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Slope Soaring / Re: 2024 Subs

« Last post by rogallo on March 03, 2024, 08:58:42 AM »

If anyone intends on rejoining this year can you give me a reply here so I can confirm club membership to MACI.

Thanks

Ralph

So far I have,
Ralph, Richard O'Brien, Fred, Brendan Shelly, Kevin Barry, Kevin and Eoin, Bill and Chris and Jim, Peter and Joe

Slope Soaring / Re: 2024 Subs

« Last post by Flamingo Flier on March 02, 2024, 21:06:05 PM »

Does anyone know what the video sent to us by UAS general is about? Does it affect us flying our gliders in the hills? They talked about all kinds of categories of drones without ever explaining what the various categories are or ever mentioning fixed wing models. I would have expected (foolishly perhaps) that MACI, as our representatives, would have informed us if the regulations that affect our operations had changed 2 months ago so presumably this does not affect us.

I remember that early in 2023 Ralph put up a post on this forum that MACI was to introduce a new membership renewal system last year. I presume that the recent emails from MACI are the manifestation of last years intention.
As I understand it we join a club – then the club tells MACI that we are members – then we join MACI. Do we get a MACI membership card?

PSS / Re: New PSS on the building board

« Last post by Fred on March 01, 2024, 11:39:23 AM »

That’s the plan. If work stop getting in the way!

PSS / Re: New PSS on the building board

« Last post by rogallo on March 01, 2024, 06:57:03 AM »

Will it be ready to rock and roll later this month?

PSS / Re: New PSS on the building board

« Last post by Fred on February 25, 2024, 19:44:37 PM »

Could not resist!!

That is different for sure!
Glued the 2 motor “tubes”. They are cardboard tubes with 75mm diameter. Scale it should be 90, but could not find any, but they do look just fine. They need the nose cones now. I might cut them down for transport, we’ll see!

Anyway, that is big, and unusual for sure!

PSS / Re: New PSS on the building board

« Last post by Fred on February 25, 2024, 19:41:24 PM »

Elevators and rudders are done. Just need to put them in place now. No ideas still for the elevators. For the rudders, cut 2 templates/support for the tubes, just need to place them now.

PSS / Re: New PSS on the building board

« Last post by Fred on February 24, 2024, 19:20:41 PM »

Sacrificed a good day to go flying to work on the FU5X.
Have to do what you have to do! That thing needs to be ready for radio by end of next week if I want to stay in my plans!

So finished designing the elevators and rudders.
Cut straight away and assembly started without issues.

Tomorrow sheeting, and we’ll see how to plug the elevators! The big unknown at this stage.

Also cut the fuselage templates. Decided it will be made in foam, sanded to shape. Template in the fuselage look very cool piece of aviation!

Started to think about the turbines casing now. I may have an idea, we’ll see!