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Post by gas on Apr 29, 2007 19:27:27 GMT 10
i saw it just before it went outa site, we spent 4 hours looking to no avail. and yes he made the mistake of letting it glide,it was heading south wen i send it and told him to dich it but he was to far from me
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Post by balistic on Apr 30, 2007 8:29:45 GMT 10
About 7 years ago I was flying there and lost mine but it was out to the right down the ridge, behind the road. Getting dark, looked for ages and gave up. Next morning that Canadian friend of mine, Lawrence who I'd recently met - he was out visiting - insisted on going up for a look. He found it after an hour or so and insisted on driving it all the way back to me at Redcliffe! I did give him a nice cuppa coffee, but it was incredibly generous of him! That's all very fine to do it once ... but where are you now Lawrence! Not much use to Allan if you're back in Chilliwack, British Columbia! Do you expect him to find his own plane?? Downright slack I reckon, letting him down like that. Sorry for letting you guys down. As soon as I heard Allen lost his plane I have been doing extensive searching using 'Google Earth'. Still have not found it so I suspect someone eles alread picked it up. If I get a lead I will pop right on down there to deliver it to your door Allen. Cheers  |
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Post by st on Apr 30, 2007 15:47:45 GMT 10
Technology is beaten by humans once again ;D I found your plane Alan. Consider yourself very lucky - it was steeper and a lot more tree'd back there than I realised. It could have flown for ages.
I'm no Lawrence though, and aren't driving to Bris just to drop it off! I do travel to Bris each weekend though if you want to pick it up off me.
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Post by gas on Apr 30, 2007 18:57:27 GMT 10
st what!!!!! you found it . holly cow. allan wont believe it ,what can i say but thanks st.thats great ilk let him no as soon as i see him .good news
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Post by gas on Apr 30, 2007 19:09:00 GMT 10
alan just rang hes stocked st good job mate he said a big thanks for your time and effort, thanks. well arange pick up .its going to be north on satrday so well head up.have u got a charger spear st, wack it on for two days its a 2300 mah, and hel use it.he also said whats your poison st, i think its the lest he can do.give us your address in a private msg st.
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Post by gas on Apr 30, 2007 19:10:12 GMT 10
tell me where it was st. and was it on the ground
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Post by st on Apr 30, 2007 20:03:20 GMT 10
No problem, I thought he'd be happy  It was on the ground, in a relatively open area. To the SE of the heavily tree'd steep bit. Looking down on that big barn thingy (though still a fair way from it), south of the house/shed? that's hidden in the trees at the base of that hill. I was lucky - had gone as far as I was going to, had just started heading back and then spotted it back there. I would have made some smart alec comment about your plane finding abilities if it weren't for the fact that the roles were reversed when Gerard found mine at Mt Mee ;D Sunshine coast forecast is for Southerlies on Sat, notherlies Fri (though it could well change...). As I said I go to Bris every late Sat/Sun. No poison needed as I don't drink it! Only charger I have is slow dumb charger that came with radio set. Can put it on that for you for a day if you like. Does he just pull the battery plug from the receiver and charge through that? The pushrod has separated from the elevon horn attachment thing (pulled through the thread it seems), though I just checked and it screws in again OK. |
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Post by gas on Apr 30, 2007 20:32:16 GMT 10
yes we stop looking just short of that area cos we thought no way that far,its always the way,good job again st ,yes just plug from the receiver plug st..wel keep eye on weather and come up on fri then if winds rite at the time.we owe you mate thanks.
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Post by thevon on Apr 30, 2007 21:34:24 GMT 10
My 2 bob's worth ... a guy told me one time ... when you're sure you're losing it and it's going out of sight (especially around the back of a hill), pull full up and push full one way aileron. Keep holding that until you're absolutely sure it has to be down. It will spin/ spiral down but won't fly off. "Crossing the sticks" they call it.
But if you're just a long way out and realize you're losing height and won't get back up, always aim it back directly towards yourself. Often you'll get lift back at the edge of the slope. If not, flare it up slope and if it goes out of sight below, take a deep breath and start walking. But at least you know roughly where it is.
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Post by ding on May 1, 2007 6:17:58 GMT 10
My 2 bob's worth ... a guy told me one time ... when you're sure you're losing it and it's going out of sight (especially around the back of a hill), pull full up and push full one way aileron. Keep holding that until you're absolutely sure it has to be down. It will spin/ spiral down but won't fly off. "Crossing the sticks" they call it. But if you're just a long way out and realize you're losing height and won't get back up, always aim it back directly towards yourself. Often you'll get lift back at the edge of the slope. If not, flare it up slope and if it goes out of sight below, take a deep breath and start walking. But at least you know roughly where it is. Both of these are a good idea. On the f3a models I used to program the failsafe with a heap of up and a little aileron too. It was remarkable. Switch the radio off and after a little sorting out they would be in a gentle spiral. Perfect  Only thing was it could be a bit of a bugger if you were low and inverted as it would be in before you could think it  Not so much of a problem for epp slopies. |
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Post by Slopefun on May 12, 2007 20:46:04 GMT 10
Has any one tryed the Alarm from ebay yet.!!!
I was just about to get one.
Paul
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Post by livefibre on May 12, 2007 21:19:59 GMT 10
HI, still waiting on two to arrive from China >:payed for two weeks ago and only sent on friday.
Cheers Alan
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Post by Slopefun on May 12, 2007 21:47:00 GMT 10
Cool thanks
Paul
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Post by thevon on May 13, 2007 10:09:58 GMT 10
I just have to say again how important it is to have one of these when flying at bushy places like Mt Mee! I now have one built into each of my 3 EPP wings, and another I can plug in and out of the sailplanes. I have had more instances lately where I would have had a terrible time finding the plane in the lantana/ wild raspberry/ etc. Actually it was terrible enough as it was - I still have cuts from the scrub when retrieving them, plus falling down into holes etc ... but at least I was able to head straight for the beep. Both times the planes were so deep in the lantana that you couldn't see them from on top. Not such an issue at Bald Knob, with grassy paddocks, but in my opinion ... absolutely necessary at Mt Mee. On the positive side, the deep layer of scrub minimizes the damage when you plough in.
By the way you can't tape over the alarm - it cuts the sound off almost completely. I'd like to find really loud ones.
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Post by thevon on May 14, 2007 10:51:37 GMT 10
If you're installing a lost model alarm (LMA), make sure you don't put it on an inactive channel. Put it on a spare active channel of your RX , or in between the Rx and a servo.
I thought I my new LMA's were faulty because they kept beeping all the time. But finally realized that I had plugged them into Ch 7 of the Rx's, but my Tx is only a 6 channel!
Probably only a dumb klutz like me would do a thing like that, but just in case there are any 3 yr olds building foamies out there, they may benefit from simple tips like this.
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Only thing was it could be a bit of a bugger if you were low and inverted as it would be in before you could think it 
Not so much of a problem for epp slopies. 