Denis Watkins

Go for it Glyn, Antonov swore by it

As Chris says Dave, there are very few absolute "calm" days. Though weather and wind are subjective to your flying skill and your model, in 2015 the Met Office reported just 5 days as calm. 198 days, were a combination of Gale force wind, or Terential rain. Of the remaining 162 days of moderate to strong winds, we flew on 38 days at my club. Of course some good flying days are missed due to work and family commitments, but you need a craft that will meet the outdoor requirements. The above analysis was to report to the landowner just how little we got for our money lol Edited By Denis Watkins on 07/09/2016 08:18:37

Somehow I believe these issues are BIND Rx issues. On 2 occasions, on prelim take off checks, where surface movement was found to be incorrect, I realised the Rx had defaulted to incorrect movements. 9 times out of 10, one or two servos need reversing at set up time, then final bind, with throttle down. With some Rx glitch, flashing LED etc, poor voltage, I feel it is the Rx that has reverted to original servo setting, like in this case, the wrong movement

No one wants to get involved Phil as none fits the bill Perhaps say, I have a 10 foot demon with retracts and flaps that needs sports servos that run on 6v That may help

Apologies guys, I read 52, and wrongly processed 4 stroke 12 x 6 is the prop

Apologies Dave, I did not read your post well enough, and you want RTH. I suppose 90% of the time RTH works out, but where I fly, both incidents of RTH involved FPV flying down a dip in the landscape, and both finishing up in trees on the way back. Both incidents obviously involved the pilots flying "out of line of sight" and too far out, so maybe got what they deserved But fly "by the book" if you set RTH Dave

JR 591 Phil

Just have the throttle stick down Dave, when you bind the receiver

OG, 11 x 6 is far more suited to the .52, for many reasons. I know some would recommend loading up the motor, but for throttling and smooth tickover, fit the 11 x 6 Edited By Denis Watkins on 05/09/2016 14:01:41

You can reverse servos on the mobile phone app Andy Downloadable from Horizon Hobby

2 things Chris, and I may get slated, but 1. Pushers are noisier than tractors, also 2. SOME Microchips, also known as Integrated circuits, do not respond well to overvoltage either. That may be a surprise, but most processors are quite voltage sensitive, whereby you put a fully charged pack in your plane and the motor cuts out. Run the pack/motor Safely for a few seconds, to drop the pack capacity a smidge, and try throttling again

You decide Pete, the mini Jazz is listed as 1.5lb, in electric terms and IC, your 20 OS is about 320 watts and .5 horsepower. If we did the Jazz electric we would give it 150 watts and with a 10 to 15 IC is .4 Horsepower, and 30 gram lighter than a .20 So you have it Edited By Denis Watkins on 04/09/2016 11:35:15

Woops E, you are right, I was just overawed seeing my favourite buddy Tx being used for something professionally

At Monza, today, the Sky Cam copter in use, for Sky Sports Live, is exclusively getting shots over Monza Circuit, is controlled by a Spectrum DX6i Tx

Trim the throttle right down, Bob Even go into travel adjust on the TX and make the throttle travel minus

Any twisted or coiled cabled, will induce/cause flux/create magnetic field as current passes along it. Very useful sometimes but problematic when the change is not required. There is a remote chance that these objects were added to the box in error, as there is no mention of them in the manual. Edited By Denis Watkins on 01/09/2016 12:30:26

These ferrites can only be for the AC charging cycle, the maker must be aware of interference, possibly to other household equipment. It is irregular, in that most of our gear causes no interference. A loop or loops are made in the output cable and the resulting ring of cable is clipped into the gutter shape of the ferrite. This interrupts any magnetic oscillations. The spacers keep cables apart, thus avoiding induction This is old school stuff, and maybe for countries where electrical tolerances are not as tight as our own

I would balance it along the main spar Robert, just for preliminary flying until you get the urge to shake it down

Could you scale photograph them Geoff, next to a ruler They look enormous But are used to decouple signals along long cables

As Tony will have found in his research, the full size thrust nozzles on the Harrier are uniquely designed, almost square, and what looks dividers in the path of the airflow, are wing shaped, with internal leading edges producing a layered controlled, less turbulent thrust. Our EDFs are virtually push/pull in operation, making for interesting design solutions. We have to work with the cards we are delt, and when Tony completes this build, I guess it will be one of the all time greats from the TN stable, to be built and flown Edited By Denis Watkins on 31/08/2016 12:14:31

You are very welcome and you have asked a number of valid questions, which has opened about 3 cans of worms. A novice is well advised to get the Phoenix sim, and to have 6 channels available. Spectrum gear is in abundance, it is easily available, easy to programme and as you say has model match Every flyer has his favourite manufacturer, and like cars, there are makes that many will recommend and other car makes that they will not touch. It is the same with TX I would recommend though, a new TX and not preowned, but that is personal choice. All your stated model numbers would meet your present requirements

Let me tell you a story, with the best intentions, and the up most respect, Once upon a time, just when we need maximum heat to make a soldered joint We wipe the bit, on a cold wet sponge (as recommended since WW2 ), Thus cooling the tip appreachably, and then wondering why we have a dry joint Just use a decent paper towel to wipe the bit while soldering The elf and safety brigade invented the wet sponge method to save "spitting" from excess solder on the tip, due to heat or just dropping away Use a towel and wear safety goggles

Obviously, commercially, the guys use multipped gas torches etc In the garden But build yourself an hearth with stone/brick base and three walls of brick/stone To contain and push the flame around your job It does work

File and polish the blackened tip Bs, whilst it is cold Pre flux the polished tip, with solder at the ready, and switch the iron on, to re tin it

Have no reservations FB, with this powerplant and prop, the sound alone will mesmerise you