Martyn K

Hi all The UKCAA membership year runs from 1st March for 12 months. We have introduced a slightly different payment structure for this year. Basically, as before, subs are £10 per year or now, £20 for 3 years. In addition, new members also benefit from the balance of the first year added as a 'free' year. The UKCAA website is http://ukcaa.org.uk. Our events are a mixture of Fly-in and a low key contest to UKCAA derived Pick 5 or Pick 7 rules. Have a look on the website for more information and membership application forms. The website also has details of the events that are held and their locations.

I am still putting the calendar together but our events for 2024 are as follows: There is a reasonable chance that we will have one more event in the NW, south of Manchester. More details to follow. UKCAA @ Buckminster BMFA Buckminster 10 May 202410:0010 May 2024 Note that this is a FRIDAY event. Usual format, fly-in morning and afternoon plus Pick5/7 over Lunch UKCAA @ Ivel MAC Bedford 19 May 202410:0019 May 2024 Our first visit to Ivel MAC Location details to follow UKCAA @ Buckminster BMFA NFC Buckminster 28 Jun 202410:0028 Jun 2024 Note that this is a FRIDAY event. Usual format, fly-in morning and afternoon plus Pick5/7 over Lunch UKCAA @ Retford Retford MFC 21 Jul 202410:0021 Jul 2024 Steve Dunning Memorial Day UKCAA Fly-in only. No contest but awards (for Members) for Pilot's Pilot and Concours d'Elegance Visitors welcome but must pre-register UKCAA @ Buckminster NFC Buckminster 20 Sep 202410:0020 Sep 2024 Note that this is a FRIDAY event. Usual format, fly-in morning and afternoon plus Pick5/7 over Lunch

The plan for the Hanno Mystic was never released. It was kitted as the Mystic 60/90, but as far as I know, no plan was produced for general release. The Mystic 60/90 has a tail moment ratio than the Mystic 30, the tail volume is different apparently.

It flew really well. Stephen always brings some of the most interesting aircraft to the NW Area Indoor at Rochdale. Very creative.

My first kit was a KK Soarer Baby - 1970. Not very successful as I painted it in coloured dope rather than shrinking dope... However, what got me interested was a home design 'hang glider' which used a polystyrene apple tray for a wing and fishing lead tied to 4 corners but slightly forward of centre. Slope soared it off the edge of a cliff and amazingly it flew - quite well..

Deffo a flair meteor or possibly a meteorite. There were 2 versions of the Meteor, 40 sized and a 60 sized. The Meteorite was IIRC for 20 sized motors. Those wheels look big for a Meteor

I'll remember that, thanks Matt

You are a star 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 . Many thanks, i would never have guessed small can be beautiful.. 😂 Martyn

Hi all Many moons ago, BEB (RIP) had a thread running about scratch building a drone.. Using a Wii clone controller iirc. I am blowed if I can find it. Anyone here have it bookmarked? Thanks Martyn

That's what I use but give it a coat of emulsion first to seal the dust...

Seychelle plan is here. https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=11120 I agree, one of the loveliest designs. I built the same kit (in 1981) that Andy Green has. The wing section on the plan has a vicious stall, the model needs to be flown fast. I keep threatening on building another but I'll probably use a wing section that is a bit more 'me' friendly.

It really is about time that I updated this. I had a lousy winter building season, the fracture in my back 'moved' in November and bending over a bench was a very short lived affair. It didn't help that my SD card in my phone died and I have lost a number of photos (about 3000). <sigh> However, the Robin has progressed slowly. The wings finished, covered and painted and markings applied (sorry lost photo). Then started work on the interior. Instrument panel was 3D printed than the dials were from the freebie that came with RCM&E a few years ago. (Hint - it would be nice if that could be done again, I cant print as fine as your printers). The seats were a bit of a challenge. They were cut from 9mm foam (B&Q) but sorting out that distinctive pattern was a challenge. The best I could do was copy a part of the pattern from least distorted seat base, stretch it in GIMP then join the stretched parts in a chain. Printed using a cheapo inkjet printer. The velour is felt from Hobbycraft. So, two singles and a bench seat, fabricated and fitted. I am really quite pleased with this. The cockpit rear wall is 1.5mm balsa with vinyl film, still attached to its backing, glued in place using 3M spray adhesive. This will hopefully stop it from going wrinkly. The floor and walls are covered in thin foam sheet (£1 A4 sheet) also from Hobbycraft. Another shot. The gap between the front and back seats is too large.. I used the windows as reference but of course the window positions aren't quite to scale. The pilot was 3D printed from a commercial file. Its not the best print I have ever done, its actually a glider pilot but I dont care about that too much He looks a bit moth eaten but only because I overdid keeping the wall thickness as thin as possible to try and save weight. The seat belt clamps are a bit big - so probably are the seat belts as well. A couple of dry assembly shots while waiting to fit the canopy.. and Getting it balanced was a bit of a worry. I needed to keep the weight under 5kg to qualify for BMFA light scale comps and it was already very close to that at this stage. I fitted an onboard glow and fitted the C cell and the Rx battery in front of the crankcase. I still needed about 40g of weight to get the CG in the place marked on the plan. A strip of lead was screwed above the crankcase but the model would still tip backward on its wheels. I couldn't do anything with the the undercarriage as the spats would prevent that from happening. I was also a bit nervous about the amount of travel needed for the all flying tailplane. I definitely didn't want a twitchy model. Another 40g of lead was added... 😞 The canopy was completed with litho strips with obligatory pva rivet spots (got to keep Danny happy) and a final assemble photo. and The wing walkways have been subsequently added. The spinner needs to be red with a white spiral but that can wait. Time for the grand weigh-in.. Suspended from a tree in the garden, it weighed this much.. Drat and double drat Mutley, foiled again. So its now a candidate for BMFA Flying only.. Two failed attempts at a Maiden. The first, the engine started and ran beautifully but the nose leg linkage was flexing too much (offset noseleg) so back to get that fixed. I tried again on Sunday at the NW Area Scale Fly-in but a leaking fuel tank put paid to that effort. Now waiting for a replacement tank. One of the joys of using NIB 25 year old hardware.