Monday, 20 April 2009

Fantastic day

Definitely the best day so far this year. Wall to wall sunshine and WARM! The pits were nearly full all day, that's amazing for a Monday. Jim who was there yesterday said there wasn't as many people.



Good for a Monday


I've been flying the Yak 54 today and doing some engine tuning. The engine runs fine on the ground but when it gets airborne it misfires even at full throttle. I've changed the plug for a cooler type and it has improved a little but the biggest improvement came from a change of propeller. A 15" x 8" Master Airscrew for a 15" x 8" APC. It hasn't cured it but it has improved.

One other little thing, I've acquired an indoor R/C aircraft. It comes complete with everything you need to fly now - even the batteries. On the aircraft there is a very small circuit board with two servos, a receiver and a speed controller mounted on it. The transmitter has trims on all four channels, is switchable mode one or mode two (throttle right or throttle left) and is on the new 2.4Ghz frequency. As there was no wind first thing this morning, and I gave it its first outdoor flights. Its not easy to fly as its a bit twitchy and needs some expertise.


The 16.5" wingspan Ember

I'll finish todays blog now, I'm going to try the Ember in the garden before it gets dark. Until next time...

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