Birdseye View of MMFC

It seems I've been doing more flying than racing these days. I've recently become a member of the Mississauga Model Flying Club. Here is some video I took yesterday by mounting my Creative Vado to the front of my T-28 Trojan. Here's a view of it before I flew it or mounted the camera:

And here is the video:

The lines you see across the screen are from the propeller. I'll have to buy a smaller camera soon, one I can mount on the wing, to get it out of the way of the prop.

[/Tim Sanderson]

Tire Salavging (Semi) Fail

You've heard of the 'Acetone' method for removing tires from wheels. I'm also sure you've heard of the 'Oven' method. Well, not wanting to stink up my house by baking tires off of their wheels, I decided to try out my own method: The 'BBQ the Rubber Off of the Wheels' method.

I heated up the barbecue for 15 minutes. I wrapped up both sets of wheels/tires in foil, (one set of front, one set of rear) and dropped them onto the grille. I probably should have turned off the burners, but instead laid the tires down with the fire burning strong.

The result: The front tires came off of the wheels like a charm. They practically fell right off. The rear tires were another story:

I guess I had them too close to the burner. When I opened the foil, the tires practically poured on to the floor.  Melted to the max! It's a good thing I had them wrapped, or else all that rubber would have made a mess of the barbecue. It'll take a bit more experimenting, but I am positive I can master the BBQ method.

[/Tim Sanderson]

Sutton Aviation RC Track

Here is a peek of the track layout for the 2nd Annual Canadian RC Offroad Championships held in Ottawa this July:

 

 I super-can't wait for this one!!

[/Tim Sanderson]

Pole Cat For Sale

I've decided to sell my Park Zone Pole Cat BNF, not because I don't like it anymore, but because it's time to try another plane tomorrow. (I’m thinking Corsair for my second plane) She's a little beat up, but still flies great. This video was taken just one hour before posting this sale:

Box has been modified to hold a full sized transmitter. (not included in sale)

Includes Plane, charger and one battery.
I'd be happy with $40 for the plane by itself, or $55 for the plane + a brand new wing & tail set. Plane is BNF (ie no radio included)

Pick up only. Mailing this would be too expensive to be worth it.
tsanrc (at) hotmail (dot) com

 

[/Tim Sanderson]