Correx Mig 7

Mig over Brazil

2011-12-12T15:32:00.005+02:00

Mig 7 fever has hit Brazil!

I received a mail from Jean Rodrigo with a couple photos of his first Mig build. We think he did a fantastic job. He even got our team Mig racing logo perfected. Unfortunately I do not have more details such as All up flying weight, engine size ect. Maybe he will send us some more pics and info at a later stage.

Well done Jean

Team Mig

2011-12-11T19:52:00.001+02:00

Swap Meet
Well I haven’t been here for some time now. Apologies for that…

Anyway the Swap Meet is all but a faint memory by now. We had lots of fun and it was a great success for our club so much so that we are going to have a Swap Meet at least twice a year.

Swap Meet

2011-10-11T05:51:00.001+02:00

Port Elizabeth Radio flyers want to invite you to our first

RC Swap Meet

When: 18 October 2011 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: Moregrove Primary School Hall, Loerie St, Cotsworld Extention, Port Elizabeth.

For more info call Markus @ 0823393277

Click on pictures below for a larger view

2011-09-19T21:23:00.002+02:00

Well it is Correx but its not a Mig.

Here are my latest photographs from our last outing this September to Slipper. Jim brought two of his latest Correx creations along. Miss America Mustang P51 and ?? Well lets see how good is your knowledge of WWWII aircraft's. What type of plane is the second one in the picture?

Enjoy the pics.

Markus

Proud builder

Jim and Sean

Mean machine

Pilot detail

Big toy

Toko - mean machine

Erica "Fynbos"

Any guess what plane they are looking at

Yup.. the Toko

Check the Pilot

Miss America awaiting her next mission

All still in one piece

What is he smiling at?

Who is that?

Click..Click

What a view

One with nature and the plane

Up up and away

Miss America and the boys

Spring on the mountin 1

Spring on the mountin 2

Spring on the mountin 3

Grounded! Difficult to buy some Super Glue up here

Last blast

Repair

2011-08-23T23:53:00.005+02:00

Hi Guys:

It’s been quiet around here for the last few months. Well the weather has been poor for slope soaring.

So I thought to post a series of pics to demonstrate how quick and easy it is to repair the Correx Mig.

Tip:

Use Lacquer Thinners or equal solvent to smooth out hot glue beads or welds

You will need:

Glue Gun

Glue stick

Some vinyl

Lacquer Thinners

Damage

Work bench

Repair kit

Use to smooth hot glue beads and welds

Some timber required

Scrap ply and epoxy.. that's all

New former fitted 1

New formers fitted 2

New battery and receiver compartment fitted

Just need to add battery and receiver

Assistance

Use hot glue gun

Filled in with hot glue

Smoothed out using Thinners

Vinyl added

All done

Something new

2011-06-13T15:33:00.002+02:00

Sean tried something new for our Mig:

Glider Backpack! He went and put together a cradle for his Electric Mig. Complete with a servo release mechanism.

This then allowed him to strap a light weight glider like the Alula on top of the Mig. The setup works brilliantly. He was kept busy taking Alula after Alula up for a glider session. Height was no problem, only the size of the Alula limited the up ride.

Well done Sean and what a great idea! It was just what we needed for those windless days especially for us slope addicts.

Markus

Some shots from Maitlands.

2011-05-17T19:43:00.003+02:00

Older man Tony, built these Migs. Two for his two grandsons.....display only, and two for himself.

Seans machine in the air at last.

Barry taking on the entire squadron......brave guy!

Mike going up.

Morne has everything in his vans workshop....including watermelon!!

So I thanked him by taking his fin off and escorted it into the bush!

Jims very pretty and very scale Mig-7!....including pilot and Russian dials!

Markus's party trick!

2011-05-17T18:49:00.004+02:00

So when doing the normal things become boring........Markus likes to do his favourite crowd pleaser!!......normally, he knows he has to push,.....but now and again, he pulls!......this time he did the right thing...and pushed :-)

A perfect sloping day

2011-04-03T12:32:00.010+02:00

Every now and again along comes a day with perfect conditions. The wind blows straight up the slope creating incredible lift perfect for RC sloping.

