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I recently purchased the RM TX16S. Updated to latest EDGE TX. I also have Spektrum kit and have successfully bound some of the Spektrum Receivers.
The RM TX will be used for electric whilst the Spektrum eventually will control my i.c. models.
EDGE TX is quite a learning curve and I have found Youtube a treasure trove, in particular Painless360 and RC Video Reviews.
Thing is the system is clearly v good for quad fliers.
For fixed wing it is also good, however if not careful you can find yourself being sucked into a world of sensors and mixing which in truth you do not need, its exponents will hail the stuff it can do, and rightly so.
I have to question on occasions do I need it, does it aid me, is it a safety feature.
I am not knocking just giving my take on it, as I am entitled to do having purchased it an some other ancillary components.
Would I recommend it, value for money for certain, learning curve there certainly is.
As an aside if you want an ELRS module see the BMFA classified.
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I have R86 and R88's which seem to work ok. Just be sure to carry out the fine tuning after binding. And if you want a depron combat plane look at the Bloody Barron on Flitetube website. The plan is free to down load.
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Some say drill hole(s) inbox others say dont.
I have. The box isnt designed to contain an explosion its to prevent damage.
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I have always wanted to have one of these. I know there are plans on jetworks? for depron and 3d printed parts. But this is a really beauty:
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As Learner states, the throttle should be at idle when you have the stick down, use the throttle cut option of your tx to fully close the throttle.
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really a case of girdering ones loins
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Now there is a title to grab your attention. I was watching a flitetest video on youtube and noted there was a young person there who had there arm amputated from the elbow.
It struck me that they may not be able to use a TX without modification, If its already been done then I apologise. My thoughts were having the elevator and aileron on a stick with the slider being used for the throttle and a two poisition momentary switch, (neutral in the middle and left or right rudder by flicking the switch one way or the other. I am pretty sure this could be done on an edge TX operating system with suitable transmitter. Just think it seems a shame those disadvantaged by lack of hand operation dont get to enjoy the hobby.
That said one of you may already know of some cracking device to enable the less abled to join us.
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Thought it was the Green Zealots, whats the colour if money!! Lol
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Argentina are better than that, just as England are better than there last few performances.
One swallow does not a summer make.
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On 09/09/2023 at 09:38, steve too said:
A bar graph from CAP 2546. For some reason CAP 2546 brings to mind the scene on polls from Yes Minister.
Ignore the chart pay attention to the question.
Do you think electricity is dangerous ?
Are drugs good for you ?
Its all in the question
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Whatever the cauze just get back on the sticks.
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Interesting article regarding the drone delivery and 'grab of airspace'. Thing is are they are delivering stuff to the NHS , in which case is the pharmacy located at the take off point or does stuff have to be delivered there first.
OR is this a concept experiment in which case the whole of the UK would be a no fly zone for models, light aircraft, handgliders, micro lights etc and yes I know that this was the very reason RID is being proposed.
The funding provided by the state? should be reclaimable if they get the go ahead. A proper trial would be to have a minimum of 60 up in the air at the same time leaving and travelling to assorted points within the corridor. Then it could be seen how they avoid one another. If they are using RID to aid avoidance then any company using airspace occupied by models, light aircraft, handgliders, micro lights etc should have their RID equipment purchased and supplied by the commercial operator.
They are invading airspace already in use and if the governments intends licensing and thereby generating an income seems only fair that the operators also shell out to the current authorised users.
Just a thought
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I have used nylon bolts on my Wot4, please be careful which ones you get as some are very brittle. I have some red ones on mine at the moment and they seem more resilient, however I cant remember what brand they are ?
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I am in the fixed income retiree group. As I stated it may be the final straw for some.
Regarding 'bad law' it doesnt get changed by ignoring it !
We have placed our thoughts and provided them to the CAA. The outcome is awaited.
I have no intention of packing it in, nor do i see modules, should they be required be prohibitive in cost, unless of course manufacturers decide to milk it.
Less hysteria and a little patience is the order of the day.
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Unless the proposed changes to our legally flying are so draconian and or expensive i do not see many giving up. In some instances it may be the final element or excuse for those already thinking of giving it up.
With any change in regulation there will be a corresponding change in how we go aboit things. We dont always like change but evolution takes its course anyway.
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We have a way to go yet before decision and implementation arrive. I would venture insurance would have this as condition. Whilst we may not like requirement to have RID, i dont think i would give up my pastime. One device will suffice for me in the event its mandated.
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WE have an ancient ride on and a self propelled walk behind. Both kept on site. A couple of the members cut the strip and the pits area at least once a week.
Fuel costs are absorbed and a couple of members are excellent mechanics.
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Its correct to say that overpopulation is the main issue here. I note Matty B's breakdown however its not the numbers its the requirement and needs of the population. Then we have the so called aspiration to emulate the 'western lifestyle'. A hugh part of the problem is in fact the west's constant strive for for growth. A certain individual, now deceased, has a product which is constantly being update, previous products it would appear having had a built in obsolescence, people with the must have syndrome. If we did more repairing of products and did away with the constant alleged improvements to drive growth, which only benefits companies and their shareholders we could see a different world.
Many years ago I read a short story where cars and good were manufactured only to be moved to factories near by were they were disassembled, off to foundries, melted down and returned metal for products.
The reason, to keep people in work and thereby out of mischief, but the over arching matter was a stable economy and not so much damage to the surroundings as the populace had what they required. No new gizmo which did the same as the previous model but had a bit more glitz.
If we move from the glitz to the repairable and functional, apart from a few billionaires we could all benefit.
Whilst I appreciate growth has its benefits it is not the be all and end all, though truth be told it is the end all because everything that grow eventually dies. So keep buying swank glittering stuff and when you replace that for another round of swank and glitz do us all a favour and have it buried with, it may not be degradable but if someone or something comes along in the future and digs it up they just might recognise how the world ended.
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Of course they will up the taxes Matty and when they reach the tipping point a green levy will be imposed on electric vehicles, probably graded by the weight of the vehicle.
May also include a dirty tax for the additional particles from the braking system.
Even a low carbon society has to raise revenue
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time to give it the brush off
or ask Matt to Finish it as the Gloss has gone off
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So much myth, so much data, so much bias interpretation. I am transitioning to carbon slowly, i might do my bit by being buried rather than cremated.
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I posted this in the Depron at Buckminster thread. Perhaps I should have put it here in the first place.
The stuff comes in assorted sizes and also box section. It can be quite useful in strengthening and as spars.
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Gents have the above, as supplied no mods. I notice the esc gets warm, there is I think lack of cooling. Anyone had same issue and resolved it ?
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I cannot make the event and I do not know if you have used this stuff but it makes ideal light weight strengthening. It comes in assorted sizes and box sections.
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Calvin and Hobbes. Statements on life and innocence. Thoroughly recommend the albums if you can find them.