planedriver

Interesting for me, for one. Thanks for posting. I used to live very Close to Croydon Aerodrome but being an old fart remember the HP42's being there, but not the Atlanta, i'm not quite that old.

I think the label on the front maybe a warning not to charge it's lithium batteries inside a hangar overnite. Looks cool though!

The race that's stops the nation has just finished. The horse I backed is due in about 7 o'clock tonight I think. Just hoping for a strong tail wind. Not sure whether the prevailing weather conditions match that of our met reports?

Starboard engine sounds a bit off-key. I'll make a note of that for maintenance!

Great to see good tips shared amongst our flying mates.

All looking good. The space you have would be the envy of many.

Know that feeling mate, I’m in the same league. For a mad keen rock-n-roller for decades, I’d probably be OK flying anti-clockwise, but anti-clockwise I’d be stuffed and plant it ready for the usual onfield cremation ceremony 🔥🤣

Hope that was not a newly aquired one recently advertised on Planesales. Just so sad anyway. RIP

Love that paint job.

So you guys are telling me that the radio gear I used to build using acorn valves from WW2 army surplus walkie talkies is now obsolete. Such is life. Better just stick with control line models

The good news is that the pilot is OK. Happy to buy the PIC a lottery ticket.

OMG! A Keil Kraft Phantom. That was the very first kit plane I built. Mine had an 1cc ED Bee (1952 version) up front and was way underpowered, possibly as i'd put too much dope on the wings to get a good finish. The model proved to be a good way to learn how to get fingers out of the way of the prop when starting. No hand held electric starters back in those days.

My memories of flying combat many times with paper streamers out the back requres a bit of spare fuel to help with the on field cremation of models which came off 2nd best. Argh! those were the days.

Marty you should be very proud of your achievements and the hurdles you’ve had to overcome along the way. It’s looking great and is a credit to your dedication to the task you set yourself. What I’m curious to know is does a bit of blaspheming help when things do not go as intended? 😜Rgds planet.