Always forget this bit:
defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
Speficially needed if you are using a Linux box, shared by Apple Talk.
From here in this instance, although there are loads of howtos.
Using a non supported Timemachine volume
Flying notes 2011-12-30
Flew the merlin for the first time on the 1000mah lipo. Had a 13 min flight on half power and less, all great. Then a second of 10 mins on mostly half to full power, still plenty of life left. When I got a chance to charge it, a reported 513mAh went back in. So that probably means I could get a good 35-40 minute flight out of it, very happy with that! Also had a try of inverted flight with some success, at altitude mind! It was a bit gusty but she appears to be happy inverted, will try some more the next time out.
Wind was 5-6 mph max, tried the Weasel but there just wasn’t enough lift. Thankfully only a short walk to get it 
DB Mini Tyro
This was my autumn build for 2011, a pretty little aircraft which will hopefully be a delight to guide around the sky on a summers evening. I’ve put some details of the build up on a dedicated page here.
Keil Kraft Piper RIP
So I finally got round to flying this, it was a short and eventful flight! I knew it was a little tail heavy but , but only 1/4″ or so behind the indicated CoG on the plan. I figured it might be a bit of a handful but with the large elevator I thought I would be able to manage it. How wrong I was, quite an exciting minute or so followed after a hand launch eventually ending her coming in hard from about 20′ up.
Amazingly the damage was slight, the planked cowl I took so long over was smashed, the prop had gone and the motor mount had sheered off the firewall. One wing had a chunk out of the LE and a couple of the fuselage longerons had suffered. In all honesty I could have repaired it, perhaps I should have repaired it, but I decided to rip out the electronics and bin the airframe.
It had annoyed me ever since I noticed I’d built a banana of a fuselage and then to compound it my dodgy wire bending left it with a wonky undercarriage. She was a wrong ‘un from the word go! The poor thing sat around my office getting bumped around whenever it was in the way; very much un-loved, so now its gone. Onto the next thing!
Wot 4
So its maiden flight wasn’t without drama, however it has survived and has been aloft four times now. Loving flying it, I’ve pretty much got my box circuits down, and I’ve done a couple of take offs and landings. Need to practice the figure of eights a bit more though!
I’ve made a page for it here.
