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Three Scale Masters Jeff Sussman 1/4 scale Bell Iroquois Mark Collins 1/4 scale Lavochkin LA9 John Gottschalk 1/4 Scale Fokker DV111 Regular Columns: Scale Matters Flight School Spooling Up RPA Flight Ops Bank and Yank Flying with Dan

A Current Affair TerrorDackdil Flying 60cHow to setup Futaba radio upgrades SBS 01C telemetry current sensor

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6 My Model26 Scale Matters35 Cesnnas38 Flying 60cc 44 Rotary Wing Scale

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most ego driven business he has ever seen. And I thought I knew better.

Sandown 2018 had 7500 adults plus a heap of kids. Slightly up on last year. Broke even again. Two years in a row. The show was opened by the Honourable Luke Donellan, Victorian Minister for Transport followed by famous words to the F1 boys. “ Gentleman, start your engines.”Thank you to the Richard Searles and Train and Hobby Show crew for giving VARMS and Melbourne RC Helicopter Clubs an audience of potential new members. And to Australian Air League for managing the visitors book and who came airside and to everyone who flew. Keith Quigg and Dave Nichols directing the flightline and finally to Dave Cahill, Davos Karaoke. We didn’t give him a lot to work with this year but having a professional commentator is vital.

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Selling magazines and adverts being no longer what it was, investing more time, money and emotional energy into selling aeromodelling than I care to admit, selling something that actu-ally gives me some benefit is now the go. Something easier than importing a container of OEM ARF racers. Not looking to sell as many JR radios as Ron O’Donnell either. Offering Futaba customers in Melbourne the chance to see a genuine servo or ser-vo lead is an opportunity that no one wants. I have purchased the entire range of the world’s leading brand of RC gear. Orange Tshirts too!

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Leading EdgeAnyone who knows the thrill of see-ing the model they have built fly will appreciate the extraordinary effort that goes into a scale model. Does Scale Matter? It does to John Armar-ego who is keen to promote build-ing techniques. This time it’s a John Gottschalk Fokker. Mark Collins stunning scratch built WW11 fighter at the Monty Tyrrell Scale Day didn’t fly. Nothing technical, two people decided to make Mark an offer. Not chancing Murphy’s Law it remained parked all day. I grabbed a few pics of his building prowess. Jeff Suss-man’s collection of scale helicopters continues to grow.

Witnessed a pair of jets undergo test-certification flights. One was decked out with interesting technology. Aussie technology. Flying with Dan gives his kids a crack on the sticks and covers his experience flying in the F3a World Cup event at the Pakenham Club. Bank and Yank wins the Sandown F1 and gets ready for the next race meeting at the NSW State Field at Cootamundra. Watching models fly sitting in that large mezzanine is really enjoyable. Just as it is in the bleechers at Shepparton Mammoth Scale, this September.

Gyros remain a great training aid and offer assistance for those not comfortable flying in windy weather. Flight School covers this important aspect of instructing. Second in a series of articles setting up and flying 60cc models the transformation of

the VQ Flybaby ARF into a glider tug continues.

Bumped into Tony and Mike Farnan at the Monty. Mike is flying drones and consulting for RC manufacturers. An interesting conversation lamenting the rapid changes in the hobby industry. During four decades of manufacturing Aeroflyte sold 8000 Hustler Kits. Model Engines sold 18000 Electra Funs in one decade. How many drones? Bigger better faster cheaper, industry continues to refine product that flies itself. Less hobby shops too. Clubs that want to survive will have to become more commercially oriented. In short, stop biting the hand that feeds it. The Australian hobby trade.

Selling aeromodelling

Like the gentleman who’s post in in Channel Chatter was lifted from a forum I’ve been following, I am also a member of AMAS and MAAA. Both advertise with me as well albeit slightly different to those who buy space to help earn a living. To help it kick off I gave the society a free page ad space for a year. To avoid being accused of favouritism the same was given to MAAA. It needed an image boost anyway. When I started flying RC in 1971 the company uniform was a yellow Kraft Systems T shirt. The words of 1980s corporate trou-ble shooter Art Latham ring true. In a conversation with my Father when Kraft fell over, RC modelling is the

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My Model

My Model 1/4 scale Lavochkin LA9 by Mark Collins

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My Model

Craftsmanship Efficient cooling

Scratchbuilt from a three view out of a 1-72nd scale plastic kit it took 6 months to complete the drawing

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Model weighs 18kg dry,

Paint is two pack automotive with flattening agent

Proud new owner is Adrian Guide.

Mark is now working on a 1/4 scale Dragon Rapide

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Hi Stephen.Can you tell me if the Scale Aviation engine mounts are still available, and if so, where? Regards Ian Swadling. (Yes they are. Ed)

Re addendum on MOP 014 - page 9 6.10.111 does MAAA hold an exemption from CASR (1998) Part 101 - 101.395 item 5.4 for overflying person not associated with flying operations at approved model aircraft flying fields? I notice the CASA exemptions MAAA holds are published on its website but this seems to be an omission or a grey area at least. (Name withheld)

Hi, just trying to check did you do a RCM magazine Issue circa March 2001 with plans for Bob Hoeys Seagull Radio Controlled Article? Many Thanks Paul UK

Promoting aeromodelling

I have been flying models since 1971. Started flying control line in my local park. I currently fly at KMFC and Wybung soarers. AUS 162� Save you time looking me up. Both MAAA affiliated clubs.

In the seventies noise drew a crowd and many onlookers became modellers themselves. We have lost our youths to keyboards and screens because we are not seen or heard. . I help to organise Manilla Slopefest each September which runs for over a week and concludes in a raf-fle which raises money for cancer research. I personally donate prizes for the raffle and actively campaign

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to secure sponsorship and raffle prizes. Most people don’t know what position I hold or even that I am on the committee at AMAS. People join different associations for different reasons and I am happy to volunteer my time and energy in supporting what I think is a worthwhile society. I have been a scout leader for over 25 years and am trying to get our youth interested in aeromodelling. AMAS has been very supportive. I see my positions as a scout leader and com-mittee member beneficial in promot-ing modelling to our youth.

Starting with FPG9 FPG-9 glid-ers and Frog Wasp catapult gliders. I hope to get permission from our council to fly Control line electric models in the park behind out hall. It

helps also that the head ranger is also a cub leader. Its not what you know but who. I don’t see why we cant all play together without big brother trying to control everything. My wife is coming to the Nats with me. I have entered Goodyear 2.5 Rat and FF Scramble. Should be a hoot. Maybe we can catch up and have chit chat.

You might have some ideas about encouraging a new generation of modellers. I will be camping so I shouldn’t be too hard to find. The old boys club doesn’t seem to have an interest in fostering a new genera-tion of members and so the numbers are declining. Some transparency in MAAA dealings wouldn’t go astray either. (Post on forum in RC Groups. MAAA Pesky Numbers. Ed)


certificate and was meaning to get it. Three days out I got an email say-ing I needed to complete the judg-ing examination before the comp. I completed this in my lunch break at work and got 80%. Happy that I passed but feeling a bit apprehensive to judge given that I wasn’t very confident with my knowledge. I had arrived at the Masters with two goals. My last promotion point and to win advanced.

