Category Archives: model planes

Pilot error (by me) has cost the life of a good friend, my 50cc Extra 300 radio-controlled aircraft (sob!) It was a fairly spectacular crash which resulted from a low inverted fly-by at our flying field in Blacktown. There were … Continue reading →

The Spitfire model is taking shape, slowly – here’s a look at the progress. I assembled the bits just to se if the wings would fit to the fuselage and the undercarriage angles were correct. It all looks good to … Continue reading →

I drove to the model flying field this Saturday keen for a fly – only to find the long grass surrounding our mowed runways was on fire! The fire had started just moments before I arrived. The fliers there said there … Continue reading →

Oops! Big moment with my big model plane. I’m showing off by flying very low inverted and I get disorientated and hit the ground in a vertical dive. Pilot error! Luckily the long grass at the field takes some of … Continue reading →

A lovely day of model flying at the weekend. Clear skies and a light breeze, great Sydney autumn weather. I can fly some smooth aerobatics and now the wilder stuff they call 3D flying – that includes end-over-end flips and … Continue reading →