This is just the lead into the incipient autorotation stage not while the spin is fully developed. Try not to get ahead of the game. The rolling moment is explained in the same terms as my book as on Wikipedia, which I think gives a pretty good account of what happens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-5

Are you familiar with the Gossamer, which I think or a replica does now hangs in the Science Museum in London?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross

Your best bet perhaps is to send Dr Bill Brooks at Pegasus an email. He’s entering a foot-launched jobbie into one of those “bird men” competitions where they jump off a pier (and sponsored by Red Bull). He may be able to point you in the right direction…

Requirements? Fifty pounds please!

Key, the providers of this forum, are I believe the primary distributors for current edition of the book and is available through their online shop portal.

Their toybox. That’s why. 🙂

I have a Fuji 6900 from the same era so am in the same boat and now being “between jobs” need to be careful with my savings. What’s your budget out of interest?

Nikon and Canon have just bought out new upgrades to their “low-end” (he termed loosley) dSLR in the form of the Nikon D80 and Canon 400D. The Nikon D70 and Canon 350D therefore have been replaced, so prices should start to fall as remaining stock is pushed. If you can do without 10 megapixels, this may be the way to go.

I’m tempted to scan e-bay and see if there are any appetising deals to be had. I wouldn’t be surpised to see prices between £200-400 for either makes and depending on the model. Having had a play with the Canon 300D and 350D, there seem to be substantially less if not any shutter lag.