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Emax 12g metal geared micro servo are  fantastic servo,we are using them for our  park flyer planes like the RC-Factory EPP Flash , Yaks and now the SU-29. We also used them on our Windrider Fox glider and even in 30mph winds the servos remain rock solid.

3 servos will cost a little over £18 so it is fantastic value from expressfly.

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Crazy Dutch RC Jet Pilots

Our good friend Derk Van Der Vecht with his beautiful new Ultra Lightening RC jet, and Didier with a stunning viperjet , supporting vodafone colour scheme.

Health to fly.

Donatas Pauzuolis and Richardas and friends give us the ultimate DLG glider video.

Expressfly kindly supplied me with a New Blaster 2 lite DLG glider. 

The Blaster 2 Lite is a rudderless lite version of my old Blaster 2 plus the aileron servos are now installed in the pod rather than the wing!

Instructions are not yet in circulation so it was an assembly of experience.  

First of I assembled the wing to the Fus, via the 4 lightened screws from the kit.

Next was to install the aileron control horns,

I cut the control horn slots using a craft knife, please take care !!!!!! The wing are super fragile ! 20min epoxy was used for gluing.

Next up was the tricky bit, THE ELEVATOR !

I did not want to use the carbon push rod supplied with the Blaster 2 Lite , instead I opted for a spring device on the elevator. This would save me some tail weight and save me alot of hassle securing the carbon push rod in the boom.

I called on Kees for his advice and this is what he came up with, good news is it works perfectly , I am very happy.

Once I had the spring in place it was time to mount the elevator,

This again is a tricky operation,  I used laser levels to line the elevator to the wing. It really is worth taking time on this part of the build.

Now was time to install the radio gear and servos.

These are the items that I used.

Servos, 3 x LSX110 4.7g servos also known as dymond 4.7

Spektrum 6100E receiver, light but very capable receiver.

Expressfly 6V regulator, this helps with flight times with the added bounce of adding a little nose weight.

Flighttech Evo-lite 350mah 7.4v battery, used for my indoor planes it now gets summer use as well. I change the pack after 2.5 hours flying time. Superb !!!!!!!

Rudder LSX 110 elevator servo was mounted at the rear of the bottom pod section, as was the expressfly 6V regulator and Spektrum receiver.

Next up was to install the other components and attach the rudder/ailerons.

 I used Dubro micro push rods to connect the servos to the ailerons 

I used fly fishing line and a fish/clip for the elevator pull system.

I made a small link line between the clip and the servo arm in case I ever need to adjust. Kees had a great way to test the tension on the elevator, simply he place 2 pound coins and the elevator,this made it slightly dip, tension was perfect.

I then secured the rudderless tail piece onto the boom, Vladimir has the boom notched out in the profile of the tail piece so it was a perfect fit and was perfectly aligned.

I set my radio as follows

3 degrees down flaps for cruise flight, I use this also in a strong thermal

7 degrees down flaps for Light low level thermal

Level under wing section for penetration / speed flight.

For launch I add 2 degrees up flaps , I use no elevator for this.

Full down flaps are used for land, a little down elevator is mixed to give you a super slow approach, This needs to be played about with to obtain perfection.

Transmitter expo,

I use 75% expo on my ailerons,

60% expo on elevator

It is plus for My Spectrum DX7 and minus if your using Futaba !

My CG was set at 96mm from the center of the leading edge, This is along way back and should only be used when you have had experience on a Blaster, normally 85mm is best.

My Blaster weights 262g empty and 288 with the battery !  

I test flew the Blaster on Saturday at the flat field comp in Banbridge,

I had 10 min flights in 13mph winds, hard work but well worth it 1

Launch heights are greatly improved over my Blaster 2 but the lack of no rudder is going to take a little time to get used too.

All in all I am very very happy with this affordable high class DLG.

Roll on those warm summer days !

Thanks to Kees, expressfly, flighttech,Vladimir models and Donatas for all the help and Support for this plane.

Richard

DL50 HAND LAUNCH GLIDER

DL50 HAND LAUNCH GLIDER
Expressfly recently acquired the first batch of Mountain Models DL50 Gliders. The order was pre sold due to the high interest in this fun , yet intermediate competion model. Expressfly pilots have enjoyed the experiance of building and flying the DL50 , so much so that we have placed a new order and now will be selling the DL50 to the wider public. Flying the DL50 glider is so thrilling and rewarding , we fly in a variaty of places and this is really the secret about the DL50. Flying the DL50 at our flying site , we were getting 2-4 minutes in the air(this is winter flying) summer time brings termals and flight times increase. On a small slope (embankment type) times are as long as you like ! Great fun !  

