electric flight uk - British Electric Flight Association - Jan Bassett's

Last year the meeting was washed out by 14 inches of rain in 24 hours. This year
the weather was much kinder. Most of the time it was sunshine and varying
amounts of cloud. The site opens on the Thursday for traders but also many
modellers arrive to claim a good position to pitch their canopies including my
friends from Syracuse who provide cover and seats for me.
As the weekend wore on the sun increased and by Saturday lunchtime the crowd
was four or five deep to watch the lunch time demo flights. Generally the wind
was light but being in a valley occasionally a gust would funnel through.
Each year I try to take out a model that is produced in U K. My selection is
limited to a model that can be transported easily. This year I had been playing
with a P-51D from Electro Flight.
This is basically a Depron model with a printed paper overlay. I selected the
Spitfire from the range and undertook the pasting of the printed paper to the
Depron at home. This enabled me to transport it in my checked suitcase sandwiched
between my unmentionables
Assembling the model and installing the motor, ESC, servos and links was
undertaken at my daughter’s home in upstate New York. Range checks and test
flights took place nearby and attracted most of the children (and some dads) from
the nearby houses. With the test flights completed it was off to the Fair.
A Spruce Goose from Laddie Mikulasko, span 86” and powered by 8x Speed 400 motors
each powered from 8 cells in a combination of series and parallel. Weight around 9lbs.
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