Pilot and Airplane of the Month  

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Profile of an AeroMaster

             First and foremost, we would like to apologize for the late publication of this column, this was due to excessive and unexpected workload over the past few months. Nonetheless, things have since gone back to normal and ,gladly, routine again. For all who inquired about the update, we apologized and, actually, to our surprise, there is quite a following. Thank you for the support. 

            For the month of May, we would like to featured, Mr. Cheah Y. Mun and his big Edge540T. Y.Mun is a regular at Woodlands dr. 17 flying site. Together with his brother, C. Mun, also occasionally known as the Mum brothers, they have been flying electric, nitro , gas and soon to be Turbines Aircrafts. Y. Mun is an Engineering Manager (electrical) with a local semicon manufacturer by weekday and a model aircraft enthusiast by weekend. Go-Karting and automotive modification also arouses his curiosity.

            Y.Mun is happily married with 2 kids. Similar to most of us who are married, he often finds limited time for his aeromodelling as family matters always come first. However with a supportive spouse, he  manages to find enough time to pursue his passion.

            Actively, Y Mun has spent the last three years learning, training and building  miniature aircraft. Even though, 3years seems to be a long time but the degree of progress that he has made is nothing short of excellent. I could still remember the early days of GWS formosa and Zero, seems eons ago considering now he flies 26cc gasoline 4 stroke scale Aerobatics planes.

           Y Mun's all time favorite aircraft, with no surprise, is the Edge 540. Yak 54,Extra 330, 260,Su-31, Cap 232 and Pitt's Special, just about rounded up all the planes used in the Red Bull races for the past few years.

            Some of the difficulties that he would like to share includes sourcing of specific electronic parts and more commonly, storage problems and restricted flying sites. In as far as pricing is concerned, he finds that Singapore is quite blessed, products are priced quite competitively and on par with oversea if not better. To the question, what he would like to see more, he answered, more unofficial gathering and get-togethers. 

            With that, we are glad and honored to grant Mr. Cheah Y. Mun the title of Aerosmith-hobby Aeromaster for the month of May. With it, he enjoys 10%discount* on all his purchases made in the month of August.

            Keep up the Excellent effort.!

*discount is only applicable on items that are not on special promotions

  The Plane....Edge 540T

            This plane is quite popular amongst scale aerobatics pilots. It is featured innumerous RC forums both locally and overseas. It has a 70” span and ,primarily, constructed of Balsa and monokote. Due to its seize, the wings are removable and are held together by an aluminum tube wing joiner. This plane is currently available in Singapore for a good bargain, it is being brought in by a private distributor.

            The powerplant that has been chosen for this plane is the MVVS 26cc gasoline from NTC engineering. It swings a 18”x8” prop. Ground running of the engine seems powerful enough and should be able to pull the plane around through the various maneuvers without a problem. As for Servos, HS 645s are used through out except for throttle which incorporates HS 325. As far as electrical power for servos, Polyquest 2S 1800mah are used in parallel.

            Unfortunately, due to busy schedule and unfavorable weather condition, this plane has yet to fly. However given the experience that the Mun brothers already have, we have no doubt she will fly great. Will update this column with flying data once she gets airborne.

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