Friday was a solid practise with all of the interstate and international guys but the line to the flight line was long and I ended up getting in four flights for the day before I pulled the pin. Friday night beers and pizza put on by the APA which is always nice and lots of chatting and catching up between friends.

Saturday was comp day it was a great warm day without a breath of wind. They were running two flight lines. I had a big fear in the back of my mind about having a mid air or having to throw away a round because I had to dodge someone but as luck had it I was fine. So was everyone through-out the weekend. The two flight lines worked well. We had the Pilot Briefing and they said check your flight order as well as your judging

Flying with Dan

Last article I was starting the lead up for flying in the 2018 Australian Masters. Last year coming up to that event I was practising between two and three times a week. This time however I wasn’t as excited and because of that I was only practising once a week, I’m unsure why I didn’t have the same anticipation leading up to it. I can only think it was because it was I’ve flown many times before at P&DARCS in Pakenham. as op-posed to the long trip up to Sydney at a completely new place.

Either way, I had decided to set up camp there and stay in our tent, I knew it would be late nights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and with living about an hour away plus having both kids accompanying me it was easier to camp at the field.Bailey however quickly upgraded from our tent into Grandad’s caravan, Chloe stayed strong for the tent. When I entered the comp I ticked the box saying I had my judging

order. I checked my flight order and then checked the judging. Sportsman nope! Expert nope! Thinking I’m not judging and then I looked at F�A and there my name was. My heart sunk and I thought “I’m not ready for this. I’ll be terrible”. Then I thought “well if I’m terrible I will, if nothing else, be consistently terrible for everyone”.

My flights were very good and I had put in four very solid flights. Satur-day night was auction night and I was more then excited about this and carefully checked out the table and saw three LiPo flight packs. I was hopeful to get one, however before they came up Chloe told me that she wanted to go to bed and I had to leave to the auction for Dad duties. Just when I thought everything was done and dusted Mario called me from the auction and said the packs are up for sale and he would bid for me. Luckily enough I won another set of Hacker LiPos for $140. I was stoked to say the least. Before I went to bed I checked the scores then hit the sack, holding a slim lead.

Sunday was different. With a fairly strong cross wind blowing in, I wasn’t too worried but the wheels soon feel off my little wagon. Zeroed my spin and flew pretty poorly for

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my last two rounds, I knew I hadn’t done well but was hopeful I had done enough.Sunday nights they have the AGM

and this can be somewhat boring, as shown by my daughter Chloe and Mario’s daughter Lozzie. Both girls had falling asleep during the treasur-

er’s report. (Were there others? Ed) Monday was a shocking day, cold and windy. It was finals day where the top ten fly FAI’s method to sort out the men from the boys. The “F schedule”. Which is followed up by the trophy presentation.

My two goals – I had got my last promotion point required and was very happy however I came second. Those last two rounds weren’t good

Judging duty

Whose name would be on this?

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Flying with Danenough and honestly to win you need to be consistent with all your flights.

gone gliding

After the Masters the family and I took a well-deserved Easter holiday to Camperdown, where everyone got to watch me fly gliders. My wife said to me that the Camperdown Easter weekend has changed so much from when we first met. She recalled when I first took her we would spend all day on the slope and only come back for short moments that always involved food or refreshments. Compared to now where we go to the slope for a one hour burst and only spend maybe a total of three hours if we are lucky on the slope and the rest back at the camp. Mind you she didn’t encourage me to go more. Hmmm…

The weekend was great for gliding, strong winds, great lift and surpris-ingly warm weather. There was only one real incident when someone’s model was attacked by an eagle.When we got back from our little trip I still had the remaining week off but

my wife had to return back to work so I had some quality time with the kids and of course we got some more flying in.

I had recently dusted off a U Can Do plane for Bailey so I thought we could take that out for him to fly, along with a Fun cub for Chloe and also my F�A plane for me to practise. Bailey and Chloe both have been putting in time on the simulator and both are coming along really well, so much so on Baileys third flight I thought he’s up for landing this. So he set it up on the landing ap-proach and I closed the throttle and instructed him to let it sink in and to flare right when it was about to touch down. He executed this really well with only a couple of little hops down the runway.

I said to him “next time we fly he can do a take-off”. Our aim is to get him ready to do an F�A event by the end of the year.So, until next time – keep your wings level or your manoeuvres on centre. Dan.

Could this be a future F3a Champion?

Bruce DeChastel wins another International Pylon Race meeting flying his Aussie manufactured Caudron Q40 class racer. www.bigbruceracing.com

Optic Nerve

Picked up the required promotion points


A Current Affair

Futaba SbuS telemetry Current SenSor

text and PhotoS by Keith Quigg Technology – we loathe it, yet we love it. And information – the more we have, the more we want. In RC aeromodelling, we are certainly no different. The stories of “the good old gear” are far and wide, yet the sales of modern radios and accessories show that we want good gear and we want to know what our aeroplanes are doing while we are flying them around.

Telemetry was a buzz word just a few years ago, now it is standard (finally) on most of the mainstream brands of radios. To go with the line of high quality transmitters, Futaba also have a selection of equally high quality telemetry sensors matched to the Sbus and Sbus 2 system. These sensors range from on board current monitoring, air speed, altitude and a few more in between.

The unit I am looking at for this review is the Futaba SBS01CE Current Sensor and is designed to work with the Futaba FASSTest and T-FHSS protocols. This sensor will find the perfect home in your electric model or wherever you have the need

to monitor current flow and battery capacity. In this case, I have installed the SBS01CE into my 5.75 metre ASW20 glider which has a large electric motor unit in the nose and draws its drive power from a single 6S lithium polymer battery pack of 6000 mAh.

As this model does not rely com-pletely on the lithium pack for supply to the receiver (that is handled by 2 separate LiFe packs) it is handy to

monitor what is going on with the power source up front, especially in regard to current draw and remaining capacity and this compact little sen-sor does that job very well.

The current sensor is supplied with the sensory module, a standard Futaba � wire connection lead, a secondary voltage lead and the main in-line battery lead. Both the in-line lead points and secondary voltage lead require you to solder your cho-

I use XT60 plugs on my installation. Note the ad-ditional voltage sensor wires connecting to the plug

through the capsGreen light on the sensor shows you have commu-

nication back to the receiver

Sensor selection page from the 18SZ menu


sen plug. In my case, I use the XT60 type plugs on all my fleet. A male and female plug is required here as well and an extra length of black wire to complete the installation.

The additional voltage lead will al-low you to monitor the voltage of your pack as well as the current draw. A diode is soldered in the negative lead and I then installed the red and black leads into the incoming side of the XT plug. Simple. The photos will give you a better indication of how I ran the leads through the caps on the plugs. For on board installa-tion, the sensor plugs into the S-Bus2 port of your receiver. A green light on the sensor will let you know it is communicating with the receiver. I usually run a servo hub lead so that I can plug multiple sensors into the re-ceiver and the lead makes it easier to plug into than going directly into the receiver – much the same as using aileron extension leads for your wing servo receiver connection.

