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Thank you GB for your post .... Mine also in storage ever since that vid footage was taken all those 6 years ago. Have not been able to do any RC flying over last couple of years though, with too many other issues here taking up my time. Best wishes to you there!

Wood Props are hard find now with discontinued lines from TURNIGY brand at HOBBYKING . Prop Size is 8x6 Go to EBAY for a composite prop. You will see some various 8x6 styles shown here.... www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=8x6++propeller&_sacat=0&_odkw=8x6+wood+propeller&_osacat=0

Thx mate, much appreciated. Will order some and see if they fit the original propnut. Hoping that we will see some new flights with yours soon. 👍🙏😃

Master Airscrew 3B 11x7 size from this link www.masterairscrew.com/collections/3-blade/products/3-blade-11x7-propeller I was not looking for speed changes as only operate model at scale speeds for STOL flying. Only advantage of 3B is ground clearance and less vibration with normal balancing taken into account and possibly thrust output at low airspeeds

Spinner is a 3B 51mm or 2" from this supplier www.ebay.com.au/itm/113823727842

Yes 4S absolutely ! don't bother with 3.... The performance gradient you see on vid is all 4S and I only use about 75 to 80% power..... never WOT at any time.

Thank you Avesh!

Thank you Chris....... Louis

It's definitely not a "Flying Brick" Kevin with it's scale size, wing loading and perhaps a little more camber designed into it's shape than the full size. You can take it as high up as you dare and dead cut the EDF Turbine and just glide it for a minute or so to extend your flight times too. However, it is not a model you can land without power safely without managing your approach airspeed carefully a little higher than required. So fly it on like the real thing and keep a 10 to 20 percent power on as required in landing configuration with Flaps in your flare to land and touchdown . It also handles take off and landing best on hard smooth surfaces with a relatively obstacle free take off and landing approach path. Rough grass fields will stress your U/C Retract mountings and sometimes dislodge them.

Kelvin .... apology for typo

@@kjetgirl Excellent! Thanks for the added info. With these older warbirds, esp. the early EDFs, our current EDF tech can be overpowered (thus the "flying brick" aspect). The scale application can be a bit tricky, but I definitely get what you mean about the 10 to 20% throttle on approach in order to have a good flare. I noticed that in the video. It does look a bit too fast to try a hand catch so I'm glad we have a good paved flight line set-up. Thanks for the note about the landing gear! I did notice something just a bit unusual with the gear, but not quite sure what it is. I'll keep your words of wisdom in my field kit. 😉

@@kjetgirl No problem, mate!

Hi incubrian.... the Spinner is of course a 3B 51mm or 2" from this supplier www.ebay.com.au/itm/113823727842 select size and type from order tabs and the Prop is a Master Airscrew 3B 11x7 size from this link www.masterairscrew.com/collections/3-blade/products/3-blade-11x7-propeller Hope that helps you out ! .... Battery is 4S 3700mAh 25C Zippy Compact... you have to cut away the rear of the battery bay into the cockpit instrument panel bottom to fit this battery length,

Tks James .... that was a long time ago and quite a sentimental vid for me with the music and my past good times and boyhood memories of growing up at that location.... Glider has now been decommissioned and scrapped. ...... cheers Louis.

@@kjetgirl I'm glad you had fun memories with your glider 🤗

Thanks RC ...... Posted pic for you just taken in RC forum here www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3046250-E-flite-Maule-M-7-1-5m-RCGroups-News/page200#post48668793

I have a spectrum DX18. Time setting is on 4.0s Elevator Mix direction is Down Elevator and Half Flap with 10% mix and Full Flap at 20%. The flap is set at 30deg angle for Half and 60 degrees for full flap.

I made my own light set up from Hobbyking store ... hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykingtm-high-power-8pc-aircraft-navigation-and-landing-light-set.html?queryID=1f459ed5e6a872fdb0293671998da273&objectID=60091&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products... like this one and from this link to store ....hobbyking.com/en_us/workbench/accessories/lighting-leds.html .............. I had to knife cut lines into epo so I could run the wires through custom style under the wing etc. The Nose wheel lights were just ordinary white leds that I fitted to that area attached with small cable ties. I also used these lights from Hobbyking .....hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-r-c-led-lighting-system.html?queryID=2469e537bc5ef2fb29d3a93cc141f19b&objectID=18758&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products

@@kjetgirl looks like you did there really good work, well done sir. The wing tip cover is like what I have in my Fms Avanti

No I did not change it. The stock ESC is fine to use for the 3B prop. Most if not all the flying and Take Off STOL performance you see in my video is at around 50-70 % Throttle power setting.....never at flat out Full Throttle anytime. The models power to weight ratio way exceeds the scale power it it needs anyway at 70% setting. I never flew it with a 2B so I cant say if it has more power with a 3B . It will definitely be smoother with a 3B with less vibration if balanced well. The 45 deg slow climb outs after a STOL take off are all around 70% power and it would probably go near vertical at WOT full throttle if I tried it with my setup.

This is the link to the Freewing Pilots I have in the Hawk now. www.motionrc.com/products/freewing-77mm-3-0-jet-pilot-figure The pilots you see in the video are actually the same as stock Pilot in the Hawk except I covered the face with a dark helmet visor. I had the extra pilot from the FMS PC21 model that has the same pilot. Pilots are also painted Red for Pilot and Blue for Ground operations Team member in back seat. Thanks for your compliments.

Also, unless you cut away the pilots legs and torso which I did not, instead I removed or cut out the EPO floor of the Canopy to fit them into scale position. Anyway do anything you would think is best for you and your modelling skills to position these pilots that are about the correct scale size and smaller than the stock pilot.

