Timmy's Thread

[TheFlyingBrit]

"AMA's Safety Code include the requirement to see and avoid manned aircraft and maintain model aircraft operations within visual line of sight and below 400ft AGL"-Direct quote from AMA. You can get hefty fines if you are flying beyond your visual LOS

In the UK we too have the same 400ft limitation and only a complete retard would fly anything beyond their line of sight.
I wasn't making the point about distance per say from R9M or crossfire, more the technology advancements and the fact its a broader operating band and less conjested than the 2.4ghz band width used by Spektrum. I was also trying to point out in directly that the R9M system was introduced by FRsky. Plus advancement in open source software has helped Open Tx to become so popular.

I watch a of lot of You tube and chat on other forums and its very apparent to me. That FRsky is a very popular operating system across the world.
In fact until you pointed out the issues your club members have been experiencing, with FRsky equipment and crashes I had never heard anyone before having issues with FRsky or there system

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

I’ve flown a buddy’s jumper and it kept having signal issues with the plane we were flying. He also had an LOS with his quad causing a crash that broke it. So yeah, I’ve had experience with one and I’m not overly impressed. Never once had one of those issues with any of my 5 Spektrum radios.

Maybe he should have completed a range check prior to flying ? I do that before I fly every model each time I visit the field religiously.
You didn't mention which receivers he was using either or his antenna placement or positioning.
I have never had a loss of signal with my Radiomaster and have flown 10 different models with different receiver set-ups. I keep getting low RSSI and telemetry lost with my Spektrum receivers. But the in built telemetry, only has a small range anyway so only suitable for fly by's. The reception of the receiver is good though for 300ft+. I never usually fly much further than 300ft anyway unless flying bigger models or gliding then I am restricted by the CAA to 400ft anyway.
Think you just had a bad experience with the jumper
The only plane I lost signal with, was while flying with my DX6i and it wasn't the transmitter at fault. The receive was a fake Spektrum AR6210 receiver.
I have had 2 crashes both with my Bixler 3, but using 2 different Spektrum DX6i transmitters. The fault was eventually diagnosed as a faulty ESC which kept overheating causing a brown out.

 

[whackflyer]

Maybe he should have completed a range check prior to flying ? I do that before I fly every model each time I visit the field religiously.
You didn't mention which receivers he was using either or his antenna placement or positioning.
I have never had a loss of signal with my Radiomaster and have flown 10 different models with different receiver set-ups. I keep getting low RSSI and telemetry lost with my Spektrum receivers. But the in built telemetry, only has a small range anyway so only suitable for fly by's. The reception of the receiver is good though for 300ft+. I never usually fly much further than 300ft anyway unless flying bigger models or gliding then I am restricted by the CAA to 400ft anyway.
Think you just had a bad experience with the jumper
The only plane I lost signal with, was while flying with my DX6i and it wasn't the transmitter at fault. The receive was a fake Spektrum AR6210 receiver.
I have had 2 crashes both with my Bixler 3, but using 2 different Spektrum DX6i transmitters. The fault was eventually diagnosed as a faulty ESC which kept overheating causing a brown out.

Some receivers also have to be frequency matched to get the best range. Antenna placement and range checking are crucial.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Some receivers also have to be frequency matched to get the best range. Antenna placement and range checking are crucial.

Good point forgot about FRsky and Futaba needing frequency matching.

 

[Timmy]

Wings have been dry fitted and it looks awesome. I need to put on the last couple of struts

, glue everything, put on the landing gear and then FLY!

 

[2jujube7]

Wings have been dry fitted and it looks awesome. I need to put on the last couple of struts, glue everything, put on the landing gear and then FLY!

Woah, that looks rather excellent!!!

 

[Flyingshark]

Wings have been dry fitted and it looks awesome. I need to put on the last couple of struts View attachment 190183 , glue everything, put on the landing gear and then FLY!
View attachment 190182

Beautiful!

 

[The Hangar]

Wings have been dry fitted and it looks awesome. I need to put on the last couple of struts View attachment 190183 , glue everything, put on the landing gear and then FLY!
View attachment 190182

Great job! It looks fanatic.

 

[Timmy]

Pardon the camera man's skills, hes the best i could get. A hat cam is definitely something I need

You also need to excuse the shmooch on the lense

 

[Monte.C]

Looks great!

 

[Timmy]

Looks great!

changed your avatar AGAIN!??!

 

[Timmy]

 

[Monte.C]

changed your avatar AGAIN!??!

Sure, why not?

 

[Quinnyperks]

Sure, why not?

I did.

 

[Monte.C]

I did.

I guess for fairness keeping the same one would be best. But it's fun to change.
Another member is using a film hero, and I wish I had thought of that! So I picked another film hero.

 

[Quinnyperks]

I guess for fairness keeping the same one would be best. But it's fun to change.
Another member is using a film hero, and I wish I had thought of that! So I picked another film hero.

Cheeki breeki is a film hero

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Wings have been dry fitted and it looks awesome. I need to put on the last couple of struts View attachment 190183 , glue everything, put on the landing gear and then FLY!
View attachment 190182

Nice bit of building there, the graphics just complement it.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

changed your avatar AGAIN!??!

A bit of variety does you good, a change is as good as a rest.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

If its good enough for Timmy and Monty C it's good enough for me too

 

[Quinnyperks]

If its good enough for Timmy and Monty C it's good enough for me too

mines perfect