Set up on the transmitter was next. I am using the Futaba 18SZ for this example, but the method on the 16SZ and 18MZ is the same. New telem-etry sensors have to be registered to allocated “slots” in the transmitter and some sensors have more than one slot. In the case of the SBS01CE current sensor, it takes up � slots and must be registered at the number 24 sensor point. To activate simply select the SENSOR option from the LINKAGE menu, scroll to page 2 and from the number 24 slot choose CURRENT. Return to the home screen and by pushing the HOME button again, you can then select what page you wish to view the read-ings and what data you wish to see. I have selected current, voltage and capacity to be showen.

You can now opt to set various parameters for alarms to be activated for voltage levels or current capac-ity. For the ASW20, I set the current capacity to alarm at 4500 mAh to get

me plenty of warning on approach-ing the 6000 mAh capacity of the battery. I also set the current alarm to alert me when the current draw was approaching 90 amps to keep tabs on the 100 amp ESC. Finally, I allocated a three position switch on the trans-mitter to allow me to check current and capacity at any time via voice an-nouncements.

As this battery is only used to get the glider airborne to a decent height for thermal work, it generally is enough for a least four launches before the alarm point is reached. This can of course vary greatly from launch to launch. To reset the total capacity back to zero, it necessary to reset the data from the sensor which is a simply matter of pressing the RESET button the face of the unit. This ac-tion is obviously done each time you put a fresh pack or recharge the pack in your model.

Overall, the Futaba current sensor is a very useful device (as well as being compact and easy to install) for users of models with LiPo bat-teries as can monitor your usage and provide a helpful warning when you are nearing the maximum capacity of your pack. If you are a regular user of very large packs, the cost of installing one or two of these sensors in your airframes could easily pay for themselves by reducing the poten-tial risk to LiPo batteries by running them below minimum safe voltages. Highly recommended accessory and one that now has a home in several of my airframes.

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I use a servo hub to allow mul-tiple connections to the S-Bus2 port and also to avoid making

connections directly in and out of the receiver

Examples of current, voltage and capacity readings from the SBS-01C sensor shown on the screen


A Current Affair

A flick the switch and how much power is left is announced through the speaker. Comforting to know after ten minutes on 6s with flap and electric retracts

dealing with uPdateS (Sd Card) - Futaba SoFtware)

Computer radios have been with us for years now. No doubt they have been just one part of a massive in-crease in our radio equipment capa-bilities and capacities, not to mention reliability. But just like a landing must follow a take-off, the words “software update” go hand in hand with the word “computer”. Yes, the dreaded software update.

Fear not fellow flyers, for the process is really simple, especially if you are using Futaba radio. As with other brands of modern radio control equipment, the Futaba transmitters do not like high capacity, ultra-fast SD cards. They might be all important for camera and video gear, but Futaba recommend an 8 gigabyte as a maximum. I have been using

Current sensor installed in a power model

This is what your file layout should look like on your SD card before you insert into your transmitter to complete the update


1. Start with a small capacity (2 or 4 gigabyte) SD Card;2. Format the card on your PC so it is completely free of other files;3. Insert the card into your 16SZ/18SZ and turn on your radio. This will format the card to suit the Futaba upgrade files. Turn off the radio and remove the card. You only need to do this once - keep this SD card and use in for your updates and back up for your model files;4. Download the update files from the Futaba Australia website. Note, these are compressed files and not ready for use on the SD card yet;5. Extract the files to a location on your PC (create a new FUTABA folder);6. From there, copy the extracted “ Futaba” folder onto the root directory of your Futaba SD card;7. Insert the SD card into your transmitter;8. Turn the radio on whilst holding down the “Home” button;9. The screen will display an update status bar. Do not turn off your radio during this process;10. Turn off your radio when the process is completed. Your update will now be installed. Confirm this by accessing the SYSTEM menu from the main screen and opening the INFORMATION menu.

SanDisk one and two gigabyte cards and I have had no apparent problems to date. With any software upgrade, it is important that you download the lat-est file when it becomes available. In this case, we are looking at version �.� from the Futaba Australia website (www.rcwholesale.com.au).

Ask for Futaba telemetry at your lo-cal hobby store which can be found ar www.rcwholesale.com.australia. Keith Quigg.

A Current Affair

OPTIC NERVE Transmitter Tips

The wrong way The Right Way

The first component installed into a transmitter are the sticks and trims. To avoid damaging the trims and copping a costly service bill pulling

the entire unit apart, when placing your TX into a genuine Futaba carry case this is the manufacturer’s recom-mended way to use this product.


RPA Flight Opswith John Fleming

So we have managed to get through another Christmas where drones would have been number one on the wish list, but we are still seeing a growing number of complaints every week going into the likes of CASA and the police etc., and with drone tech getting better, and smaller, I don’t see this slowing down any time soon.

With this in mind, and the fact that drones are just so easily accessible now, and are packed with some un-believable tech in a small package, I thought I would take this opportunity to take a walk down memory lane and have a look back on the lifecycle of consumer grade drones, and where we find ourselves now. Let’s face it. 80% of all drone sales are consumer based drones, such as the DJI range of products. Let me be clear here though, this is not taking into consid-eration remote controlled helicopters and fixed wing etc. They have been around for quite some time. I am talking more of the camera carrying, somewhat automated drones we have all come to know and love (or hate).

Drones are just so easily accessi-ble now and are packed with some unbelievable tech in a small pack-age. We have come a very long way since I started building drones commercially back in 2006. Back then, there were no easily had flight controllers. Everything we did was very “agricultural” for want of better term. Some of our most early drone builds were in a Tri-Copter platform, running nothing more than four, 450 sized helicopter tail gyros. Although, they had to be coupled with some pretty funky, black magic program-ming in a Futaba radio and utilising the 120 degree swash settings. That said, some of those early custom built drones were put to work in a number of commercial applications, with

great success. Mainly camera carry-ing, but other uses such as the carry-ing of sensors and other equipment were also being carried out.

Our early TriCopters were made from timber. Mainly ply wood, and 12mm Tassie Oak for the arms. I can’t take credit for the actual frame design but we did spend a bit of time playing with tail rotor tilt mechanisms and powertrain combos. The result was a damn good flyer. I still actually love the way a TriCopter flies. The ability to whip that tail around makes for a really good flying experience.

FPV was just starting to get some se-rious traction, and so there was much

fun to be had from mounting a GoPro on a TriCopter and blasting through the trees. Now these were not little drones like some of the racing variety – these Tris had some size to them.

We played around with using only tail gyros on a quad, but could not quite get it dialled in, and then some-time later, the KK Flight Controller landed, and changed everything. This tiny little flight controller had all the sensors etc in one board. The first versions had to have an LCD screen plugged into them, but soon that was corrected when the LCD was also included in later versions of the board.

