So with my work schedule (can't spend two days traveling from near St. Paul Minnesota to Malvern and back) I am not going to be able to load up the family Truckster with my planes and Multi Rotors and head down. So I am planning on flying into Akron and staying at a hotel in Canton to catch the fun on Friday, Saturday and Part of Sunday. (The Hotel I found is about 20 mins away from the field.)
I am looking for some insight from the Flite Folks who went last year on how to prepare for the weekend. I am going to be very limited in what I can bring from an equipment point of view (it all has to all fit in my carry on.) I don't have any hard cases for Multi-Rotors and most of my planes are FT designs.
Here's what I was planning on bringing to getting in the air:
DX6i (Packed in the original box it came in)
Built up Power pod with RX, ESC and Motor mounted (Prop removed)
Couple of 9 Gram Servos
Electrohub Tricopter (front arm screws removed to allow folding)
A few Batts for each platform
Extra Props for each Platform
roll of colored packing tape to help with orientation
I was thinking I could buy an FT Flyer or Bloody Wonder kit and build it while I am there.
So the real questions is will I be able to put one together on site (Use glue gun, glue, packing tape tools) and will I be able to use someone's charger for the few batteries I am bringing? At the end I would just leave the plane behind (If It's not had too rough a weekend.) ha!
If there is not really an option I will plan on not bring my gear and just hanging out and helping out where I can.
Thanks for any insight and I can't wait to meet everyone!
Joe
I am looking for some insight from the Flite Folks who went last year on how to prepare for the weekend. I am going to be very limited in what I can bring from an equipment point of view (it all has to all fit in my carry on.) I don't have any hard cases for Multi-Rotors and most of my planes are FT designs.
Here's what I was planning on bringing to getting in the air:
DX6i (Packed in the original box it came in)
Built up Power pod with RX, ESC and Motor mounted (Prop removed)
Couple of 9 Gram Servos
Electrohub Tricopter (front arm screws removed to allow folding)
A few Batts for each platform
Extra Props for each Platform
roll of colored packing tape to help with orientation
I was thinking I could buy an FT Flyer or Bloody Wonder kit and build it while I am there.
So the real questions is will I be able to put one together on site (Use glue gun, glue, packing tape tools) and will I be able to use someone's charger for the few batteries I am bringing? At the end I would just leave the plane behind (If It's not had too rough a weekend.) ha!
If there is not really an option I will plan on not bring my gear and just hanging out and helping out where I can.
Thanks for any insight and I can't wait to meet everyone!
Joe