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The Barron Flights
Приєднався 10 лис 2021
The Barron Flights is about making radio control aircraft, static models, and customisation of any model.
I tell you how to convert a children’s glider in to a 4 channel highly aerobatic powered model.
I show you how to make balsa kits, how to programme your radio gear, and even how to refurbish your old Dinky toys.
I am not an expert or a professional; I am not paid by anyone.
I do this for fun and what to share with you all my mistakes so you can avoid them.
About me:
I am a member of the British Model Flying Association.
I have my A certification and my B certification to fly radio-controlled models in the United Kingdom.
I have been building models of all sorts for over 50 years from a child.
I am a member of a model flying club called Green-acres based in Aldridge in the West Midlands.
I mainly post videos during the winter season, during the summer I am flying, and so I will build aircraft on rainy days.
I tell you how to convert a children’s glider in to a 4 channel highly aerobatic powered model.
I show you how to make balsa kits, how to programme your radio gear, and even how to refurbish your old Dinky toys.
I am not an expert or a professional; I am not paid by anyone.
I do this for fun and what to share with you all my mistakes so you can avoid them.
About me:
I am a member of the British Model Flying Association.
I have my A certification and my B certification to fly radio-controlled models in the United Kingdom.
I have been building models of all sorts for over 50 years from a child.
I am a member of a model flying club called Green-acres based in Aldridge in the West Midlands.
I mainly post videos during the winter season, during the summer I am flying, and so I will build aircraft on rainy days.
Battle of Britain Day
Battle of Britain Day
Spitfire
Special thanks to the daily telegraph.
Spitfire
Special thanks to the daily telegraph.
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Synchronised flying and aerobatics. Interview with Ben Ponsonby of Ramsey Aero Model club.
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Interview with Ben Ponsonby of Ramsey Aero Model club at Warboys. Greenacres Model Aero club Walsall 17th of August 2024 Synchronised flying and aerobatics
Gimbals Ali Express 2 Axis Part One
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To see Tim the plane man, click this link. ua-cam.com/video/sVSwJS5tmlk/v-deo.html My tentative steps in to air photography & improving my channel film content in the air. I have a model under construction, but can I mount a gimbal on to the model and film air to air. Let’s find out.
George Goes Over to the Dark Side
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A catch up with George, but its getting a little late in the evening.
How to Make a ¼ of a Million in a Year!
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We are going to lose our model club. I need to learn how to find funding. Do you know how? If so, I need to speak with you.
SPEKTRUM Wired Connection NX8 to DX6i
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Spektrum changed their connection for use of a buddy box. Here I show how to make a connection with a adaptor Spektrum - SPMA 3091 for the NX8 and a normal RC JR & Spektrum Transmitter Buddy Box Cable Trainer Lead Dx6i
Spektrum Radio. Can you bind a NX8 to a DX6i? The answer is………
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Yes, Wireless. Here`s how.
HUGE RC AIRPLANES AND JETS! Greenacres fun fly May 2024
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My flying model club has an open day or should I say a fun fly three times a year. And there will be found Jets and large models that you probably will not normally see. People will travel from all around the country to fly at my club.
Fokker Dr1 Dancing Wings - Flight Club
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Dusting off some old and new models to fly. I let you know what`s what and what these models can do. You may want to buy one in the future. Today we start with the Dancing Wings Fokker Dr1 Tri Plane. The Red Baron! First rule of flight club, don’t talk about flight club.
Centre of Gravity on a Swept Wing Me163 RC Model Practical C of G
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How to find the centre of gravity on a swept wing model. In this case a very practical example on an old model of a Me163.
Welcome to Flight Club. How is George Getting on? Take 3.
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George gets to maiden his fee bee model
Microaces Sopwith Pup, Improvements, and adjustments.
