Realflight Simulator models of the IVCMAC flying sites
Club member Greg Bradley has very kindly used some of his many skills to capture the IVCMAC flying sites so members can upload them into the Realflight simulator and practice in places they know. All the info on how to download and import the sites into Realflight is on Gregs website here.
Build instructions for the Vintage Model Company “Finn” catapult glider
Click here for instructions
Chris Strachans Fieseler Fi103 FZG-76 converted to RC by Paul Burling – posted Dec 2024
Click here for Pauls article
Chris Strachans JB-2 Loon free flight model converted to RC by Paul Burling – posted Sept 2024
Click here for Pauls article
Super capacitor powered foam Lysander by Paul Burling – posted Oct 2023
Click here for Pauls article
Playing with Arduino by Mark Saunders – posted Feb 2022
Click here for Marks article
“Duct” – a ducted fan home brew adventure by Mark Saunders – posted Jan 2022
Click here for Marks story
Building the P51D Mustang from the SFM kit by David Stopher – posted Jan 2021
Click here for Davids build report
Fabricating Coiled Wire Undercarriages by Mark Saunders – posted April 2020
Click here for Marks guide
Moulding Canopies by Mark Saunders – posted March 2020
Click here for Marks useful guide
Marshall of Cambridge – The “Accidental” C130 Hercules Service Centre – posted Feb 2020
Click here for a paper produced by club member Alan Paul for the RAF Historical Society in October 2019
Moulding Balsa Fuselages by Roger Simmonds – posted March 2018
Roger gave a very interesting talk at the Public Open Day on 18th March 2018 and kindly allowed us to publish his work. Click here for the article and here for accompanying Diagram 1 and Diagram 2
Also see Rogers website at www.jetex.org
Stuart Jessups 3D Printed powered glider – posted Jan 2018
Stuart writes about his experiences with his 3D printer here
Mark Saunders home brew Foam Cutter project – posted Dec 2017
Mark designed and made his own foam cutter. Download the details here
Richard Crossley’s guide to airbrushing – posted Mar 28 2017
Taken from Richard’s talk at the Spring Public Day – download
Richard Crossley’s guide to carving pilots and crew – posted Mar 28 2017
Following Richard’s talk at the Spring Public Day and with permission of the Aeromodeller
download part 1 download part 2
An important lesson learnt – posted by Bryan Gostlow Jan 12 2017
When the prototype Boeing 299 bomber crashed on August 30 1935 many people concluded that it was simply too complex to fly – download
Building a simple Torque Indicator
A design for a quick and easy Torque Indicator can be downloaded here
Automating a winder
Design notes can be downloaded here