That's awesome man - I'm jealous!!
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Vimana89
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I sent an email to cancel my previous FT store order that was taking a while with back ordered EZ 2ch packs. Why? I discovered they had new EZ 3ch versions in stock for $10 more a piece, with an elevator servo, so sounds a lot better and plus it's in stock. I ordered two of those and re-ordered the "old" B pack motor that comes with the two props for $15. I also bought a cheapo 2200KV motor and ESC combo for $14 on eBay to test.
Other than that, I got some new foam and stuff. couldn't find FT brown or Adams easily so went with something different in the same measurements(its not Elmer's either). I'll let everyone know the brand name and how it turns out. $30 for 10 sheets is crap, but it's black, so at least it looks cool. I also bought some cheap 3mm foam board to experiment with the EZ packs.
If all these ship and arrive without a hitch, I'll be back at building full force.
Other than that, I got some new foam and stuff. couldn't find FT brown or Adams easily so went with something different in the same measurements(its not Elmer's either). I'll let everyone know the brand name and how it turns out. $30 for 10 sheets is crap, but it's black, so at least it looks cool. I also bought some cheap 3mm foam board to experiment with the EZ packs.
If all these ship and arrive without a hitch, I'll be back at building full force.
Hondo76251
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@BATTLEAXE and top it all off with the mossie! Thats one of my favorite planes for sure. With the wooden construction theres not many left, though i remember reading about one thats getting restored to fly again...
Thats definitely on my future build list. Itll be a trick to balance but its neat that, structurally, the original design is not too dissimilar to how we build master series planes!
Thats definitely on my future build list. Itll be a trick to balance but its neat that, structurally, the original design is not too dissimilar to how we build master series planes!
Those are awesome tools - I use mine a lot!
The mossie is on my list as well. I’ve got the umx park zone one which is a blast to fly.
CarolineTyler
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Two new arrivals in the past week, another Mini Talon (these are just one of the best long range FPV platforms ever!)
and today a ZOHD dart 250g - which will have full iNav, 3S Li-ion and full HD video recording. (will be nearer 330gms all up weight)
...it looks SO tiny compared to the Taft Hobby Viper!!
and today a ZOHD dart 250g - which will have full iNav, 3S Li-ion and full HD video recording. (will be nearer 330gms all up weight)
...it looks SO tiny compared to the Taft Hobby Viper!!
Got tired of waiting for the 4*64 I ordered from SIG to arrive, so I mounted my FA-90TS to the H9 Valiant 10cc I was gonna put my 46AX on. Runs decently well, though I'm still fighting some idle and transition issues that I don't have on any of my single cylinder engines.
Paracodespoder
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Crashed my tiny trainer today (no damage) due to camera signal loss. Also fried a different camera from having polarity incorrect (fault of the connector, not me).
ScratchBuildMast
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Are you sure it wasn't your fault???
Hondo76251
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Well, a faulty connector, or a fault in the connector... or both lol
Paracodespoder
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It was in part me, the connector was one off an old brushed 8x20mm motor, and the polarity of it was for that particular motor on a quad, which happened to be incorrect for my camera. I should have remembered that it was reversed from when I replaced them. Oh well, at least it was just a 17 dollar camera, not something else 😂.
Hondo76251
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Haha, yeah. Been there, done that...
An embarrassing number of times honestly... 🙄
Paracodespoder
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ScratchBuildMast
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Let's go, getting foam board today!
Hondo76251
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Haven't had a good build since this spring, busy summer for me! Looking forward to it!
Aaaaand now it's been bolted into the chassis, started in situ. Major milestone for my nitro globe liner project. I have to clearance the frame rail for the starter belt, sure up the mounting, get the transmission in, get the servos in, receiver, battery(Prolly a 3s2200 with a BEC since the starter motor wants 3-cell but my radio gear only wants 6v), figure out brakes, work over cooling......hah. Still a long way before it ever pulls anything. But hey. Engine has been run in situ.
speedbirdted
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I'm surprised that engine runs so happily with the tank down so low. I built a seaplane with an engine pod and the tank in the fuselage a while ago with a similar elevation difference and I had to stick an Iron Bay regulator on it, else it wouldn't transition smoothly and sometimes got too lean and died at idle.
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