Last week while having several adult beverages I called LHS and ordered the Flat Outs Flatana. Now my question is will my JR Sport SX400 radio work this plane after getting the micro rx and servos. If I have to order a new radio Julies going to KILL me.
Well the day got off on a good foot, then just went down hill.
#1. When I got to the field I could see the buzzards in a thermal, so strapped the wings on the glider and headed for the thermal. I used power to about 300 foot, then just allowed the plane to lazy circle in the thermal, at about 1000 foot and about 25 mins my neck was straining so I decided to leave the thermal and head back over the field. This was the first really good thermal this year and as much as I was enjoying it I wanted to fly something else.
As I left the thermal 'wall' the nose of the glider dropped markedly, I allowed it to descend to about 700 foot then pulled a little elevator to level it out. It was at this point the left half of the wing departed the airframe, descent was now much faster! At 400 foot or so the right wing panel departed and the fuse turned into a vertical dart. The plane (fuse) was coming straight down and over the golf course (I bet they hate us). I switched off my Tx even before impact as there was no way of saving this one. I walked round to the Golf course while one of the lads was keeping an eye on the left wing panel that was still slowly fluttering to the ground. I found the fuse and right wing panel but the left, with a 9g servo is still MIA. Plane is totalled so gives me an excuse for a new one . The E-Flight motor was compressed and useless, the LiPo survived quite well, but has been disposed of out of safety, none of the servos were stripped and the ESC needs testing to see if it came out unscathed. You could tell from the folding prop spinner (what was left of it) that it hit dead on the nose.
#2. I was flying the Pete and just doing slow lazy circuits of the field, after about 10 mins I swung it round to line up with the runway, I thought I had cleared the trees at the end of the field (about 300 foot out), but my perception was way off! I dropped down and 'crack, splinter' the Pete hit the last tree. Time for another walk! After about 30 minutes of searching I located the Pete right at the top of a tree and well hidden. After fighting my way through the brambles and stinging nettles I got to the tree, climbed up and retrieved the Pete. The only damage was the LE of the right wing and a bit of cracked sheeting, it must have hit the branch dead center between 2 ribs. A hour or so will have it flying again, never even broke the prop
The rest of the day went without incident until about 4PM when Hell let loose with 7 inches of rain in 2 hours!
72°f and we had hailstones as well!
Hi Guys,
About 6 weeks ago I sold a Hanger 9 Ultra stick120 ARF -NIB to a person in California. I am in N E Ohio It's now been 10 days ,and no money. I just sent the person a email canceling the deal.How long should I wait? I heard a week to 10 days is normal.. Was I wrong ? I even offered to pay half the postage.. He wanted me to take it to a DHL shipping port because he got a better deal.Being as this is a private Forum,and not like E Bay--- different rules apply.. Any thoughts ? Thanks --Oh--Give your Moms a hug.. Thanks Joann
The Electronic Speed Control, ESC, is something we think of as being the throttle for our electric planes. But it usually incorporates two other functions that are often overlooked or misunderstood by new and experienced pilots alike.
I have written two short articles, posted below, that may help you understand their function and value in your plane. If you don't understand what they are and how they work you could damage your batteries or end up in a crash and have no idea why.
Spektrum RC splits the 2.4 GHz band into 80 slices. When you turn on a Spektrum transmitter it takes two of these slices at its "channels" for talking to the receiver.
It has long been expected that if you tried to turn on the 41st Spektrum system, it would not be able to lock with the receiver. Some people have been concerned about this at large contests.
Well, in this month's month's FlyRC they ran a test. They turned on 44 Spektrum DX7s operated them all at once, in close proximity. They all seemed to work fine.
Then they turned on a JR 9303 2.4 GHz, the 45th transmitter.
Know what? They all worked, all at the same time, with no problems. The JR was being used to fly planes in a test pattern so any issues could be observed. No issues.
They also were logging flight information on the Spektrum reporter. No problems.
Seems the 40 radio limit is not a limit after all.
First I'd like to thank all the companies who have or will donate items for this years Internet Fly-In Raffle Drawing. I will continue to update this thread with the list of items donated along with the list of who donated them as stuff shows up.
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I just bought a Paragon Trainer with OS Max .46 engine and J-Line Quattro radio and Aerofly Simulator PC Software. How big is the difference between flying the simulator and the real thing?
Hi all,
Merlin sparked an idea that Mr. Buckner had brought to my attention so long ago in Kingman. I know it's been done before, but probably not on this site. How about we send a little pilot bear/ etc. around to all of us and post the shot of the bear in each of our planes at our respective flying sites. Should be quite an accomplishment to get the bear around to all of us. and especially across the pond to Merlin or to Austalia to fly with Wombat. What do you all think, Can it be done?
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. The E-Flight motor was compressed and useless, the LiPo survived quite well, but has been disposed of out of safety, none of the servos were stripped and the ESC needs testing to see if it came out unscathed. You could tell from the folding prop spinner (what was left of it) that it hit dead on the nose.
until about 4PM when Hell let loose with 7 inches of rain in 2 hours!
