No, no pics of any flights... Back when in the days of my Beaver and Sea Vixen, digital cameras were expensive as all hell and I had a life
Taking pics of things I got up to wasn't a priority at the time.
Currently I have nothing flying, I've been gathering and rebuilding over the last 6-7yrs. Just have to get a new 2.4Ghz set and I'll have the Fox and F-86 ripping up a nearby slope.
Can't remember if I've posted pics of my herd/flock/pile of junk, so here goes.
~30yr old glider I picked up and flew twice before stripping the wings for re-covering, fuse is 'glass/balsa/'glass sandwich. Weighs in at a shade over 6kg and hauls arse in high winds on a slope.
Cox Lazy Bee, bought it for a laugh and flew it with the .049 Baby Bee engine until it seized, whipped it out and made a plug for the gaping hole in the cowling to take it slope soaring (surprise surprise)
D.H Beaver, this is what happens when you're happily flying all day long until someone else rocks up to the field and turns on their transmitter without checking that anyone else is on the same freq. Being built up slowly to static model standard.
Fuse of the F-86, a quick session with some sandpaper to give it the right curves, fiberglass tape down both sides of the fuse and a strip along the wings, bury the radio in the center section and seal with plumbers silicone, then wrap the whole thing in silver builders paper = almost indestructible slope soaring combat model. Good for 60kts and taking out those pesky flying wings
The Sea Venom got a major case of flutter and broke up in mid air, I did collect most of it from the paddock at the time... Anything usable got put in the parts bin, the rest was mixed with firewood and sent to the big hangar in the sky.
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:08 pm
$275US for the complete model with 8 servos, retracts, motor and ESC with battery - another $500NZ for a halfway decent 2.4ghz transmitter and receiver and you'd be away laughing!
Me, I want one of these:
Rick , think better make it look like a Carrier 
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