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Ive used the AR620 in helis and they work fine
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I actually went the other way back when the original Spektrum DX7 came out back in 2007/8... a fter being alife long futaba and JR flier I chabged to Spektrum starting with the DX7.. then onto the DX8 & 9.. then onto DX7S and now the NX8 and Ive never had any issue with Sprektrum its been as rock solid and reliable as all the Futaba & JR Radios I had on 35 mhz
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Medway Model Flying Club Bring & Buy / Fly-In
GaryW replied to GaryW's topic in Flying Sites and Clubs
im sure you will come if you can Jim -
Hi All This see's Medway Model Flying Club celebrating their 50th Anniversary since the Club was first formed & started in September 1974.... To mark the occasion, We will be holding a 50th Anniversary Bring & Buy & Flying Starting from 10am on Sunday 22nd September 2024 Pleae feel free to come along if you can..... All Welcome..... Full details for the event are in the ad below.... Hope to see some of you there
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I got confirmation email for both operator & flyer Id's when i did mine along with confirmation of my competency certificate
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It is 5 years .... got me thinking reading your question which got me checking mine which i did in december 2022 and it runs out in 2027 and mine is tied to my operator id although i hold both operator and flier id's which not only covers me for flying my own models but also covers me for flying other peoples when teaching other members to fly or test flying their models for them
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Custom duties on a used model from outside the UK?
GaryW replied to Jonathan M's topic in All Things Model Flying
ASP 80FS swinging a 14x7 -
Custom duties on a used model from outside the UK?
GaryW replied to Jonathan M's topic in All Things Model Flying
I bought a Nexa Spitfire from Motion RC in the Netherlands recently & had to pay the usual 20% VAT & a £12 handling fee to Fedex on delivery of the model -
Half of the top wing
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Coincidently I just looked up the specs on an APC 14x7 to compare against the Master Aircrew & Graupner props I have and the APC 14x7 specs list the prop weight to be 2.72oz / 78g Ive also looked up a 12x6 Master Airscrew & APC 12x6 and again find the APC to be the heavier @ 1.62 /45g verses 36g for the Master Airscrew so maybe APC are not that light a prop after all
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I disagree... I have both a Master Airscrew 14x7 and a Graupner 14x7 that I bought for my new Spitfire and when setting up the CofG I found the Graupner is the heavier prop... The Master Airscrew 14x7 being 58g,, while the Graupner 14x7 is 80g
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Number plate bolts used as wing bolts needing the CAA Number...?????? First I've heard of that one,, They are just simple plastic/nylon bolts or am I missing something here??
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Older DX9's like the 7S & 8 were backward compatable with DSM2 Rx's where the newer Gen2/Black Edition and other Spektrum TX's manufactured from 2015 for the European Market are DSMX only
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Voice alerts dropped from Spektrum DX/NX range?
GaryW replied to Romeo Whisky's topic in Spektrum/JR
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Hi Dennis,,,,,, Nice to meet the man behind the Superfly and I enjoyed your post on how the model started... & I still say to this day, It was the best trainer of its time
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Do we overpower our models these days?
GaryW replied to Robin Colbourne's topic in All Things Model Flying
My Jumior 60 was flying on an OS 25 FSR & now has an sc 30fs running on Model Technichs Contest 10 and takes off on less than half throttle then plods around at just above tick over -
With respect Nigel it's not for you to change anyones mind or for you to personally feel the need to how ever you may disagree or feel they shud be doing things different or more like you do ..... it's for eas idividual rc modeller to decide to do thjing and operate their models in a way that clearly works for them... as for whatever manufacturers do or don't recommend...... as the word is " Recommend " being what it is " A recommendation " doesn't mean it cant be done or shouldn't be done.. In the same way you was trying to convince me not to run 1 rx packs in parallel in my DB Centurion again that s my choice to keep it the way the previous owner set the plane up not for you to convince me otherwise ...how i have my models set up is for me to decide........and to be honest....... how many rc modellers really 100% truthfully follow a manufacturers recommendations,, think you will find the number not as high as you might think....
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Actually both Rx packs are infact eneloop packs ,,, Must have forgotten to mention that in my earlier post Nigel.... And it's not that a I can't be convinced more along the lines of all the time its working fine leave well alone but is anytime I notice an issue then I wud normally look to a solution On another note ,, whatever all this misinformation is out there,,, I wudn't know I've never read it as I find reading boring as hell.....
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Its fitted with 4 Hitec HS645MG's Nigel..... Throttle, Rubber & 2 on the Elevators,,,, The plane is as the previous owner built it & set it up including the Rx Batts... and they are in balance with each other in voltage which i check every time I charge them so ne need for a sub c or lipo pack ,, Also I'm of the persuasion & mind set of " If it aint broke don't fix it "
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Shame on you Paul .. Go stand in the corner and repeat after me several times...... " Glow Power Is King... "........
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Sounds like the idle needle o-ring has gone which it shudnt of gone yet after only 10 tank fulls.....try putting a new o-ring in but yes there shud be a slight stiffness/resistance when turning the needle
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I've been flying on Spektrum since the original DX7 came out back when I was working in the model trade and I've always rune my Spektrum Rx's on 4.8v NimH Packs and never had an issue .... Only time I've ever used 6v ( 5 cell ) pack is when running High Torque Servos or Digital Servos in Helicopters... This whole " you must rune 6v ( cell ) pack thing thats being going around since Spetrum was first released in the UK IMO is total BS.... It's more personal choice or preference of an RC Modeller what Rx Batteries they use in their models which coincidently I now run my Heli Rx's on 2 cell Lipos but thats only because I also use the Align 2 in 1 Regulators to run both the Rx & Glow Power.... Even my lattest aquisition being an 102" DB Centurion weighing in at 6.5kg all up is only running on 4.8v Rx Power although there are 2 RX Pack running in parallel as the servos are slightly higher torque than say a futaba 3001 ( pics below ) If you think back to the days of the original DX7 they had 9.6v ( 8 cell ) Tx packs then as time went on they went to basically around 2000 mah 4.8v ( 4 cell ) packs like iwhat's in the DX7S. 8's & 9's etc... now with my current NX8 and also with the NX6 & 10.. the standard battery in those are single cell 3.6v Li-Ion which also shows 2.4ghz radio gear uses far less power than what we all remember of the old 35mhz days... only thing that hasn't changed as far as I can tell over the years really is the voltage of servos In my own experience my view is this whole 4.8v or 6v Rx Pack debate/argument is a pointless one
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Welcome Justin,,, Hope to see & meet you at Southern Model Show in a few weeks time and gety some diesel from you
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Try changing the glow plug.... i had a similar issue with an engine recently & all it need to rectify was a new/different glow plug
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from the newly updated manual