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  1. N

    Is enough for this motor?

    I just started the hobby and crashed my fms red dragonfly trainer and I want to build a Ft simple scout from the leftover electronics. Can a 10x3.5 Slowfly prop work with the dragonfly's motor and a 20A esc and a 3 cell battery?
  2. The4High2Flyer0

    Guinea pig good first plane?

    I feel like I should include some context. I (20 years old) have been wanting to get into the rc plane hobby for well over a decade now but have never had the money or motivation to start. That all changed a last week when I finally decided to bite the bullet and buy a radio and receiver just...
  3. A

    Help! Will my plane be underpowered? (CUB)

    I will be stratch building my first plane the simple cub... I have a 2212 8T 1800kv motor with 2200mah 3S battery... I am planning on using 8045 or 1045 propellor with a 3 ch config... Please tell whether this much power is enough or I need to make other plane
  4. Belial2801

    Help! Hi, I need help to create my first plane

    sorry if my english is bad but I have some questions, I bought a 1000kv brushless motor kit, 30A ESC and 1045 propellers, I plan to feed it with two 3.7V 2000-2500 mAh batteries, my transmitter and receiver are based on arduino, I would like know what planes could be made to be able to fly with...
  5. Q

    Sport Cub S Connection Issues Not Covered By Manual

    I have owned a Sport Cub S for about 2 years now, but it has not seen a lot of flying. I went to open it to fix a prop shaft that I had bent, and in opening it, I discovered a thin, red cable that only had one connection point. Is this the antenna for controller binding? Also, whenever I try to...
  6. AIRFORGE

    Plane EZ Raptor v1.0

    EZ 3 channel Pack powered F-22 Raptor. Designed for 3 ch EZ Power Pack, and 2 ch pack will work, also. And, the amazing @GrizWiz has created some awesome SKINS for the EZ Raptor! Coming Soon: Build thread
  7. S

    Battery

    Hallo! Im building a plane for a school project and i dont want to spend to much money. So i have all the parts i need but i dont know if the battery's a have ad home are good enough. They are NIKKO Ni-Cd battery packs they are 9,6v 650mAh (i have 2 of them) can someone help me
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    Model for A2212/13T?

    Hello! I have a A2212/13T 1000kv motor, that I removed from my crashed ( :( ) plane, and I going to build another but... I don't know how to choose, because I want to build a swappable one from the flite test, but I don't know wich model I can put this motor. And I'm a begginer on...
  9. A

    Doubts about almost everything

    Hi,:) my name is Adrià Cabeza, I'm from Spain, and probably I'm the newest member of this forum, so I'm a little bit lost. I'm sixteen years old and in Catalonia(where I live) there's a kinda final project for every student that means the 40 % of the final marks so it's very important... and my...
  10. P

    A good second plane

    Hello I've been flying for some time now spending most of my time with the E-flite apprentice se15 and am to the point of doing basic aerobatics with it. I'm looking to step up and can't really seem to come to a good conclusion for a second plane. Anyone got any good second plane suggestions.
  11. R

    First plane, first build questions =)

    Hi guys, im living in Thailand, Bangkok and i found ur website on youtube, got really interested in all this rc flying stuff, but never even hold any rc in my hands like ever =D After long time of searching and watching FT videos i finally decide to try to make one, i pick FT viggen as i...
  12. jsut210

    80% Rule v.s. Voltage Cutoff

    I am still a bit of a newb to the hobby right now so I have came across one question regarding LiPo discharge. I have read all around that a healthy voltage to discharge a Lipo to is about 3.7v, nominal voltage (Not under load). So as a beginner, I have a battery alarm on my tricopter that...
  13. W

    In need of an FPV setup

    Im looking for my first FPV setup for some planes I have. I think I want a 1.2/1.3ghz video tx/rx. I know ill need a low pass filter to fly with 2.4 control. I have been looking at some places like bevrc but after hearing horror stories from chinese websites I am not so sure. I would like to...
  14. RoyBro

    Noob tech-tip series for Josh Scott

    As Josh Scott is the designated Noob of the show, this would be perfect for him to host. There are a lot of topics that you guys mention in your videos that are taken for granted that the viewers already know. Some of them sound simple, but when I actually start looking at it is daunting as a...
  15. O

    electronics explaintion

    So this may be a a stupid question but how do you pick out motor, ESC, and Battery for a R/C plane. I want to build a nutball because my wife got me a cessna 182 and i really dont want to crash it learning to fly. I wanted to understand The In and outs of R/C electronics so a could make...
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    The Standard Repair Kit For Begginers

    Hey there all, The tool that I most use by far is a hot glue gun. They are very cheap and an investment that you will not regret, I assure you! Click Here As most of you will be starting out on foamies I recomend investing in some toothpicks, as these are the ultimate way to quickly patch up any...