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Spektrum I was actually thinking the same in the car on the way home. Never had any problems with Futaba since i started flying many many years ago.....until now. The switch was brand new when the plane was built about 5 or 6 months ago, as was the rx, battery, servos etc... I checked all the connections, and none were loose.
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Ooops, thought i put, its IC, with rx powered by a 2000mah 4.8v eneloop, more than enough for the 5 small servos used in the plane. Tx is a Futaba T7C Rob
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When it went my first thought was i had lost rx power, but everything was plugged in and powered when i recovered it. Definately a brain teaser.
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Flying my new(ish) Alienator today, when about 3 minutes into the flight i lost control, wiggled all the sticks and nothing. The plane was flying straight and level at the time and sailed off into the distance at full throttle. Luckily it must have caught a gust of wind as it spiralled into the ground about half a mile away in the center of an adjoining field, so no damage to any property. When i retrieved it the rx had the red light on signalling no link to the tx. I cycled the power on the tx and it didn't bind. Then i cycled the power to the rx and it bound straight away as normal, and everything worked as expected. I performed a power down range check which was fine. Checked the rx battery under load, also fine. Checked the failsafe was operational (throttle to idle), which worked as expected. So the only thing i have left is thinking it is a faulty rx. It seemed to freeze, as i had no control but the failsafe didn't operate. Also i don't seem able to recreate the fault. Anyone had / heard of anything similar? Rob
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Have you tried Just engines? They do a wide range of exhausts, for varying engines.
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Thats probably the only time i'll see the top of the table.....When Badger makes a mistake. All in all, it was great to see 3 or 4 teams with pace to mix things up in the season, even if it was all a bit static with tyres being the be all and end all. I must admit i was hoping for rain near the end to liven it up a bit.
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Posted by Phil B on 15/03/2013 20:47:37: no you can set it up to run once started by the throttle and not stop untill the stop switch is set I've got the T7C and i don't think mine has that option, you can only assign one switch / stick to the timer. I assumed the T8FG would have been the same. I stand corrected
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Was writing at the same time as you Erfolg...... I think thats what they are designed to do, i don't know a way of them starting and just running on if using the throttle. I tried a switch but kept forgetting to flick it until i was in the air, then i would have to guess how long i'd been up.... I have my trigger set so low on the throttle that it only stops when on idle which isn't for that long and the fuel used at that low engine setting will be minimal, not enough to throw a timer way off. Thats using IC of course.
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I have the cheap mans T8FG, otherwise known as the T7C, but i would assume the set up is pretty similar. I do similar to BEB, although i set it as a count down timer based on the throttle position. Whenever the throttle is a couple of clicks above idle the counter starts. I prefer it counting down because my different models have different times so i don't have to remember how high the counter gets.
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Count me in please.
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Aerotech Int Mosquito t111 71
Rob Lewis replied to ben goodfellow 1's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Hi Ben, I've built an 1/8th Spitfire from an old Aerotech Int kit and i must say the kit itself was rubbish. I won it at a club do around 15 years ago, i now understand why the model shop donated it...... The build process was very similar to the link above with lots of foam parts. You would think that would make life easier but not one of the foam bits fit properly, and i had to get a new set of foam wings made because all the cores were different sizes so couldn't be joined without an 1/8" jump between the sections.... Also some of the pre-cut parts were wrong and had to be remade. That said, the model itself flys lovely and with everything sheeted / veneered foam its a nice base to glass and paint. I truly hope your kit is better than mine, maybe mine was a friday afternoon job. But with some time and effort it should build into a nice flying plane. Rob -
Count me in as well, should be a good laugh. If i remember to make predictions before the races that is.....
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Very interesting pic John, cheers for sharing. Rob
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If you haven't had any luck yet, try contacting these people. They seem to have a wide range of KK replikits/ plans, and although the consort isn't listed they may well have the plans??
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Well a few months has gone by but heres my refurbed Alienator. I used a hardwood spar in place of the balsa one and extended it into the fuselage, so in effect it became a full span spruce spar, and lined all the straight edges with balsa to square up. Also changed the hatch so the front section is removable and rear section is fixed with a tongue and magnet. Its covered in lightweight glass cloth and poly c, then sprayed with b and q emulsion before a final few coats of sprayed poly c for fuel proofing. I maidened it last weekend and it surprised me the roll rate you can get. Fast doesn't describe it. That said it need a fair chuck to hand launch because of the weight i added in glassing etc, but its a great addition to the hanger. Rob
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Multiplugs for several servos.....
Rob Lewis replied to Steve Hargreaves - Moderator's topic in General Radio Discussion
Hi Steve, In my spit i used a 15 way mini D connector. I just used one pin per wire, as i had 5 connections to make. Works a treat and never had any problems with it. I can't see a problem with having common +ve or -ve, but for the sake of a couple of extra pins i prefered the extra redundancy. I would rather lose one servo rather than all if one soldered joint gave way. Although as Bob said you could always make the pins into a common rail for extra redundancy. Rob -
Hi Roy, I have a PDF copy of the plans that i downloaded from another forum. If you PM me your email address, i'll forward them on. Regards Rob
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Nice selection today, yes please.
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For anyone interested in the windbag, theres a guy on Ebay thats started making kits / selling built models. £85 for kit or £115 built, or £150 with engine and servos. Seems a bit steep to me but i guess the kite isn't cheap. Windbag Usual disclaimer, i have nothing to do with this guy except contemplating whether to give him some money Rob
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J.Perkins Butterfly metal trainer
Rob Lewis replied to Peter Miller's topic in All Things Model Flying
There is also this one just arrived on Ebay Edited By Rob Lewis on 04/11/2012 22:30:25 -
Free stuff on Friday
Rob Lewis replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
Drop my name in the hat pleaae. -
Posted by Bill_B on 23/09/2012 05:28:05: With their staggeringly poor time keeping record, Fly,Maybe! I was waiting for this one, they are my employer......... A couple of other nicknames i have heard: Air Lingus - Air Fungus Jet 2 - Tech 2 Ryanair - Conair Easyjet - Squeezy jet
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Weekend of 16-17 March
Rob Lewis replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in Flying Field Reports and Chat
And the wrong year
