Capt Kremen

Happy 'Electric' Days ... Editor of the little Yellow Mag & BEFA Founder Member No.2 😉

A couple of useful video sites for ETHOS folk: https://www.youtube.com/@adam_mawz_maas And FrSky Ethos: Throttle Reverse (Updated) (youtube.com) And https://www.youtube.com/@MrD

And just when you think you've got the hang of it ... along comes a(nother) update and it changes yet again 😉

Self Check can be enabled by gently depressing the Rx button when all other items have been completed. It goes 'Blue' then flashes, controls dance, all done. Caution: do ensure model is at a flying attitude when doing this or 'panic' mode may result in for example up elevator. Lovely radio system though (FrSky X20S for me) and Rx but FrSky keep 'improving' and 'updating' things. Beware of videos on line, even after just a few months ago, they can sometimes be out-of-date following an update with latest methods. Also, always check Rx and Tx software are kept updated to ensure compatibility with latest operation. Items bought from dealers may not have the latest updates if they've been in stock on a shelf awhile! 😉

Red Letter Days = Rip Off!

I have a couple of Tool Kit devices - (Charger, LiPo Balancer) - You do have to calibrate them for best/accurate results though. No issues to date.

At least one make of Tx which had/has(?) a touch screen on its front face for adjusting model menus etc. This was not sealed from the elements i.e. water, snow! This ingress of H2O, particularly in heavy downpours, corrupted the screen making subsequent operations difficult, if not impossible!

Brilliant! Thanks GBG, 'ticking' self-check and waggling the sticks to all extremes did the 'blue' LED trick. Whilst I love the flexibility of Open/Edge & ETHOS OS, the various tick boxes on the umpteen different permutations of model & receiver, can catch you, (or at least me),out. Doesn't help when you haven't used or performed a specific set-up or task in a while ... soft memory fade occurs 😉 'Now how did I do that six-months ago?' Yes, templates are good for repeats but as in this case, I'd updated to the latest spec. which can change or add things that weren't there last time!

Just updated a FrSky ARCHER SR6 Rx to latest V2.1.12. Using a fully updated X20S Tx, the Rx is registered and bound OK, (Solid Green LED with power On). No servo (AETRA set up) response EXCEPT Throttle on Ch3 which does operate thru full range. Any clues what 'tick box' or other item needs changing to get the rest of the controls working? The whole set-up worked perfectly before.

+1 for 'Mr D' and suggest ensuring all components i.e. Tx and compatible Rx are updated to the latest software. This is quite straightforward with the ETHOS Suite which tells you if an update is available, just click 'update' and it does everything for you. Superb set, (I have RadioMaster TX16S MkII and the X20S is much less faff if all you want is to fly with a reliable piece of kit). If you love programming though you can still devise all manner of permutations etc. in the numerous menus.

We had the 'Flying Scotsman' steam loco visit our local station at the W/E, stopping to take on water. You can guess what was hovering directly over the rail track, loco and carriages full of passengers. Other scheduled trains were still running past on the other adjacent track whilst the drone was in the air. Sooner or later ..... do hope not though.

To paraphrase a film/tv titles credit statement: "No Sullivan Clevis Tools were harmed in the fixing of the Riot!" 😉

Many sports flyers enjoy the Max Thrust 'Riot' in its various formats i.e. Foam or Balsa/Ply airframes. I recently acquired a second-hand but totally un-flown foam 'Riot' V2 version. I am in the fortunate position of having a generous quantity of quality model part spares such as motors, wheels, servo, clevis and control horns gained after many years modelling. Just as well, as the attached photo show the state and poor quality of control horn as supplied with the 'Riot' and received out-of-the-box. This is therefore an advisory to 'Riot' owners out there, check the condition of your fittings, they might just be about to fail like the one pictured did. I also had one of the cheap plastic clevis literally crumble too. Thankfully none of these occurred while the plane was in the air and were caught beforehand. My 'Riot' is now like 'Triggers Broom'! Replaced: Motor, Prop, Spinner, U/C, Wheels & Axles, All Servo, Control Linkages, Ball-Head Clevis, Control Push-Rods & Runs.

The 49” Challenger ARF does NOT include Motor, ESC, and servos.

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