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Repairs and improvements to Microaces Chin Chow. Lets look at what we can do. Part 9 of instructional video posted 26th March 24. Airframe 1/24th Scale Controls Rudder, Elevator, Throttle Length 250mm / 9.8" Wingspan 360mm / 14.2" Wing Area 3.3 sq dm / 51 sq in. Flying Weight. 36 - 38g/1.2 - 1.3oz Wing Load ~11.2 g/sq.dm / 3.7 oz/sq.ft. My all up weight 48g. Recommended Receiver Microaces AIO 5...
Microaces Sopwith Pup 'Chin Chow' whats gone wrong?
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Repairs to Microaces Chin Chow. Lets look at whats gone wrong. Part 9 of instructional video as yet not published by Microaces dated 24th March 2024. Airframe 1/24th Scale Controls Rudder, Elevator, Throttle Length 250mm / 9.8" Wingspan 360mm / 14.2" Wing Area 3.3 sq dm / 51 sq in. Flying Weight. 36 - 38g/1.2 - 1.3oz Wing Load ~11.2 g/sq.dm / 3.7 oz/sq.ft. Recommended Receiver Microaces AIO 5 C...
Microaces Sopwith Pup 'Chin Chow' Maiden Fail
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Airframe 1/24th Scale Controls Rudder, Elevator, Throttle Length 250mm / 9.8" Wingspan 360mm / 14.2" Wing Area 3.3 sq dm / 51 sq in. Flying Weight. 36 - 38g/1.2 - 1.3oz Wing Load ~11.2 g/sq.dm / 3.7 oz/sq.ft. Recommended Receiver Microaces AIO 5 Channel Receiver Rec. Motor / G.Box Microaces Motor Gearbox with LONG prop shaft Rec. Prop GWS 4530 Skill Level - Build Intermediate Skill Level - Pilo...
Microaces Sopwith Pup 'Chin Chow' up to hour 9.
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Microaces Sopwith Pup 'Chin Chow' up to hour 9.
How to make a 90˚ bend in a UPVC tube
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How to make a 90˚ bend in a UPVC tube
Welcome to Flight Club. How is George Getting on?
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Welcome to Flight Club. How is George Getting on?
Indoor Flying 2, and Tactic AnyLink MkI & MkII Bind to Spektrum Radio + E
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Indoor Flying 2, and Tactic AnyLink MkI & MkII Bind to Spektrum Radio E
Spektrum DX6i, Repair, is it the servo or the radio? Or both?
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Spektrum DX6i, Repair, is it the servo or the radio? Or both?
North American B25 Mitchell Part 2 of 2
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North American B25 Mitchell Part 2 of 2
North American B25 Mitchell part 1 of 2 Videos
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North American B25 Mitchell part 1 of 2 Videos
Sir. If I may, a small correction. A rule is a measuring instrument. A ruler is a king, PM, president, dictator, what have you. I would appreciate you use 'Rule.' As an aside, well done putting forward your method for finding the C of G. I have learned some thing from you sir. Here in the Dominican Republic, model aircraft are banned, but there are those that fly models in the remote parts. I am just an observer, but with an interest in flying models, nothing more. I teach English at a local school, so I hope my English is good enough for you. Kind regards .Binlaughphin Kool. Ba: Ma ed.
My English is pretty good as a rule.
The one with the half white half black underside is currently for sale. £4m
@@briangreen6602 I’ll take a look at the back of the sofa. You never know ya luck.
That was pretty cool, cheers
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Thank you Cliff. That means a lot to me.
love this, thank you
@@ColinGreening-m9m I thank you for watching. I am pleased you liked it.
Superb video Nick, great flying from Ben ( welcome ) and Henry. 🎉
Great interview Nick and I loved the way neither of the lads reacted when you mentioned Tim and my names 😅
Noted. Me too at the time. Don`t want to comment further. Much Love. ❤ Oh Tim shared this video, and commented, and fair play to him.
