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    Beginner needs help

    Hello, I wanted to start making some hobby planes and I wanted to try out the tiny trainer. https://store.flitetest.com/ft-tiny-trainer-value-bundle/ I think the value bundle is what I need, but I'm just wondering, is the bundle all I need? I know that I need a battery and a...
  2. NoobMicka676

    Need help analysing motor cut issue FT Mini Guinea

    Hello everyone , I've build a Mini Guinea and it fly perfecty 4 lipo and came back home. Came back yesterday to fly it more and it fly perfect but suddenly motor cut out not sure if i was controlling the thing but the Gyro seem to have land the thing carefully even if I did the dead stick...
  3. H

    What budget transmitter is better?

    What budget transmitter is better? Flysky FS-i6X or FrSky Taranis X9 Lite?
  4. GrizWiz

    Help! Parts in fusion 360 are transparent!

    The parts I am modeling in fusion are transparent while others are not! How do I fix this?
  5. tesseract

    Help! How to cut Foamboard properly?

    Does anyone know how to cut foamboard properly? Whenever I cut it, it either goes off-center, the blade chips, the foam breaks, the foam pulls, and generally doesn't cut right. I have made 4 foamies before and all of them have crashed or been very draggy because of this problem. Does anyone know...
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    Help! I need to find a receiver for my eachine Lal 5 that works with a Spectrum dx4e

    I have been trying to find what receiver would work with both my eachine Lal 5 and my Spectrum DX4e but it isn't too clear on what would work and I am confused. From what I've seen a dsmx or dsm2 receiver would work with my transmitter but I don't know what my flight controller would work with...
  7. Jude Schauer

    Project ideas?

    Hi everyone, I've been building and flying Flite Test planes for about 6 months now, and I'm currently lucky enough to be in school, not online. I feel pretty confident in both my flying and designing abilities. I have a study hall currently planned for my second semester in high school (10th...
  8. W

    I need help on Banggood please

    I am trying to get this item for free so that I can get into fpv flying so if anyone who has an account can slash/click the button to reduce the price, it would be greatly appreciated. Please help me slash it! https://banggood.app.link/https://banggood.app.link/mIo81zkAVbb
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    Aura 5 lite question

    so im gonna be putting an ft aura 5 lite in a carl Goldberg anniversary piper cub, which is a tail dragging aircraft. will i need to zero the aura while holding the tail up as if the plane were in level flight? also how would i reduce vibration of the board? im nervous that it will vibrate and...
  10. Lord of the planes

    Help! Electronics balancing

    Hey guys! I decided to at least figure out the electronics for the earlier version of the latest crash that I did, I figured the problem that I had was that my esc or moter would start heating up. I had a 3s battery with a HGLRC 1407-3600kv motor, does anybody know what size ESC I need, if you...
  11. 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!
  12. 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
  13. 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!
  14. 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...
  15. 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 :>
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...