't hurt the engine if it doesn't work for you. Shane

Well with the RC car engines we used to prime it by putting the finger over the exhaust and turning the engine over rather than the carb .. I presume that would work with 4 stroke engines too?? EDIT: With the throttle closed I might add