Pufferman

Having buried my 1600 in a tree I needed new wings but could not find any so ordered a kit from Poland. I have now decided that the 1600 is a bit too large and heavy for me since I broke my arm so I have the unused kit ( airframe and wiring ) spare. Any one need one?

At last! Got my cast off and the wind was light. It was almost stable in expert, but very very responsive. Too responsive for me to try anything. At 83 I think that I will just stick to going into the field behind me and practicing in intermediate until I wear it out. Will try my Ranger 1600 then but it is so much heavier to handle single handed. Thanks for all your assistance.

Thanks for all your input Simon. I won’t put as much faith in the utube reviews in future and avoid stabilising.

I think that I know the problem. I have looked at videos of wing drops and also at my notes on my flights and wondered if it could be a warped wing. After careful measurements I found that the TE of the right wing is 6mm higher than that of the left wing. Obviously the gyro can cope with that but I can’t. I had already reduced the elevator travel. I have another 600 and it’s wings match each other. Will now look at ways to alter the wing angle and see what happens.

Thanks for your help.

Microace sell micro Rxs for different Tx protocols allowing the use of sophisticated Tx. The Voltanex instructions advise of limited range and from my experience it is not great and you can see the plane flying off happily. Despite far flung searches they remain lost!

Thanks Simon. I have been doing that recently to develop better muscle response and try to gauge distance/height. When I have had a good session I think that I could move on but am immediately disappointed. I have fitted another 600 with a 4 ch Rx and ailerons and practice with that. I wish that I had got a Spektrum compatible Rx for rates and range. The local club did not respond to my contact so I will keep nipping out to the field next door and have fun.

After changing from intermediate to manual, at a safe height, into a light wind and full power, the right wing drops and the plane dives. I barely have time to switch to intermediate to stop crashing. I did manage a six minute flight with a Ranger 1600 before burying it in a tree on final approach so I did learn a little bit from my beginner and intermediate flying.

Been using Ranger 600’s to teach myself to fly. They are stable with gyro so much so that I have had 3 flyaways. However in advanced mode it becomes unstable and I have great difficulty keeping it up. I have only recently seen one review noting this.Should I move on to something larger and more stable?

Got it now. Had to turn it upside down. Thanks everyone.

Not that simple Geoff. I am using the Voltanex Tx which is very basic. I will probably have to reorientate the servos. Though that will probably be easier than freeing the Rx.

Not that simple Geoff. I am using the Voltanex Tx which is very basic. I will probably have to reorientate the servos. Though that will probably be easier than freeing the Rx.

I just realised that. I put it in the way the Ranger rx was fitted.