Thursday 30 Dec at Tharwa was a perfect day for flying and Clem had his SE5A out for an airing. After a lengthy setup (landing gear, 2 wings, ...
A Last Flight For 2021?
Chasing Ray T
I have progressed sufficiently in my Quad flying to start practicing in-flight videoing of airborne aircraft. Ray T was keen for me to video his birds.
It’s QUAD Time
Hi All,
It has been a while since I was out at the Tharwa field. This morning’s conditions was one that could not be let pass by.
Lake George Soaring League members flying at Tharwa
Hello
Members of Lake George Soaring League are unable to use the lake area for flying at present as the area has turned into a err, lake.
For the short term some of their members will (occasionally) be flying at Tharwa.
Please make them feel welcome at our field.
Freeflight Nats are on at West Wyalong
From Roy Summersby
NSW Free Flight Society.
Hi,
Please find the Program and Entry Form for the 1st West Wyalong National Championship at West ...
Clem’s Spitfire is Ready For a Test Flight
Clem writes to say …
Ready for a test fly, I will do it at namadgi when the weather clears it’s been a good experience ...
Scratch Building A Fairchild PT-19
I just made this video about Peter Noack’s scratchbuilt Fairchild PT-19. He designed and built the model in the early 2000s, drawing ...
Clem’s Spitfire Update
You may have seen Clem flying his Spitfire at the October BBQ. It flew beautifully but a heavy landing in the long grass damaged the undercarriage and resulted in the firewall saying goodbye to the fuse. Now Clem has an update on the progress of his repair …
Hi all
here are some pictures of the spitfire it’s a big job I had to take the nose completely off as there was a lot of internal
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Monday Is Tomboy Day?
Is this the start of a new trend? Monday Nov 1st, beautiful weather and a flock(?) of Tomboys. Can you spot the standard size Tomboy? Were ...
The First BBQ After The COVID
Yes here are some pics from the October 2021 BBQ, the first BBQ after the end of the COVID Lockdowns of 2021. It was a great day and I think ...
Two more maidens – Ziggy and Foka
Had a great morning today…..maidened two more 3D printed planes.
Both are from Planeprint (aka Rene Marschall in Austria) whose designs are improving with each model. The two metre glider is called the Foka, and it flew beautifully. Launches and landings were excellent.
The little biplane is called Ziggy, and after a bit of trimming, it was a blast to fly. The great thing about this little plane is how little material it needs to print it, and how quickly it printed. It takes away a lot of the stress of a maiden knowing that even in the event of a crash, you can head home and click CTRL+P and have another one in a day or so!
Tharwa Electric Fence Solar Panel
The Solar Panel for the electric fence seems to be having trouble maintaining a charge on the small lead-acid battery that powers the fence. I would like to test another panel before we buy a new one. Is there anyone out there with a suitable panel that we can test?
Call Don on 04299 80949 if you can help.