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Forum: Glow Engines
12-01-2017, 07:40 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 30,267
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Worthy idea, just the circuit for limiting the...

Worthy idea, just the circuit for limiting the output volatge to work out.....perhaps a resistor in series after determining the current, or a zener diode??
Forum: Glow Engines
11-30-2017, 01:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 30,267
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

I think they're worth it, although I have only...

I think they're worth it, although I have only one, on a twin engine model, two ASP .61 four strokes.

If you mix your own fuel, accurately, and it's fresh, an engine failure almost certainly won't...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-30-2017, 12:56 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

[QUOTE=ETpilot;12386344]Thanks, I'm hanging in...

[QUOTE=ETpilot;12386344]Thanks, I'm hanging in there but with the holidays it will be a tough period. If I can maintain 215 I'll be happy. To maintain that weight I'll have to go a couple pounds...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-22-2017, 11:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Great suggestions guys, and thanks a lot. I...

Great suggestions guys, and thanks a lot.

I took the plunge and pulled the fuel tanks out, and found a tiny split in one of the lines where it slides onto the aluminium tube through the bung, so...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-22-2017, 06:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Thanks tailskid, and it's a possibility I had...

Thanks tailskid, and it's a possibility I had covered, but not enacted.

The more I think about the problem, the more convinced I am that it's the fuel system and not the fuel itself.

If the...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-22-2017, 03:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

4 stroke starts but won't run

Hi guys,

I've been out of the hobby for a few years, back in flying electrics a year or so back, and now it's time to resurrect my higher performance nitro engined aircraft.

Apart from some...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-19-2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

I had a circular slide rule, sometimes known as a...

I had a circular slide rule, sometimes known as a navigation computer. I'm sure it doesn't have all the same functions as the traditional slide rule, logarithmic, etc., but every pilot has used one...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-15-2017, 04:25 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

What is it with these guys who gain some perverse...

What is it with these guys who gain some perverse pleasure from trolling? If they're on a forum, it takes no more to make an intelligent contribution than to troll. Maybe it does take a lot more to...
Forum: The Clubhouse
11-15-2017, 04:20 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

We were talking about low passes a few pages...

We were talking about low passes a few pages back, so try this one......
...
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-22-2017, 10:30 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Nothing like the throaty sound of a 4 stroke at...

Nothing like the throaty sound of a 4 stroke at high revs on a looooow (down on the deck) run!!
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-22-2017, 06:51 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Thanks Donny, good to be here. I got back...

Thanks Donny, good to be here.

I got back into the hobby this time with a Hobby King electric foamie, a Walrus https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykingr-tm-walrus-glider-w-flaps-epo-1400mm-pnf.html...
Forum: The Clubhouse
10-19-2017, 05:46 PM
Replies: 12,276
Views: 1,333,840
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Taipan Trainer control line was my first with a...

Taipan Trainer control line was my first with a Taipan diesel, I think about 2.5 cc, back in 1961 !!! I was about 11. It didn't last long, but the engine lived on, and was my first when I got...
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
09-17-2017, 02:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,374
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Thanks for your detailed response Zeeb.

Thanks for your detailed response Zeeb.
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
09-16-2017, 04:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,374
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

AR8000 Rx compatible with DX7 Transmitter??

A search doesn't throw up anything on this, so here goes....

I have a Spektrm DX7 radio and a couple of AR7000 receivers, and I can get my hands on a couple of AR8000 receivers at a good price.
...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
07-25-2016, 02:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,426
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

I appreciate this is an old thread, but I've just...

I appreciate this is an old thread, but I've just bought a Bird of Time and intend going straight to E Power, so I'm trawling the threads for tips/ideas.

Thanks for the tip on cooling vents spirit...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-28-2016, 06:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Thanks Porcia 83.

Thanks Porcia 83.
Forum: Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more
04-20-2016, 02:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,587
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

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Forum: The Clubhouse
04-19-2016, 01:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 874
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Not exactly on song with the OP, but I've just...

Not exactly on song with the OP, but I've just bought a Walrus and have a technical question.

I'm getting back into the hobby after a few years out, and a foamy powered glider seemed a fairly...
Forum: RC Flight Simulator Software
08-03-2014, 10:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,917
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

Please disregard the previous post. I finally...

Please disregard the previous post. I finally found it!!
Forum: RC Flight Simulator Software
08-03-2014, 10:03 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,917
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

I intended starting a new thread for this topic,...

I intended starting a new thread for this topic, but couldn't find a prompt to do so, so here goes.

I've just bought a Real Flight 7 simulator Mode 2 and am in the process of converting it to Mode...
Forum: Seaplanes
05-04-2010, 04:24 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 51,051
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

RE: My PBM project

It probably is Bob, but I haven't been idle, building and flying other aircraft. There hasn't been much of that recently though with strong winds for months on end in Melbourne.

Ther is an...
Forum: Questions and Answers
05-04-2010, 05:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,343
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

RE: Spectrum DX7

Roj's in Fairfield is probably as good a price as you'll get, and sometimes you can screw a discount out of him.

As a side issue, the battery pack that comes with the Soektrum isn't worth...
Forum: Seaplanes
05-04-2010, 02:05 AM
Replies: 308
Views: 51,051
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

RE: My PBM project

Thanks Sparkie.

It still hasn't flown, but has been ready to do so for a couple of years. The drought here in southern Australia, the lack of a reasonable expanse of water, the time to get to...
Forum: Questions and Answers
09-12-2009, 11:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,673
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

RE: Rotary tools.

I agree Robotech, mains voltage with flexible and right angle drives. Great equipment.
Forum: Questions and Answers
09-12-2009, 02:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,673
Posted By Semi Retired Aviator

RE: Rotary tools.

I have a mains power Warrior which is a Chinese Dremel; it accepts all the Dremel accessories and hasn't given me a tap of trouble in the years I've had it. It was about a quarter of the cost of a...
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