Hello there - new arrival at Mode Zero
Posted: 30 May 2023, 20:19
Hello folks
Thanks for the access to the Mode Zero Forum. I became aware of the forum as a result of a link on another forum and thought that looks like fun.
My single channel experience was very short and unsuccessful in the early seventies, courtesy of a couple of Kiel Kraft models - the Outlaw and Mini Super, which spent a total time in the air of less than 10 seconds. In a familiar story I then had a long break from aeromodelling, returning some twenty years later, with more success learning to fly four channel, glow power, before making the transition to fully electric about 20 years ago.
A couple of things have transpired in recent times which makes belonging to this community make sense. Firstly an online thread made me examine those early attempts and as a result I obtained a plan for the Outlaw and already had a Mini Super kit and a pair of PAW diesels, with a thought to have another try of those classic designs. A bit later I was gifted some rather nice period diesel engines, which resulted in me getting some fuel with the aim of getting those running again.
In the meantime I'd been looking for what seems like ages for an example of the Gem 1+1 set, which I had from Roland Scott's in Walkden all those years ago. I've seen the single channel GEM transmitter on this forum and a Mainstream Gem 1+1 set also featured in this forum, but my strong recollection of my Gem 1+1 set was of a much more square box, with the rudder control stick a plastic moulding with a heavily serrated top, rather than the slender stick featured in the example featured here.
I'd really like to get a KK Outlaw in the air and see a number of options for that. One of those options would be in the original single channel on rudder and blip-blip throttle afforded by the Gem 1+1 set.
I'm sure that I'm going to enjoy browsing through this forum and that there's a lot to learn.
Best regards
Brian
Thanks for the access to the Mode Zero Forum. I became aware of the forum as a result of a link on another forum and thought that looks like fun.
My single channel experience was very short and unsuccessful in the early seventies, courtesy of a couple of Kiel Kraft models - the Outlaw and Mini Super, which spent a total time in the air of less than 10 seconds. In a familiar story I then had a long break from aeromodelling, returning some twenty years later, with more success learning to fly four channel, glow power, before making the transition to fully electric about 20 years ago.
A couple of things have transpired in recent times which makes belonging to this community make sense. Firstly an online thread made me examine those early attempts and as a result I obtained a plan for the Outlaw and already had a Mini Super kit and a pair of PAW diesels, with a thought to have another try of those classic designs. A bit later I was gifted some rather nice period diesel engines, which resulted in me getting some fuel with the aim of getting those running again.
In the meantime I'd been looking for what seems like ages for an example of the Gem 1+1 set, which I had from Roland Scott's in Walkden all those years ago. I've seen the single channel GEM transmitter on this forum and a Mainstream Gem 1+1 set also featured in this forum, but my strong recollection of my Gem 1+1 set was of a much more square box, with the rudder control stick a plastic moulding with a heavily serrated top, rather than the slender stick featured in the example featured here.
I'd really like to get a KK Outlaw in the air and see a number of options for that. One of those options would be in the original single channel on rudder and blip-blip throttle afforded by the Gem 1+1 set.
I'm sure that I'm going to enjoy browsing through this forum and that there's a lot to learn.
Best regards
Brian