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Foam Board model plans
As you may have noticed, we still have a few foam boards in our club house, and a new box of 25 sheets has arrived at John’s home – to be brought to the flying field. Hint, hint. What can we do with foam boards? Today I flew the Alpha Jet, available here: Alpha Jet. […]
Club Advanced Trainer
The Tasmanian Model Aeronautical Association (TMAA) has granted our club around $600.00 towards the purchase of training equipment. We have on order a Phoenix Classic EP Trainer model from Rojs Hobbies in Melbourne. These are the details: Wingspan: 1420mm (55.9in) Length: 1070mm (42.1in) Weight: 1700g~2000g Engine: 35-48 electric Built up Balsa and Plywood contruction (Laser […]
Throttle Hold
We had a few cut fingers recently with the throttle being accidentally moved and the hand was near the prop. Almost all transmitters have a Throttle Hold or Throttle Cut function – for our purpose, the two terms mean the same. This function disables the throttle stick until you flick a switch to turn it […]
Flying Field Naming
It is about time we gave our flying field a better name than “flying field.” Please log in and make a few suggestions in the Comments box below. Angelika suggested “Killing Fields,” but this can only come from a photographer who loves to take pictures of bits and pieces – or it may be related […]