Andy Gates

Answer is yes. M6d can supply 500w output. Divide this by your pack voltage which is approx 25v Means the charger can output 20A total. To charge your 2 5000mAH packs you will need 10A at 1C charge rate.

Looks great Murat. Best of luck on the maiden

Graham, I have a transmitter mitt which does help with the chill, even better when a hand warmer is placed inside too. Had mine for some years, made by Radiowarm - no longer available

Still a little offset Mike, its a great fight to get them all correctly in place but once in place they don't seem to move.

Mike, I have a V2 T16 with the ribbon cables replaced. Did not have any issues with the old ribbon cables and I don't have any issues with the new ribbon cables.

Can you not use an alternative adaptor with the same bolt spacing? If not, do you have a friend with a lathe, would not take too long to turn something similar.

I have seen the Boxer advertised but not seen one in person. Jumper T16 came out first and was quickly modified to remove some slight issues - internal ribbon connection issues and easier charging. The Radiomaster Tx16 came next and was put together by a splinter group from Jumper. It is slightly heavier and chunkier than the T16. Jumper T18 came out to challenge the Tx16, but there were some range concerns with the 2.4GHz internal antennae, the external being for 915MHZ unit. T18 lite had an external antennae for 2.4GHz and no 915MHz unit installed. I believe the above to be correct and stand to be corrected.

Thought about it a bit more Martyn. I have done some modifications to it, added folding plastic handle in place of solid metal one and replaced the board at the top of the Tx to allow battery charging through the USB C socket - all Jumper improvements. If you are buying new, all of the above should already be done for you.

I love mine and it takes quite a lot of punishment as I am one of our club instructors. I have had it for some years now, added the replacement gold internal ribbon cables and I have broken one of the trim levers which I have the parts to replace. That is all I have to do on it. Battery gets charged when I have lost 2 bars from the display - about once a month. What else would you like to know?

Ken, As an instructor, I can safely say that in my position I carry a sufficient supply of battery pack to have quite a long day of flying training. Our club trainers are fitted out to be able to use quite a mixture of packs just in case I exhaust my own stock. Come summer I will be carrying a leisure battery and charger to recharge my packs at the field. Horses for courses😃 Toto - as other have suggested, stick to the club trainer for now. The more you use it - the more familiar with its characteristics you will become and the more comfortable you will be flying it. Mixing machines will mean you have to remember 2 different sets of characteristics and fly appropriately for the one you are flying. This will delay your training progress.

I don't know about the rules for model flying in your country, but please check them first. In the UK you are not allowed to fly beyond line of sight without running into all sorts of other rules, regulations and licensing. This would make a "really long range ardupilot plane" kind of pointless.

Why not daisy chain the flight controller after the RPM sensor as it is designed to do?

I am another who uses telemetry to assist in battery duration. As I do a lot of instructing, my battery estimates would be all over the place as it depends on the lesson at the time. Gentle circuit training uses less power than aerobatics or touch & goes. So as I use FrSky lipo sensors, this sends data to my Tx which can call the details out or post them on screen. Once the battery shows below 10% with load applied then it is time to land. Once the load is removed the battery recovers to about 20% which seems to be fine in my experience. Obviously hooning around at full throttle reduces the capacity much quicker as does the cooler winter conditions.

Cheers KC - no pressure then!

Just like busses...... Wait for ages then 3 come along at the same time🤔

Martyn, Multi Protocol does not relate to the number of models, but to the different radio systems it is compatible with. It means the radio can use receivers by Hitec, Futaba (not FAAST), FrSky, Spektrum and many others rather than being tied to one manufacturer.

Martyn, I was talking about a Christchurch club, if you click on "the club" in my post it will take you to the club website

Today on our flying field we were over flown by a GA machine at what appeared to be a very low height but I am guessing right on the 500ft threshold. Tried to track it but no responder.

Transmitters are a very personal thing. For me I would want a Tx with a Multi Protocol Module (gives a much better selection of receivers you can run & not tied to one type or manufacturer) and running open source software which allows you to set your Tx up as you want it not how the manufacturer decides. As for clubs, use the club finder on the BMFA web site. I have flown with a club in that direction and found them to be very friendly.

50 x SCROLL SAW BLADES 25-TPI FRET 130mm LONG 2-PIN These are what I purchased Trevor but I can't currently find them again in 25 TPI

I too have the Lidl one which has done me fine & is bolted to the bench. Blades that came with it were not particularly suitable for modelling use but I found a pack of 50 fine toothed blades which have made it far more usable. As to the variable speed, yes I do use that too, slower for plastic (so it does not melt together again after passing) and for cutting aluminum. Useful purchase.

Jonathan, I was hoping someone else would contribute here but it is looking unlikely so I will chip in. I have looked on line and there is a little info about there units but not much that is helpful. IF the pinion on the motor has come adrift then it ought to be fairly easy to refit but I can't find how it is retained. Are you able to split the motor from the gearbox and take pictures of what you have? From an RC Groups thread, it seems the motor pinion is held in place with Loctite.

Could be the ESC is over heating. Just had this with my sons plane, ESC on the outside and now fine.

Leccy, I use Jumper T16 rather than Radiomaster but it uses the same 4 in 1 MPM. My Jumper works perfectly well with my V8 receivers My son uses Radiomaster Tx16 and that too works with the V8 receivers. I can't answer about the V4 as I don't have any and I can't find any info.

Frank, I recall there is a set up in the Spektrum menu where the copying over of a model is not required for buddy box operation - can't remember its name on the menu though. It just requires a "Trainer" model to be set up on the buddy with the master being used for all the programming / rates / trims & mixes.