Guvnor

So why have dozens of BMFA members been scammed this morning? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gTPhWEvJkrExxia4/?

No idea, people are trying to work what the link is..

No, nothing to do with that..

I had my debit card scammed this morning, a few pence to a company called 'Lightwatch'. It's now cropped up on the BMFA Facebook group, and dozens of other BMFA members have had the same issue today. Anyone here?

So it would have been OK if it had been a Wot4...?

That fencing (or 8' high netting) is usually used at German shows, I think it should be used here too.

A 5 second google search...

Err... No they didn't. It's simply Sarik passing on the fact that a new publisher (Radio Control Publishing Ltd, which has nothing to do with Sarik) has taken over the rights to RCJI and RCSI. Colin and Marco have are doing this on their own under a new Anglo/Italian company.

The new magazine has nothing to do with Sarik, they are simply helping to promote it - nothing more.

Posted by Gary Murphy 1 on 28/01/2021 16:19:29: Who is after a free lunch? A "non" Canon is £19 a Canon is £25, how is £19 a free lunch? When Tesco as them is stock they print to me just like Canon BUT I am printing "normal" home stuff NOT high quality photo`s. If I want to run unbranded ink in my printer I paid for I should be able to without the thing making it hard for me. I don't have to own brand oil in my car, if I put Halfords oil in my Bentley it wont tell me its wrong or cheap. Printer ink is a con full stop. If their ink was so good and the so called "cheap free meal ones" rubbish no one would buy the unbranded BUT they DO because most people who don't need photo quality etc , see no difference. You're missing the point. Yes you can put any oil you like in your Ford or your Bently, that's your perogative. But if you do, Ford or Bentley will void your warranty if it isn't the exact brand and type stipulated in the manuals - just as a printer manufacturer will when they find cheap ink in your printer... The real point that people forget is that for years printer manufacturers have been in a race to the bottom to keep their printer costs down, then make the profits on the ink. They protect this with chips to detect non-OEM ink. And who can blame them? Perhaps youd rather pay £500 for the printer and get the ink cheap?

Slightly ammused to see that as usual people want something for nothing. Does it occur to anyone that the 'cheap' aftermarket print cartridges are cheap for a reason? Yes, printer OEMs charge more for their chipped cartridges, and yes, they want to make a profit. Part of their problem is that people buy the printer, stick cheapo cartridges in it then expect the OEM to sort out any issues under warranty caused by bad ink. Hence the chips. In my experience some cheap cartridges can work OK, but the majority cause more problems than they solve, are usualy actually contain half the ink than a real one has, then cost more money in the long run. No such thing as a free lunch...

Posted by Ray Wood 4 on 10/01/2021 10:39:12: Hi All, Just a thought, Varifocals are great for everyday, driving, flying, modelling etc, but I'm on the screen all day for work and cheaper readers are better ! as with Varifocals you will find yourself tipping your head back and looking down your nose to focus on the screen Regards Ray I thought that, until I got top range varifocals. You don't end up tilting your head at all, your eyes and brain adapt. Within a week, the readers went in the bin...

Posted by Andy Stephenson on 18/12/2020 12:46:21: I hope the BMFA get some income from distributing this catalogue but as far as I'm concerned it can go straight into the recycle bin. All that glitz has to be paid for somehow and is reflected in the prices. What a thoroughly miserable post. You do realise that Logic/Horizon will have PAID the BMFA for the distribution of the catalogue, thus helping to reduce your BMFA subs? It's called 'advertising', without which we'd have no hobby at all...

Sorry, but if you have any idea how the mobile phone network actually works then you would know that this is completely impossible...

Anyone who follows Key Publishings 'Flypast' forum will understand the dangers of this process. For those that don't know, Flypast magazine had a really popular forum for histoic aviation. They decided to change platforms, in the process of which they lost much of the previous posts, lost embedded links, lost pictures etc. It's killed that forum stone dead, the mass of information has been lost and Key must have taken a big hit in the wallet.   Proceed with great caution and tes, test, test... Edited By Guvnor on 11/11/2020 10:15:01 Edited By Guvnor on 11/11/2020 10:15:17