Customer Models
We frequently receive nice comments about our products and service and thought we would share them with you. If you have an interesting story to tell, please send us a letter and photographs via email or post, so we can display them on our new Customer Models page.
Bonnie is designed for use with IC engines or electric, and after almost all Bonnie have gone to be electric models, it is refreshing to see this Bonnie now flying with glow power.
Email from Clive Matthews:
Probably sacrilege I know, but after many years excellent service with it’s original Mega Motor, a spare FS26 that was sat on my shelf beckoned and was fitted. The Bonnie has also been converted to a tail dragger. Lighter than a 10-cell set up but with the same power, it’s a real winner. The Bonnie is now first to be plucked from the shelf again! Best value model I ever bought. Thanks.
Clive Matthews
Email sent 2 March 2006 from Ian Worsdell:
Hi John
Received the order today…. Thank you.
Can I just say that I am very pleased with the service that you give.
During the last 3 weeks I have purchased two electric set ups (motor, speedo, battery, prop, etc) and in both cases you have spent much time helping me to choose the right set up for the plane and have then got them to my door within 36 hours……excellent!
I will definitely use you in the future and will advise anybody else that has an interest in electric flight to do the same.
Best regards
Ian Worsdell
Email from Allan Ballard:
Dear John,
I thought you might like a couple of photos for your gallery. The Samba is set up with the Mega 22/30/3E and the 3400 lipo. My first flight was 20 minutes and the slow speed performance is stunning for a thin wing. At only 3lbs weight it really is a good all round performer and I am very pleased with the result. Just a little feedback on the kit: I think they must have modified the tail and rudder as this is now side hinged and so to work correctly the tail wheel must be also placed to one side and not in the centre or the rudder will lock. This may catch out inexperienced builders.
The other photo is my old faithful, if somewhat visually loud Benji! Such a shame it is not available any more. I would have another one especially if it had an ARTF wing. It is a fantastic smooth flyer, pretty quick and no vices. It is extremely strong and will fly in any weather. I still have my original Axi 28/20/10 on 10x1700 NiCad cells. Have you got any ideas to make it faster?
Talking of speed I will have the dynamic finished soon. I will let you know how it goes. Many thanks for all your help and prompt deliveries.
Kind regards,
Allan Ballard
Email from Nick Reeves:
Hi John,
Here is a picture from our recent funfly where we managed for the first time, to get all three models in to the air. They are powered by Axi 2820/12's with 11x7 props, jeti 40A controllers and ETec 3400 3S lithiums. The performance is outstanding on this setup and we can fly the spits for nearly 20 mins on one charge.
Cheers,
Nick Reeves
Clyde Valley Flyers
Scotland
Email from Mike Downs:
Hi there,
Just to report that the first flight with the gear I got from you was a resounding success. It was a windy day with 10 to 15 mph winds but this proved to be no problem as the thrust was enough to penetrate the wind.Many thanks once again for your help in finding the best combination power train.
Cheers,
Mike D
Email from David Enticott:
Dear John,
You may recall that, last week, I bought a Sprinter from you which arrived within 24 hours! Well done. I got to work immediately and flew it for the first time on Tuesday. Its magic! The flight envelope is amazing - near vertical rolling climbs, enormous loops, bunts and o/s loops etc. and all so easy and accurate. Needless to say Im delighted even if my local cliff-top soaring site is not exactly oversize for a long approach. Nice level short grass but plenty of turbulence, dog walkers et al.
With many thanks,
David Enticott
Email from Paul Butcher:
Hi there John,
Thanks a lot for all your help on Thursday. I've just flown my Dynamic pylon racer today (Friday) and I must say that this is a great little model. it flew first time perfect no trim adjustment needed at all. Wow its so fast! It goes like a bullet, a real heart stopper.
Many many thanks and I'll be in touch again soon.
Paul Butcher
Email from Tony Nijhuis:
Hi Guys,
Great success on Friday evening, the big electric Lanc flew its first 'sorty' full clothed at an AUW of 59lbs. Performance from the AXI 4130-16 was absolutely great.....power available from the 80x3300GP's was good.. the model cruised on 1/2 stick throttle position......approx 25amps. More flight testing tomorrow and hopefully pushing towards 7min flight times.
Regards,
Tony Nijhuis
For Westfield Model Co. UK
Email from Dave Rumball:
Hi John,
Just a quick message to tell you of an outstanding flight with the Fillip this Sunday. Superb conditions resulted in a 26 min 30 sec flight off just one 30 sec climb and that's including a long sequence of aerobatics to burn off the height gained in the initial thermal. The semi-hotliner performance of the Fillip Sport on the AXI 2820/10 with 8 X 2400 cells combined with its thermal ability must make this one of the best value purchases I have made. Quirkily the model definitely flies better with the weight of the 2400s than with a lighter CP1300 pack!
Best regards
Dave Rumball
Email from Dave Chinery:
Hi John,
Attached is a picture of my Cherokee - a "practical" scale model of my full-size "toy". 50" span and about 4lb, it flies for over 10 minutes on seven 2400s and handles like a dream. Although not scale manoeuvres, it rolls, loops and flies inverted too! Features sprung undercart and working (very effective) flaps. The Cherokee is powered by a Model Motors AXi 2814/10.
Best regards,
Dave Chinery
This is an E-mail recently received by RCM-Pelikán from Patrick Plawner in Israel.
Hi, My name is Patrick Plawner, and I got to use some of your products, and see others.
First, I want to let you know that your products are really creative. I have the Mirage EPP and many people here bought already the Bonnie, Philip and Elegant. All excellent planes.
The latest I saw is the Bonnie and I must tell you I never saw such a beautiful trainer, designed for Electric.
I maintain a web site, http://plawner.net/, where you could find the review of the Mirage. I will build the Bonnie Review as soon as I will find someone local to provide the data needed.
In the mean time, few direct links you may want to look at, from my web site:
Mirage 2000
Review: http://plawner.net/4/mirage_2000_epp/mirage_2000_epp.html
Pictures: http://plawner.net/pictures/mirage_2000_epp/index.html
Videos: http://plawner.net/video/videos.html
Bonnie
Video: http://plawner.net/video/videos.html
My web site gets an average of 290 visitors a day, and many already downloaded these videos and had questions about your planes.
Best regards and continue to do such beautifull ARF planes, this is really outstanding work you are doing.
Patrick Plawner
This email suprised us, all the way from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia:
Hello John, I'm still doing my bit to impress my master, Tone.
I am indeed a good thermalling plane and when I left the hand of Tone, I was guided to an area occupied by two kites (hawks). I followed their flight style and got into a very nice thermal climb! Trimming my feathers to the same as the kites, I soared high and wide until I can just see my man on the ground!
It was lovely up here and I can see for miles. After a half hour soaring I decided to return to groung level with only two motor burns behind me. The wind changed through 90 degrees, so to show all present that I am a lovely glider, touched down after a couple of approaches. I was smooth!
My Tone was pleased with my performance and will repeat it again next time I fly with him.
Thank you John for passing me to this nice man. He looks after me! Love to Sandra too!
Regards,
Filip V
Filip is powered EXACTLY as we recommend. Please remember that we can supply high performance electric power systems (and the bits to go with them) for most models.
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