Early drone builds were in a Tri-Copter platform

TriCopters ability to whip that tail around makes for a really good flying experience


RPA Flight OpsIt wasn’t long thereafter – early 2013 – that DJI dropped the first of the Phantom series of quads, and I believe, this is the birth of consumer based drones as we know them. Although it did not have the smarts that the machines carry today, what it did do was allow ordinary consumers to get into drones without the need to know how to build one. It was an all inclusive, ready to fly, out of the box, package, and quite a game changer. From there, the tech only got better. Not much time later, in fact, less than a year, DJI dropped the Phantom 2, and with it, yet another amazing leap forward in consumer based drones.

I know this sounds like a DJI ad-vert – it’s not. But they really did pave the way for how we got here today. The Phantom 2 allowed for transmitters to be installed, transmit-ting imagery back to the pilot, hence giving the pilot a view on the ground, of exactly what the drone camera was seeing. This allowed for fram-ing of photos and videos that was just not easily had before the Phantom 2. FPV was now starting to boom, as these ready to fly drones were

Model Aircraft clubs have approved procedures for recreational FPV flying (First person View)

Weather put a stop to flying from Yass to Wangaratta Airport to meet long time FPV customer Damien Milk who drove all the way from WA to fly in two days of inclement weather at a model jet meet. (John also

flies FPV the old fashioned way Ed)

now “simply amazing” as many put it, back in the day. Drone tech was really starting to take off (pardon the pun)

It was not long before a stack of manufactures turned up, ready to take advantage of this advancement in drone tech, and more and more prod-ucts began hitting the market. Team Black Sheep released the

Discovery quad copter frame, aimed directly at the FPV enthusiast. This machine, like the Phantom, was a ground breaker. It had room for an FPV camera, along with a GoPro, and with a decent flight controller such as the Naza V2, we could not build them quick enough. We were building more TBS Discovery kits than we could manage, and sending them around the globe.

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Drone tech was really starting ramp up now. New machines like the Phantom�, Inspire 1, and more recently the Phantom 4 hit with an in-tegrated camera, and some very cool, somewhat automated functions like Follow Me, Point of Interest and Ac-tive Track etc. Smart batteries meant the consumer didn’t really have to know anything about LiPo batteries. Return to Home meant the consumer could now start to push the limits of their very limited flying skills, and all the whiz-bang flight controllers meant the consumer really didn’t have to know how to fly much at all, as the craft will do it all for them. You see where I am going with this?

Fast forward to 2018 and we now have a situation where just about anybody can get a very sophisticated piece of equipment in the air with very little, and I mean VERY little

RPA Flight Ops

experience. Not only on flying the drone, but any regulations that may apply. Aviation based regulations are somewhat complex, and were aimed predominantly at a flying machine, that was carrying a human. Now we have significant number of fly-ing machines that are not carrying a human, but the fact of the matter is, they are still flying in airspace where there are machines carrying one or more humans. It has put regulators all over the world in a flurry on how to properly deal with this situation. Australia is actually leading the way, along with USA, in trying to bed down decent drone laws that can find the right balance.

You don’t have to look far on Google to find drone companies pushing the boundaries and trialling drone deliv-eries etc, and even a drone Uber style taxi service for people. Remember

– all of what you are seeing with drone tech in this area has really only gained this super-traction since about 2013 – five short years ago. I wonder where we will be in another short five years!! It is certainly exciting times ahead.

If you have any questions at all, or would like to drop me a comment, please feel free to do so. Always happy to chat drone tech. And remember, if you are flying a drone today, tomorrow, next week or next month, please do so safely and re-sponsibly. We need safe skies for all.

John FlemingChief RPAS InstructorFPV [email protected](John is the principal at FPV Aus-tralia and Mongrel Gear and writes articles at my request. Ed)

In the early days we made custom built cases for the client

Australia Post is currently trialling new technology to deliver small parcels by drones. The closed-field trial will serve as an impor-tant next step in testing the new technology which will also sup-port faster transportation of time critical goods like medication to remote or inaccessible locations

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Spooling Up with Optic Nerve

Out of trim condition quickly rectified after it lept off the ground

Krill avanti CertiFiCation Flight

Spotted Damien Mould at Dixons Creek checking over Mark Tatti’s new jet before firing up the engine and test flying. Initial trim quickly sorted the model soon felt much like the original Sebart version although this particular model was heavier. Damien’s Avanti flies beautifully with a smaller engine.

The 14 kg (dry) Krill was fitted with a BT 160. Sixteen Newtons of thrust provided plenty of grunt and the higher residual thrust on final was evident. Another successful test flight and the model was set to go to Wangaratta Jets.

nothing exCeedS liKe exCeSS

Purchased second hand, sight unseen of eBay a few years ago Gary Tatti spent some time rubbing back the paint and stripping the red covering from this unknown jet. The fly-ing surfaces were glassed then the model was sent to Hervey Panels Hot Rod Shop for paint. It came back looking a million bucks.

It must be said that Gary did not throw anything like that figure into the electronics but he did have a splash for some of the latest gear that is designed and made in Australia. Starting with the remote on-off RX switch, it transmits and receives on WiFi. The switch will only activate when it is within 1.5 metres of the aeroplane. The model carries four battery packs on board. Two operate the pair of Futaba receivers (redun-dancy), one to powerbus for servos and another for the turbine fuel pump. Instead of having to remove each pack after the days flying has finished the setup includes an onboard charger stack. Very conven-ient.

After three months of checking every night Gary found there has been no loss of charge.

Longer to wash off speed compared to the lighter Sebart, otherwise a great first flight

14 kg dry goes on to the MAAA HM Permit


Spooling Up

Gary Tatti hits the button on the BT 210 powered FNBig1

AR wireless remote RX switch requires the A and the B buttons to be pushed within two seconds

of each other

Underneath the panel are the board battery chargers and four battery packs in the nose

Burnt kero is a lovely smell. This used to be the domain of castor oil but running diesel you now can stink up the pits on start up


Spooling Up

After a careful inspection the engine was fired up and Damien Mould did the honours. Wheel tracks on the hard ground gave an inkling it was heavy but a taxi run revealed the alignment of the trailing link struts had shifted. The model returned to the pits, engine shut down and wheels re-aligned.

Good to go she roared down the strip and lifted off. Model maintained the initial climb attitude and after clean-

ing it up, a circuits laps later Damien had not touched any trim. Not even one solitary beep. (Usually only hap-pens in magazine reviews. Ed) The model felt really locked in. After a few aerobatics it was time to set up for landing.

Three greens on the gear pass and one stage of flap it whistled in and Damien wisely went around for another go. Remaining committed to

a landing is a mistake many people make and risk damaging the model.

Full flap holding a little elevator trim it flared on just over the threshold. On the brakes and it pulled up near the end of the grass strip at Yarra Val-ley. Another perfect test flight. Good to go this one was also packed up for Wangaratta Jets. The only thing now is to name the unknown model. Any ideas?

