The new Desert Aircraft 120 has arrived today; all I can say is that this engine is real eye candy! What a showcase of technology and continuous improvement. Desert Aircraft have pulled out all the stops, it's lighter and has proven to be much stronger than anything in this class. Specs: Capacity - 121cc Weight - 4.95lb To showcase ...
The RCME 50th Anniversary was held at the very friendly and professionally run Greenacres Club. This club holds a number of events throughout the summer and this is our first attendance but it certainly will not be the last! The club is located in Aldridge which is on the outskirts of Walsall in the West Midlands, the site ...
Steve Haughty Report back on his new SC 1256 TG Savox servo: On May the 8th I attended the annual 3DRC fly-in at Delyn in North Wales. This was my first outing with the newly installed Savox 1256tg servos in my Pilot RC 50cc Extra 300, in fact it was the first flights with the new ...
The weekend of the 19th and 20th of June was the much awaited yearly pilgrimage to Weston Park. It’s hidden away in some beautiful countryside just 30 minutes from Birmingham and a few miles from Telford. The CML flight hub display team was at full strength, sporting their new customised polo shirts and sports jackets, unfortunately ...
The 2010 Weston Park International Model Air Show takes place at Weston-under-Lizard in Staffordshire this weekend and CML are giving away an FMS P-51D Mustang Ready-To-Fly Electric 1.4m Warbirds to 2 very lucky winners. To be in with a chance to win this stunning model fill out a Prize Draw entry form and place it ...
“Famous Models” F18 flight report by Ally Young. The hornet has always been one of my favourite so I couldn’t wait to get my on hands on this new model, and boy did I enjoy it!
Last weekend, the Don Valley Fly in was cancelled due to bad weather. It was rebooked for Sunday 13th June and with a small amount of rearranging, the Flight hub team was able to attend. I left the sunny midlands early Sunday morning but once outside Sheffield the weather started to look a little unsettled, as ...
Bob and I arrived at this lovely venue located in an idlic village just outside Corby in Northamptonshire early on Saturday morning. The sun was out but the wind was cool, I have learnt from bitter experience to slap on the sun screen as you don’t feel the burn till packing up time and then ...
Ali Young reports back on his new Sebart airframe after testing the Savox SH 0255MG servos: The 0255s are smooth, fast and powerful. The centering ability of these little servos is brilliant and this is one of the biggest advantages over its competition. The metal gears provide confidence for all out 3D and the supplied long nylon servo ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FaTkpAsGQI[/youtube] Setting up the retracts correctly on your aircraft will improve reliability, reduce the chance of servo failure and increase flight time by reducing the load on the flight battery or BEC. Firstly, I would never recommend using a Y lead on any of your control surfaces, it reduces the amount of functionality and control you have. ...
