Present ideas foe remote control plane geek?
Present ideas foe remote control plane geek?
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philh

Original Poster:

267 posts

293 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Any suggestion of a birthday present for remote control plane geek, trying to think of something a bit different. Thanks in advance.

hman

7,497 posts

216 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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More fuel.

Nothing better than free fuel.

Zad

12,941 posts

258 months

Sunday 6th September 2015
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Wrong time of year really, model plane fuel goes off when it sits around for months, I think?




backwoodsman

2,508 posts

151 months

hman

7,497 posts

216 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Zad said:
Wrong time of year really, model plane fuel goes off when it sits around for months, I think?
I never had a problem burning through fuel year round using straight and 30%

Fuel does go off as the methanol is hygroscopic - BUT- if you minimise the air gap by purchasing a collapsible container or Vacu-vin the container (wine bottles work really well) then the fuel will keep.



philh

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267 posts

293 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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backwoodsman said:
This is brilliant , but out of my price range.


Boatbuoy

1,972 posts

184 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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What's budget?

philh

Original Poster:

267 posts

293 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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£40 ish

sad61t

1,100 posts

232 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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RealFlight 7

It's a flight sim that takes the input from a remote control, useful for practice in the dark evenings.

-Z-

7,861 posts

228 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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philh said:
backwoodsman said:
This is brilliant , but out of my price range.
Holy crap that is overpriced!

Try this, pretty much the same but £37

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/164677/

Or more more novelty how about smartphone controlled paper airplanes:

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/248461/