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  1. SNOW6CAT

    Help! Slow flying

    Hi! I was wondering what flite test plane I can build that would be best for flying in small spaces with a power pack C. Any help is much appreciated!
  2. tesseract

    Help! How to scale down PDF plans

    How do you scale down PDF plans for planes?? I wanted to make a mini ShrubSmacker out of cardboard as a prototype, but I have no idea how to scale down plans. Thanks in advance, _________Planesandthings
  3. tesseract

    Solved *Solved

    I'm almost out of foam!! does anyone have plans that work with cardboard?? shipping times take till we all ded, so cardboard will have to do :) Thanx in advance!
  4. Tench745

    Programming scale engine starts.

    I was watching a video of engine starts recently and I thought it would be cool to have a scale looking engine start for my Dumod. I have a Taranis X9D+ and would like to figure out how to program it so that the left motor turns very slowly for a bit, then kicks faster a couple times like each...
  5. tesseract

    Solved *Solved

    I am in need of a very cheap RC TRainer plane and I'm not that keen on scratchbuilding as I'm low on glue. Something under 75$, and small. Does anyone have a suggestion of which plane I should get? Thanks in advance!! If you can read this, you can eat a cookie :>
  6. tesseract

    Solved *Solved

    I NEED HELP O FLITETEST GODS! Hey guys! I need some help. 1) can I please have plans that a beginner can make that works with the a-pack? I do not have a laser cutter, hotwire cutter, or etc. I only have a craft knife and glue. Can you flitetest gods give me a plan that uses no more that 1 1/4...
  7. E

    Setting up PWM

    Hello! I am building my first ever racing drone with a PWM setup but I am having a few issues that I cannot figure out so I was hoping to get some help. I have a SPRacingF3 Flight Controller connected to a FS-IA6 RX going to an FS-I6 TX. I know that everything is set up correctly because the...
  8. S

    Help! DJI FPV, crashed, now my videos playback at fast speed.

    Was flying my fpv drone, with the DJI HD FPV system. Had a nasty crash. To my surprise, nothing broke, atleast visibly. I can still fly, and the video is nice and smooth. However, when I playback any footage, it's superspeed. I can look at the videos, and see that the recording before the crash...
  9. GreaterAviation

    Solved Shorted my lipo battery balance plug for a split second & some more questions

    I shorted my lipo battery(1300mah, 3s, 45C) balance plug for a split second and some smoke came out but the lipo was still useable & chargeable. However I noticed that the 2nd cell was kind of weird… My multimeter(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RNPHJN6/?tag=lstir-20) said it was at 3.78...
  10. Q

    Help! FT Spitfire Motor/Prop Selection

    I recently purchased the FT Spitfire speed build kit, and I was wondering what the proper motor and propeller combo would be. I already have an E-Flite Park 480 (910kv), so if I could use that, that would be great. On their store page, it says to use a 10 x 4.7 prop slow fly. What would be the...
  11. GreaterAviation

    Help! Lipo battery soft case is squishy at the top, also small dents + a few more questions

    My 1300mah 45C 3S TATTU lipo battery is a soft case battery and the top part of the battery where the wires are, is squishy like foam squishy. It is a bit firm but like pushing down on Walmart and Ross foam board squishy. Also the bottom part which is also soft case is also squishy. Is there...
  12. M

    The hexagon Prism with Led strips in the FliteTest Office

    you can see it in this video at 6:57 above joshes hand. Does anyone know how it was made or where i can buy one looks fantastic
  13. Matthewdupreez

    Alternatives to adams board!!

    Hi guys I live in south Africa, and I am struggling to find a foam board that will work as Adams board or readi board. Does anyone have any solutions, or alternatives that I could use? Would really appreciate some help. Sincerely, Matthew du preez
  14. B

    Help! Battery won’t charge

    Hi all. Noob here who is trying to be very safe with batteries. I just got this battery and charger with my P40 build kit and am charging with the balance port in the 3S charge port and charging on 1A. Figured since this can’t do 1.8 for the 1800mAh, I’d be safe at 1. Battery has been plugged...
  15. B

    Help! P40 power pack C prop install

    Hi fam. Noob here. Just finished building my first scratch build and was ready to get the prop on and get the plane in the air when I realized I have absolutely no idea how to install the prop on this thing. Purchased the power pack c with the speed build kit. Picture of all included parts...
  16. T

    Attach Wings to Cylindrical Fuselage

    Hey Guys, Im a long time reader, first time poster. If this should be posted somewhere else please let me know. On to my question: I am trying to create a semi realistic F104 Starfighter build (based on the design with small changes for ease of construction). I am having trouble finding how I...
  17. W

    Help! transmitter wont flash my reciever

    hey there, i just recieved my new reciever a frsky xm+ and it has the wrong software on it so i wanted to update it using my turnigy 9xr pro on wich im running open tx 2.3.9 but when i go to my sd card i dont get the option flash to external device. i tried updating my bootloader (wich is now...
  18. F

    Help! No signal on fpv goggles

    I'm using a tx200u rx and ev800d goggles. New to the hobby so I'm still trying to figure everything out. At first I was having the issue of not being able to connect my vtx and goggles to the same channel. I would scan and get video but when I tried to set to the exact frequency i would get...
  19. R

    Help! Old receivers and remotes/transmitters

    So I just got a bunch of old rc plane and car receivers,along with a bunch of old remotes a couple speed controllers, motors, and a bunch of old NI-CAD Batteries (Longstory short my class got a ton of new equipment) I haven't really dug in to them that much but I got a couple of the remotes to...
  20. shadeyB

    Understanding numbers - weight - power 😭

    hi pilots The weather is due to be good tomorrow and in my mind the time has come to maiden my F-16 😊 I can build, paint, fly, crash ,repair & repeat and that’s pretty much what I have been doing for the past 7 years. All builds have been from guess work and previous lanes - flight experience...