Well, this was one of these perfect days, wind, as Sean likes to say, as smooth as a baby’s breath. Sean, Morne, Breton and I took full advantage of these conditions at Maitlands.

It was great fun cruising low along the ridge. We were trying all sorts of tricks: spot landing, formation and combat flying and touch and go’s off the road behind the ridge.

We flew our self dizzy well into the evening and even were treated to a spectacular African sunset.

Below is a sequence of photos to give you guys some idea of what I am talking about.

Enjoy the photos

Markus

Check the links for video clips of the touch and go!!

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=120542

http://vimeo.com/20976040

Francios Allison

2011-03-21T07:02:00.003+02:00

I received this picture of a good looking Mig from Francois Allison.

This is what he writes:

Hi
Here is my Mig in her natural fynbos habitat.
We're running a build-a-thon on Tuesday evenings with 6 more Migs in the making.
There is a pretty decent slope here in Langebaan.
Cheers

Well welcome Francios to our Mig world enjoy flying this fun plane and remember pictures are always welcome here.

Markus

Sean's new Mig

2011-03-17T12:05:00.004+02:00

So here is the Mig Sean built at Jims group meeting. He has not flown it yet. AUW is 1100g at 1320mm span.

Fantastic graphics - very well done Sean!

Markus

PS:

That black creature in some photos is Sean's new pilot. She is practising for inverted flight

:-)

Mig on the beach

2011-02-23T23:18:00.009+02:00

Here are same pictures from our last camping trip

How low can the Mig go?

Nice low pass

Sean flying his beloved electric Mig 7 on the beach

Mike and my self having a Mini Swift competition

To all Mig fans out there.. We would love to see your Mig’s.. mail us your pic’s and we in turn will post them here on our Mig Blog.

correxmig7@gmail.com

Happy flying

Markus

Mig 7 Action on Slipper

2011-02-11T12:02:00.003+02:00

Hi guys; just to wet your whistle, here is a clip from last Sundays Mig flying on Slipper.

I call it “Hawk encounter”

Enjoy

Markus

Mig attack

2011-01-11T21:10:00.002+02:00

Mig attack

Here is a great little video clip from a great and fun flying day at Maitlands (Courtesy off "Bakkie")
Infect it was our first great fly at Maitlands in 2011

A belated Happy New Year to all Mig fans.

PS: No Correx Mig 7 was hurt in the making of this clip

Markus

Hermanus 2010.

2011-01-11T21:07:00.011+02:00

The road back home.

Time to reflect on a great weekends flying at Hermanus 2010.

We say goodbuy, till next year!

Ironic....the Giant Mig had only one mid-air.... with Morne's Mig, cut the wing into two.

Mig formation.

Pretty!!

WarBird formation!

Christo's Mustang.

Kevins P38.

Launch!!

Morne with the pieces of his Mig after he collided with Ulrichs Giant Mig!

WoW!!

Bruces Mig in full swing!

Anton and his Impala.

Jaco and his pretty Mig.

Bakkie having fun with his Weasel.

Ulrich on landing after maiden flight.

VERY, VERY PRETTY!!

Mig Mania, from L to R: Sean, Ulrich and Bakkie.

Saddle up!

Wing joiner.

The Man and his wing.

Ulrich fine tunning the mig for Maiden.

Start of the road trip from Port Elizabeth to Hermanus,Cape Town.
How is that for a serious undercarridge for the Mig!! :-)

Launch.

Bakkie and his Radian.

EPP Spit.

Zero and Spit.

On the way to Hermanus.

Pretty South Africa.

Herolds Bay.

One of many stops along the way to have a quick fly.

Good New Year to all. We are slowly getting back to the normal routine. Hermanus 2010 was a HUGE success! Mainly because the wind blew this time. The Migs where very excited to steal the show, but I must mention that Ulrichs 3m span ship took the honours. He did not send me many construction photos, but if you would like to see more under the skin shots, I will mail him.

Mig Cam

2010-12-06T22:21:00.010+02:00

Hi Guys:

Here is my first try with an onboard camera.

