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Sunday, 14 June 2015

Mijet Itford Hill 6/6/15

Flying Itford Hill last weekend in around 30mph wind. Mounting the DVR on the tailplane doesn`t give the best view of this `plane!                                                                                                                         What I was trying to achieve was the correct set up of crow, initially there was a large amount of zooming but with a lot of down trim overcame most of it. Have now programmed in  a curve mix..voila! While me being in setup mode decided to progamme a rud/ele mix to aid knife edge, havent tried it yet but it must help.

6 comments:

  1. Russell H14 June 2015 at 14:19

    Impressive flying style - would suit limbo contest.
    Instructive video - shows direct effects of flaps and crow braking,
    worth the inelegant view of this classic slope soarer.

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    1. Unknown14 June 2015 at 20:34

      Rusty, you obviously know the Mijet. I built it about 42 years ago and did race it a couple of times once at Butser Hill Hampshire, came 3rd I think. Have modified it recently with large ailerons, flaps and a rudder these mods have really transformed an already good 'plane into something which can compete modern world. Unfortunately I haven't been able to fly it for a while so now I'm trying to set it up. My first foray into r/c was single channel with a wind up rubber band escapement. Then I built Ron Fullers galloping ghost unit (a free bee from Aeromodeller.. hasn't technology moved on!

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  2. Will Attfield15 June 2015 at 18:59

    Fantastic video quality! Thanks for sharing!!

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  3. Will Attfield15 June 2015 at 18:59

    Fantastic video quality! Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. Will Attfield15 June 2015 at 18:59

    Fantastic video quality! Thanks for sharing!!

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  5. SteveH21 June 2015 at 23:10

    That doesn't look like the Mijet I know. The Mijet was designed by Colin Prior in 1974. Colin used to review models for Silent Flight & Fixed Wing magazines. I met him recently, he's 80 now and due to a medical condition, no longer flies, but he does still love building his gliders and I have bought two from him that he has built. By God can he talk! Lol.

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