As an electronics engineer Alan, and having a fair amount of involvement in RC technology this was a completely new one on me. I did know about the French restrictions on 2.4 but surely there should have been some indication on the Futaba tx itself even if not in the handbook, especially if on sale ...

Thanks Robin, so I have been using a transmitter bought in a reputable shop in the UK and I have been restricted to 10 Mw without my knowledge. If I hadn't taken the back off my tx to check wiring for wear etc after a fair bit of use I would never have known. There is no mention whatsoever in the us...

I have a Futaba 2.4Ghz transmitter which I happened to take the back off for a general check of wiring etc and noticed a switch on the rf output pcb which says 'France' and 'General'. It was set to 'France' and I have been using it on this setting without any problems but I have a feeling that the '...

Hi Paul....I have put my wellies on and descended to the lower levels of my vaults and found Model Aircraft magazine from 1958 but it is the Christmas issue so not much help, sorry about that. Cost 1 shilling and 6 pence by the way.

Hi Paul......what's with this 'old guys' then? Even so I may have a look through my library, I have a few copies from when I was at school. Will let you know.

Totally agree with you on the governments interference Dave, I bet that most of us of my age and, no doubt, a bit younger were introduced to metal workshops, technical drawing and woodwork shops at school which would grab the interest of youngsters who found they could master engineering skills. Thi...

Where I live there is a new art gallery which is publicised mainly by a female artist who draws spidery outlines of 'rude things' and receives amazing accolades from the arty groups and the chattering class. The gallery is frequented by our top royalty and VIP's and this lady 'artist' is now a milli...

Suggest we keep a lookout on ebay or Gumtree for these items !!!!!

Hi Malcolm, there was a bit of discussion going on in Flight International a while ago where pilots of the Beverley were reminiscing, with great affection, on flying the aircraft. Of course, being pilots, they came out with the usual fun comments. A couple which made me smile were that the Beverley ...

I haven't used a generator for ages with my c'van. I depend on a solar panel which tops up the battery during the day (providing the sun is shining) when the battery is not used much. It will certainly suffice for a long weekend even when using the tv.

This is what we did with an old caravan. Much simpler and cheaper than building from scratch

Dave someone mentioned they had seen my reply about Terry Salter. They said he joined the great model club in the sky a couple of years. Sorry to get your hopes up.

Hi Dave, Retlas kits were marketed by Terry Salter (Retlas being Salter backwards) who did live in Dover. I know he left the modelling business years ago but may still live in Dover in an area called River. May be worth a search in the phone book because he may have hung on to some plans etc.

Hello Andy, welcome to the LMA. I remember you from when I used to organise the LMA shows at Old Warden, they were halcyon days. Sadly we had a great deal of misunderstandings from the management when a big reorganisation took place, 20 years ago, of what the LMA were trying to do for the good of th...

Missed a bit! try...RC Flying Newbie:http//youtube/hx5Es0bnulM Happy New Year Pat

Have a smile at this on youtube, I think we have all met this charactor..... RC Flying Newbie...

Pity about that Alan especially with his expertise, still you can't live their lives for them. I bet he comes back to the hobby later on as many people do. I think if it is in your blood somewhere you never lose the fascination.

Hi Alan, yes he certainly does and then some! He is the LMA member who flys the huge 7/8th scale Pitts Python. I keep telling him his models are too big, transport is not easy and putting together a model that weighs 138Kg for a couple of flights per day is a nightmare but he says 'if you've got to ...

A couple of years ago whilst attending a few fly-ins for mainly large models but not exclusively, I took along with me a Shoestring and a Phantom Mite control line model. I think there was more interest in the control line flying with the modellers than anything else, people were lining up asking fo...

: http://youtu.be/8w_ZbldVYR0 Need I say more????