Weird hobbies anyone ?

[Victor]

Anyone got on strange hobbies on here that they are using this time to get indulged in, or maybe going back to a hobby you took up many years ago?

 

[larrylamb]

Talking to my wife.

Apparently she's lost her job at Woolworths.

 

[WelshGas]

RC helecopter with combustion engine. Enjoyed building it, putting it through its paces on the ground but not so flying. 4 flights, 4 crash landings and about £1000 in repairs . Now I just gaze at it, but maybe one more go!!!!!

 

[Velma's Dad]

RC helecopter with combustion engine. Enjoyed building it, putting it through its paces on the ground but not so flying. 4 flights, 4 crash landings and about £1000 in repairs . Now I just gaze at it, but maybe one more go!!!!!

Pictures, pictures!

 

[T6 CFO]

RC helecopter with combustion engine. Enjoyed building it, putting it through its paces on the ground but not so flying. 4 flights, 4 crash landings and about £1000 in repairs . Now I just gaze at it, but maybe one more go!!!!!

My brother tried that hobby years ago with the same result. I seem to remember he used to take it to a very big field and strap it to a B& D workbench.
I did see it flying briefly before taking cover.


Mike

 

[larrylamb]

RC helecopter with combustion engine. Enjoyed building it, putting it through its paces on the ground but not so flying. 4 flights, 4 crash landings and about £1000 in repairs . Now I just gaze at it, but maybe one more go!!!!!

Would a drone be a suitable replacement hobby??

 

[WelshGas]

My brother tried that hobby years ago with the same result. I seem to remember he used to take it to a very big field and strap it to a B& D workbench.
I did see it flying briefly before taking cover.


Mike

That's what I've done on the patio.

 

[WelshGas]

Would a drone be a suitable replacement hobby??

Yes, but that's considered cheating.

 

[WelshGas]

Pictures, pictures!

Here we are.

 

[WelshGas]

In1977 I was the SMO at RAF Masirah, a small island off the coast of Oman.
While there I built a 6’ wingspan, balsa and doped tissue paper, monoplane with a 10cc Petrol engine. No remote control. The Ailerons wee fixed to give a 5o climb and the Rudder a 5o turn. It would take off and spiral upwards until the fuel ran out and then glide down in a spiral path and land in the sand dunes. A typical desert island.
When it came time to leave there was no way the plane would survive the journey home. So we fixed the rudder straight. Fitted a much, much larger fuel tank. Put some silver foil on the fuselage to improve its radar signature and sent it down the main runway. It eventually lumbered into the air , cleared the perimeter fence and sand dunes and headed off towards the Indian Ocean. We lost the faint radar signal at about 5 + miles but it was still climbing having passed 1000ft at that point due to some helpful up currents. I doubt it would have survived the landing.

 

[willwander]

My brother flys RC planes, helicopters are notorious. I have been witness to many disastrous maiden flights, (which, as a sibling, I obviously found highly comical )

 

[WelshGas]

My brother flys RC planes, helicopters are notorious. I have been witness to many disastrous maiden flights, (which, as a sibling, I obviously found highly comical )

Too true. Planes are much easier than helicopters.

 

[WelshGas]

 

[Digger]

Awesome but bet you he couldn't boil an egg Seriously though what a skill level.

 

[willwander]

That actually looks like one of my brothers flights, although all his manoeuvres are completely unintentional

 

[Joker 1299]

Dressing up in a see-through top and posting pictures of yourself on an Internet forum - Anyone?

 

[California4x4]

Dressing up in a see-through top and posting pictures of yourself on an Internet forum - Anyone?

I didn’t know that was you. But your user name should have given it away.

 

[Joker 1299]

I didn’t know that was you. But your user name should have given it away.

Damn! Sussed!

 

[Velma's Dad]

Damn! Sussed!

Why Purley, out of interest? Happy memories?

 

[Joker 1299]

Why Purley, out of interest? Happy memories?

It wasn’t actually me. My money’s on crazygranddad - not seen him for a while.

 

[jts46]

Model Railway (sorry i will get my coat and leave)

 

[Jay20cali]

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Awsome
My pal bought one years back brought it round to ours with a training brace it lasted 30mins ,still finding bits of it 5yrs later

 

[Borris]

I'm spending my time finishing our pub shed in the garden. If this lock down continues it might just come in useful.

 

[Ch1pbutty]

I'm spending my time finishing our pub shed in the garden. If this lock down continues it might just come in useful.

Our garage has turned into a leisure centre with a bar:

 

[Scoobz1]

RC helecopter with combustion engine. Enjoyed building it, putting it through its paces on the ground but not so flying. 4 flights, 4 crash landings and about £1000 in repairs . Now I just gaze at it, but maybe one more go!!!!!

Have you used a simulator - ideal for practicing on whilst keeping costs down ?