Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / March 2005

Can someone please recommend a good model shop that sells the robart range.
I only need to get a air tank and valves. Is these a site that explians how
the valves operate?
Thanks Michael

I have a friend in Bangkok on business at the moment and after
Thailand he is going on to the Phillipines. He has offered to buy me
an engine if I can come up with the Hobby Shops.
Can anyone help? A web search has so far been fruitless.

Looking for a small (if a bit noisy) compressor? with accessories?
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=97845
Good price if you ask me...
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hello. I've been wanting to start up in rc planes and just found out we
have a nice field near by with a club.
I've read the slow stick is a good starter plane but wanted to ask here
first. Also which servos, speed controllers, etc should I get?

Somewhere else it was mentioned to add shim(s) to an engine should the fuel
contain high nitro levels. What does an engine sounds like without the
shim - how do I recognize that this detonation is taking place?
TIA

I have recently purchased one of these motors and have been reading some
things I am not too sure about.  I run Cool Power 20% heli fuel in
everything I have and have never had a problem.  According to SuperTigre I
should use 10%-15% fuel or if I use a higher nitro content fuel I ...

I know it's silly and childish but I still couldn't resist it
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19164&item=5963659339&rd=1

Where can I find maths (and C/C++ code) of the flight dynamic model of an RC
plane?

There must be a way to change simulator speed in RealFlight G3, you can do
it in G2 but I am having trouble finding it in G3.....Help please.
flierbk

As you might have seen on the messagboard i am having problems with my
scout and it seems like im sending it off to hobbyzone. I am looking to
replace it. I was told alot about megatech, and especially how good a
freedom flyer is for begginers. I also was looking at the hobbyzone

Hi All,ive only been in this hobby since december,i started with the
firebird commander,it was ok,but after every crash i usualy had to buy a new
tail,or wing etc,not to mention the time the sun blinded me,and the
commander lande about 30 feet up an oak tree,its stillthere 4 ...

Some decent weather... we only got rid of our last bit of snow less than a
week ago, and today we've got summer! My first proper day's flying this
year - and it was wonderful...
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was wondering what the best paint for
gws foam is?

I been flying for 10 years and still do not know much about glow plugs. How
do you know when one is bad other than the engine starts running bad. The
other day I had an old OS .40 running sickly, I changed glow plugs once and
was still doing the same thing. I changed to a Tower plug ...