May there be blue skies and fair winds, where the Airman has gone behind the sun.

I found this last month and sent it to John. He felt deeply embarrassed!

With great regret I have to inform members of the Indian aeromodelling community that C.J.DeCruz, John as he was known, passed away yesterday, a month before his 72nd birthday.

Old timers would remember John.

In the late sixties, he was one of the aeromodelling pioneers in Delhi.
He even built his own single channel radio in the early 1970s (which I still have).
And then a Galloping Ghost system (I still have the motorised actuator he built)

In those days we used to window shop at the India Hobby Centre, opposite Plaza cinema in Connaught Place. One day John wrote to Mr Suresh Kumar (father of aeromodelling in India and owner of IHC and Aurora Model Mfg Co) that this was not the best way to run a hobby shop. In response, he got an invite to Calcutta to meet Mr Suresh Kumar, and an AC Chair Car ticket!

That's how John became the manager of the Delhi IHC.

He attracted and mentored a lot of budding aeromodellers.
Including one Mr Sanjay Gandhi.
I remember him trying to start his OS60 in the small space at the back of Hobby Centre.
Later I had to start it in his red Focke Wolf at Polo grounds in Wellington Crescent.

John had a lot of personal friends amongst the high and mighty in Delhi.
But he remained unchanged, just as he was in the sixties.

Same flat, same clothes, same old bearskin jacket, no airs.
Though the lane to his building would sometimes be half blocked by an S Class Benz.
I had the good fortune to go with him to the office of some real big shots, where everyone from the parking lot attendant to the MD's secretary greeted him like a personal friend.
Even the dogs in the farmhouse of an industrialist.

He last called me on 1st of this month. I told him that I was going to Bombay and would call him when back. But that was not to be.

Memories of 1970.
John's Piper Cherookee, his Galloping Ghost radio, my Enya 19, Mukul Luthra as Pilot.
Flying at Polo Ground.
And we lost it.
We got hundreds of pamphlets printed in red inserted into newspapers the next day, but we never recovered the model...

Epitaph: "A Good Guy"

Some of us were fortunate to have known him. And his ever self effacing wife.
We were fortunate to know his family, dad, mom, brother, sisters, wife and kids.

When we were kids in Delhi, he used to come to my house.
Decades later, he came to my son's wedding.
But he never saw where or how we lived in the last 50 years or so.
A few years ago I asked him why he never visited us (though we visited him once every year).
His honest answer shook me, and has been a lesson.
He said "I don't feel welcome"
What an irreparable loss!

Last 2-3 years he was convinced, and propogated in every conversation, that the world was going to be a better place soon.

Perhaps he was disappointed.
And left for a better place.

RIP, Dear Friend.

This is to inform the buyers that =>
1) FS-CT6B Transmitter Kit
2) 1X A2212 1000KV BLDC Motor
Has been SOLD OUT.

And Negotiations are going on from previous buyers about these:
1) 3X BLDC motors
2) 5X Plastic Props.
3) APM 2.8 Flight controller

Hurry up to get a nice bundle price.

Hi interested in Motor and propeller whats app me on 9168438766

please check your inbox, I have sent a msg

Available for sell

No , the noise is still there , but I think it's normal because I heard similar stepper motor noise in some videos on youtube.

Hey everyone!

I am clearing some spare RC/drone/other parts from my previous builds. All items are fully working, but some have cosmetic scratches from normal use.

My Location: Kota, Rajasthan, India
Shipping possible via India Post at buyer's cost

I recently upgraded my setup, so these parts are no longer needed. Please take a look and reply me here on this thread as per your requirements.

*Bundle Discounts available

Link where you can see the photos of all items listed here =>
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Items list =>
1) FS CT6B + Receiver kit:
Includes:
FS CT6B Transmitter,
FS R6B Receiver,
Bind key,
Trainer to USB cable,
Manual,
CD disk for driver installation.
Price: 2000 INR.
Condition: Excellent, I have only used it around 20-25 times.

2) 5.8GHz foldable Rubber Duck antennas:
Price: 70 INR per antenna, 140 INR total for 2 antennas.
Condition: Fully working, Good (Some normal use light scratches ofcourse!)

3) APM 2.8 Flight controller with Inbuilt compass and Open-cell foam covering over Barometer:
Price: 2200INR
Condition: Fully working, Some scratches over the plastic body.

4) Ublox M7N GNSS Module with built in compass:
Price: 850 INR
Condition: No outer plastic casing available, Compass I2C connector IS CUT (Please zoom into the Image of GNSS module to see condition), Some cuts and scratches visible, But FULLY working condition.

5) 1045 Plastic Propellers:
Price: 16 INR per Propeller,
And there are 3X CW and 2X CCW props available with me, Totals for (16X5) = 80INR total.
Condition: One pair of props is brand new (Never used), and other 3 props have scratches on them, But the edges/shape is fine, so Propellers are in working condition.

6) 1000KV Golden A2212 Motors:
Price: 200INR per motor, I have 4 Working motors available with me, So 4 X 200 = 800INR total.
Condition: Some scratches visible, Fully working, Bullet connectors NOT AVAILABLE on some of the motors. Manual soldering of wires is required.

7) FS-IA6 AFHDS 2A Receiver:
Price: 500 INR
Condition: Again, Some scratches you might observe, Otherwise fully fine, fully working, and i have never used it more than a 4-5 times.

8. Tower pro MG995 Clone Servo Motor:
Price: 240 INR
Condition: Excellent, All metal gears, Fully greased.

9) Power Module for APM 2.8:
Price: 300 INR
Condition: Fully working, Might be a few light scratches.

10) 3.5 inches, Raspberry Pi GPIO operated, Resistive LCD touch display:
Price: 650 INR
Condition: Again, some lightly visible scratches, Otherwise works normally good.

11) Some sensors/modules:
A) DHT11 Temp/humidity Sensor: 40INR
B) Rotary encoder: 40INR
C) Sound intensity sensor (also called Clap detection sensor):30INR
D) Reed switch: 40INR
E) A Relay module: 30 INR

Feel free to ask if you need more details or additional photos.
Bundle purchase can get a better price.

@manu

It is cutting very well.
Were you able to get rid of that grinding sound it had earlier?