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| powering receiver and servos in gliders |
| There are 3 replies, with the last one on Yesterday at 19:23:41 by YOUNG GUN Quote: Here are a few other UBECs http://www.brchobbies.co.uk/?page=s...tem&item=868 http://www.brchobbies.co.uk/?page=s...tem&item=217 http://www.brchobbies.co.uk/?page=s...tem&item=715 |
| New Spektrum Tx's on the way |
| There are 2 replies, with the last one on Yesterday at 18:33:13 by Richard Archdeacon Quote: That DX10t looks as complicated as a cockpit from a small aircraft might be its got so many switches [:)] |
| Launching Gliders |
| There are 2 replies, with the last one on Yesterday at 12:46:42 by Tyrant Blaze Quote: Quote: Ahhhh..thanks. I guess the tow start is used on flat fields also |
| Digital cameras suitable for Aerial Photography? |
| There are 14 replies, with the last one on Yesterday at 11:12:02 by YOUNG GUN Quote: Yeah, Well like i say i bought the camera for going out with, so i was a bit lucky with the "auto-off" feature! |
| Park Zone Sukhoi |
| There are 5 replies, with the last one on 08/03/2010 at 18:19:17 by milzy Quote: £60 ! I paid £35 & it's like brand new. The guy was a national instructor, he had about 1 flight & decided it hovered poor & likes his 4 site more. [:D] |
| Moving from normal electric powered to gliders |
| There are 8 replies, with the last one on 08/03/2010 at 13:08:01 by Tyrant Blaze Quote: Yes, I know a chap that has used a Heli off a slope... and yes it did fly! http://www.rctalk.co.uk/1/displayim...php?pos=-153 [/quote] That must have been an interesting flight |
| PMC 78" TUCANO ? |
| There are 1 replies, with the last one on 07/03/2010 at 19:46:57 by milzy Quote: No need to shout. |
| What should I get? |
| There are 1 replies, with the last one on 07/03/2010 at 19:45:57 by milzy Quote: Hello I have a big high wing trainer & after a few flights I now fly 3d planes. However I'm young & play PS3, xbox 360 & pc games alot. They say young ones pick it up fast. Flying is not as difficult as some make out. I even have a friend with a real pilots license & he is thicker than 2 short planks. Look out for a nice deal on a super cub or something. Nitro planes are messy I'm going electric route from now on. £100 is a tight budget.I managed to get Vmar Apache & all the gear for £100 from ebay though. |
| petrol powered planes and fire |
| There are 7 replies, with the last one on 07/03/2010 at 02:15:32 by BALSA BENDER Quote: BEEN FLYING PETROL FOR A WHILE NO ISSUES BUT ALWAYS CARRY A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER, |
| Lipos!!!!! Who a lucky boy, well sort of....... |
| There are 17 replies, with the last one on 06/03/2010 at 21:24:54 by Cam Quote: Hi Jiffy. Yeah LiPos make their own oxygen when they go wrong. If you fully charge a LiPo in the cold, then it gets a lot warmer, like it might in a metal box - the difference between night and day temps might be enough, the LiPo is then effectively over-charged. But it would had to have been fully charged and in the box for that to be the cause. Likewise if you fully discharge a LiPo in the warm and then put it in the cold the voltage will drop further, over-discharging it and maybe making it puff. This might also cause a short when it's warms-up again. A shorted balance wire might have done it - I've also seen that it's very easy for the pins to pull-out the balance plugs and short-out. That may have been the case with keeping the battery in foam. I keep mine in a cardboard box for ease of carrying but they are charged right in front of me while I'm sat at the computer. They are also always kept at store voltage and in the house so the temperature is roughly the same all the time. Charging them in the warm and then taking them out into the cold is OK. (Voltage drops slightly). Only they won't perform until they have warmed-up a bit from use and the voltage is back to normal. |