V1 -rotate

Not one beep of trim needed during the entire flight


Spooling Up

We don’t normally delver by hand but Paul Golz needed something to read in between races at the 2018 Albert Park Grand Prix.

What could be better than receiv-ing the first magazine hot off the press? Coming home from the Wangarratta Jet meet with the

concours d’elegance 2018! (Great grab of Paul’s Mig 15 at.

Wangjet. Pics by Caroline Cham-berlain)

Runway 36 Wangarratta Airport. Damien Mould’s Skygate Hawk was designed to be under the maximum weight for the World Jet Masters. Under 20kg dry is light compared to other commercial offerings but as

weight, speed and time invested into a big model increases, so does the importance of correct crosswind technique. Especially on bitumen


Off the building board and seen at the Monty Tyrrell Scale Day was Wayne Newman’s turbine powered Vampire

Spooling Up

Tony and Mike Farnan with Norm Morrish at the Monty Tyrrell Scale day at P&DARCS. How things have changed since the Marcsman.

runway 27 at P&darCS

Unofficial Secrets Act with Stuart Claire

Crosswind technique is secondary to spot landing skills on this runway. Despite the best efforts by groundsmen and advice from nursery staff Mother Nature just won’t play ball. Chap who built the Thunder-dome for Bob Jane flies model jets and reckons he can fix this. A few years back his excavators sorted out the same problem for Cranbourne Dog Training Centre. That soil extends right across to Port Phillip Bay,

even the grounds at the Melb RC Heli Club have the same problem


Scale Matters with John Armarego

FoKKer d.v111This edition of Scale Matters focuses on the World War 1 German Fokker D.V111.

Considered to be one of the finest German fighters 3333 of World War 1. It combined all that had been learnt during the preceding years of aerial combat. The prototype, designed by Reinhold Platz, was chosen by the German High Command as a result of a fly- off competition at Aldershof. The D.V111’s design and performance totally dominated the other aircraft that entered. The completion was from twelve companies with a total of 25 prototypes. Five of these were Fokker monoplanes. The D.V111 was nicknamed the “Flying Razor” due to the uniquely, for the time, shaped parasol wing. If World War 1 had continued, the D.V111 would have replaced the very successful D.V11. The first D.V111’s entered service at the front in April 1918 and all the pilots that had the pleasure of flying the D.V111’s were delighted with the performance of this new Fokker fighter. It had outstanding manoeuvrability and a superb climb rate. The initial introduction was then suspended due to three unexplained crashes.

Production resumed in September 1918, after an investigation that revealed that the crashes were caused by wing failure due to poor workmanship and substandard materials. The second production batch of D.V111’s reached the front in late October 1918, only three weeks before the end of the war. The key design element was the high mono wing configuration, known as a parasol wing. This provided the pilot with very good downward visibility. The wing was relatively thick due to the cantilever design and was fully internally braced. The wing was completely sheeted with plywood which provided a very ridged and strong structure. The parasol wing was also tapered in both width and length which increases aerodynamic

efficiency and reduces the weight of the structure.

A cantilever wing does not need to be as thick at the tips as the distributed load is least at the tips. The tapered wing also reduces damping in roll, allowing for a more effective aileron response for a given aileron size. Other design features were taken from several other successful aircraft. The steel-tube and fabric covered fuselage and cowling were borrowed from the Dr 1 triplane, and the tail section from the D.V11. The engine was the Oberursel rotary engine, with 110 horse power, which was also used in the Dr.1 Fokker Triplane.

PilotS obServationSThe airplane has a tendency to turn to the right in taxying, takes off very quickly, climbs very rapidly, and is very manoeuvrable. It is very easy to fly, and the controls are sensitive. It is tail heavy, but so light on the controls that it is not tiresome to fly. The visibility is very good. Machine guns are placed so that if there is a crash the pilot would undoubtedly be injured by being thrown against the same. The airplane lands very slowly with a slight tendency to drop the right wing, and to turn to the right on the ground.

The controls for the engine are very inconveniently located, inasmuch as the throttle for the gas is on the left of the fuselage, and the throttle for the air is on the left side of the control stick.

Some interesting reference materialVintage Aviator has some fantastic photos of their D.V111 replica that they have posted on their web site. These photos provide some really good reference information for the aeromodeller:

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/aircraft/fokker-dviii/detail/

walkaround?page=0%2C0

This site sells some really good aviation books especially for the Fokker D.V111. They have many detailed reference photos and drawings. This is the ultimate source for information on the structural details of this unique airplane:

http://www.collectors-edition.de/QAU/InDetail/FokD8/FokD8_eng-

lish.htm

From the National Aeromodellers and Aviators Society Canberra A.C.T. members photo album:http://www.naas.org.au/gallery%20Members%20aircraft

modelling the FoKKer d.v111The D.V111 is a very interesting aeromodelling subject. It has all the characteristic to be a very good flying model aircraft, as well as being an interesting aircraft.

The German colour schemes that the D.V111 were painted in are some of the most colourful and beautiful aircraft colour schemes of the time.


Scale Matters

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My dear friend John Gottschalk from Melbourne is a Master Aeromodeller. John G is a national treasure and one of the finest examples of a Master Aeromodeller that we have in Australia. John has a lifetime of aeromodelling masterpieces under his belt and is currently finishing another master piece. Another Fokker, this time a ¼ scale D.V111. He is on a mission to have this model finished and ready to fly to commemorate the centenary of the D.V111 first flights.

Aa very humble and delightful man he is absolute expert model builder with an enormous wealth of knowledge on

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Scale MattersWorld War 1 aircraft. He freely shares his knowledge and is a highly skilled innovator and fabricator of model flying machines. John is also one of the funniest characters I have ever had the pleasure to meet.

the new worK in ProgreSS

The following information highlights progress on his current build project, the D.V111, and provides an insight into the skills, commitment and scale modelling passion that he displays.

FuSelage

Constructed in a similar way to the original aircraft except it is predomi-nantly hard wood longerons (a longitudinal structural component of an aircraft’s fuselage) instead of welded tubes. A ply box section is used for the front of the fuselage to provide a solid engine bulkhead and to

attach the cabane struts and the undercarriage mounting. Carbon fibre solid rod has been used to provide bracing instead of the bracing wire and makes for a very strong structure. The struts are 0.014’ stainless

steel streamlined profile purchased from Tomi Clark.

John has planned the test flight planned for weekend after

ANZAC DAY


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underCarriage

John has replicated the undercarriage in a very similar way to the original aircraft. This method proves to be very effective and over time the bungee cord can be adjusted to set the correct spring rate. Having a sprung undercarriage reduces the shock loading on the whole aircraft considerably and helps the aircraft survive the test of time. Remember that most of our model scale World War 1 aircraft will have many more flying hours under their wings than the original full sized aircraft.

