Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / November 2004

Can anyone advise of a decent club around the Bristol area?  I am in
Kingswood which is south-east-ish of Bristol in Bath direction.
I have been flying IC on an off (more off!) for a number of years, but never
taken

Are there any good sites that show how to install snow skis on a plane?

Is my newsreader dead or is there a lack of posts ?
By 'eck sheds around the country must be full of feverish model building
activity.
Come the spring and the bright light of day there is going to be some

I have had two JETI speed controllers fail after not a great deal of use,
the last one to fail was a P-Xtra-30 Air on 7 cells and a 480 Graunper
motor, am I unlucky, doing some thing wrong or is there some thing more
reliable out there, any suggestions welcome.

I took my trainer out for it's first flight today, an old styrofoam
Frankenstein, with lots of epoxy seams. It was my first time flying as
well, and I learned a lot. I even managed to crash it on an island in
the middle of a shallow lake, and had to wade out to get it (The water

This is the Question. I have a peeled .25 la and people from my local hobby
shop tell me that I am wrong because la's are not abc engines.
Is it true?
Thanks

I wish to purchase a scanner in order to protect my investment  ;-)   I  am
thinking of getting the Alinco DX3.
Which scanner would you guys recommend?
TIA

Just a ramble here,
I have this amazingly cheap setup for my current "second" plane, it's an
accipiter badius (the name of some asian hawk who would probably want to
peck someones tounge off if it found out what it's name wound up on) that I

I have an old working futaba 4 attack  AM radio
  I want to put it into a cobat gremblin....
  can I use the gws v tail mixer with this AM radio
http://www.gws.com.tw/english/product/aux%20circuit/vtail2.htm

It can collect honey for me !

Does anyone know of a vendor that sells a fuel level sensor for R
applications?
Thanks,
Tony Elliot

I've about finished a top flite Sea Fury and I would like to try
covering it with a fibreglass  then paint combination.
I would appreciate any tips on the fibreglassing.
I have 1/2 oz woven f/g cloth and epoxy finishing resin as a start

I'm looking for pictures of Floats with Wheels.
Can anyone help.
Thanks, Jim.

We are considering geo fabric for our new runway and would like to know what
the experience has been with this approach.
Cliff