The session started
slowly but by half time there were models in the air all the time. With a few new heli fliers turning up as there were an
equal number fixed wing and heli’s present plus a “Pogo” that thinks it’s both, One very “cool”
new heli that I am afraid I have forgotten the name off but promise more details ASAP.
Indoors heli’s
and fixed wing defiantly don’t mix well, but the evening developed into alternate heli's and fixed wing slots, The hall
accommodates 4 heli’s easily (one in each corner) even allowing for different abilities. Maybe we need to organise slots
next time and limit the size of heli’s flying indoors.
Paul flew his super
mite again and managed to set a new record of 3.5 laps before it tried to tunnel through the wall again
I had a far better
evening only took half a day to repair this time. At it’s third outing the Cloth Moth Biplane finally performed well,
replacing all the radio gear and moving it all forward to get the C of G right seems to have done the trick, it still has
slight tendency to tuck under, but at least now it is recoverable before it can bunt into the ground.
My new Extra 300
"shocky" flew well when I got the right prop, however another broken undercarriage leg grounded it. I seem to have got hold
of some very poor quality carbon rod, talking to a supplier at the BMFA agm he informs me that there is some pigmented (black)
glass polyester rod being passed of as carbon around and it’s very difficult to tell the difference. As my entire carbon
rod is in the same box I’m going to have to do some sorting out.
I had a brief hover
of my Pogo, VTOL touch and goes are very easy with no wind to blow it over but is far to big for conventional flying indoors.
The only mid air
of the evening was the two slowest flying models when the Cloth Moth and Taube gentle mated in mid air, thankfully both
only sustained minor damage.
Merry Xmas to you
all, see you on the 30th.
Chris Bishop