@@kjetgirl Thank you, but I didn`t find them at freewing.

Tks for that! Mine is still on display at home and has not flown for a while..... cheers.

hobbyking.com/en_us/master-airscrew-propeller-11x7-1pc-ccw.html hobbyking.com/en_us/aluminium-prop-spinner-51mm-2-00-inches-3-blade.html Those are the links to the Prop and Metal 3B Spinner I used. Hobbyking does not have them in stock ATM. You will have to source the Prop direct from Master Airscrew perhaps and the Spinner from another hobby supplier. I chose to use the same diameter 3B propeller as the stock 2B. They are both 11x7 in size. Normally you would use a lower 10 Size for a 3B prop, however the size and the scale on this model handles the 11 size prop better

No.... Those were added by me !

@@kjetgirl PLANNING TO DO THE SAME ANY SUGGESTION TO HLP AND AVOID DAMAGE?

I added the lights as a project with some scale detail using some HobbyKing kits for them and in my hobby spares parts collection at home. Just have to take the 5V off any spare receiver channel you have or your bind plug port. Flashing circuits are supplied with the Light add on kits from HK. If you add your own bright white leds to the 5V for the Nosewheel landing Leds as I have done you will have to solder in some 150 to160 ohm resistors on one of the leads to the LED light in series otherwise you will fuse blow the leds with the current from the 5V receiver supply to you LED. Let me know if you want more help and I will give you my email address for more direct contact on this model and share some photos on it etc.

Thankyou for you like! ..... yes on later series Spectrum Tx you can program the beeps into your throttle stick position so you have an aural feedback of your power setting position besides the Voice alerts for that too. I have a beep passing the 10% and Half throttle positions. That is what you hear when I am flying slow as I may constantly blip the throttle to arrest the rate of sink in windy or turbulent conditions for STOL approaches etc and to help with a smooth touchdown. To use your Power lever as a 4th input in your scale control that is... besides your Aileron, Elevator and Rudder!

Thankyou denbensd it was and still is a great place to fly from.... Broome , Western Australia!

Thank you for your like KT. I never thought of the style of filming that way as you described.... and you are correct. Although taken a few years ago...my Tiger Moth with "Mildred" as only pilot in it now is still flying and flew again just last Sunday for the first time this year.

Hi Gina, Thank you for your comment. Yes Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia was a great place to fly. I grew up there in the 1960's as a 7YO boy. My father was a Commercial Pilot based there and I was often at the Airport there with him and the aircraft he flew. My TM has not flown for a while.... perhaps your interest in my video will make me fire it up again soon again from my hangar storage room. Cheers and hope you get your wish for xmas! ...... Louis

Just ordinary Matt Black model paint painted on with a brush. Tamiya or Testors brand ..... must be WATER based acrylic so an not to damage the foam EPO finish. That is do not use turps or thinners as in for the Enamel based paints

@@kjetgirl cheers. Appreciate it.

Thank you for your like Aurelios... Yes this model is still flying now after all this time still unchanged apart from Mildred who is now just solo pilot in it now. The Male pilot is flying my Dynam WACO Bi Plane now !

Cheers and all the best too.... from DARWIN NT Australia now.

Tks & Keep me posted on that FC..........

Cheers and appreciated that like Luke !

Installed the three blade prop and cone tonight. Can’t wait to see how she flys now!!! Thanks again for the inspiration and product info!!!

Tks for that info for reference DD .... cheers Louis

Thank you for your compliment Capt. B... Yes - Have it CG Balanced level at 87mm.... back from Leading edge of TOP Wing and it should do that for you !

Your CG comment is very interesting. Something I have been struggling with. Instructions say 70 -75mm's. Mine balances out at 90mm's with 2200mah battery all the way forward. I have read that some folks achieve great balance at as much as 100mm's. I think I will follow your lead. I really like the way your plane just floats. Again, beautiful detail work!

""This"" ... is what I wrote below in the RC Groups forum on this model in May 2017.... 72mm the Forward Limit of the CG on this model and 100mm is the most Rearward Limit and UNSTABLE and Twitchy side of the CG ...good for guys that Dont fly scale and just throw the model around like a 10 YO Boy. Yours should be ok at 90mm though. The more forward the CG is to the 72 limit is the scale handling stability improves. ""Just maiden flew this one a couple of days ago at 2.1kg (74oz) Flying Weight with Zippy 4S 3700mAh 25C packs. Finished weight with scale modifications and Sense ESS Air sound system is 1.76kg (62oz) Fiies "Perfectly" scale at this weight and CG at 88mm. Range of Fore and Aft movement limits I have calculated to be 72mm to 100mm at the Top wing root for the Biplane's MAC 25% - 35% CG range of travel. Gradual scale takeoffs advancing power slowly to just over half setting and leaving it there while holding on some right rudder , lumbering along with Tail wheel off and transitioning to a shallow level climb-out if you want to. Elevator controls are set at neutral for Take Off and Landing approaches are done with just 3 clicks of Up Trim with a little power left on to assist, for a smooth "roll it on" touchdown. It Feels, Looks and Flies just like the real thing ! Just Beautiful ! ""

Excellent information. Thanks so much for sharing this with me. I will give it a go where it is currently at but will more than likely either get a bigger battery or add some weight forward. I would really like this plane to fly like yours did in the video. Thanks again!

That is very useful information. Meant to ask you..... Did you set dual rates and expo? would be very interested in how you set up your transmitter.

Thank you for that and watching Victor !