Hi All. I'm Tony and I've been into building and flying model planes for a very

And welcome to me, too. Join the crazy mad throng. [badass]
I use that rare material called balsa, too, although a lot of the models I'm flying at the moment are foamys, for various reasons.
My first-ever successful flight was with a KK Mini-~Super, and single channel radio. The model flew great, the radio didn't work after take-off, so the model flew away, never to be seen again!

newbie don't they say
well it's been too many years with numerous ic and electric models flown with Phoenix at Lowestoft. A break for a couple of years and time for a different 'type' of return ie fpv fixed wing calling itself the parrot disco of all things - youtube tells me what it is but nobody else seems to have a story or two about the thing - so here i am waiting and 'listening' for many many comments

bi for now
rogcox

Welcome Rog. There's not much activity on here at the moment - the weather has been rather off-putting!
Plenty to look at, though, and you might find something of interest.

Welcome to the forum

Welcome from me too Rogcox

And a big welcome from me.

Tony B

And from me.

Welcome from me too. I hope you enjoy your time here

I'd like to give a warm welcome to the many people who have joined the forum in the past several months. Unfortunately illness has stopped me from even sitting in front of the computer for any length of time, and not being able to build or fly led to me losing my mojo and almost giving up completely.
I've tried a few times to make a comeback and the recent good flying weather has spurred me on once more, let's hope I stick with it this time.
For those of you who don't know, I'm the guy who owns the site, my son Mike (Admin) built it for me back in Jan 2011 and it's been growing ever since. I'd like to thank my friends Andy Sephton, Tony B and Klippy, they've been running the site in my absence and it's a testament to their ability and the quality of our members that not once in all the time I've been away have they had to phone me up or message me and tell me there's a problem with the site.
Thanks also to those of you that have made donations to the site, I normally send a personal thank you anyone who does and I shall have to start doing that again immediately. I'm not even sure what it costs to run the place now, I leave that to my son Mike. I've got a lot of catching up to do! :blink:
I'm determined to get my mojo back this time and get out flying soon, I hope to see many of you at the BMFA Nat's in August, (are they still on?) ..... Andy, Tony, if you're planning visiting any events during the summer, give me a call and I'll try to make it.

Cheers guys, .....
Pol. [badass]

Great to hear from you my insomniac pal Glad to know that you feel like_ trying_ to do something at least. I'm seeing my surgeon on Tuesday so we could be ready for Moel Famau together this year. MAYBE if we are still on? I will be making another small donation soon. Can't afford much but every little helps as they say :evil: Do your best and get well soon.mate. I'll need the tuition and my 35meg kit has --as far as I know-- no buddy box [badass]
Regards john

I've just dug out 2 models that are ready to go and are small enough to fly on some local common land near home John, I'll be watching the weather and hoping for a good day health wise at the same time.
All being well I'll certainly come flying with you, just let me know when you're ready.
What 35 Meg gear are you using?

Pol.

Nice to see you back pol, :woohoo:

boz wrote: Nice to see you back pol, :woohoo:

Thanks mate. I've tried to make a comeback several times and I've lost heart when the pain killers have worn off. :lol:
I'm going to stick to it this time, Garry will be turning in his grave over the way I'm behaving at the moment, if it wasn't for Andy, Tony & Klippy keeping the place running I'd have lost it by now.
Ann and I are going to look into the disabled persons facilities at the BMFA's new National Center and hopefully we'll start spending some time there, I'll treat the place like a convalescent home if I can. :lol:

Pol

I've not been active on the site for a while now but I try and keep up with what is going on here. I try and get to the flying field when I can even if it is just to watch other members flying, it's all about getting out of the house and in to the fresh air.
Nice to see you back Pol.

Thanks for the kind words Pol, it's a pleasure to be able to help out in some way! And I do like that you're using the Intro Thread to get back into the Forum... [badass] [badass]

For your info, I'll be at the BMFA Nationals over the August Bank Holiday at Barkston Heath. I'll be travelling from home daily and will only be there Saturday and Sunday.