100% agree. I'm using 2048 gimbal in my DX9 I believe and I know exactly what you're saying. I flew another person's plane with a top of the line JR transmitter and could feel every difference since I was flying IMAC and precision.
Yeah, when I moved from my old Taranis to my Horus, it was night and day. Then I started flying IMAC and I could do maneuvers that I had never had enough confidence in control to do before.
Not sure if this is sarcastic but that's like comparing apples and matchbox cars. digital radios were not a thing until the 90s so the "steps" (resolution) did not really exist yet. There is a sense of that if you read up on the evolution of "proportional" radios.
Which sequence do you fly? I'm gonna start out in basic next year (hopefully) and move up to sportsman before the end of the year
I can appreciate that kind of precision and paying what it costs. Another hobby of mine is target shooting. I've paid good $ for accuracy. If my flying skill ever approaches my shooting skill I'll pay $75 for servos. Sadly I have a lot of flying practice ahead of me. 😁
Not really that sad, gives you time to save up for the $75 servo
The spooky thing is that I'm gonna be paying $180 per servo in my next 120cc.... yay
Well you're going to have to buy an IX-20 too, right?
My DX9 has JUST enough channels to do the job 😂Well you're going to have to buy an IX-20 too, right?
I think the last time I paid that much for something that small I was in a jewelry store. 😲
I've been flying the Basic routine but I have absolutely no intent on competing. I have no use for it. I have been having so much fun becoming a better pilot by intentional practice that I have no desire to compete. My other club members keep asking. I'm just not a competitive person. I've even had people ask if I compete in the scale competitions... Nope. NO desire.
Yeah, I think that some of the more detailed and nuanced discussions have nearly all but left the FT community. Sad but true. You just have to find the right person and ask the right question. It's part of the reason why I'm so completely transparent with everything I do.Haha.....not sarcastic. I had a sense things were better, but there were about 30 years between samples.
This is the first I had heard about the nitty-gritty of precision.
I do too! However, just because you are not at that level yet does not mean you do not need to avoid it altogether. Bigger does fly better but the cost of entry does go up as you flay larger aircraft. I think that same principle applies here. The 150cc 43% Extra my club president has for IMAC does not necessarily represent his skill level, but what he is shooting for. Don't get me wrong... He just completed 7 years as the North East Regional Director for IMAC and he has taught countless courses on scoring and judging. He's a great pilot. He's gone to nationals but never been one of the exceptional pilots that makes everyone wish they had never picked up a transmitter.
Wilsonman, I have the same kit that I bought new, and am building the same plane, with a twist....I am putting the thing on a "diet". If I can help you with a pdf scan of any of your missing parts, just let me know, and they can arrive to you via email. If you want to see what I am up to, and the reason I can supply you with scans of any parts, look at my build thread here >> https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2073875-Top-Flite-P-51-on-a-diet. The last time I touched it was 3 plus years ago, but now that I am retired, I will get back into it. I am soooo glad I found your thread because I want to really watch you build the body and see if you end up with the same "condition" that I did, which is way too hard to define in an online forum... will have to show pictures when the time comes. It has to do with former #9, and the way it makes the body shape change, so don't glue in former 9 just yet. I have marked up the plans and build book with all kinds of notes, and am willing to share. BTW, I had a personal conversation with David Ribbe about wing tip wash out, and if you notice, it is NOT on the plans. He did that because he said the no one pays any attention to it anyway, but the real amount of tip washout is 2 degrees. The "feet" on the wing ribs set the washout due to the wing being built upside down, but the wings get warped when the sheeting on the other side of the wing is applied.
I appreciate the reference to your build. I'll have to glean over it and see if I can learn a few things. Sadly, the fuselage came to me partially completed. I've not really looked at it just yet to see what stage it is in but I suspect that this former is already in place. I have no intention of making this model super scale. I've known many folks who have owned one over the years and they all say that they just fly great as-built. That's really what I'm after. If I pick up a few more scale points along the way, cool. The focal point, for sure, will be the motor but overall this entire airplane is meant to be somewhat subtle.
