Im going to break the rules!!!

[Dean]

In so much as im going to post a non Xm related topic in the anything goes chat forum, yes i know its not the done thing but today i used my holiday to bite the bullet and face my nemesis, which strangely happens to be a 2.4meter wing R/C glider. I built it about 3 years ago but never actualy got round to flying it for lots of reasons the main one being i didnt want to write it off after the large amount of work it took to build, but today i fitted its battery and went out for the afternoon with it, and im pleased to say, made it back in one peace and im rather pleased with myself





Normal service will now be resumed
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[bobhalliday]

Good for you Dean! There has to be more fun in life than being treated like shit by a wayward XM.

[Peter.N.]

Well done Dean, just goes to show we're normal. I'm a radio ham..

[onthecut]

Hi Dean.

Being a saddo, the only question I have is what does the battery do in a glider ---- surely there's nothing to attach a starter motor to ???????????

Mike.

[Dean]

Hi Mike

Its just a small 4.8v pack which powers the reciever and servo's, it lasts a good while too, my record is 4hrs non stop flight with a glider, the pack will do that no trouble at all but the transmitter is out of juice by then with a standard ni-cad pack.
Anyone else do the model plane thing then? Foamies are the ones to have, great fun even for begginers, they go up to 80" wingspan as a scale model so look very realistic and near indistructable, which means you can dogfight with them without ruining your investment

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[minijet]

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Anyone else do the model plane thing then?
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Hi Dean,

I'm impressed, you brought it home in one piece. I invariably used to come home with a pile of scrap balsa wood , still had lots of fun though .
I haven't done much in recent years but I still have flying model bits and pieces all over the place.
I've never tried gliders, always powered (electric and Jetex), some RC and some free flight.
Maybe I'll get around to building something again, when I get the time..........and find somewhere to fly them.

Another interest of mine is hovercraft, and you have the only hovercraft service in the UK right on your doorstep, aren't you the lucky one .

Paul

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[Ciaran]

Rules?! What rules, we have rules now?

Seriously, post whatever you like in here, that's what its for

As for that, very impressive Dean, I wish I had the space and time to do something like that.

Epic.

[terry g]

i used to fly control line when i was away at school, in the 60,s great fun (cox,049 glow plug ), scewed on to anything we could make look like a plane, recently got the grandson a helicopter for indoor use, fits in the palm of your hand, geat fun ,till you try them outside,lol, infra red dont work in sunlight, nearly lost it on the roof,

[Ken Newbold]

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Anyone else do the model plane thing then?
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Another interest of mine is hovercraft, and you have the only hovercraft service in the UK right on your doorstep, aren't you the lucky one .
Paul
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Do you realise it's almost 10 years now since the demise of the late great SRN4s

[minijet]

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Do you realise it's almost 10 years now since the demise of the late great SRN4s

That's right Ken, and this hovercraft 'enthusiast' never got round to going on one

I never went on Concorde either and now that's gone too

I never imagined we would take such big technological steps backwards

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