John Hickson

Me too. Just sent a couple of emails which were returned with "unknown user" errors?

Thought I would put this link here if anyone is interested in owning one of these beauties as I'm selling mine. Hope posting links is OK. DX18qq

I have a set of oleos if you do find a set and want some.

I always fancied Realflight but was put off with not being able to use my own TX like you can with Phoenix, I dont suppose they have seen the light and incorporated that option yet?.

Phil - I dont think I'm ready for 1/4 scale, it would make too big a hole Thanks Graham

Cheers for the replies guys. Graham - please ask your lad if he wants to part with it

I really like the lines of this plane so I've been looking round for a balsa kit but can only find this**LINK** Has anyone built one of these or can recommend anothe kit - hopefully a bit bigger and for IC? Edited By John Hickson on 19/06/2013 08:52:56

I did something similar with a 3S 2200 I left plugged into a battery monitor (doh). It was completely flat and my charger refused to do anything with it. I put it on a 9v NiMh charge for 5 mins, then switched over to a normal LiPo charge and it worked. I've used the pack countless times since

I connect up all my servos to a servo tester set to automatic, add some "ballast" to the control surfaces to simulate flight loads and time it. That way all I have to guesstimate is what my RX's will draw when working - easy enough to measure with a meter in series.

Posted by steve gunn on 14/05/2013 22:44:28: am i mad for trying this as my first build. A little, yes

Found this which explains all

mmm... "When Lipos are charged in parallel their balance plugs are paralelled". Wouldnt that mean that 2x 3s batteries would be seen by the charger as a 3s cell, if you were balancing your cells would be all over the place as you would be balancing 3s instead of the actual 6s??. "an ESC needs to discharge those same cells equally through paralleled balance plugs." an ESC does not discharge through the balance plug, it therfore cannot discharge while remaining cell balance. Edited By John Hickson on 13/05/2013 11:01:11

Yep. Worm gear rather than cogs thoughEdited By John Hickson on 12/05/2013 14:27:10

Why are the flaps linked to the gear - surely they can be deployed independantly?

Got it. Thanks guys!