Moneymakerspy
Junior Member
My name is Shane and I live in Fletcher NC with my 3 children. My wife passed away unexpectedly about 2 years ago and we have seen very hard times since then. I have twin boys who are both 10 and a 13 year old daughter, one of my boys is autistic but highly functional regarding his motor skills and hand/eye coordination.
We have had to eliminate most luxuries from our lives in the recent past but we are getting back on our feet and I desperately would like to give the kids a chance to experience RC Flying. We have had great fun with stock and modified Guillow's balsa gliders as well as scratch built rubber powered planes we have made together from household items like foam plates and wooden skewers etc.
After watching the flight test videos (Foam swappables series), I am determined to build planes for all 3 children. I am good with my hands and can build anything if I have the basics.
My challenge is budget and I am wondering if there are any resources out there for used gear especially the radios and receivers. I have to imagine there are many old radios and receivers laying around but don't seem to find any for sale (in multiples) even on ebay. Any ideas, links, suggestions? I need to get each plane RTF for under $75 or under $250 for all 3 planes. (is this even possible? sharing equipment is not really an option for us)
If this is not a feasible idea, how can I put all 3 kids into an affordable radio and receiver that will grow with them but won't break my budget (I need all 3 at the same time).
Also, I was thinking of building 3 planes from the novice/swappable series (probably 3 different models), is there anyone out there with experience in teaching special needs kids to fly and who might have a suggestion as to what model plane might be best for my son Logan who is Autistic?
Lastly can someone please help me complete this materials list and pricing for everything we would need to get all 3 kids up in the air? There are no materials lists with the plane builds that I could find. I can order things online or buy parts and materials from my local Hobby store but everything must be the absolute lowest price without sacrificing reliability and durability.
So far I would like to get enough sheets of foam-core board to build (any suggested changes to model choices?):
1 old Speedster (#sheets required?)
1 Baby Blender (# sheets required?)
1 Simple Soarer (# sheets required)
3 motors (brand/source/price?) 24 gram 13 KV
6 nine gram servos $2.69 ea. Total $16.14
3 Radios/Receivers = ?
3 speed controllers = ?
3 Lipo Rechargable Batteries = ?
6 Propellers (2 each?)
Control rods?
Batteries for Receivers = ?
Chargers for Batteries?
Extra Lipos?
cheapest source for foamboard?
I have the following already:
Xacto knife
straight edges
CA Glue
Elmers Glue
Hot Glue Gun
Balsa sheets 1/32
Skewers
Popsicle sticks
Coffee stirrers
Scotch tape
Any help or input regarding this list and my above questions is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any efforts,
Shane
We have had to eliminate most luxuries from our lives in the recent past but we are getting back on our feet and I desperately would like to give the kids a chance to experience RC Flying. We have had great fun with stock and modified Guillow's balsa gliders as well as scratch built rubber powered planes we have made together from household items like foam plates and wooden skewers etc.
After watching the flight test videos (Foam swappables series), I am determined to build planes for all 3 children. I am good with my hands and can build anything if I have the basics.
My challenge is budget and I am wondering if there are any resources out there for used gear especially the radios and receivers. I have to imagine there are many old radios and receivers laying around but don't seem to find any for sale (in multiples) even on ebay. Any ideas, links, suggestions? I need to get each plane RTF for under $75 or under $250 for all 3 planes. (is this even possible? sharing equipment is not really an option for us)
If this is not a feasible idea, how can I put all 3 kids into an affordable radio and receiver that will grow with them but won't break my budget (I need all 3 at the same time).
Also, I was thinking of building 3 planes from the novice/swappable series (probably 3 different models), is there anyone out there with experience in teaching special needs kids to fly and who might have a suggestion as to what model plane might be best for my son Logan who is Autistic?
Lastly can someone please help me complete this materials list and pricing for everything we would need to get all 3 kids up in the air? There are no materials lists with the plane builds that I could find. I can order things online or buy parts and materials from my local Hobby store but everything must be the absolute lowest price without sacrificing reliability and durability.
So far I would like to get enough sheets of foam-core board to build (any suggested changes to model choices?):
1 old Speedster (#sheets required?)
1 Baby Blender (# sheets required?)
1 Simple Soarer (# sheets required)
3 motors (brand/source/price?) 24 gram 13 KV
6 nine gram servos $2.69 ea. Total $16.14
3 Radios/Receivers = ?
3 speed controllers = ?
3 Lipo Rechargable Batteries = ?
6 Propellers (2 each?)
Control rods?
Batteries for Receivers = ?
Chargers for Batteries?
Extra Lipos?
cheapest source for foamboard?
I have the following already:
Xacto knife
straight edges
CA Glue
Elmers Glue
Hot Glue Gun
Balsa sheets 1/32
Skewers
Popsicle sticks
Coffee stirrers
Scotch tape
Any help or input regarding this list and my above questions is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any efforts,
Shane