Ivan Taylor’s rubber powered Mig 3.

[@ivantaylor8965]

Hi, some interesting lessons from this session. Although we previously blew a motor at 900 turns one went bang at 700. Use a winding (blast) tube. Check condition of strands. Take care with winding technique. Guilty of all three! When flying in the shelter of upwind trees once more turns are used and the model may climb higher more turbulence can be expected. An hour after we packed up it went flat calm with possibly 2 more hours of daylight and perfect trimming conditions. On retrieving the Mig I failed to notice a prop blade missing, always check the model before moving it, even if you are pleased to see it's OK. Apart from all this we had fun.

[@devinmcgee5130]

10/10

[@freeflightscale]

@@devinmcgee5130 Thank you, very kind of you to say and much appreciated. 👍🏻

[@jamesmartin3360]

Definitely use a blast tube. You’ve put too much work in your mossy not to

[@freeflightscale]

Hi James, thanks for the comment. Originally the intention was to wind the motors outside the model in a half tube, then insert into the model. But the starboard counter rotation created problems for the Piserchio hook and how it located on the motor peg in the back. The Piserchio hook and half tube setup is what’s used on Wakefields, and I liked the idea - it’s something I may still revisit this method and have some new Piserchio hooks made to cope with counter rotating propellers. In the mean time, I will be using a blast tube. We have upped the strands on the motor now as well for more power, so the blast tube has become a necessity. We are hopefully going to get another trimming session in very soon.