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Paul Snap! Being on the coast (I live almost on the beach), whereas our field is approx, 6 miles inland (10 miles by road) on a slight ridge overlooking the sea, it is almost always windy, from all directions. If the drone issue and consequent restrictions had been imposed, I could have flown of the beach, or sand dunes (except for the holiday and dog walkers). It is arguable that I could fly from the beach if I walked away about 1/2 a mile out, just outside the 5 mile radius of the local airfield and a aircraft manufacturer. I have been tempted to try this option, although it could be fraught with challenges, as I could just pop out for a short flight. Along with many others on this thread, I am being thwarted by the weather and a waterlogged field and farm track. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! And the wind still blows at +15-25, hailstone, rain showers and very cold, where is the Global warming?

Hmmm, I can see Daiseys (in English), see Iso Freight Containers, where are the roses and castle or is it town? I guess you are by the side of a river, the Rhine, perhaps the Amstel, these are the only rivers I know, as being in the Netherlands. Oh, to be well travelled, I did once take the Rhinegold from Rotterdam to Koln once, does it count, taxied for hours at Skipol (I thought is this how we are getting to Manchester, is the North sea a problem (is there a tunnel, I pondered). Any way, we seem to all be discussing the weather, what has passed, and what is coming😢. Here on the Fylde, the very strong winds, and tide, drove the waves right up to the sand dunes. As for our flying field, I have not gone near it now for two or more weeks, due to the wind and rain. Another good reason, is the last time I was there, the wheel arches of my car were pretty much filled with mud, it took a 120 mile round trip, in appalling rain, for it to be washed away. It did save me getting the hose pipe and jet wash out. The golf course (a links) next to me, had a number of golfers out on it this morning, although bitterly cold, and a strong northly wind. My wife's club still closed for play, as it is on clay, on a flood plane. I will provide further run downs on the weather🙄. In the meantime I am assembling and readying my and launch models, as I am guessing the grass will be rather long, and getting the mower, to do its thing, without leaving furrows could be a long time coming. 😢

One issue I have not as yet resolved, in my mind, is arming the model. Do you remove the wing, arm, then refit the wing? Or is arming completed another way?

I started having cold feet when I realised that a 4000 Lipo is required, then started thinking most if not all my similar sized models use 2200 Lipo. On a positive note the long nose with the 4000 Lipo should mean that no Pb (lead) will be required, what ever. Another issue going through my mind is finishing. I still prefer dope and tissue. Although I recently experience a problem with some tissue I purchased. From memory, it was eco friendly , being recycled paper. I found that the short staple length, compared to model span, resulted in unequal growth when wetted, that pre wetting, caused partial disintegration, on drying out on the model left patched, creases. You certainly need to be careful of where or from whom you by it. Now that Solar film has gone, the remaining branded products make even balsa sheet, seem to be low cost. Webbies is to far to go to see if they have any suitable matt grey or green Chinese/Vietnamese film. Although I have used (and still have considerable amount of ) light weight cloth, using either WBV or finishing Epoxy resin would push up the finished weight by to much, to be bearable. I have recently used laminating film, although I found that paint adhesion was not great, needs some form of surface etching to finish well. On this basis what did you use? I even looked in the hope that there was a big wing variant on the A10a.

Hmmm, I can see Daiseys (in English), see Iso Freight Containers, where are the roses and castle or is it town? I guess you are by the side of a river, the Rhine, perhaps the Amstel, these are the only rivers I know, as being in the Netherlands. Oh, to be well travelled, I did once take the Rhinegold from Rotterdam to Koln once, does it count, taxied for hours at Skipol (I thought is this how we are getting to Manchester, is the North sea a problem (is there a tunnel, I pondered). Any way, we seem to all be discussing the weather, what has passed, and what is coming😢. Here on the Fylde, the very strong winds, and tide, drove the waves right up to the sand dunes. As for our flying field, I have not gone near it now for two or more weeks, due to the wind and rain. Another good reason, is the last time I was there, the wheel arches of my car were pretty much filled with mud, it took a 120 mile round trip, in appalling rain, for it to be washed away. It did save me getting the hose pipe and jet wash out. The golf course (a links) next to me, had a number of golfers out on it this morning, although bitterly cold, and a strong northly wind. My wife's club still closed for play, as it is on clay, on a flood plane. I will provide further run downs on the weather🙄. In the meantime I am assembling and readying my and launch models, as I am guessing the grass will be rather long, and getting the mower, to do its thing, without leaving furrows could be a long time coming. 😢

I am now beginning to suspect that the wing loading is a trifle high @ 32 oz/ft^sq?

I am guessing not many have been built?

Has anyone altered the fan unit installation? Looking at the drawing and looking at some of the TN A10 threads, the fan unit installation appears not to be conducive for replacement or any maintenance.