So he's from the Ramsey Model Aero Club, in Warboys, southeast of Peterborough, somewhere near Cambridge, which ain't too far from Duxford, allegedly!!!! 😀😀😀
@@timtheplaneman correct! But keep the location secret 🤫
Thanks for the insight bud, looking forward to converting a Car Boot bought Rubber powered version of the SE5 . Watched the whole of your series and loved it. Thank you for your time to make this video.
You are most welcome, and thank you for your generous comments. Let me know how you get on.
Oh,the kit I got for a fiver!!! ...was a Vintage Model Co SE5...plans , glue tge lot....well chuffed
That was fun guys 😁👍
How much does it weigh?
@@timtheplaneman 60.8g all in
Thanks Nick! 😀😀😀
What a cafuffle that was 🤔 you seem to have more leftover than you used 😁👍
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Yes, just like the 1970’s when you have to fix your car. Hmm I have nuts n bolts left over! 🤔
I had one of these in the 70's and absolutely loved it.
@@argonaut6386 This was one of my favourites, worked first time too.
I like it in the cupboard, there’s peanut butter in there.
@@Theskyislistening yuk!
He's been again tonight!
@@stephenjones-m2c lock the doors !
Thanks for the easy guide! Just upgraded from a DX6i to a NX8 and want to take my Father in Law flying. Thanks for making our afternoon great!
@@amychoi4311 you are most welcome
Awesome! I like it very much! Have a nice time. Greetings ~ Milan
Just had our flying field of 40 years reclaimed by the farmer (I live in Germany) it was leased from, now too far away to travel... So it's hand launch EPP from now on... Yeah I feel for you, I know the feeling! 😢
That's a bummer. I think my club is registered as a business and a couple of years ago we had a grant from the sports council for 10,000 I think, there were conditions of course. Can the BMFA help to negotiate you staying where you are 🤔👍
Thank you, yes its travelling and the price of petrol, some how I think it was easier 40 years ago.
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Don`t know yet Cliff, early days and a crappy committee at the helm.
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I helped build a real one, a replica.
It would be nice to do a 1:1 scale. I don’t have the means of the space. I have a deep respect for those that do. Please tell me more about by our project.
@@thebarronflights It was back in 1976! I only played a small part and never saw it finished.
Vere iz za U-Boot Captians hat from za sumnail . Kursh ... arrest ziss man i immediately . .
As it happens, that peaked cap shown was a piss take of Captain Block of the UA-cam channel Petrincic Bros RC. In reality it is a Luftwaffe peaked officers cap. I do as it happens possess a U-boat commander’s hat. I will see if I can dig it out.
just a totally dumb (antique) design. three effing wings and stabs that are a design disaster.
In some ways yes, you are correct. But aircraft where in their infancy. Thank you for your comment.
Had an enjoyable day. Thanks for filming my models.
I enjoyed the day too. And thank you for your time. It’s a pity I did not bring my Mic with me.
Now I don't have to rebuild them, I definitely want to see it go faster! HD
Just as well…tiger stick under knackers are still on backwards…
I said the same thing to Henry, but may be a new model would be stronger as I just threw this one together. It may break up mid-air. Buy him another one and let’s see how fast we really can make it go.
I remember hand launching that model and it going straight into the ground, so it is a miracle that it is even in one piece. Brilliant to see it finally take to the air and very informative on the COG. Well done. HD (that's Henry's Dad!)
It’s nice to know someone appreciate`s the effort. Henry is a skilled RC Pilot.
