The Mossie Is Finished

Well. i took some time off over december. and what do you know i actually managed to finish the mossie. radios in. just need to pop in a receiver. but otherwise everything else is done. check out the nose art. zoom in on the pic :) its quite cute i think.

Foamie Cessna

These are pics of Louis little foamie cessna. not sure what make it is, but it features fowler type flaps and a sprung front undercarriage. its brushless motor provides enough power for a decent climbout. its got a 2200ma lipo pack which provides about 15 min of runtime. but the best bit is that it has super bright led's in the left wing which function as landing lights. its also got strobe lights on the tail and the left and ride nav lights. and it flies nicely as well. no tendency to tip stall like many cessna's

Saturday The 12th

Sat the 12th was a nice day. no rain. calm winds. overall good. flew louis foamie cessna with flashing lights and landing lights. even waited until it was almost dark so we could see what it looked like in the air. quite nice. was glad of the landing lights. in some instances would not have seen it otherwise. Test flew Wifly hobbies hk450 with standard setup(apart from a set of CF blades) and it flew very nicely. i punched it out to test the power and i heard a disturbing noise coming from the heli...zzzzzzzzz.........the sound of gears stripping. had to auto it back in. was a bit bumpy. but got it back in one piece. ALL the teeth on the main gear gone. turns out the screw holding the motor frame in place had come loose and under high rpm the motor was producing so much torque it moved the motor away from the gear resulting in it stripping. not a biggie. but at least now we know.

also took out my well travelled nieuport(the one which was sent back to the states becuase of our idiotic post office) anyway eventually got it. put it together. and its TINY. see pic. first flight was a bit hair the one wing was slightly warped. we corrected that it and flew nicely. but it only flies in no wind conditions. crusing speed is basically walking speed. see pic


just waiting for some pics from louis and others and ill post the as soon as i can.

BTW guys. Wifly hobbies is rapidly gaining momentum. they have some nice items in stock. give them a shout at wiflyhobbies@gmail.com or www.wifly.co.za

News 07/12/2009

Well. i havnt been out to the club for a couple of weeks. had a xmas party 2 weeks ago and i didnt feel like the long trip out this last week. will most likely be there this week

sprayed the underneath of the mossie with aircraft blue. didnt come out as nicely as i would have liked. i used humbrol matt enamel paint. gave it a slightly textured finish when sprayed. also the woodgrain is still visible. should have used spray filler as well. but this is expensive and adds alot of weight. i did use sanding sealer. 3-4 coats in fact. clearly not enough

anyhoo. going to paint the camo on with a fine brush. not going the airbrush route with that. too difficult etc to mask.

If anyone has news of the field or events or photos let me know ill post them here.