almost a perfect day.  No screaming winds, no cross wind.  What little wind there was, was down the runway from the south.

Simon C., Michael, Mark, David, Paul G., Noah, Cadez, Rob D., Ryan and George had a great time flying.  Long time member and friend Don Duthie dropped by with his wife Rosie.  Great to see them.

Photo report:
11- Ryan with his screaming flying wing.
13- Paul Gray after the maiden of his new stick.  All smiles.
16- Michael holding his truckload of shaped foam.
19- David assembling his leaf blower.
25- Stuart and Noah soaking up the sun.
27- Simon C. between flights
28- George with his powered glider.

Paul,

Yes they are 3S and will fit an Apprentice and have the have the yellow plug.  If you win this, I will supply a proper conversion plug for you but you will first have to beat my $30.00 bid.   

Frank

FANTASTIC.....well worth watching!

Frank: if they are 3s with EC3 that will fit an Apprentice, I will go $25.00

$20.00

F.

Our driveway is going to be re-graveled on Tuesday May 21 around 11am.

We are getting 2 full loads of gravel spread by a slinger truck.

The slinger truck driver directs the gravel to where it's needed and in keeping with TEMAC, it's done by remote control.

Once the first load is done, the driver will leave to collect the 2nd load and come back.

Expect difficulty getting in or out of TEMAC while this is going on.

Sorry for any inconvenience while our re-graveling takes place.

I'll go $15

Paul S.

The OV10 has inner and outer flaps... which are on either side of the motor fuselage.  A 6mm CF tube is glued into the inner flap.  That tube then runs through the motor fuselage. A small connector is glued into the open end of the CF tube.  This connector fits into a slot on the outer flap but is not glued... it's this part that actuates the outer flap.
A servo is put in place inside the motor fuselage.  A control horn is snapped into place around the CF tube and the servo is connected to the control horn.  I don't think there would be any way to get the left and right flaps aligned enough to use a "Y" cable and 1 channel, so 2 channels will be used and the flaps can be adjusted.

The rudder servos Planeprint recommends are small 4.8g Hitech HS-40.  I think they're too small but there's only enough room for these so they'll have to do.  The servo cover screws into 4 posts, but there's no way to get those posts situated perfectly.  So, Planeprint instructions are to screw the posts onto the servo cover, then add a drop of CA to the bottom of the posts and put the cover in place.  When dry, take off the cover and secure the posts with more CA.  Then the servo is attached to the servo cover with double sided tape.  Worked out well.

These lots are still open.  Bidding closes 8 pm Sunday, May 19.

Summary:
Lot 12- six 3-bladed props.  Current highest bid is $5.00
Lot 13- 2 BL motors incl. 30 amp ESC's.  Current highest bid is $10.00
Lot 14- 2 ESC's- 30 and 40 amps.  Current highest bid is $5.00
Lot 15- Duo charger.  Current highest bid is $15.00
Lot 16- Ultra power charger- Current highest bid is $15.00
Lot 17- a 1000 watt out runner motor.  Current highest bid is $5.00
Lot 18- 7 New FMS servos. Current highest bid is $5.00
Lot 19- three 3S lipos, 3300 mah.  Current highest bid is $15.00
Lot 20- Four 11.1 volt lipos.  Current highest bid is $15.00
Lot 21- Three 4S batteries.  Current highest bid is $35.00

Please help convert this stuff into cash for Athol.  I talked to him yesterday and he is doing well after his knee replacement surgery 18 days ago.

Frank