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Do You fly Drones? An opportunity to explain why
John F replied to Geoff S's topic in All Things Model Flying
Every single model aircraft we fly is, by definition, a "drone" so maybe we could all write in an educate them! Having said that there is a large percentage here who refer to the multirotor aircraft as a drone so I think it's a dead point anyway. Never mind. -
Posted by kc on 24/12/2018 19:40:40: It seems incredible in this era of everyone carrying a camera in their phone and dashcam that nobody got a convincing photo of the drone that shut down the airport for a whole day. You would expect CCTV cameras to have picked up something somewhere too. But the footage that wasn't given to the press are the ones that the police are using as evidence. There was good video though. Merry Christmas everyone.
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Funny how people always lose objectivity and argue that it could never be any kind of model aircraft involved. You weren't there. You don't know what they did or did not see yet you all know that it wasn't what they report. Interesting, from a "let's stick our heads in the sand" point of view. Is it so hard to believe the report from experienced and professional pilots?
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As JDB says I've seen this runaway motor more with IC than with electric! For me, all models, irrespective of motor type, are properly secured before I insert batteries / start engine.Edited By John F on 20/12/2017 21:27:44
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No, I am saying this from experience. You have been lured into a false sense of security! I posted the links to show how prevalent cheque fraud still is! Like I said, it may well state: "You are protected and can keep the funds from the cheque provided you are not a knowing party to fraud or have been negligent in some way and have kept to the terms and conditions of your account." My GP surgery, where I am Deputy Practice Manager, presented a cheque for £700 from a company who we did insurance medical work for. It bounced. We were deemed to have no protection from the loss by the bank and therefore cannot claim a single penny! The Senior Partner has written a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service but does not remain hopeful as the accountants have stated that they see this happen a couple of times each year with their clients, stating that on paper it looks lovely and warming - in reality it hardly ever works the way in which they say it does! The company that owes the money has since changed branding and claims to be a different company, which is another trick they use as you can't touch the new company even with a court order! As I say, it goes on all the time and is very common and you're not as protected as you might think. Edited By John F on 15/12/2017 09:39:36
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Posted by Nigel R on 15/12/2017 08:32:34: You're free to ignore the posts, or use another forum, or message the mods, if you think the posts breach forum use guidelines, as you wish. Ultimately, let the moderators moderate. I don't think avoiding the posts or advising that someone uses another forum is the answer if a person posts in a manner that ignores the rules of that forum. I agree that a thread that concentrated purely on Laser Engine photo's, created by the Laser Engine bloke is very much OTT. I could understand asking the public what they want in the next model engine but photo's purely of laser powered aircraft is taking the mickey a bit, IMO.
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Posted by Mike T on 12/12/2017 16:14:20 It's not been unknown (but recorded instances are vanishingly rare...) I'm not asserting anything; just quoting the change to the banking regs implemented by the OFT in November 2007. Nigel R is right in that the 6 day timescale does not apply to foreign currency cheques, so think twice before deciding to help that nice Nigerian prince get his hands on the family simoleons... If the cheque/draft is drawn on a UK bank and paid into a UK bank a/c, then there should be no problem. Sorry but that is not correct. Cheque scams from any bank, any nationality including the UK, is still going on. It is the most common kind of fraud. Don't be lured into come kind of false sense of security that if it is a UK cheque it is OK. It is not. **LINK** **LINK**
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Posted by Peter Miller on 12/12/2017 08:47:09: Interesting MIke but it does raise a few questions in my mind. If this change came about in 2007 how come the scammers are still using it? Are they that THICK? If the scammers do know about this how is the same scam working now? The scam still works and works so well it is still one of the biggest online sales fraud going and is on the rise. The scammers are not dumb, they are preying on us to be dumb and it still works! https://www.security-institute.org/advice/pdf_uploads_for_advise/01.05.16_nfib_counter_cheque_fraud Edited By John F on 12/12/2017 10:15:53
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I would have thought that CL would be far too much for a child to cope with initially. She's got to learn to fly, which would take a lot of mental effort initially, so the added need to spin as well as keep control may be a lot to master. I would stick with flight sims chase view then static view to encourage keeping the plane in sight then real trainer of glider on the field. There is the risk that CL would put her right off any aviation interests if she feels a bit with the spinning!
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No point in straining your back dear, I'll fly it out of the car.
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New generation of Fake Spektrum Receivers
John F replied to Paul Marsh's topic in General Radio Discussion
Posted by Paul Marsh on 03/09/2017 20:17:18: They are back - bigger than ever. I see the days of Spektrum radio numbered... Edited By Paul Marsh on 03/09/2017 20:23:38 I very much doubt that fake items on the market would mean the end of a company. If folk buy them, they'll buy them but Lemon and Orange Rx's have been around for years and Turnigy have been putting out their own Spektrum compatible Rx's too with no ill effect. You say that Spektrum Rx's are not available in UK shops yet every single online store I've searched shows plenty of stock. -
metal to metal interference
John F replied to Plummet's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Posted by Peter Miller on 30/08/2017 12:08:36: The problem that John F is referring to is radio signals being reflected of metal. In the old days(27 and 35 Mhz) there used to be a chain link fence that caused serious problems. On one field that we used just in one spot the signal bouncing off a hangar could do it. That was discounted as there were several compounds with wire mesh fencing that proved to be no problem to fly over, or near, just the fences with loose mesh that gave issues. I still don't understand why we were not allowed to fly over the golf club area though, the greens were an excellent emergency landing strip for our models! Edited By John F on 30/08/2017 13:50:03 -
metal to metal interference
John F replied to Plummet's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
It definitely occurred as flying at the RAF Cottesmore flying club could demonstrate this interference quite adequately. If you flew over the separately fenced off POL store you would lose control until the model flew far enough away. Similarly if you went anywhere near a particular crash gate you would have no inputs until it left that area. The radio and aircraft engineer qualified members would confirm it was due to the relatively loose fencing in those areas that interfered with the radios. -
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