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carriage returns. Video clip Indoor
flying very graceful
DIARYI March 31-Apr 1st South
Wales Model and Craft Show April 14th West Mendip SA Open Glider Cross
Country Event Analogue to Digital Servo
modification Tuesday was supposed to be the first day of spring but
it felt more like winter. A strong North wind making the chill factor
minus 3C. Thursday Selsley again, but a dull damp day. photo Doug launching his Elipsiod Mike's I-ope Chris Bishop's Pogo
24/03/2006
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Bridgend recreation Centre, Bridgend, CF1 4AH. Contact Barry King on
01656 661338 or king-barry@btconnect.com
or see www.bridgend-events.co.uk
http://mrc.murky.net/rhondda.shtml
Crook Peak, Nr Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Contact Graham Tolhurst on
07973 163490 or graham.tolhurst@slopesoaring.org.uk
or see www.slopesoaring.org.uk/wmsa/
While browsing through the Ashtek catalogue the other day, which is an
ideal site for the supply of many different connectors and servo wire,
I came across a ready wired digital amplifier for mini servos at the
reasonable price of £7.95 each.
Having a couple of Hitec HS 56 servos which had expired amplifiers I
sent of an order for two. When they arrived I approached the
substitution with some concern as everything looked very small but I
need not have worried as all went well helped along by a
tutorial on the Ashtek website HYPERLINK
"http://www.ashtekelectronics.com/shop/"
www.ashtekelectronics.com/shop/.
I
now have a fully functioning pair of digital servos for around £16.
The pictures in the tutorial are slightly fuzzy so here is a sketch of
the
connections that worked for me.
Tim Lund
Mike.
Wednesday was a lot better, the sun and lighter breeze making it feel warmer
than the thermometers 8 degrees,
Alan flew his DG600, John Williams his ASW28 and Den ASW27
There was one huge thermal during
the afternoon, I dethermalled twice by flying inverted. A buzzard showed some aggression
or amorous advances towards my model but did not make contact
This is the HLG I bought at Malvern auction. The wing is glass on blue
foam. The snakes are a little tight and servo links a bit loose, this
made it a little hard to fly
If you know what the model is please email me
Doug and Don flew Doug's Reichard Elipsoid. This was
electric powered but Doug converted it a glider. The wind was
from the north and we should have been at Cam Long Down where the wind
would have been square on to the slope but there was enough lift to fly.
I have fitted some push rods to my
HLG, it is now nice to fly ,able to thermal in tight circles with only a little
up elevator needed
Saturday at Cam Long Down, a good afternoon of smooth
lift . The photo shows Peter landing his Ash26, brakes out and flaps
down. The dead bracken slowed it up and supported it about a foot
of the ground for safe landing, it's the approach that needs courage.
Guy flew his ProdiJ after he recovered from the walk up the hill. The rest of us
flew EPP, a large turnout for this slope
Saturday at Chosen Hill school.
This was the last of the winter indoor meetings put on by Chris Bishop
from www.glos-mfc.co.uk and was
the best of the sessions due the lack of helicopters . Mike has got his
rebuilt I-ope flying, this survived a midair with my toilet seat lid and
a few heavy landings. There will be some videos and a report on the
Gloucester site soon. Chris's pogo is VT and sometimes VL a great indoor
model
Sunday morning at Leckhampton
This was the first time I had flown there and I would like to fly this
slope again when the wind is north east. The wind strength was ideal and
the steep slope gave excellent lift. The views would have been
spectacular if the mist had cleared. I crashed my ProdiJ trying to land
on the flat bit behind the slope breaking off the the balsa V tail.
Details of the site are on my slope list http://www.ebley.plus.com/slopesites2.htm
and the local club http://www.ppmfc.darkmine.com/html/slopes.html
. The site uses even frequencies only, you also need to check if the
frequency is clear as it is possible to fly in two places. We parked in
the second car park and had flat walk to the north east facing slope.