I have just added some Plantraco 900MHz RC to my old Bit PC9. Its nice to have proportional power and rudder, and now it is available I will add elevator control.

The Plantraco gear is tiny, and good range.

I initially had some problems wih the Rx and despite some time delays with distance and timezone stagger Plantraco have exchanged the RX for a new one without issues.

Lie most Australians I fly with elevator on the left stick, but the Plantraco is set up the americal way with throttle on the left and eleavtot on the right with rudder or aileron. So I need to practice their way on the simulator. (Plantraco comes with cable and software for computer simulator using the TX)

A bit of History

My father was an aeromodeller and engine builder so I grew up with models and modeling.

When he could afford it he went flying full size cesnas and modelling activity declined. Then we both dicovered sailing and that took over our lives.

When dad retired from sailing we both went modle flying again. He took on mostly gliders and Old Timers and I addopted electric flight.

In the 1980s electric was experimental, either cheap and nasty, build it you self or expensive and not very much better.

My time is now plit between sailing and modelling with more modelling in winter.

And I am mostly interested insmall models up to anout 200g.

Some of my small models are on the Working Pager Motor Powered Model thread of RC groups: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225017&page=4&highlight=working+pager

Pager powered Bit RC foam racers:

I was trying to model all of the Thompson Trophy winners fromthe Golden Age of air racing. Not all of them are shown because there were a few which I never got to fly well.



I will add a few more pictures from time to time.

600mm Sopwith Pup with GWS geared motor