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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby PHIL ATHERTON 2400 » March 29th, 2010, 4:36 pm

Nice job son! but can you let us know when the wings are finished and its ready for the test flight need to get the kids hard hats.....Regards secret Squirrel :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » March 29th, 2010, 4:47 pm

PHIL ATHERTON 2400 wrote:Nice job son! but can you let us know when the wings are finished and its ready for the test flight need to get the kids hard hats.....Regards secret Squirrel :lol: :lol: :lol:


Don’t worry about it Son, by the time it will be ready for test a flight you will all be hiding in your Dreys from the cold or in your case the pub. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby PHIL ATHERTON 2400 » March 29th, 2010, 11:26 pm

Dave Parry wrote:
PHIL ATHERTON 2400 wrote:Nice job son! but can you let us know when the wings are finished and its ready for the test flight need to get the kids hard hats.....Regards secret Squirrel :lol: :lol: :lol:


Don’t worry about it Son, by the time it will be ready for test a flight you will all be hiding in your Dreys from the cold or in your case the pub. :lol: :lol: :lol:



ahh beer mmmmmmm!! :lol: :lol: :lol: see you at baz's bar on thursday night son

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Jason Griffiths » April 13th, 2010, 11:50 am

Looking well cool i like :D
Thanks 8-)

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » April 13th, 2010, 12:58 pm

Thanks Jason, it is coming on, but slowly at the moment, to many other thing to do, still I hope to have it finished for Rougham fingers crossed. :geek:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Jason Griffiths » April 13th, 2010, 1:09 pm

Dave Parry wrote:Thanks Jason, it is coming on, but slowly at the moment, to many other thing to do, still I hope to have it finished for Rougham fingers crossed. :geek:


Dave i know what you mean,it's the same with my Spit .. just trying to find the time to crack on with it.

Yeh im going to see if i can get to the Rougham show ... not to fly just nosey at the models there :D
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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » April 13th, 2010, 1:44 pm

Jason Griffiths wrote:
Dave Parry wrote:Thanks Jason, it is coming on, but slowly at the moment, to many other thing to do, still I hope to have it finished for Rougham fingers crossed. :geek:


Dave i know what you mean,it's the same with my Spit .. just trying to find the time to crack on with it.

Yeh im going to see if i can get to the Rougham show ... not to fly just nosey at the models there :D


Hope to see you their then Jason, is a good show well worth the journey.

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » April 27th, 2010, 10:32 pm

Hi All, well I have finally made it, the end is in sight, my long suffering better half is saying thank god I might get something done in the house now ( in her dreams) I’ve done my share for this year, anyway the last of the covering was done last night and today I have started to fit the radio gear, as you will see from the pictures I haven’t finish installing it yet but while the weather was nice I just had to put it together and take some pictures for you all.
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It will be at Rougham this weekend on the LMA Trade stand if you like to have a look, but not to close mind, it is my first build, thanks to you all for your kind words and advice over the build I don’t think it will be my last. :D :D :geek:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby PHIL ATHERTON 2400 » April 29th, 2010, 9:29 am

hello son!...... just a quick one from your pics i see you have set up the elevator in a interesting way watch out for them there trees......all the best secret squirl.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Jason Griffiths » April 29th, 2010, 10:31 am

think iv said this before ....... WELL COOL 8-)
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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » May 15th, 2010, 5:55 pm

Well, She finally few today, the weather has not been kind over the last couple of week plus LMA duties, at Rougham, where dose the time go, anyway it has had 5 successful flights today at our own flying field, my thanks to Dave Johnson for test flying it for me I was to nervures after spending all that time building it, I did have a go later, I have some video of her flying will try and uploaded to YouTube over the weekend. :D :D :D :D :D :geek:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby PHIL ATHERTON 2400 » May 15th, 2010, 7:21 pm

OK Son how many Squirrels have you killed. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby DAVE JOHNSON » May 15th, 2010, 7:27 pm

I think they all had hard hats on when they saw him arrive !!!!!! seriously,considering the awfull crosswind today at the site,it flew great,and other than being slightly nose heavy,no trim required---another good example of Tony N designs---i imagine Dave will be at home polishing it tonight-----

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » May 15th, 2010, 7:47 pm

PHIL ATHERTON 2400 wrote:OK Son how many Squirrels have you killed. :lol: :lol: :lol:


Arr yes all polished and ready again, no squirrels was harmed in the flying of this plane because I wasn’t flying it when we were making the video, however I did see a few with hard hats on when Dave pass it over to me, ‘what’s that all about then’, I feel someone tip them off. ‘Phil’ :twisted:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » May 17th, 2010, 12:22 pm

Okay as promised here is the video. :geek:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Bob Johnstone » February 17th, 2011, 1:56 pm

I enjoyed the thread and have to admit the covering is better than I might manage.
I noticed that Dave Parry did not decide to modify his to use flaps. Would this be a good idea? especially to slow down for landing.

Now that some time has passed, also now that 2.4 Ghz is ok, What servo's would be most suitable for the Sky-120? I plan on using my Spektrum DX7 with mine.

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » February 17th, 2011, 6:11 pm

Bob Johnstone wrote:I enjoyed the thread and have to admit the covering is better than I might manage.
I noticed that Dave Parry did not decide to modify his to use flaps. Would this be a good idea? especially to slow down for landing.

Now that some time has passed, also now that 2.4 Ghz is ok, What servo's would be most suitable for the Sky-120? I plan on using my Spektrum DX7 with mine.


Hi Bob, Sadly the Sky -120 is no more it meet its end at Much Marcle, nothing to do with the build or anything like that, just an unfortunate incident involving a very large tree, and before you ask no it wasn’t me flying it, but there you go you pay your money you take your chance. My second Sky - 120 will be ‘I hope’ finished for the show season, I used the servo that come with my DX7 and they were fine, if you have the skill to build flap in, then I would do it, I feel it does come in a bit fast on landing which might be a problem for some club strips. I hope this helps and I am glad you enjoyed the thread. :geek:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » February 17th, 2011, 10:33 pm

I have also found the undercarriage tends to do the splits after one or two heavy landings so on my second 120 I have decided to try and prevent it happening again, a little crude but it seem to work, I might find a way of making it look a bit better, we will see.
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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Denis Brown » February 17th, 2011, 10:52 pm

Perhaps flying lessons would help. Tee Hee :evil: :evil:

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Re: LMA Sky 120 Build

Postby Dave Parry » February 18th, 2011, 9:15 am

I will tell Dave J that for you den :twisted: :twisted:


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