Great.little tutorial Nick 👍
Hi enjoying your video, My name is Paul Barron and have been flying RC 45 yrs myself and my Father Michael Barron sadly pass away three yrs ago age 86, won the Concours de Elagance Trophy at the David Bodington Scale day flying the Avro 504 K example as the one in the Shuttleworth
Paul, Thank you for contacting me, well, you may be wondering why The Barron Flights at all? Its quite simple, I was looking for a catchy name that people would remember. So, it’s a borrow from the pop group The Barron knights with a double R. Not because I liked them particularly, but because it has a certain ring to it. I know the Avro 504, and I have been to the Shuttleworth collection. To win the Concours de Elegance Trophy is quite the accolade indeed. I bet your father was quite a builder. I am not sure I could match that one. I will give you a shout out in my next “Flight Club” video. If you are enjoying the series then I hope you will like and subscribe and may be tell ya mates. I make these videos mainly because people are losing the skills that were common when I was a lad. A bit like keeping a nice lawn I suppose. I don’t know everything, no one does, but if I can get people interested in building then all the better. But I have been advised by my club members to do more flying videos, so I am giving it a go. I hope to use humour as much as I can. Well, I have to go to my workshop now, I have to prep some Me 109`s in the hope of encouraging others in my club to fly some spits and Hurricanes for September. Well, that is the plan anyway. Thanks again, I appreciated your time. Nick.
Hi Nick. I'm building the 1m dancing wings dr1 at the moment. Does yours have dihedral in the wings? and any hints on cg. thanks.
Vimy, Thank you for your question. This is a particularly good question for the Dr1 which is not an easy build for a first attempt. To answer your first question, reference the dihedral, No, there is no dihedral worth mentioning. This is on purpose, a deliberate design to be unstable, because it is meant to be a manoeuvrable fighter. C of G, never trust the instructions, especially with dancing wings. I used the rule of thumb and law of averages, to start, use the middle wing as your base measurement. Divide the root measurement in to 3. Example, if you measure from the leading edge of the middle wing to the trailing edge, and let’s say that is 100mm, you divide that by 3. This equals 33.3 mm. Measure this from the leading edge back towards the trailing edge. That is your start point and register this as your C of G on the middle wing. Remember, every model is different, some are built tail heavy by the modeler, and some are not. Once you are ready to fly, you will need to adjust that position after a test flight a few millimetres, back or forth to get it just right. 🤔Flying inverted will be a great guide because if you have the model trimmed hands off and you fly inverted, and the nose points upwards, then you are tail heavy. Further, also remember, this is a snub-nosed aircraft, the tail will naturally be heavy, so you will need a lot of weight in the nose to compensate. I hope this is of some use to you. Good luck and god’s speed. Let me know how you get on.
@@thebarronflights Thanks Nick. I'm an experienced builder, just the laser cut spars in the kit seem to be shaped for the center ribs to be set at an angle. I have now glued the wings to be flat. Of course there are no instructions.I have a Sato 50 to go up front so should be plenty of weight up there. I may remove some of the ply at the rear of the fuse as there seems to be a huge excess. A gram off the back 10 grams off the front.
@@vimy385 Vimy, my wings join in the centre on the top wing, and so no separate centre section.
Nice DR-1 !!! Fly’s great and the Pilot is not too bad ether 👍🏻✌🏻🖖🏻
Thank you, appreciate that.
Blown away with the flight, and a prop hang. She looked great as well, love the sound track. Nothing wrong with the noice of a IC engine 😂
Thank you, you are a generous gentleman.
Yeah, always fancied doing one of these... I live in Germany (Ex Brot Squaddie) so the Germans would love to see this one in the air! Great flight👍
It’s the one model every one should build at least once in there lives.
@@thebarronflightsWell I bought it....build going well! How did you mount your motor... I'm puzzled... Got a Sunnysky X2212 1400kv...how did you fit yours... Pictures or info much appreciated! Ta very much.
eh spektrum is just a money grab man. horizon hobby wont even let pilots fly at there own event anymore. People should be getting the radiomaster t16. Far better, far cheaper, and is multiprotocal so your not stuck only using 1 brands rx. horizon just wants noobies who dont know any betters money.
Some people would agree with you. But alas. Most companies are just after your money in this world. But I like my Spektrum and if some chap tried to stop me using it, well we would have to have a little chat.
I would definitely agree that Spektrum is over priced, over complicated and aggressively over hyped. Not to mention not very reliable
You made that look easy, well done 👍
Nice one! Do you know if you can do this with Futabas?
