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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 15:53:39 GMT 12
Thanks Pete, long-winded is good! I'm sure others would have questions too. I just so happen to have had a tiny bit of stick time in a real Aeronca, so this is pretty cool!  |
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Post by planecrazy on Aug 4, 2017 16:40:58 GMT 12
Half your luck Zac, the difference between RC and a real plane, in a real plane you point the stick and it
goes where you point it. When an rc plane flies away from you this applies when it flies towards you
point the stick right the plane flies to the left and this is one of the things people struggle with when
they are learning to land and often the cause of a crash!
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Post by planecrazy on Oct 1, 2017 7:47:12 GMT 12
Posted elsewhere I know, just trying to keep this thread alive, pity all the great models earlier where lost to the PB scourge! Earlier this year a local hobby store had these for $50.00 off. Re-painted this one on the first high performance warbird to fly in New Zealand since the 1950s. In The 80's Sir Tim Wallis imported this Mustang into New Zealand and had her painted in the markings of one of the machines of the Canterbury Territorial Squadron Mustangs that served the RNZAF. Have modelled her as a bit of a triple tribute, Sir Tim Wallis a legend of the warbird scene. Ray Hanna, more on him soon and the mighty Canterbury Crusaders my Rugby team which, this year won their seventh Super Rugby competition this year!    The late Ray Hanna a true legend aviator and star pilot of many a movie, one of my favourite movie scenes from “Empire of the Sun” Ray Hanna flies past a young kid waving. So I made my little pilot so he can wave, has a simple wire link off the rudder to his arm. Ray Hanna scene “Empire of the Sun.” Ray Hanna waving from Mustang Warbirds over Wanaka 1996. |
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Post by campbellbox on Oct 1, 2017 10:23:41 GMT 12
The waving pilot idea is utter genius! Well played.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 1, 2017 10:54:01 GMT 12
Looks great, that Mustang, Peter! However it is Sir Tim Wallis, not Wallace.
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Post by planecrazy on Oct 1, 2017 14:25:04 GMT 12
Looks great, that Mustang, Peter! However it is Sir Tim Wallis, not Wallace. Whoops thanks Dave have corrected! |
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Post by The Daily Warbird on Oct 1, 2017 19:49:08 GMT 12
My RNZAF P-51 in No.4 (Otago) TAF Squadron colours. Force landed on beach at Raumai after power loss on bombing run on 27 February 1953. Dismantled and returned to Ohakea and later used as weapons range target. Main fuselage to Philip Warner in United Kingdom early 21st century for use incorporation in rebuild of NZ2406. Very much a "stand off" scale model, but fly's very well at our local strip only a few Km's from where the rear aircraft was based.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 2, 2017 11:44:09 GMT 12
Very nice The Daily Warbird!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2017 15:45:18 GMT 12
Hear hear, what a gorgeous model! She looks fantastic! Main fuselage to Philip Warner in United Kingdom early 21st century for use incorporation in rebuild of NZ2406. She ended up with Robert S Baker in Alva, Oklahoma, and parts of her still fly today in the fully restored NZ2406 (now N5551D)...which won Best P-51 at Oshkosh in 2009. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 22, 2022 23:36:46 GMT 12
Check out this beautiful model of an RNZAF Boeing 727
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Post by joey05 on Feb 23, 2022 7:02:36 GMT 12
Wow, those flypasts it’s really hard to tell it’s RC!
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Post by ams888 on Feb 23, 2022 19:53:35 GMT 12
Wow that is amazing!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2022 13:17:54 GMT 12
There is some more footage of that awesome Boeing 727 model here, and also sadly the demise of a lovely looking jet with a cool colour scheme.
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Post by davidd on Feb 26, 2022 15:21:44 GMT 12
I remember, as an ATC cadet, being present at a model aircraft flying camp in about 1965, somewhere out past West Melton I think. I was in attendance with the lowly status of "observer" only. What impressed me quite a bit was a rubbish bin they had an site, which I took little notice of, a typical 44 gallon steel drum. At one stage when I was walking quite close to it, I happened to glimpse what appeared to be a model aircraft tail just below the rim of drum. I went closer and found that there must have been a dozen or more "write offs" in the drum, all shapes and sizes, and apparently never destined to be rebuilt. Also at this camp, recall a giant glider being launched (maybe 15 foot span) which seemed to require quite a large launching crew of perhaps four boys. Finally it was up and away, only for the "pilot" to yell out that he had no control, so we all waited as the big craft cruised around for a while and eventually came down, could possibly have been damaged. Typically, everybody forgot to check that the R/C gear in the aircraft was switched on. Finally one lad had a rather magnificent scale model of a Mosquito (yes, the de Havilland WW2 twin) with a wingspan of maybe 5 or 6 feet, and two powerful looking glo-plug engines. I never saw it fly, as the owner had never flown anything as advanced as that model, and was scared he would destroy it. Heard later that another "expert" offered to take it up on its first test flight. Yep, he crashed it, although not certain how badly damaged it was. As an even younger enthusiast (maybe 7 or 8, so late 1950s) I saw the bigger boys in my locality flying control-line models. I was amazed that they always seemed to crash after a very short time, could not understand why they would spend so much time building them, only to get about 3 minutes flying before total destruction! I guess they were learning the hard way too!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2022 15:54:22 GMT 12
Back in the 1980's my Dad was President of the local r/c model club. I sometimes used to go with him to the flying field on a Sunday afternoon. I never flew model planes but it was just nice to spend time with Dad and all his friends, and watch the planes. There was one member, the now late Alan Gilbert. He had a little yellow Piper Cub model. Almost every time I went he turned up there and would spend up to half an hour trying to get the engine to start. He'd finally get it going (most days) and he'd then fly it once, on rare occasions twice, before it would spiral into the ground and be broken. Every time he'd cheerily pick up the bits, put them in the back of his car, and then settle in and watch the others with me. Next time we'd see him turn up at the flying field the Cub would be repaired, every time, and he'd do the same all over again. I really loved his determination, he never once swore or lost faith, he happily repaired it and cam back for more. There were only a very few occasions when we could go home and say Alan didn't crash the Cub today. That Cub must have been on his repair bench many dozens of times. Legendary. Great guy.
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