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Mark Agate
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A friend told me he wanted to start making scale models.I said "be realistic..." -
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I have successfully flown C/L with a pistol-type Tx, though I had to modify the trigger so it sprung to the idle (motor off) position, rather than the middle position. This was because it was designed for use with an ESC which had reverse, so the middle position was off. It worked really well - the only drawback was that if the Rx lost the signal, it would go into a failsafe at half throttle rather than motor off.
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I tried to source some balsa for an Avicraft biplane I'm building, but the shop said they didn't allow Panic-buying.
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I've been starting to fly FPV with micro-quads over the lockdown, and have found this to be a very good source of info, both written guides and videos: **LINK**
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Trendsetters and Iconic Models over the Years?
Mark Agate replied to Robin Colbourne's topic in All Things Model Flying
Keil Kraft Super 60 Crescent Bullet DB Ghost Rider (inspired many variants) Avicraft Panic -
Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Mark Agate replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
I had a lot of fun with that SPAD back in 2013/14, until it was cruelly cut from the skies in a mid-air with an IC model. Sadly the kit is no longer made. However, the top wing panels live on in my version of the RCM&E Sticky. I chopped the centre out and rejoined the panels flat to use as an aileron wing, as they were just about the perfect size and section. It flies very well. -
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At Petersfield Aero Modellers we have an electric fence to protect the patch from damage by livestock. If cattle are in the field, we sometimes make a pen around ourselves and the models, effectively expanding the area of the patch. And if you type "pens.airstrip.expand" into what3words, you arrive on the south end of our patch.
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I've decided to take my Dreamflight Alula slope soarer, and add the flight controller electronics from my Parrot Bebop drone. I'm going to call it the Bebop-Alula. (I don't mean maybe!).
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What do you call a BEC that makes a noise like a car horn if the input voltage is low? A Tooting Bec.
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What percentage of pilots fly Mode 1 in the UK?
Mark Agate replied to David Davis's topic in Chit-chat
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Throttle cut button - why the bad press?
Mark Agate replied to The Wright Stuff's topic in General Electric Flight Chat
Once your system is armed, it's important that you can throttle down to minimum then throttle back up without having to re-arm, and expect the motor to restart. If it latched into the off state during flight you could have an unintended deadstick situation. So now you've landed: you walk over to the plane and bend over to pick it up. As you do so, your throttle stick gets knocked, kicking the motor back into life just as your hand goes through the propeller arc. We are not as many steps away from an accident as we would like to be! It's important to re-engage the throttle cut switch before retrieving the model. Unfortunately this is another conscious step required to ensure safety. An alternative solution which I have tried is to make the motor spin at idle speed as soon as the throttle cut is disengaged, so it acts more like an IC engine (I think I'm much less likely to stick my hand into the arc of a prop if it's already spinning). There is a slightly increased risk of accident if the switch has been left in the wrong state when the system is energised, though I think almost all ESCs won't start immediately in this situation.
