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  1. WOOKMAN-PDB I see the tech is available but I use Spektrum rc, so would need a stand alone gizmo. Yes Jon I can see the need for sticking to procedures in different phases of the flight with big heavy warbirds, much like the full size. My models are much simpler and flights can be more unplanned and chaotic, going from high speed to low speed and anywhere in between five or six times a flight, a lot of switching but I'll give it a go. Thank goodness for proportional radio, my first was bang bang SC 😱
  2. At the risk of flogging a dead horse, here are a few of my thoughts. I have a few small e models which are quite quick, but they will fly slowly and land nose high--great fun. To achieve this I have lots of elevator movement, but this makes the model pitch sensitive at speed so I tried some expo. This did work fairly well at speed, but I didn't like it at lower speeds, and definitely not to land. I could have switched it in and out during the flight, but at my age I'm trying to ease the workload on the sticks. What might work is a variable rate linked to the models airspeed, giving full throw at low speeds, gradually reducing as speed increases. Don't think I've ever seen such a gizmo, and probably overkill for my simple models, but perhaps the jet boys use something similar, they also have a wide speed range to deal with. Ron
  3. Enjoyed the games this weekend. Ireland look the team most likely to. Italy gave England a good game Good comeback by Wales but no cigar.
  4. One advantage of learning on the slope, particularly if you have no one to help, is that once in the air you fly a figure of eight pattern. This means for most of the flight you don't have to turn towards yourself and handle the left or right stick panic. Of course to land you usually have to fly towards yourself after the downwind turn, I practiced landing circuits at height first, but still tested the strength of that nylon covered Impala. Gliding does teach you that elevator is the speed control, It's the only speed control you have. I found flying power to be easier after learning on the slope. However you learn, always get tuition unless you have no alternative.
  5. Great effort, just ran out of steam at the end.
  6. Hi Outrunner. I think a giro will try to correct an uncommanded roll, whether induced by turbulence or yaw. In the short time the giro was in the delta it did feel the model was less inclined to enter the yaw / roll wobble, but would not stop it once established. The Y/R only occurres at high AOA, and is easily stopped by a short blip of opposite roll at the right moment.
  7. Only tried a giro once, in my slope delta. This model is about 40 yrs old and had a servo change about 2000 when I noticed the futaba servos were slowing down a bit. A clubmate gave me an orange giro rx, so I thought I'd try it out to see if it would calm the yaw roll couple which all swept wing/ deltas seem to have at high AOA. Well the the giro didn't help much but I had a bit of fun with roll set on high gain which produced a multi point roll with full deflection. After a couple of hours flight time I put the original rx back in. On my next trip to the slope the model was in the air for a couple of minutes when I lost pitch control, and the model went in. Never had a futaba servo fail before, and I'm wondering now if the extra work the servo has to do ( like a fiddlers elbow ) might have led to the failure of this well used servo. Probably not an issue with new servos, but something to consider if your servos are getting on a bit.
  8. Missed the England game, went flying instead, cracking day, well done England.
  9. Breathless stuff. Looks like a shoulder to the gob is ok now.... just like the old days.
  10. A game too far for us, just not good enough today.
  11. Three lineouts missed, not going to win like this.
  12. This topic has a touch of de'j'a vu about it for me. Back in the last century this was discussed on the other channel, and my thoughts at the time were that when the rudder and elevator hinge line coincided, the deflected rudder would spoil the tailplane producing downforce. and the model would pitch down. Booth my aerobatic gliders at that time had rudders well aft of the tailplane, and did not pitch down with rudder application. I also cited a review of a CAP scale model that did not pitch down with rudder application ( might have been the P R model ). The CAP aeroplane has the fin and rudder well aft of the tailplane and elevator. Meant to put P.M. model.
  13. This topic has a touch of de'j'a vu about it for me. Back in the last century this was discussed on the other channel, and my thoughts at the time were that when the rudder and elevator hinge line coincided, the deflected rudder would spoil the tailplane producing downforce. and the model would pitch down. Booth my aerobatic gliders at that time had rudders well aft of the tailplane, and did not pitch down with rudder application. I also cited a review of a CAP scale model that did not pitch down with rudder application ( might have been the P R model ). The CAP aeroplane has the fin and rudder well aft of the tailplane and elevator.
  14. Neither Wales nor England impressed too much, but Ireland, worth staying up for, eh Don. Faletau out with a broken arm, a key player for Wales. 😱
  15. Only "fairly appalled" Brian. To be really appalled try walking down our narrow pavements and have a ton of metal pass by at god knows what speed, no more than a metre away. Or try to get my car on to the road from my drive as cars appear at high speed around a blind bend, with drivers shaking fists and swearing, swerving all over the road unable to stop. I am afraid many of the "good" people of Wales have no idea that they drive something that can be lethal and it's their right to do what ever speed they like.
  16. Looks like it will take while to be sorted and settle down, and I don't think anyone could be done for speeding until proper signs are in place. Looking through the window at passing traffic, sadly hardly any drivers are doing 20.
  17. I believe one stretch of 30 did have a repeater sign, but there shouldn't be any confusion as the villages are signed up as 20 and then signed up as 30 or 40 after you pass through.
  18. This is not correct Matty B. Drove to our club field yesterday,a 15/20 min trip crossing two valleys to get to the cub site nestling in a third. All villages are now 20, as are the 4 schools on the way, but 4 of the roads linking the villages, with few houses and parked cars have remained 30. So our council at least have not introduced a blanket 30 to 20 change. Managed to get in 3 flights before the wind picked up, rolling over the trees making landings a roller coaster affair. So a cup of coffee to warm up and we headed home.
  19. I'm sure it meant something to the two people who died and their families. Over 400 new houses have been built half a mile north of us and drivers are choosing our road rather than than the bypass, that will take you all the way to the M4 motorway without a 20 limit in sight. My hope is the new limit will persuade drivers in that direction. Road markings prohibit overtaking on the road so how would you stop reckless idiots speeding in our situation. Having driven thousands of miles of mountain roads going slope soaring, I can confirm that Welsh sheep have more road sense than many idiot drivers in Wales 😀
  20. I'm no fan of the Welsh Assembly, but if you look for someone to blame for the introduction of this limit, then I believe it's the idiot drivers who won't stick to speed limits. The stretch of road I live on is all down hill and was a 30 limit. Some years ago the council did a fortnight speed survey, it showed most drivers over the 30 and 50% over 40 with speeds up to 80 mph. Two deaths and numerous serious accidents on this road in the last 10 ten years, if the idiots had been doing 30mph they would probably not have happened. The police don't have the resources to be there all the time and the two speed cameras were burned out by idiots. Just been outside to look at the traffic and yes the idiots are sill doing 40 + down and up the road, those that try to keep to 20 are being tailgated by the idiots.
  21. Considering the poor build up to the tournament the boyos have done well. Eddie getting measured for a kimono?
  22. Australia quick at the breakdown, Welsh blew that last chance
  23. Skill, determination and guts, just great.
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