Roots of all evil

Despite not wanting to believe that the cause of my engine failures is by the most basic of all causes, I have yielded and have since bowed in acquiescence... ITS THE BLOODY FUEL LINE IN THE MAIN TANK FER GOD SAKES!!! It was like jelly and porous.



Should have checked it periodically even tho I followed forum' advices to throw away the stock and replace with a higher quality tubing (which I did). Conclusion: No tubing can withstand nitro methane's erosive nature..



I suffered 5 engine cut-off mid flight due to this. Damages sustained: scratched my SBs, destroyed my skids due to semi-auto (still learning). It couldve been worse tho.

CopterX back with a vengeance

Crucial parts for the resurrection of the copter arrived this morning from Ehirobo.. 2 days UPS service.. excellent door to door delivery but at a cost. Had to order from them for items not available anywhr else. So..

New canopy.. plastic, can withstand a 9G crash :)

Still awaiting my woodies from Rotor Hobby, no choice but to use my carbon pros

From my last order from Quick UK, curtis youngblood 2mm super stubz.. shwingzz

Some say they're the best.. curtis youngblood radix blades

and lastly, CopterX Black Angel fins.. lighter than my chunky v2 fins

Will tune fly it tomorrow.. no extreme moves.. wanna at least squeeze 20 flights before the next crash. Yeaa right.. as master ugwai said.. there are no accidents!!!

c u wen i c u ...

QUICK UK Pic of the Month

It is to my great chufness to inform you that, one of my rc helis, has been selected to be December picture of the month at Quick UK online shop website.. (http://www.quickuk.eu/html/index.html)

I uploaded my heli pics into my quick uk account last month and voila..

It is not conclusive whether only a few but I cant be the only person who uploaded pics of helis to their website hence limiting Quick UK's choices, so I challenge thee to get yours to become the next.. hehe..

So grab your cameras and start shooting..

Thanks to Duckster for taking the pic and for those who cant be bothered to view my Lumut Excursion post (same pic was posted there), here it is again...

Miss Brunei update

Parts from Quick UK arrived today...

Was stuck with meetings and briefings the whole day so Duckster was deployed to the post office to collect on my behalf...

22 items arrived.. 14 were mine

Well, a picture says a thousand words.. so here a few thousands..


Quick UK rudder servo horn for my BLS251..












Quick UK canopy mounting bolt...













Quick UK matching throttle arm set.. Opted for single arms since its not really critical to apply push and pull linkages

















A pair YB 600 Stick Banger should improve..err.. stick banging moves i guess..












Bling2 some might say.. Quick UK header tank assembly.. Its alloy ok so should improve rigidity.. hehe












What is power without control.. tail control that is.. almost half the weight of my previous align blades but twice the stiffness...











Saving the best for last.. Miss Brunei gets a full service Thai massage.. Thaitrip canomod canopy.. lighter and sexier and blingier..

Thats all for now.. other parts are for my next project heli.. Watch this space!!! Signing out..

New RC workshop in the making

Skipped last Sunday morning flying session... verandah, new place at Berakas Officers mess

Simple but sturdy designed by yours truly

Two levels..

8ft x 4ft 3/4 inch plywood = $46
labour = $20
table legs = FOC

total = $ 66

next project.. power outlet

Miss Brunei update

Added some more parts on her...

Quick UK swash plate and wash-out base

Quick UK servo discs for Hitec

OS aluminum high needle arm

Quick UK header tank mount

Hatori muffler

Carbon boom and boom support bridge

Lumut excursion 16 Nov 2008

Left Berakas around 9, got there by 10. Manage to squeeze 1 flight with the big bird and 2 with the small one. Hovered above water at one point... hehehe.. Kes boring.

New Project for Nov

Faster than fast... Quicker than quick... Cooler than cool... Exteremer than extreme...

jeng jeng jeng... my baby project for this month (one of them) is..

50 size pattern plane... she will be powered by an 0s 75 ax.. damn it!!!

Extreme 3d canary 40 trainer again

is dead... after all the effort in restoring it.. went down like a crazy bird due to lost of transmission... the satelitte receiver came off...bugger!

here are the pics... wing for sale $10..haha

While stock lasts

Just received align (remove before flight) and kyosho (remove before race) tags from my supplier. Thick are $8 each while thin are $5 each. First come first serve basis. Trial period hence limited stock. I have got about 16 with me but can get more if necessary. Contact me via email or sms 8739459.

Extreme 3d Canary 40 Trainer

This plane changed hands twice. I 1st bought it back in 2001, sold it to someone in 2002 (after break-in but never flown) and bought it back again from him during puasa (he never touched it). Serviced the engine, repaired the blacks and bruises (damaged during storage), and brought it out for an iron maiden a few weeks ago. It took off beautifully but alas, 1min after flight, the rubber band holding the wings snapped and it went down like a rock. And it has been occupying my workshop toilet since the crash..

But due to the rainy weather that has been pillaging Brunei for the past couple of days, I decided to repair it and voila.. with some balsa, pieces from my crashed la racer, it is now ready for another iron maiden.

precautions has been taken this time. wing now has dowels at the front and screwed at the rear. I have made every effort to make sure nothing has been overlooked.

it may look ugly but i will do some touch up after its iron maiden. just waiting for the right weather and time to do it. prolly spray paint the nose or sticker it white.

Hj Mohammad's mishap yesterday

One of the main blade linkage went awol during flight. Pilot lost control hence....

Not serious tho. Damage: Tail boom, main shaft, blade and skid.

Erwan Said's revived gasser

Nice bling2 for a china gas engine

200+ is the damage.. considerably cheap if you compare power to dollar

cheap to run too








Tuning is progress.. duckster lending a hand (more like lending his feet) to assist the maestro












the combustor.. unleaded fuel with 5% 2T
58c per gallon bui..













close up..












duckster holding up the plane so i could get a better shot

the engine sound was cool, no mess after flying and at 26cc, its the smallest gasser you can buy right now.

I want one!!!

Funfly @ TJ 19th Oct 2008

On the whole, the funfly went great. I woke up late due to late nite activity but made it there just at the right time none the less..

My first funfly ever. Nice atmosphere overall. Got the chance to meet other flyers old and new plus learn a thing or two.

Here are some of the pic that I took using my handphone.



Dr Jerry. Our regular. Size matters for him.













A few brought hi speed deltas.. Home made mugi and a zagi.. (lurus kah tu the spelling?)












Left to right: Hj Pian, Duckster, Madi and Hj Dini













These are Brian's if im not mistaken. He has about 8 helis. Cool scale using a kyosho












Frequency management. Simple but effective. If sum1 has the same as yours. U can find out who.












Madi from KB setting his 600












Cpt Shukri paksa turun padang utk nyetting Madi's heli













Amir's scale warbird and our Dj, Hj Dini













Two scale helis taking off













Axenz pimped Killer Raptor, Brian's cobra













From another angle













And again... (majal)













My copter X with special ocassion canopy..



























Helis helis and helis













Planes, planes and planes













Mbekkk.. Cholesterol booster













The turbinator












Brian's again














Funfly wouldnt be complete without night flying. G Pyan did the honours.











So it went well... A few small hiccups and one casualty of war. CH Hobbies tauke, Chris, crashed his mustang.. unrepairable ive been told.


Next funfly please.