I agree, that on pusher models the relationship between the propeller and flying surfaces has a major impact on the noise. I have Four models with pusher props, non are noisy, even my small Dornier 335, in all cases the prop is some distance away from the flying surfaces, makes a big difference. Yesterday the weather here was horrendous. I needed to go to Manchester, some 60 miles away. I was very, very, surprised that field after field on the journey, were partially flooded, in many cases with quite large lakes. I have never seen anything like it previously. One field my wife commented on, it was completely flooded, with just the rows of ploughed furrows to be seen. Driving was surprisingly easy, very few cars and trucks on the M6. Not that you could see them, as all was enveloped in spheres of spray. I was doing a steady 50 mph, probably 50% of the vehicles, including trucks were at the same speed. Of the remainder 25% were fractionally faster, whilst the remainder where in the +70-80 miles per hour, leaving a linear wall of spray. The better halves golf and bowls competitions have been postponed, on after another. Many of the golf courses have been closed here, although those on sand (links), generally remain open. Those open (the one I see from the bedrooms) is not often been played as the members are nesh, so it would seem. Much to my wife's annoyance her first match at this course has been put back. Enquiries with respect to my club (as a member, not by ownership) is open, although for hand launch models, waders, and being prepared to move the ducks and geese on, the Gulls just laugh at you. Ah, yes, a 4*4 is advised to actually get down to the club, the puddles on the various roads, can be navigated with a little care. I will have the start of a problem in a few weeks time, road works are scheduled to start at the end of this month, to last a a few months on four of the three roads out of this two horse town. Surprisingly our new link road although still on programme for completion, will now be delayed for 3 months, due to the rain. It was to open at the beginning of April. Only taking 4 years by the County Council, of a two year programme, whilst meeting the all programmed date for completion, costing almost exactly the same as the cost of a Motorway (including all bridge infrastructure etc.)per mile. Much to my surprise it is a standard two lane road. The question of how long will it take to get to the club field, will it be doable.

Hmm, yes, practice normally tells me nothing, so nothing has really changed. I am a little perplexed with respect to Lewis's comments re Vettel. I remember the reported qoute that Vettel would be joing Mercedes over his dead boy (if my memory, serves me well). If I understand the latest comments, re Russell, he seems to be trying to undermine him, suggesting that Mercedes would benefit from a younger driver (is Russel old?). Japan seems often to be a wet event, or is it a very wet race? Is it scheduled for rain on Sunday, or during the week end?

Can or do the small magnets commonly used to secure hatches, pose a potential issue to signals on 2.4 0r 35 rx aerials if they pass close to the magnets?

Spring will happen here in 2025, at present, how to describe it? I did go to the field on Saturday, the gate at the top of the track was open (unlocked), I am sure I saw somebody at the edge of the field in a blue jacket. My car either bumped or slid down the track, I was forced to drive through a marsh, where once there was a track, I just made it through to the other side. On turning into our field, I was confronted by a closed gate. A real disappointment, I got out of my car to open the gate, only to find that the gate now has a combination lock. Of course I do not know the combination of our new acquisition. So I cannot easily turn around in our car park. Nothing for it but to reverse, into the down going track, so I will be pointing back up the track. Hmm, my traction control cannot cope with the mud and wet grass, the wheels spinning. I do finally accomplish the almost impossible, accelerate the car back through the bog, where it squirms and wriggles, to just mud. It could be months before the tack dries out. Oh, for a 4*4, that destroyer of the environment, if not the whole world. Does anyone remember those hill climbs where someone would bounce up and down over the back wheels, is that an environmental solution?

Grumpy, Victoria had not come to the throne, from the questions the Grandkids raise!

Looking at the shell story, I stumbled across another interesting pieces in the same paper. The first is that used Ev vehicle depreciation was 12%, putting this into context IC fell by 9%, so not as bad as it first appeared. The second is Tesla, a whole page of poor performance of the manufacturer. Possibly the high point of Tesla fortunes has now passed. Although possibly a week back I read that BYD (i think it means "Beyond Your Dreams") sells a car for £18,000, in Japan. Does it brake even at this price? Hopefully price competition will reduce the new car costs (EVs) in the UK. You sense that the Chinese have European manufacturers and politicians worried, in that they are suggesting that China is subsidising their industry. That would not happen in Europe, no incentivisation, or grants are given at all? Although I realise that their issues in that engine plants, gearbox, differential plants, will possibly close before the investments made have been recouped or the machinery and other infrastructure reached the end of the viable life. Never mind any redundancy issues for the companies or governments. I suspect that their will be similar issues with respect to refineries, in that we will almost certainly require oil for some time for lubricants, polymers etc. Who will pay to reconfigure the cracking columns (towers) to alter the fractions produced. What impact will this have on costs to the public? As for Shell, I guess we the tax payer makes a contribution, or Shell posts the cost as being a loss, in its tax returns, maybe both? Getting new investment of any sort seems difficult for the UK, given that we seem to be seen as unreliable with respect to taxes and regulations. I still remain uncertain with respect to the real benefits from so much, I just know that in the dirty city I was brought up in, the Smog that you could cut with a knife, no vision beyond a few metres, that you coughed black gunge, that the Irwell, Medlock, Goyt, Mersey were all devoid of aquatic life (particularly fish), I never saw a Magpie, Buzzard etc, is now much, much better. Although I am not against further improvements.

A number of Nuclear Stations were located adjacent to significant eclectic power consumers, such as Aluminium smelter, or a large factory installations, (perhaps not obvious to all) etc They were and are connected to the grid. What is being proposed is a step change in numerous ways. Both the generation of power, and maintaining a balanced grid, has become an increasing issue. There have been fudges suggested to alleviate the issues, although they remain as they are. One concern is switching the green levy from electric bills (in there various forms) to other forms of funding. Personally, I believe that us electric users should be paying for what electric costs, no fudging. Why should anyone else pay for me, be it via the general tax system.