 whats is the best place to put the fly cam near the c.g or on the nose??
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 It wont make a whole lot of difference really as it is very light. I had 2 positions set up on mine - two on the top, which you can see in the picture - near the nose slanted slightly down and forward looking for straight ahaead filming, and further back along the spine you can just make out the other 2 magnets which I used for "aerial looking down view". In this mode, I launched and flew the whole flight inverted and only rolled back upright just before landing. I didnt want to fit the camera underneath as it would likely break upon landing. If you check the 2 videos ( linked below ) you will see the effect of each system. forward front facing view Aerial view Please note that these were the very first flights with the setup, and controlling steady and smooth action in a howling gale as a comparitive newbie to sloping was not easy! Excuses over.... enjoy the fantasctic music of your Father's era
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 Ah yes my dad's music Fleetwood Mac and "Not just Any Food"
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smart video all though if and when i get my flycamone v2 i will put it near the c of g beacuse it is at the top and won't get hit to bad by dogey landings 
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 C of G at the top eh? I fitted mine on the bottom of my SAS Fusion. The last model i built didnt fly too well though, I left the C of G in the box by mistake.......................
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LOL
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Sorry Timbo, I couldnt resist..... Boredom whilst being on nightshift at work can affect people in strange ways...................
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ok guys i have had my first break the control horn snapped but ill get anotyher one what size of control horn do i need big or small?? also ive crashed so badly the nose of my wildtyhing has become miss shapen is this a problem don't think it is but i dunno??
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 Chris My WT has been bashed and crashed so many times I am not sure theres much epp left, Strap it up and throw it off, It will fly  Timbo urgent meeting needed asap ( The end of sept ) usual place usual suspects Spread the word old man the circus is coming and they have monkeys Lee
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 looks like a wildthing owners club is starting to take shape lol
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 And why not? It seems this little glider is loved by many. As soon as I get to chucking mine off a hill I will report back here.
Just so folks know, I have been thoroughly enjoying an Easystar this summer after a 20 year hiatus, and look forward to slope soaring as it seems
1) A cheap way to get my fix
2) A challenge
and 3) those F3F mouldies are just gorgeous! one day...
Mike Evans and Mark Southall recommended the WT as a good beginners slope model that all the 'pros' still enjoy flying - evidenced by all the combat fun they were having up at Pole Cottage. This is more like it - my experience of club flying is tainted by lots of rules and everyone taking life far too seriously. A recent incident at my local club, where after a mid-air one pilot stomped on the remains of the other's plane, was the final straw for me. What happened to having fun with cheap little models?
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soo who is chairman and deputy and so on
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First rule of Wildthing Owners Club: there are no rules.
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ok guys i have had my first break the control horn snapped but ill get anotyher one what size of control horn do i need big or small?? also ive crashed so badly the nose of my wildtyhing has become miss shapen is this a problem don't think it is but i dunno??
How on earth did you manage to snap a horn chris - if built correctly these are tucked well away from harms way, and mine ( like most wildthings ) has been smashed hard into several hard things including solid rock many times and never even had a horn come loose. The nose on mine is also bent severely and I just strapped it back up with a small piece of ply for bracing - lots of C/W tape and covering...jobs a good un. As lee says....strap it up and chuck it off...they are tough birds.
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Chris My WT has been bashed and crashed so many times I am not sure theres much epp left, Strap it up and throw it off, It will fly Timbo urgent meeting needed asap ( The end of sept ) usual place usual suspects Spread the word old man the circus is coming and they have monkeys Lee
Roger wilko.
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And why not? It seems this little glider is loved by many. As soon as I get to chucking mine off a hill I will report back here. Just so folks know, I have been thoroughly enjoying an Easystar this summer after a 20 year hiatus, and look forward to slope soaring as it seems 1) A cheap way to get my fix 2) A challenge and 3) those F3F mouldies are just gorgeous! one day... Mike Evans and Mark Southall recommended the WT as a good beginners slope model that all the 'pros' still enjoy flying - evidenced by all the combat fun they were having up at Pole Cottage. This is more like it - my experience of club flying is tainted by lots of rules and everyone taking life far too seriously. A recent incident at my local club, where after a mid-air one pilot stomped on the remains of the other's plane, was the final straw for me. What happened to having fun with cheap little models? AMEN 
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First rule of Wildthing Owners Club: there are no rules. Amen to that too!
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WOC members beware - make sure YOUR CofG doesn't fall off by applying copious amounts of C/W tape - anywhere will do!
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well ill tell you how it happened that i broke my control horn well i was flying in a wild wind and i came in to land and the wind gusted and i hit a dyke wilst pulling up left so it must have been crushed as the epp got squashed because as you know it is slightly springy but either way it broke and i got a new one and it fly like a dream the longest i have flown for is 5 mins 47 seconds so says my transmitter. the wildthing motto "strap it up and throw it off" or somethin like that
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