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Slope Soaring / Slope Event in Northern Ireland 3rd Oct 2010

« on: September 23, 2010, 21:08:31 PM »

We're intending to hold a slope event in Northern Ireland on Sun 3rd Oct 2010. This will be held on Slieve Gullion above Moneymore at the top end of Lough Neagh

This is in conjunction with NIMSA's first slope day of the winter and will be purely fly for FUN


Anybody looking for more info, directions etc, please contact Myself, Richard Boyd or John Pearson.
Anybody looking for accomodation should also contact us.

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Control Line / Video of Ulster Control Line Championship

« on: June 24, 2010, 16:59:49 PM »

I shot some video last weekend at the Ulster Control Line Championship, held at the Belfast Model Flying Clubs site at Tommy Patton Park, Belfast

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/E2HVyjLCUic[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/8e6mwm9lto4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/gO20rgA5Big[/youtube]

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Thermal / Flat field / NIMSA 100S Sun 25th May

« on: April 27, 2010, 21:55:43 PM »

The NIMSA 100s cup was competed for this past Sunday at Mallusk.

http://picasaweb.google.com/billscottuk/100S250410#

Pictures were provided by "Matt", who we hope will join NIMSA and fly with us

(couldn't work out how to embed the picasa link Fred?)

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Indoor / Indoors - but not as we know it Jim!

« on: April 23, 2010, 19:47:41 PM »

Some footage of the Belfast Model Flying Club, (the control line boys will know them), flying rubber indoor duration models in Ashfield School, Belfast

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/EUvltaLox1Y[/youtube]

One of these days, I'll figure out how to add music to my vids!! :!:

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Misc / Hobby CNC Foam Pro Stepper Control Board

« on: April 22, 2010, 12:55:27 PM »

Having seen what Joe's foamcutter can do, I decided it was time I got mine up and running. The mechanics were built some time ago, but I hadn't bought the steppers or control boards.

Fred put me on to a cheap source of steppers and I now have the 4 stepper motors required. The next step was the control board. I decided to go with the Hobby CNC board which I ordered from the US. Below are a few pics of what you get. Obviously there's a bit of soldering to do and I'll try and remember to take pics along the way and then show the system up and running.

The pc I'd intended to use has gone a bit "wonky". I'm hoping it's just a power suply and I'll be able to get it back up and running for both the foam cutter and cnc router.



The contents of the kit. I separated all the bits in to the plastic box, it doesn't come with the bits



The PCB on to which all the parts fit. The first 12 resistors are already on it.



The drawing showing the placement of all components



All the components which have to be soldered on to the board.

I've bought a fine tip for my soldering iron and also got a deal on a temperature controlled iron, so soldering here we come!! :shock:  :shock:

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Misceleanous / Red Bull transfer a skydiver from Blanik to Blanik

« on: April 15, 2010, 17:56:34 PM »

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/58L3m0dqVDY&hl=en_GB[/youtube]

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Slope Soaring / 416mph!- New DS Record

« on: April 14, 2010, 23:22:38 PM »

Report on RC Groups (sorry Fred), that Spencer Lisenby has taken the DS record thru the 400 barrier to a stonking 416

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Scale / Decals

« on: March 23, 2010, 17:03:11 PM »

This might be of interest to anyone contemplating a large glass ship:

http://stores.shop.ebay.de/CH-Technik-Bitburg_Flugmodell-Dekorsatze_W0QQ_fsubZ320117018QQ_sidZ432347638QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

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Slope Soaring / Glider Heaven!!

« on: March 08, 2010, 22:41:49 PM »

Glider heaven!! Couple of pics from this German thread:

http://www.rc-network.de/forum/showthread.php?t=71050&page=3





Enough wings there to keep most of going for a lifetime.

Wasn't sure where to put thhis, but as they build a lot of slope models....................

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For Sale / Nova Electric Glider

« on: March 08, 2010, 11:39:05 AM »

Posted on behalf of a fellow NIMSA member. Nova electric glider, ready to fly. Will post more detail tonight. If anyones interested I could probably bring it to the PSS this weekend. Looking for around £100.

Selling because he prefers rudder/elevator models and ths has ailerons too.

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Misc / Servo Tester

« on: March 03, 2010, 16:56:47 PM »

Ever stuck a servo in somewhere inaccessible, hooked everything up and found the servo doesn't work? This little device helps prevent that. Hook the servo up and it runs the servo through it's ful range at varying speeds until you disconnect it. No more failed servo's epoxied in!! Penies to make with the programmed pic at £2.50 posted from the guy in the article. Mine arrived in less than 24 hrs and took under 15 minutes to make

http://www.rcmf.co.uk/4um/index.php?page=110

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/_bL9ldd35O0[/youtube]

The actual device is the little lump just above the Y in Youtube, bottom right corner!

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Slope Soaring / Replacing a Zagi?

« on: February 14, 2010, 13:16:27 PM »

The thread on Zagi reinforcement, reminded me that I haven't got a wing anymore :cry:

I had a Zagi THL, which went up in flames when my battery short circuited.

If you were buying a new wing, which of the many now available would you go for :?:  :?:

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PSS / Two Oceans Slope Soarers

« on: February 11, 2010, 18:07:47 PM »

TOSS - Yes, honest :shock: are having a PSS event in June if anyone fancies a S.African hol!.  

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Slope Soaring / Bags

« on: February 03, 2010, 19:18:32 PM »

John had asked me to watch out for a ski bag for him. Mine came from Lidl, but when they had ski gear in this year, no bags!

Discount sports place in Belfast is having a sale, so I popped in there to check it out. Picked up 2 snowboard bags for £10 each and a ski bag for £6



The wing in the pic is a 60"

If anybody is interested, let me know and we can sort something out

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Slope Soaring / Did Santa Bring Any Nice Toys?

« on: December 27, 2009, 22:31:08 PM »

Did anyone get anything nice at Christmas? If you did, I'm VERY jealous :x

Nearest thing to an aeromodelling item I got was a Spitfire Calendar!