Machined delrin axil bushings to hold the bungee cord in place as well as providing the required spacing bush for the wheels. John G has used 5/16’ chrome moly steel for the axle, which is not so difficult to drill. The chrome moly is sourced from USA.

This method proves to be very effective and over time the bungee cord can be adjusted to set the correct spring rate

Note that the axle has been drilled to allow a split pin to hold the wheel on. (I have found this to be very effective but have a go at drilling the

spring steel and see how you go. JA)

wheelS

Fabricated by spinning them up on the lathe and making them out of several pieces. The wheels are very strong and have been lightened using an end mill. The spokes are simulated using balsa triangles. Once covered they really look good. The tire is fabricated using rubber tube or solid, a range of which can be

found at Clark Rubber

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lozenge

Hand traced from a stencil, a nice brush and many hours of work, the end result looks fantastic

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tail

Uncovered tail assembly us-ing fabricated scale type brass hinges. The fabricated functional tail skid can also be seen. The covering is similar to the tech-nique I have presented on pre-viously, the good old cloth and dope always looks great on WW 1 aircraft. The control cables are 100lbs breaking strain Kevlar

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Pilot aCCommodation

Some really nice detail in the pilot’s seat and har-ness, including the functioning harness buckles. The pilot looks very pleased to be in the hot seat. The view over the two machine guns really looks

the part

engine

The mighty little beauty Zenoah 26 ei (Electronic ignition) - Tested at 8300 rpm with 18X6 prop after 3 tanks of 500 cc fuel through it. This engine should prove to have plenty of power for the ¼ scale D.V111.

Engine (only) weight 1350g and another 170g with muffler

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OPTIC NERVE

Ready to roll

next inStallment

In the next edition of scale matters I will report on more of John G’s progress, along with detailing some of the specialised die forming tools that John G designed and built to form some of the custom parts.

We are heading up to Caboolture Airfield to The Australian Vintage

Aviation Society (TAVAS) Great War flying display over the 21st and 22nd April 2018. We are excited at the prospect of getting some more detailed photos of full size replica D.V111’s as well as other aircraft types like the Dr 1 Fokker Dreidecker, “triplane”.If you have specific questions about

any of the Scale Matters articles you can email me at [email protected] and I will do my best to answer any questions. The web site for the National Aeromodelling and Aviators’ Society (NAAS) can be found at www.naas.org.au. or on Facebook. www.facebook.com/naasact/

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Next project is the Cessna 337 push pull. Wendel Hostetler plans. Parts cut by Brad Hellyer’s Laser Cut kits Australia

Cessnas

Wiring loom for Hi-Mark strobes

OS Pegusus with Femur onboard start

A lot of Cessna activity at Carrum, tracking coastal it’s a reporting point for Moorabbin Airport. Just as much Cessna activity at ground level too. The Nerve can reveal our Editor has a soft spot for the high wing GA staple but Victorian Wayne Newman has taken it one step further. Four steps further actually.

How many Cessnas do you have? Wayne has four. What types you ask? Cessna 152, C172 and C182 Sky-lane. The 182 is ARF. The fourth a 26% scale Skymaster ��7 push pull . Wingspan is 120inches. To check on its progress anyone not above Car-rum in a Cessna CH-1C will have to continue on for a full stop then drive back to Addies Hobbies in Carrum.

Cessna 182 ARF

Leather look seats

Cessna sales brochure CH-1C


TerrorDackdil by Optic Nerve

Flaps up Unauthorised right turnApology for poor focus? AcceptedCamera not dropped? Appreciated

Aeros or a scale re-enactment of a 60 million year old dive for dinner?Vaseline on lens to further protect

reputation of launcher

40 kph two channel $200 con-traption. Two highly experienced

competitors on the job. What could possibly go wrong?

Powered for vertical, launching an F5B model is a daunting experi-ence. Left to be wound up in a straightline these 8HP extreme machines would leave an FAI pylon racer for dead. Invited to

witness F5B World Champs com-petitors secret for refining launch technique. Must have something better hence the Nerve was al-lowed to witness and showcase

the Aussie team weapon. Terror - invoked.

Underdacks - changed.


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Fly baby glider tug

When I first started writing reviews it would often take ages to get the first paragraph down. I tell first time reviewers if they get stuck just to start writing. An article can soon be hashed out, even from basic musings. This time I am starting out with a shameless plug for the advertising department. Magazines still have a place. Thanks to all those magazine adverts when I was a kid a 19�0s US Mail Plane is something I’ve always wanted.

Where to start? Owned a couple of Cubs and Decathlons in my time and rather than go down that path for a tow plane a low wing tail dragger seemed the go. The Ryan STA is a looker. Number one in my book. Not entirely convinced it flew for the US Postal Service though. Undercart a bit gangly, big spats too. Big single cylinder engine up front. Inverted. Lost of start - stops. Not for me. Space Walkers and PT9s are definitely not mailplanes. Nothing a sticker or two couldn’t fix. Both good things that could accommodate a twin cylinder donk too.

Then there is the Flybaby. Not a mailplane either but the tailplane has one big advantage over the

Spacewallker, Cub and Decathlon. Basic control surface design means the chance of the towline snagging the elevator or rudder counterbalance

is eliminated. Previous experience has taught me this can upset the centring if the line gets caught in the gap. If the tow starts to go pear shaped releasing a snagged line also risks losing that flying surface. Ditto for flying wires down the back. It has none. Only one pilot means when it comes to decking out the cockpit with instruments etc the Fly Baby fares better on the frugality side of the ledger. Faster and cheaper.

Compared with general fixed wing flying glider tugs spend a bit more time with the engine idling. Just like sitting on a diesel powered bus at the lights. The seats shake, windows rattle. Low amplitude vibration is amplified through the airframe too. Particularly at the extremities. Observe how much the control surfaces shake. Triangle and square balsa stock was glued Square balsa stock glued into the the corners

Upgrading from 20 to 60 cc


Flying 60cc with alaphatic resin to as many of the internal corners around the engine, tank and wing bays as possible. Normally I would opt for triangle stock but to neatly mitre triangles inside an already built fuselage exceeds both my skill and patience level. While that glue was drying the aileron servos were installed. SOP is running thin CA into the servo mounts plus I add some square balsa stock, increasing the surface area to assist absorbing vibration.

The firewall looked strong enough to cope with the increase in engine capacity but it was too thin for the Scale Aviation isolators. Another section of 5mm play was grafted to the front and the rear. Holes were opened out with a 19mm boring bit. This is a tad too small so some gentle Dremel work soon had the engine mount ready to complete. To make engine removal easier the cap heads are installed from rear to front. Easier to get a long ball tip driver into the tank bay. A spanner way too fiddly for my liking.

rCgF engine

This is the last engine in the series with spark plugs at the top of the cylinder

head. Offset on the new model may offer some advantage fitting inside the cowl on certain types. Spare cylinder are available at a reasonable cost so it possible to swap between the two. Scale Aviation recommend the back plate be as wide as possible as this reduces the amount of physical shaking at idle. I was happy with how the mounts performed mounted directly to the backplate on a 74 cc twin Zenoah. That engine had a simple magneto. No spark advance. Timing set for full power it used to clang about a bit at idle. With CDI ignition my expectation is the RCGF will be much smoother throughout the RPM range. The flange at the rear of each muffler touched the large alloy engine mount washer. This was eased slightly with a rotary bit in the hand held grinder.

