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  1. dominicm

    3 metre FMS Fox with head tracked FPV. Total immersion

    With our new Arduino based head tracker the FPV experience is complete. Just brilliant flying experience and the head tracking enables me to concentrate 100% on the flying and not panning/tilting the camera with other controls.
  2. dominicm

    Turbine powered glider...stressing it to the max

    How he doesn't rip the wings off I don't know. There must be one very thick and strong spar in that projectile.
  3. dominicm

    55% scale Yak-54. Why not just jump in?

    They don't come any bigger than this. An awesome display of this monster sized ARF by Steve Carr at the Popham Model Show. Wingspan: 180 in (4.58M) Wing Area: 6290 sq in (40580sq cm) Fuselage length: 161 in(4.1M), empty weight with hardware 65.9 lbs (29.9kg) Engine: 400cc min (Self...
  4. dominicm

    Exceptional scratch built twin turbine F-4 Phantom

    Challenging flight of Javad's exceptional scratch built twin turbine F-4 Phantom. Strong cross wind on the day but that didn't dissuade us from flying/
  5. dominicm

    Crashed de Havilland DH 91 Albatross

    After a successful maiden flight in strong winds I was confident about flying the Frobisher again in kinder weather. The first flight of the day went really well although did show the difficult ground handling characteristics. The second flight ended in disaster. Powered up after pointing into...
  6. dominicm

    FlexJet Pro 90mm EDF jet on Radiomaster TX16S and TBS Crossfire

    20 years of aero-modelling so had a tidy up of several boxes of 'junk' and found a ChangeSun 12 blade 90mm EDF fan with a HET 1400KV motor and 120A OPTO ESC. Needed to put it in something and I liked the look of the FlexJet Pro. Turned out it was a very high quality kit with excellent assembly...
  7. dominicm

    de Havilland DH.91 Albatross 'Frobisher' with 4 motors

    Built by master aero-modeller Chris Golds over 20 years ago and in storage ever since. He was also a jet pilot of various full size aircraft including the English Electric Lightning and an accomplished aviation artist. He's enjoying retirement now so hoping he gets to see this vid of his...
  8. dominicm

    Rare de Havilland Sea Vixen fighter jet

    Not very often we see a scale jet built from a plan so always a joy to film such a model when I do get a chance. This Sea Vixen was built by Dave Batchelor from a Kerry Sterner design. Built over 2 years and flown expertly here by Dave Wilshere of Motors & Rotors.
  9. dominicm

    Onboard my turbine sport jet with the Insta360 ONE X2 action camera

    Onboard my turbine sport jet with the Insta360 ONE X2 action camera at BMFA Buckminster with the first Jet Modellers Association (JMA) event of the year
  10. dominicm

    F3A style RC with huge side profile

    Will certainly knife edge all day with that side profile !
  11. dominicm

    Durafly Excalibur V2 High Performance 1.6m Electric Hotliner

    Features: • Stunning looks and a brand new high-viz color scheme • Includes vacuum formed nose cone for slope soaring • V2 is reinforced with even more carbon fiber and glass fiber • Extreme speed, awesome maneuverability • Unique forward-swept wing design • Very powerful pre-installed drive...
  12. dominicm

    Flying Flex Innovations big RV-8 by FPV

    After a line of sight flight to test my newly assembled RV8 it was time to fly it FPV for the first time.
  13. dominicm

    Best FPV setup for 3 metre Fox glider

    Now got the perfect FPV setup on my 3 metre Fox powered Glider. FPV flying doesn't get better than this !
  14. dominicm

    Jet powered Seagull !?

    Not a concept I could have dreamt up...but when it flies it soars and glides beautifully.
  15. dominicm

    Recent 'moments' at the flying field

    Some recent and some not so recent favourite 'moments'
  16. dominicm

    de Havilland Express biplane

    Our friend George (4-max.co.uk) flies his restored Chris Golds de Havilland Express for the first time. Some tinkering to do but a successful first flight.
  17. dominicm

    Some giant RCs filmed by 'Essential RC'

    Some of the favourite large RCs I've filmed in recent years. Which is your favourite ?
  18. dominicm

    Future RC is here...thrust vectored VTOL Star Wars TRI-JET

    Created by master RC designer and builder Dietmar Metz. This is the finished Star Wars Tri-Jet being demonstrated at a trade show in Germany. Quite amazing degree of control for an electric ducted fan jet.
  19. dominicm

    Santa is on his way

    Santa and his Reindeer. So clever. Notice how Santa waves and the Reindeer nod with Rudolph having a bright red nose !
  20. dominicm

    Sukhoi Su-30 RC twin turbine jet (~£25K)

    RC jet of 2021. This thing is a beast. You would need around £25K GBP to own one. Specification: Length: 149.6" (3800mm) with the probe Wingspan: 96.7" (2457mm) Power: 2 x 16-20kg thrust Dry Weight: 26-29 kg
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