I have never owned a Futaba radio, but I would imagine so.
Nice one Jeremy.
Probably the best radio, in the world!
@@thebarronflights some say, he has the niftiest fingers in the world, others, that he can identify an aircraft 3 miles away, but to us, we call him The Stig! ( aka Henry )
Cool beans, nice plane for sure. Pulled mine out two weeks ago and fly almost every evening that's not blowing up a storm here in the Catskills of NY.
Thanks for your comments. Well, the weather has been very rainy since Christmas here in the UK, and we had a slot of good flying this spring which did not last long as the rain has returned. I did visit NY a few years back, that was a windy place what with the air breezing in off the Atlantic. But I would think up un the mountains there should be some good slope soaring? Talking of which may make a good video, as I have a Spitfire fun fighter that fly’s very well on a slope.
@@thebarronflights It would be great slope soaring were there not the forest, but I have some really great thermal sailing fields. A small 5 acre field is right out my back door & its easy to take advantage of with small sail planes. A much bigger 20 acre field is a 15 minute hike but suits the bigger sailplanes. I actually like sailplanes, slope or thermal, best because it seems a bit more challenging.
Nick ... any plans to market a pink " Flight club " soap bar ? I'll order one . Just don't talk about it though .
Ah, Mr Diceman, how very kind of you to join us… oh that’s a different film. Sorry. Well just the other day it did occur that one or two flyers really could benefit from some soap. And as a double whammy, I may well benefit from some Liposuction myself. So I will have to take a serious look in to that one. 🤔
Have to say the outtakes were actually quite good
Yes, as a matter of fact I think it’s the best part.
Looks like everyone had a great day, even the three stooges got there eventually lol, cheers
Cliff, thanks for the comment. Well, that’s the short version of the outtakes. It went on for a quarter of an hour, George just could not get his lines wright. He keeps calling Henry, Harry, I`m Phill and John is Steve. So I just accepted the least worse shot in the end. But we all did get a giggle out of it, and nothing stronger than tea was drunk.
Good to meet and speak to you last weekend
Hello Paul, yes thank you, and the weather gods were smiling too! I have turny bright orange 🍊
That sound track absolutely made me crease!
is that good or bad? 🤔
@@thebarronflights it was fucking great!
Fun video Nick, enjoyed it 🙂
Thank you Cliff. I appreciate that. Top man.
@@thebarronflights One other thought, I might be worth mentioning in the description this is the small Dr.1 from DW, we wouldn't want a potential builder being put off due to the price of the larger one!
A cracking video Nick. Yer lookin a bit like Jeremy Clarkson my friend !!
Ya know, the amount of people who say that is staggering. I wish I was a better builder and a better flyer, because then I could say ( In the world)!
Just keep practising and give the jet washing the patio a break!
Nick amazing looking and flying Dr1. Great flying, I thought you had a Ghost Pilot 😊😅. Jeff in LA USA
Shooooooosh, some one may hear you.🤗🤣
Beautiful job of the covering Nick, looks glorious on the ground and in the air!
Thank you Tim. That’s the original coverage. I just changed the servos, motor and prop. The rudder would not centralise so finely got around to it. I am glad I did now. Fly’s much much better. Yours flew great first time, so hats off to you really.
Lands great in trees! Try it sometime 😀
I have to say, I was most impressed that you got those chaps in the highab to fetch it out for you. That would never happen in the UK.
Nice Flight!
Thank you.
Great info Nick appreciate it !!
I aim to inform and please ❤️
Wow ... pretty amazing flight from basically a flying wing . Nice job guys .
Thank you. I will pass that on to Henry.
Nick great job on the setup and fantastic flying skills. Jeff in LA USA
Henry was the pilot. It’s Henry’s model. He could not make it fly, so he gave it to me. I got it flying. I did not put much effort in it. But Henry said “well now it’s flying, can we make it go faster”? I said, “Lets try”. I think we can make it go even faster than this.