flyboy2610

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Welcome to the insanity! We're not too picky about the 50+ thing.

FlyerInOKC

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I think the +50 thing is to warn everyone one we are a bunch of old curmudgeons!

Mike

Telemaster Sales UK

When I left England nine years ago to retire to central France, I bought five gallons of 10% nitro and five gallons of straight fuel from Southern Modelcraft when it was based in Kent, it was handy for the ferry! I have used nearly all of the 10% but still have most of straight fuel. Yesterday I took my Calmato and Boomerang trainer to see how well they would run on straight fuel. The Calmato is powered by an OS 46 AX and the Boomerang by an Enya 50SS. Both engines required adjusting of course but both models flew well enough. The Enya is still a bit rich on the bottom end. Low wind speeds are forecast today so I'm going to try flying the Big Guff this afternoon on straight fuel. It is powered by a Laser 62.

No pictures I'm afraid, my camera has stopped working and I'm saving up for another but here are a few pictures from the archives!

Has anybody else been flying?


I landed on the glider strip!

A well-flown Boomerang ARTF trainer. I recovered the fuselage and tail in spare film owned by the club!

Big isn't it?

David John Davis

I spent most of the day helping friends out but still managed to get to the flying field. I adjusted the Laser in the Big Guff so that it will run on straight fuel. The low end still requires adjustment but at least that means that I will not have to buy fuel for at least three of my engines for the forseeable future.

Welcome Kent P.I'd be interested in seeing your models.

FlyerInOKC

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Please post too! We love to see photos and share experiences!

Kent P.

I'm a 1956 model and still going strong. My latest project is a Hanger 9 Pawnee D 40 that I picked up from a second hand store for a song. I'll post some pictures at some point but I'm having fun repairing it and hope it will be a good flier.

Kent P.

Yes it is and totally unnesissary

FlyerInOKC

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I'm a 1958 model and will retire May 1, 2025. I got a few airplanes, kit and scratch built, to finish starting May 2. Lately I've been tied up with what I inherited from my 84 year old mentor and best friend Les who passed away last month. I'm trying to figure out what to do with it all. Some I'll keep, some I'll give away, hopefully I can keep as much as possible out of the trashcan! I got a box of just K&B engines and a quartet of vintage control line engines. He had OS engines from .10 to 1.60. Les won his first C/L NATS in 1947! It has me thinking of developing a plan for my stuff when I get closer to the end. I got some electrics but glow is still my first love. A good example is a Saito FA-270T (twin) i procured this past year. Once I get the current builds caught up I have a quarter scale Globe Swift to built to mount it on. I have squirreled away a number of scale kits and short kits, and a lot of the bits and pieces to complete them, to keep me busy.

Mike

mgnostic

I'm just a 1963 model but wear and tear are catching up to me. I just had steroid injections in both hands and a nerve block in my neck. I've reached the point where unless it is a bucket list plane I'm having to pass on offers of free kits. It is the same with old cars. I recently passed on a bargain on a very restorable Triumph Spitfire because I probably wouldn't get to it in the next ten years. I'll count myself supremely lucky if I still feel like messing with cars at that point. I'm hoping for longer with the airplanes. We have one fellow in our club who is still flying at 92. He has gotten out of the hobby twice but can't stay away.

FlyerInOKC

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I know the feeling Matt! Both knees have been replaced, my back is held together with rods and screws and part of it still needs regular steroid injections. One hip is giving me fits, and arthritis has taken hold in both hands with nerve damage in the left hand. Some days it's just not worth chewing my way out of the straps! If I had to do real work like my Dad I would be on disability. I'm lucky I'm a desk jockey and not a Commercial HVAC Tech and Boiler mechanic like Dad was.

David John Davis

You're just a bunch of kids you are! I'm a 48 model, like the Harley Davidson! Apart from worn out knees I continue to enjoy good health so I guess I'm lucky .

Next year i plan to get rid of my 1974 Rover and my 1999 Triumph Sprint ST motor cycle. I no longer enjoy grovelling under cars and the bike is a bit too heavy for me these days. I wouldn't mind one of the new 350 Royal Enfields mind!

I think I'll arrange for an eye test. I'm finding it difficult to judge distances when landing. I always think that the model is a lot closer than it really is.

FlyerInOKC

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So David you are saying you are a pan head? I was going thru some of the stuff from my buddy Les and found a blast from the past. A set of RCM plans for a Telemaster!

Telemaster Sales UK

Quite possibly but they also produced a more modern version.

https://www.google.com/search?client...kdUP76nNiAI_51

FlyerInOKC

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I'm sure looking at them they are old. They were with a set of Spook 72 plans.

mgnostic

I have to wonder how many versions of the Telemaster there were? Outerzone has nine.

SigMan

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Im 60 now looking at the big grey horizon , kinda lost...any suggestions?

FlyerInOKC

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Welcome! If you have retired do what makes you happy! If you haven't retired then work out what you want to do that makes you happy! Don't waste time sitting in front of the idiot box, activity is what will keep you sane.

flyboy2610

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Unless one is already crazy!
I empathize with this song!

David John Davis

I'll have to add that one to my repertoire.

Telemaster Sales UK

I am converting my Uncle Ivor's Keil Kraft Outlaw to radio control. A picture of the tail plane under construction taken with my mobile phone, courtesy of my computer expert, Dave Burley.


My Uncle Ivor's Keil Kraft Outlaw as given to me in 2011. Time flies doesn't it!

A picture of the tail plane under construction taken with my mobile phone, courtesy of my computer expert, Dave Burley.

FlyerInOKC

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I think it's a great project! I'm sure your uncle would approve!

Kent P.

I think it an ambitious project but it will be rewarding when finished. I hope you will show progress pics as you go along.

David John Davis

He does! He's still with us at the age of 92. I hope to finish the model within the next two months and have it in the air before Christmas.

I am using Japanese tissue over doculam for the first time. I have covered the fin and rudder and despite a couple of cosmetic errors it doesn't look too bad even if i do say so myself. I am waiting for some 6BA bolts to secure the engine, a small servo and some small hinges before continuing.

On another tack, it was announced yesterday that one of the biggest model shops in England, Steve Webb Models of Frodsham, Cheshire, had ceased trading yesterday. A sign of the times.

bisco

sad every time a shop goes down. i'm grateful for our local shoppe and support them as much as possible.
this was a topic of discussion on another rc forum, and most preferred to buy online