Cowling

Tried every which way but loose but getting it to fit over a 60cc twin proved impossible. The easiest option was to open the aft side of the cutout for each cylinder. By the time the mufflers are fitted a fair chunk of fibreglass has been removed. Secured to the fuselage there seems to be sufficient rigidity around

RGF 60cc twin with Scale Aviation engine isolators

the spinner ring for the cowl to remain serviceable over time.

noiSe FootPrint

Given the Flybaby will spend a bit of time chugging its way to altitude I would like to reduce the noise footprint as much as possible. Another reason why the flexible engine mounts were fitted. Another option is restricting the exhaust outlets. These mufflers are pretty small and are not baffled. If your field or your own good self is noise sensitive DL Engines market a range of external add on baffles. A small reduction in horsepower should not be a problem with this combination.

Up sizing the propeller pitch and downsizing diameter makes quite a difference too. None of this is new. This

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has all been worked out three decades ago when FAI imposed a noise level in F�a aerobatics. Reviewing the OS GT55 engine a few years back in a 96’ GB-Y telemetry revealed a 20 kph increase in airspeed at the top of a loop with 12 inches of pitch versus 10.

aCCeSSorieS

The model comes supplied with 2-56 kwiklink hardware which was changed for 4-40 for the bigger engine. Kavan is still manufacturing in Germany some months ago I received a couple of Kavan starter promotional packs that were sent to hobby shops around the country and I ratted through it. The large pair of horns have a chunky web to stiffen the corner at the base plate. These were fitted to elevator and rudder. Fitting larger aileron horns was going to more involved because the screw pattern and base plate did not match the amount of parent material in the aileron. Rather than pull the covering back to install a ply mounting plate the standard VQ horns were fitted. Incidentally should you have

other ARFs needing replacements the metal kwiklinks provided in the kit are fine but it is worth mentioning nickel plated Kavans are available in metric, M2 - M2.5 - M� plus plus a range of ball links in M� and 4-40.

radio Simple setup with Futaba’s new 12K with 8CH T-FHSS RX. One channel for the primary flight controls, tow release, throttle plus ignition cut off. I use that on all my petrol engines. No aileron- flaperon mix, I need the others for pilot head and differential wheel braking. Programming logic was touched on in the previous issue. If I can’t quite get what I want with eight channels another receiver can be slaved.

Using my 16SZ this makes 18 channels available. The 12K will operate 14s. Twelve linear with the other two switch. More than enough to add a little silliness required in the never ending search for Face Book Hero status. Those superfluous auxillaries will be completed after the basic setup has flown

It’s getting close to flying but the magazine deadline has come around again. Like some of the other models

in my fleet you can follow her progress throughout the year. She will appear in various columns from time to time. A little value added for the importer. Anyone who would like a copy of Byron’s original review of this model just drop me a line via the website. VQ FlyBabys (big- and small) are available over the counter from Monaro Models. www.monaromodels.com.au or online at Col Taylor Models.

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Covering on ARFs is often a problem because the joins are minute. SOP on mine is to seal the joins with clear paint. For glo engines I usually go for enamel but clear acrylics are usually okay with petrol. With electric power it doesn’t matter because no one will be looking at the model anyway. (Just a cheap jibe to boost morale for those who belong to the clan. The “it’s not a real plane unless it has an engine” clan). In terms of performance there are plenty of EP models that leave IC for dead. I don’t have any film covered electric models but I would still seal the joins. Moisture flung from the wheels on a wet runway (such as early morning dew) has a way of working its way in.

Access to components in a competition model is important to me. Flying in a competition is very much like doing a photoshoot or an airshow. Whenever cameras are involved the chance of something going wrong increases. Whether it be the fuel tank, ignition system, switch harness, servo or receiver my installations are with laid out with easy as possible removal in mind. Anyone who has done a meaningful amount instructing will understand this. The number of times I’ve had to remove a fuel tank to shorten the clunk for beginners focuses the mind.

ServoS

Racing aircraft have small control surfaces and deflections at high speed are minimal. The Cassutt has entry level Hitec digitals which have proven okay for racing but for aerobatic models with

Flying 60cc

Thin cyano into the servo rail joints and 8mm square balsa

blocks added

Kavan large nylon horns

Raced with Moki 210, OS Super Gemini, OS GT55 and OS GT60


Flying 60cc

Numerous dives into the start line where engine RPM exceeds 10000 rpm the usually reliable Bisson

mufflers in Mr Smoothie had to be re-welded after the original tubes fell out at Adelaide Golden Era

Fibreglass cowls have been known to cut through the ignition lead thus creating radio interference

Hitec 5455HB (6.4 kg/cm torque) on 6.0 volts versus the venerable JR -8231 6.33 kgc/cm at 4.8 volts

Air gap and mounted on Dubro latex foam Extension leads supported in fuselage

Dual antenna taped in place

large control surfaces or deploying large flap to seventy degrees is where “You get what you pay for” becomes evident. Holding full deflection then applying some load these servos give up. An old JR 82�1 with a similar torque rating does not. It grunts groans bucks and weaves. So much so the epoxy glue on the fibreglass control horn let go. For throttle I use a ball race �.5 kg unit. Seen to many micro servos killed by vibration in big models.

antenna

Following up from the previous issue, correct antenna installation continues to remain important. Futaba, Graupner

Hott and Multiplex employ the simplest system. Whether it be a single or dual wire this is the easiest to install and requires less maintenance.

Spektrum uses a number of additional receivers. Every additional connector and socket adds another link in the chain. I’ve had two wires crack and break off where it exits the plastic housing. Mounting the Hitec BODA the one inch of wire also flays about with vibration. One cracked and fell off it. Secured to the fuselage with masking tape after that. It pays to keep an eye on both those systems.

extenSion leadS

So many after market leads don’t cut the mustard. The plastic often cracks and when push comes to shove the internal resistance from cheap wire, or just way too thin to accept the current load affects servo performance. Plastic is cheaper than copper.

The cheapest way to appear like heavier duty is add plastic and a fancy label. Factory leads matched to the factory brand offer the easiest way to improve reliability, regardless of what brand you are flying.

More next issue. SG.


Bank &Yank with Byron Simpson

Once more with feeling

Ran in another engine a week before Loudner exhaust helped

Welcome back race fans, in this edition there’s good news, the bad news, and then there’s the ugly news to go along with it. Which do I start with first? I may as well go in order so everyone gets to have a laugh at my expense as the big finale.