Get more info at the shop , click on HERE 

There’s more on the Banbridge site

No doubt the Flying Dutchman will add his building experiences soon?

Expressfly pilot and designer Richard Boyd , has agreed with expressfly to produce his designed SUK-31 .
The Suk will be released shortly and will be sold only through expressfly .
The Suk is constructed using Geladipac and is CNC machine cut for a precision build . The Suk is a highly aerobatic indoor plane and Richard designed this plane with aeromusical flying in mind   
We will be offering the SUK as a white only plane , this will let the proud owner personalise the plane to their own colours .

SUK-31

This is the Clik 2.0 from RC-Factory , now it is available through expressfly UK .
Some noticable changes, wing span is now 810mm ( Clik 1 =800mm) also the wings have now a wider tip ( reduce wing twitch) . Redesigned brakes on the ailerons are set at 60 degrees ! The Geladipac Fus strenghteners have now holes down the full lenght, this will save a few precious grams . With a standard build the Clik 2.0 will weigh in at 120-140g .

I was honored to be invited to the 2009 Lithuanian Open F3P Competition. The venue for the event was a fantastic sports centre in the town of Kaslu Roda, situated about 120Km from the capital city of Vilnius.
Snow was on the ground and temperatures were -10 degrees C, so it was a change from our milder temperatures at home in Northern Ireland.
From leaving my home in Dungannon it took me 9 hour to reach Vilnius. On arrival my friend Donatas was waiting and it was off to his home and a bite to eat and then to the Friday night indoor flying.
These boys know how to enjoy their flying. I was very pleased to be flying one of the Worlds best indoor pilots planes, the Deluxe and SUltimate by Donatas Pauzuolis. This really was a very kind offer, as he also was flying the same planes in the competition and if I had a smashed, them Donatas was also out of the competition.

The cameras were in place from Lithuanians top broadcasting company, (the news report can be viewed here, you need to FastForward a bit.)

I didn’t fly as well on the final day as I would have wished for , but I was still very pleased . I returned to Northern Ireland after 5 days in Lithuania a very proud man.
The Federation of Aero modelers Lithuania have invited me to there National Competition weekend 2009 plus next years 2010 indoor F3P Championships.

I really am looking forward to returning to Lithuania.

Final results –

F3P-AM

1. Donatas Pauzuolis
2. Vitalijus Pilkionis
3. Richard Boyd

F3P-A

1. Donatas Pauzuolis
2. Vitalijus Pilkionis
3. Richard Boyd

F3P-B

1.Ricardas Siumbrys
2.Ignas Matulevicius
3.Danyl Pilaev

 

Well received medals and Trophies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andris from Latvia, showing Richard his Super Yak

From Lithuania I have so many special memories.

Special Thanks to:

The Lithuanian Aero Modeling Federation.
Donatas Pauzuolis and his Father and Mother
Dungannon Model flying Club
Banbridge Model Flying Club
f3p-ni.com (Northern Irelands indoor web-site)
All the competitors and friends that made my trip to Lithuania so very special

Sponsors, who made this, happen for me:

Flightpower UK
Flighttech UK
Expressfly
Dungannon District Council

 

Richard Boyd.

Rather than visiting the shop shop straight away, you might want to see what else is going on in Indoor.

I hope to add some good tips about the best practises in building and flying in the coming year. Of course it won’t be a bad idea to have a look at some of the video’s too..

(If you are desperate, you can see some good vid’s on 3DRC.info

However, most important ‘right now’ is:

Happy New Year!

Just to make sure you know: We have the new Flightpower EON batteries, and be sure to check the prices!

A team of Dutch F3P pilots is organizing an Open Dutch F3P and Synchronous Championship, WalHalla NL, combined with a Gala Event on Saturday evening. Repeating one of the most attractive and successful indoor events in the history of air modeling.

An initiative by Martin Müller and Stephanie Schwan. With combined efforts the Dutch pilots wants to give a follow-up to this initiative and hope that this promotion of the indoor modeling will be carried on by different countries as well. We invite all European F3P affiliated pilots to join this event and compete for the Open Dutch Championship in four different levels.

F3P premilairy pilots program (as test flown in Mons in 04-06-2008)
Aeromusical
Aeromusical Synchronous
Air race