Place: Slope at Maitland’s Port Elizabeth south Africa

Pilots: Daron, Brad, Johann and my self

Equipment: Nasty cheep Chinese camera

And of course a Correx Mig 7

Enjoy and any comments are welcome

Markus

New Mig build

2010-11-17T05:59:00.002+02:00

Hi all;
just a small reminder: Here is a link where you can follow a new Mig Build by Sean of Team Mig
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1335350

Enjoy and good luck

Markus

PS: We as Team Mig would love to get pictures / videos from your Mig’s

"Hi Hi Hi Ho" of to Slipper we go

2010-11-07T23:30:00.008+02:00

Team Mig, the Slope Rebels and some newbie’s had a great days flying on Slipper yesterday. The wind was strong and blew straight up the slope. A real mixes of crafts were flown on the day. We had a couple of maidens and unfortunately a couple of crashes too.

(See Sean’s post below)

Enough with the chit chat and let the pictures to the talking

Enjoy

Markus

Brad's Mig

Good looking Flamingo

High speed action; Johann's Zipper with a Zally in the background

Epp Wiesel

Oldtimer Pattern ship

Bakkies Zally (RIP)

Some more of the pattern ship

Darons fantastic Imp

My Flamingo

Alain's Limitted X (RIP)

What a view

Some Correx action

What is Daron thinking??

Correx "jobie"

What a great days flying

Now for the hike back

Till next time

BIGGEST CORREX MIG-7 IN THE WORLD!!

2010-11-07T19:19:00.003+02:00

So Ulrich, from Strand, Cape town, South Africa, says he is building the biggest correx, or corroplast, Mig-7 in the world. Would you like to prove him wrong? Drop us a mail if you know somebody building a Mig larger than 3000mm span!......anywhere in the world!! He is building it for the Hermanus Slope event at the end of November, Cape Town. He does not want to give too much away, that is why he has only sent one pic. Boooo Ulrich!!

BTW, we have had our forensic experts look at the pic and declare it has not been tampered with :-)

How to?

2010-11-07T19:02:00.004+02:00

Below is before. Above is after!

How do you go from hero to DORK in 2 seconds? Lesson number one: Do not switch off the TX when you are placing the clip fom your neck strap, on the transmitter. This may damage your plane, especially if it is 800 feet high!! :-) OH well, I shall just have to build another!! Watch this space.

No wind to fly slope.

2010-10-15T20:34:00.004+02:00

We went to the slope to fly with a hooking wind in town, 45km SW, only to find nothing at Maitlands. There was so much NOTHING, that we could not even fly Alulas. So Bakkie and I ducted a servo to the side of his Radian, pulled an elastic over the nose to hold a foamie, and gave gas!! It worked so well that we could piggy-back two planes at once! Well done Bakkie, your Radian is THE COOL!!
Sean

Jart with SMOKE!!

2010-09-29T22:05:00.002+02:00

OK!, so we will go off the Migs just for a short post about smoke. We have been trying some methods of making our own, but have not got the formulae right yet. Bakkie imported some and we fixed it to a Jart. It looked AWESOME!!

Welcome Bretton.

2010-09-29T21:56:00.003+02:00

We have another member, Bretton! Welcome, hope you have many hours flying with us! Bretton built his Mig to the original size Dave West designed for a 25 size glo engine. Looks great Bretton, well done!!

OoooPs Barry!

2010-09-29T21:44:00.002+02:00

Barry had a great fly on the slope with his electric Mig untill he lost orientation for a second. He went down and hit the only guy in the bush, who was busy recovering his own plane, Shaun. Well Shaun did'nt seem to have taken the hit to bad. However Barry's Mig snapped in half!

Road trip.

2010-09-17T20:21:00.007+02:00

Above, Gamtoos.

The wind was SCREAMING on top of the hill.

...and cold!!

78km/h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Jart would have loved it!!

Strong, cold wind!!!!

Pine tree plantation.

Mist moving in quickly

Patensie.

We flew the right V.

Some scenic shots.

Bakkie giving a good launch!

First stop at a cellphone tower above Patensie.

Bakkie and I went on a road trip to Patensie to look for inland slopes. We did plenty kilo's and flew less. In the end we landed up at Maitlands.