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Well the build is finished, installed the motor & ESC today along with the wings and aileron servos.
I’ve also removed the runway wheels/spats and installed a set of larger “Bush” wheels with no spats to better handle the sheep paddock.
After putting the first coat of paint on the 3D printed pilot I decided he was too small so have now printed a larger one (in cockpit above).
Getting quite a collection
The mount for the ZOHD RTH/stabiliser has been printed so I’ll install that along with the Rx in the morning while waiting for paint to dry on the pilot.
She should then be good to go.
Yes Ian, he does a bit. Will look different when painted.
Yes Uncle G, I know Hoppy was keen to fly today (and it looks perfect) but unfortunately I was a bit busy this morning.
Hopefully the weather gods will be kind to us again before the weekend as unfortunately I’m busy both Saturday (grandson’s birthday party) and Sunday (Pete Smith Memorial Regatta @ Puddleduck)
My Pitts Special has been repaired (well printed a new much stronger motor mount) so hopefully this one will fly.

I’ve also unseized the drive gearbox in BumbleBee so if the replacement (direct drive) motor is not powerful enough I can quickly refit the original geared drive.
Now all we need is some more good flying weather.
In the meantime all the parts for the Brand New Pulse XT25E have arrived so I’ll start that build today.

A fine video production there Mr Frog, to be honest I thought the first one was fine (and perhaps your best work yet) also.
Yes Hoppy, certainly was a great day again & the weather was perfect although less wind should be the norm from now on as we head into Autumn. I think the only one you missed was Stuart but he was not flying so not an issue.
I was a bit disappointed that 1) the new 3D-printed engine mount on my Pitts Special failed before I even got airborne & 2) I forgot to erase the old footage from the RunCam 2 and ran out of storage only 3 minutes into the BumbleBee flight.
Other than that a great day & nice to see Kermit getting several good flights with his Radian Glider.
Whilst a bit of fun, frivolity & innuendo is what this site is all about, don’t forget that it is also accessible by kids so keep it clean.
Some of the recent posts have been sailing very close to the wind.
I wouldn’t like to have to call the forum moderators back to action.
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Nice ones Hoppy.
Thanks Uncle G
Another quality video production there Mr Frog.
You cant hide that easily MG
Yes is certainly was another beautiful day in Paradise. As for flying weather, almost perfect.
Chris, did you recently update the firmware in your keychain camera? I did mine a few days ago and you can no longer edit the video clips as soon as you make a cut the following video disappears. I reckon there is an issue with the latest update. Today I changed from AVI to MOV format to see if that fixes it. Will try to edit shortly.
Thanks for recovering my Hatch Cover Uncle G. That pesky pet eagle of Kermit’s will steal anything that’s not bolted down.
The Li’l Eagle is all repaired & ready to take to the skies again after Sunday’s misadventure !!
Thanks Col for all your work and dedication to getting Puddleduck sailing to where it is now.
Just getting back to sailing without all the baggage will certainly make life easier for you and I should know. -
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