Good news wise there’s a couple of things, the most important being a great offer for newcomers to this great sport of scale speed. With the revival of large scale air racing at Cootamundra on the 8/9th of June this year, we are encouraging flyers new to racing to come along and have a go. To make that as easy and attractive as possible, we are offering free entry into the Red Bull class for first time racers. Still not enough? No worries, if your plane doesn’t quite make the rules don’t worry, give me a call and ask if I will let it in anyway because for first timers, a close enough is good enough approach is taken purely so you can have a go. But wait, there’s more (hope that was never trademarked). Aside from letting you race with a close enough plane and then waiving the $50 entry fee, we are also offering a $100 prize to the highest ranked Red Bull first timer. About the only thing we don’t have to offer is a free set of steak knives.

Something I do rave on about a lot is the social side, no one wants to rock up to an event as the new kid in the

schoolyard. The large scale racing community is a fantastic group that really puts the social side high on the priority list, so if you’re thinking of coming along and are at all worried about fitting in don’t worry. We’re all very welcoming and will do what we can to make sure you feel as much a part of us as the rest of us do.

The Sandown F1 race meeting went ahead successfully and I even managed to come away with no damage this year, we were graced with a beautiful day for some fast flying and the racing was very close for the most part. More importantly for myself was it was a great opportunity for a hit out to see how it compared to a few of the other F1’s prior to the first round of the F1NAR Championship the following weekend. A few minor

changes in the off season had proven to be advantageous for me, although they didn’t gain me leagues above the others it merely closed an all-important gap I’d been chasing. A bit of an issue with one of the guys race engines as the stresses proved a little too much was when the crank case cracked open, never a good thing but better to happen at a display race than part of the championship. (Built the drama. Ed)

The bad news was the Round 1 meeting of the F1NAR Championship had to be moved due to a total fire ban, something us NSW guys are not familiar with. In NSW, only turbines are restricted with fire bans, so it did cause a little confusion finding this out. Not to worry though, I still had to come for a visit to pick my van up and drive all the way back home again. Not to waste an


opportunity I took a slight detour and pulled in to catch up with an old mate for a while, before stopping off and visiting another model club to sneak a few flights in with the locals prior to heading home. The rescheduled date is 5/6 May which is a couple weeks away from writing this.

And finally for the ugly, since putting a shelf in my van (years ago) I have been meaning to put a lip on the front of it to make sure nothing slides forward and off, landing on an unsuspecting fuselage below. Years of procrastination

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Bank and Yank

Brilliant outlanding by Neil Addicott after the GT 60 engine broke for a second time. Not sure why. Yet!

New RCGF 60cc rear exhaust

has eventually bitten me as the laws of probability turned into fruition. A 20 kg box that I had sat up on the shelf, thinking it would be fine for the short trip, slid forward as I slowed for a roundabout. What seemed to be a deafening crunch was quickly followed by a rather angry swear word, fearing the box had dropped down and going by the sound, broken the fuselage in half.

Thankfully the damage has been limited to the canopy hatch and the canopy itself is okay also, so an hour will see it back to normal thankfully. Lesson learned the hard way and there is now a lip to prevent it happening again on future braking. Remember, if you yank before you bank, that is a loop. Which are not allowed in our version of Red Bull Racing. Byron.

Not bad considering the impact from a 20kg object


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After flying a nice scale routine F3C manoeuvring his Jet Ranger in front of the grandstand at Sand-

own Gary Cameron is back on duty at the club stand in the exhibition room

Poster from 2015 Scale Fly In adorns the wall of good size clubrooms which have 240v have power for battery recharging

Have a go at RC heli flying on the simulator

Jeff Sussman specialises in building and flying scale helicopters

Plenty of interest around the country in scale helicopter flying and Melbourne RC Helicopter Club Member member Jeff Sussman has quite a collection, piston, electric and turbine power. Jeff is very handy but hands over the lathe and milling machine work to Ben Klaster for his scratchbuilt machines. .

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Bell UH-1 - Lenmount body and mechanic - small Scorpion motor - two LiPos packs in series and two in parallel. Very efficient setup - Futaba telemetry shows it rarely pulls more than 40 amps

Vario turbine rotor head Fabulous

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Unusual low throttle position is norm if you started way back when flying the Deiter Schluter method

Scratchbuilt 12 kg Chinook SBus-3ch RX with Bavarian Demon controller. 2 x S LiPo packs in series. Electric motor is Scorpion 5045

T Rex 600 mechanics in a Century Jet Ranger fuse-lage at KDMAS Display flown by Paul Holland

Two servo swash plate control for lateral cyclic and yaw. Fore and aft uses differential collective pitch

Modelled on rare civilian version used for oil rig work in the North Sea

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Ever bought a car without driving it? After checking the seat comfort and fan speed on full in the Ford Falcon FG Ute my driver bought it. That was a new car, not second hand so he had a pretty fair idea of what was being bought. Same method for a 1978 450 SE Merc, without driving that as well. Brand new that car was the price of a house and he had been known to tell a few women he bought it new after winning Tatts. “Should have bought a house instead raised a few eyebrows”. Custard was sourced from a mate adept at buying cool old European cars in Balwyn and Camberwell ( the dry area) that clocked up most miles (kms) running the kids to school and filling the boot at the local shopping centre. Sight unseen for $600, what could possibly go wrong? As Stuart Claire would say, “hardly anything” did. (Stuart is a staff writer. Ed)

Custard was the best car to be chauffeured driven in. Constructed to announce the imminent prospect of getting in the way of a road registered tank at high speed on autobahns, the horn consistently cleared the tarmac of pesky non rego contributing show pony cyclists carrying chips on the shoulder . They were a speciality. More enjoyable than impeding the progress of a Volvo in taxi livery.

Deft use of the right foot Custard got pretty close to returning the consumption figures in the owners manual too. Not bad after 450000 km.

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German manufacturers are like that. Which is why RCM News is a big fan of Multiplex model aircraft. They quote 160 kph for the Dogfighter. It does 160. FunJet Ultra. Quoted at 200. It does 200. Park Zone and FMS make good foam too but Elapor airframes last better than anything on the market. The only complaint with the Benz was the original sales brochure neglected to mention that to achieve complete owner satisfaction it was recommended you own or at least have unfettered access to an oil well.

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TIF is aviation’s variation of the test drive with a key difference. When the acronym is used in a full size flying school advertisment the instructor/salesman knows the person enquiring cannot fly. Unless someone is pulling a gag like legendary Bob Hoover did to

a female flying instructor after WW11. More and more clubs are offering a trainer on-line. What’s the best model to offer a potential aeromodeller a TIF you ask? They won’t be taking off or landing so it doesn’t really matter what type. If your club is supported by a hobby business flying what they sell is a good idea and vica versa.

The easiest first flight experience would have to be the E Flite Apprentice S in SAFE mode although died in the wool model aviators would say you may as well hand over the sticks on a quad copter. You’re not really flying it as such. Totally the wrong way to look at it. Have they driven an FJ Holden lately?

Once the student gets the hang of guiding it around in SAFE Mode the important thing is they experience

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Good old Custard. What a car! Vee do not deep etched pics or vind odometers for-

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