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Well, that didn’t quite go as planned.
Not real sure but it may have had something to do with the tosser who pulled off one of the vertical stabilisers on launch. !!
I’m sure he would but he doesn’t watch our Duck videos on principle!!
Must admit it does have a nice beat, especially through a 400W subwoofer.
After going to so much trouble to get the audio track just right to keep our latest Videographer Extraordinar (Kermit) happy, I neglected to notice that some of the text towards the end of the video was out of sync with the video and made little or no sense. This has now been rectified in a re edit & I will post the corrected video later tonight to replace the existing one. (Done).
Probably end up with yet another Copyright Claim (but them’s the breaks).
Mediocrity just won’t cut it when you are up against the Frog.
The conditions on the canal looked far better than the forecast had predicted.
Oh well, always next week.
Thanks for the report Pete, I took the option to stay home & warm but it sounds like you all had a bit of fun despite the cold.
Looking at the long range forecast suggests that the earliest we will be flying is either Tuesday or Wednesday but both are still a bit far away to guarantee it. Will check it out early next week.
Sailing on Saturday doesn’t look all that great either with strong westerlies straight down the canal & rain as well.
Latest update on the “Gooney Bird”
On the last outing 20/6/20 the motor got very noisy. Luckily the plane was landed without incident.
I dismantled & fixed the original motor, as suspected the circlip holding the front bearing had dislodged & the bearing came loose in the housing.
This has now been repaired but I’ve opted to replace the original Volantex B4023/Kv850 with a slightly more powerful Volantex B4023/Kv1050.
I’ve opted to keep the original 10 1/4″ x 8 folding prop but I also have a 10″ of the same pitch to try.
Bring on the next flying day!!
Sorry about the stuff up with my Edit last night.
The video of Race 3, extra pics & Correct Weight Score Sheet now added (yet again)
For best viewing of the Race 3 HD video select 1018p 50 HD resolution by clicking on the settings cog on the RHS bottom of the viewing screen..
I’ve fixed the original motor in the Gooney Bird, as suspected the circlip holding the front bearing had dislodged & the bearing came loose in the housing.
This has now been repaired but I’ve opted to replace the original Volantex B4023/Kv850 with a slightly more powerful Volantex B4023/Kv1050.
I’ve opted to keep the original 10 1/4″ x 8 folding prop but I also have a 10″ of the same pitch to try.
Bring on the next flying day!!
