Anyone into RC model flying in West Yorkshire?

[yorkie_chris]

Foamie flying wings seem a popular choice, light, cheap, stable to fly. And electric is simpler to maintain.
Not sure that's much more expensive than a glider, except the initial cost of bigger battery and motor.

Actually seen it online with someone flying something like that 10 miles or more off the top of a mountain and down the way.

i always wanted to get into this, when i was younger i was as a county fair and there was a display team doing there thing with an array of helli's, was awsom, but as i have got older have decided to go and get my PPL instead any fly planes for real......a little more expensive, but the time will come!!!

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Foamie flying wings seem a popular choice, light, cheap, stable to fly. And electric is simpler to maintain.
Not sure that's much more expensive than a glider, except the initial cost of bigger battery and motor.

Actually seen it online with someone flying something like that 10 miles or more off the top of a mountain and down the way.

Ah right, wasn't sure if you were thinking of converting an existing model or buying a new kit outright.

Spent £200 at the model shop today, new futaba tx/rx set so hopefully should be flying again soon

[yorkie_chris]

I would just stick it on some coroboard creation, they cost nowt and are impossible to kill.

I used to go up to Norland and fly my hand built super scorpion lol I was a kid at the time and I asked my dad for a model plane and he bought me some plans and all the balsa, glow motor, tran/rec... Tight git! it took three weeks with my tongue between my teeth to build it and I crashed it within a few months. I had a ducted fan F16 after that. The club at Norland has quad trials and hovercrafts too! looks like some kind of outward bound centre now.

[Wideboy]

heli's fly similar to planes when they're moving just have to include the tail rotor into the turns, hovering is the hardest thing to learn but once you've got that its simple

This guy is fantastic, the inverted hover at 3:00 is incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi7G-VzU2r4

[Wideboy]

just rebuilt my 58" extreme flight extra. Had a heavy landing about a year ago and ripped the bottom out along with the undercarriage and not had the time to fix it. yesterday afternoon i thought i'd set apon it, due to the ribbed and braced construction the airframe is very fragile but light (as you can see in the pics), due to the fragility a slight knock and even picking it up wrong can break a rib or a brace, noting this understandably the damage to the bottom was fairly extensive so i ripped out most of what was left and rebuilt the bottom from scratch finally covering it this evening.

motor is a YS63FZ four stroke so it has some poke, will be running that on 20% yamada mix fuel, full spektrum 2.4 radio with high torque hitech and futaba servo's. Engine just needs the regulator and carb tuned and its ready to go. Cant wait for sat but knowing my luck it will rain but im looking forward none the less........ im such a super nerd

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edit: oh yeah the film is a slightly lighter blue as i couldn't find one to match

That's a nice looking model mate, think I understood half of about what you said
Tried to get mine up this weekend, someone else took it up for a circuit (i've not flown for aaaages) but when it came for me to have a go the motor started playing up. It's not run for about twenty years.
It's a .61 webra with dynamix carbs. Must have had 30 people tell me 'by eck not seen one of those for ages they're fantastic engines when they're set up right'
Great can you help me set it up?
Err sorry no don't know how...
Oh well, i'll figure it out one of these days.
Fingers crossed the weather holds out for you.

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by tactcom7

That's a nice looking model mate, think I understood half of about what you said
Tried to get mine up this weekend, someone else took it up for a circuit (i've not flown for aaaages) but when it came for me to have a go the motor started playing up. It's not run for about twenty years.
It's a .61 webra with dynamix carbs. Must have had 30 people tell me 'by eck not seen one of those for ages they're fantastic engines when they're set up right'
Great can you help me set it up?
Err sorry no don't know how...
Oh well, i'll figure it out one of these days.
Fingers crossed the weather holds out for you.

People from the older generation seen to rate webra but there not that amazing compared to stuff about now, still a pokey motor. Not sure if they're still going but I think Weston UK used the pattern but anodised the head pink and over tuned them, not sure I don't follow it anymore