New Year flying start ?

Anyone out flying today ?

10-12 mph N, wind

Good hard frost overnight and snow showers at the moment in Rhuddlan don't think I'll be bothering as I'm full of cold B'Boy must have left it down the field for me to catch

crazy fool I aint flyin

Brian Colclough wrote:Good hard frost overnight and snow showers at the moment in Rhuddlan don't think I'll be bothering as I'm full of cold B'Boy must have left it down the field for me to catch

Sorry to hear about your cold Brian, can you please keep me posted with regards to the snow showers. car loaded up and no where to go
Spoke to Dave S just now, very icy up the top field and the roads are slippery.

I need to have a play, I must have a play

Leigh wrote:crazy fool I aint flyin

wus

Zaid just been outside sorting a few logs no snow at the moment and the frosts just started to clear

Thanks Brian

On the way

:-)

just been past the feild, very wet!

At the field, dry (just finished snowing) icy patches cold and no wind, just perfect. Already had one flight with the 700. A lot better than last time :-)

Thanks for the company Dave. Bob G also stopped by to say hello which was nice. Had a really nice day (well three hours)

The heli is doing well, very stable and done first loops today, engine is happy with plenty of power and smoke, but I am still having a great deal of difficulty starting the engine, it seem to hydro lock even when no fuel is going through it, yet I can turn it by hand . Tried to use different power supplies to power up the starter but still no joy

Good day all in all

did some Park Flying in Mold with Sam.The Fury and The Blade Dancer...very cold and field 10cm of Snow.See you all Sunday,hopefully

there maybe fuel lying in the lower crankcase which isn't drawn up when you turn it over by hand, the extra speed when using the electric starter draws the fuel up into the combustion chamber & locks it out, I'd be a bit careful as those engines can't be cheap, but there again would you have the same trouble if you converted it to petrol....................... at what cost though

I see by the pics you broke the ice today

"I see by the pics you broke the ice today" Hope he's going to pay for it

Hope to give it a go on Sunday p.m. Will fit skis if snow !!
Gary

Rich wrote:there maybe fuel lying in the lower crankcase which isn't drawn up when you turn it over by hand, the extra speed when using the electric starter draws the fuel up into the combustion chamber & locks it out, I'd be a bit careful as those engines can't be cheap, but there again would you have the same trouble if you converted it to petrol....................... at what cost though

I see by the pics you broke the ice today

So How do I stopping from doing that all the time ?? is there anything I could be doing ??

Cheers Rich

Brian Colclough wrote:
"I see by the pics you broke the ice today" Hope he's going to pay for it

Can't afford to as I might be needing a new engine (hope not)

If you always land the last flight of the day inverted Zaid it will probably help with that problem but could possibly lead to some other issues though

LOL LOL which leads to

Trouble explaining the crop circles to the guy who mows the strip