Pilot Ben

I've seen the 3D printed rigs for them, which hold them both at 45 degrees, in a sort of V shape arrangement. I've now ended up with 3 PCB aerial type units, two of which were installed in the models and had the aerials setup the same way you would rig up normal aerials, hence why I am confused about the "correct" way of setting them up. I also wondered what the actual difference between PCB and normal is? I have previously opened them up and found them to be the same, bar a cheeseboard shaped lump of PCB on one receiver, so I am wondering why the set-up is different than normal? Thank yo

I'm just wondering if this may be useful for anyone else? I sometimes find it quite useful to watch "rc plane crash" videos, and learn from the mistakes of other pilots, to (hopefully) avoid making them myself....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44285241 Possibly the biggest aviation mystery there has ever been. We've all heard the hundreds of theories, and seen the pieces of wreckage that is confirmed to have come from the plane. Who knows.......................

Positive or negative? It's been dragged up and published again though, despite having happened 5 months ago..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5781589/Two-U-S-F-15-fighter-jets-travelling-520mph-narrowly-avoided-midair-crash-police-drone.html?ITO=1490

The first of the new F-35Bs are set to arrive on UK soil next week! Now to get the carriers ready/built for them all!

Hope all goes well!

Cheers Dave! Interestingly, all of the surfaces have the pin method in them apart from the rudder. Guess its time for that to change! B

Suppose so, but 2 of the 3 rudder hinges have pulled out of the Spit so I think I may have to re glue them. I have some surgery to do on the flap actuators too as one is a bit loose, and I also need to find a way to fix the slight warping in the “wing above the flaps” I’ve removed the old wasps nest from the fuselag, the 170g of lead, and a huge old rx battery voltage meter inside the cockpit. The pilot is a wee bit small, but I don’t want to move him so I think he’ll be fine. Have to put some gun port covers on the wing and find a way of either covering up the lights or just

Thank you Dave! Think they’re a bit to far out for the gun port covers TBH, and I couldn’t live with myself with putting them that far out. I’ll have to get some dark yellow solarfilm and hope for the best! I’ve actually witnessed the Merlin make said flames whilst throttling back. Friend up in Scotland knows a guy with a Merlin! Went up there in th evening and witnessed the thing fire and spurt flames from the exhaust when throttling back. I guess that if you were sitting in the pilots position they wouldn’t help landing! BTW I take it that if a hinge pulls out then I can just

Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help me please. I know that mkI and mkII Spits had landing lights, and from 1943 they were abolished on those and the newer marks after the Spit was deemed a strict day fighter only. However, I can't seem to find any pictures anywhere of where these lights may be, other than pictures of the landing light handle, leading me to believe that the Spit had a retractable light. I only ask as the Spit that I am currently "upgrading" has two white LED landing lights in the l/e about 1/3 in from the tips, and my inner plane freak is telling me this is wro

Someone definitely told me that West engines were re-badges Webras! Do you know where the West engines come from if they’re not Webras?

Webra engines are the same as the Weston uk West engines. They all have a reputation of begin unreliable, hard to tune, and a tendency to blow up! Fusion is an amazing plane, and the kit is dead easy to put together. The Cougar flies better than the Fusion however, but I think that the Fusion is perhaps better for funfly.

The only gyro I’ve even had the pleasure of working with was in an old club trainer, and the first thing it did was park the model in some trees! I really dislike gyros, because they not only distort the flying by constantly interfering, but they give a false sense of pilot ability, and this causes problems after the gyro is removed. However, gyros are only bad IMO for LOS (decent-sized) models. For smaller foamies they are very useful, such as eflites warbird range, the gyro system helps fly the smaller warbirds in less than perfect weather. For FPV, I think that you really do ne

Another reminder to be careful when running electric aircraft. I have very nearly just lost my fingers after a bench running accident. To tell the truth, 20 mins after the incident my hands are still shaking. Whilst bench running a 3S setup for my Equaliser, the prop ate the ESC, and very nearly my fingers. I was standing behind the prop, and had just reached under the prop arc to unplug the battery wires, when the motor started, I can only assume as a result of me accidentally turning the servo tester. The prop hit the ESC, shattering, with pieces then flying very close to my head. For

When I lost my rifle in the Army, they charged me $85. That’s why in the Navy, the captain goes down with the ship (An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer costs over $1 billion per ship). The reason the armed forces argue all the time is because they don’t speak the same jargon. If you say, “secure a building,” the Army will set up guards on the outside, the Navy will lock the doors and turn out the lights, the Marines will kill everybody inside and set up a headquarters, and the Air Force will take out a 5 year lease with the option to buy. An old Marine Sergeant Major found himself at

The level of detail on this Yak is unbelievable!

Thought I'd return to this 2 1/2 years later, just to say that I have recently converted my current Cougar to electric power. To say I am happy with it is an understatement, and I am sure that there will be a video of it here courtesy of @Ivan.S very soon! For those interested, I have used the 4-MAX "high performance" setup, namely a 35mm 800kv motor with a 12x6 prop mated to a 70A ESC. I am using a 2650mah 4S. I can also say that the balance and handling seems to be unaffected, whilst cutting weight by about 100g from my previous setup. Does it still feel the same as "my" cougar? I think

Yes, but if they give us stuff like this then I’m fine with it !

Some utterly amazing flying! Loved the heart manoeuvre at 2:30, the precise knife edge pass at 3:19 and syncro hovering at 6:34.... Time for a group of us to get some smoke systems I think!

I’ve nearly finished my build, just to cover it now and steal a rx from somewhere! Should be really fast, although that’s if I ever get it finished ! Have you flown yours @Peter Royall? And the glider is now a reality @Martin and they fly really well!

Agreed the media has stretched it out of proportion! The blade loss is similar to the quantas ‘380 a while ago? Only difference being the complete difference of engine! Seemingly the women that was sucked part way out of the broken window has died?

Looks like the same thing? Complete hub failure, taking with it the front of the nacelle and cowling.... https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/woman-sucked-out-of-plane-window-as-passengers-scream-after-exploding-engine-smashes-glass-mid-flight/ar-AAvZ5Q6?ocid=spartanntp

Up for sale today is my beloved OS MAX 35AX. Made with Japanese quality it is a powerful, small and light engine suitable for funfly and lighter models alike. Bought about a year ago it has been in the front of my cougar ever since. It has had around 75 flights on it, so is still very much a new item. Despite being in a funfly plane I have only used it in 2 competitions (fast and slow + donut drop) so it has not been crashed or used harshly. It is one of the best, if not the best engine I have used, being unbelievably reliable, and starting with only the slightest flick or spin. Its relia

Have you got this sorted yet Martin? I think I've got a solution I'm going to use on my cougar!

Wanted some opinions on this, as it's something I've always questioned. Now, I get the big M6 nylon wing bolts on a trainer, the idea being that in a low speed crash the wing falls off, minimising damage. On a u/c I get it as well as during a hard landing they will snap off saving the underside of the model being ripped out. The reason I ask is that I have a weston mini hype, a very fragile plane, and one that I feel even a hard landing will mess up! To give you an idea the u/c is held on by 2 servo screws and the fuselage walls around the canopy are made up of one inch wide 3mm ply. I do