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What model to choose?
Frank Skilbeck replied to kc's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
I was going to suggest the RM Aerobat, I built one from the free plan at the time, great flier ( well until the elevator push rod failed!) -
Have a word with your local club, you could probably pop along with your daughter and they'd have a suitable plane and buddy box she could have a go on. Our club has, and has done this loads of times.
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Motor doing to a dead stop at throttle off ?
Frank Skilbeck replied to John Wagg's topic in ESCs (Speed Controllers)
The ESC might be programmed to do this, you need to set brake off in the ESC programming. The brake function is very useful with folding props (i.e. gliders) without it the prop will carry on windmilling and you get extra drag. -
Mmmm, never though about it, but I've got several 10+ year old MPX 2.4 receivers and some even older Spektrum DSM2 receivers still working fine, I can't remember ever having an Rx fail in flight 🤞, electronic failures have tended to be switches and a couple of servos. I have managed to brick a couple of old 35 mhz transmitters by letting the battery go completely flat and they wouldn't revive. I've got some even older 35mhz receivers that are still in regular use.
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Sad news, I've built a couple of his designs.
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Just a heads up, I was checking my junk folder and my flyer ID from the CAA was in there,so if you've done your operator ID via the BMFA/LMA then check your junk folder for an email from the "Drone & Model Aircraft Registration Service UK" if you haven't received a flyer ID
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So called " Driving aids" on new cars , help or hinderence ?
Frank Skilbeck replied to Engine Doctor's topic in Chit-chat
Yep, but wish the Volvo that came over the white line and wrote my BMW 520 6 years ago had it. -
Might be worth contacting Mike Ridley at Model Radio Workshop to see if he can repair one of your units.
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So if you're going to electrify a DH Beaver, why not keep it scale.
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Two servo or Y lead for your ailerons ?
Frank Skilbeck replied to Rocker's topic in All Things Model Flying
While I tend not to use Y leads where possible, I do have several planes with a single aileron servo 😜 -
My choice would be a 4 cell sub C pack around 3300mah, it wouldn't even blink at the max load all the servos could pull, where as high capacity AA cells will see a voltage dip. Also check that the switch is in good condition and not an inline resistor.
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I’ve had a stroke at age44 last week!
Frank Skilbeck replied to MattyB's topic in Why Not Say Hello....
Good to see you out and back in the air, probably some of the best therapy you can have. I had a much less severe TIA almost 20 years ago, I forced myself to do jigsaws left handed to retrain my left hand, I now use the rudder (Mode 2) more than many other clubmates! -
What happens if you plug a regular servo into the retract channel, if the retract switch makes it go from end to end as the switch is moved, then it's not a transmitter programming issue. But what you might have done is set the end points to the same end, i.e. so a servo goes end-middle and back again rather than end to opposite end, hence reversing the servo direction makes it cycle from the opposite end. Plugging a servo in will let you see what the actual output is.
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If it's too windy, go sloping, was up on the slope yesterday and a newbie was there with a stablised rudder elevator Radian, was a bit of a handfull in the wind, he actually managed better with my very old Wildthing delta, sometimes you can't beat the oldies. Been tutoring another flier with an old DB Mascot with an OS40, what a cracking trainer.
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It's a device that has one input but can set up and drive several servos, on the model it was used on there were 4 flap servos, only needed one tx channel and the 4 servos direction and travel/end points were set up on the matchbox. The Powerbox units can do the same.
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Glad you've got it sorted. Having problems with a friends Saito 150, which keeps spitting props, new plug is the next stop.
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Yep, basically to ship to the UK the goods must have either a sellers or purchasers VAT number on it. Overseas companies can register for VAT, for the big companies, Banggood, etc it's worth their while, for smaller companies it's not. If they set up an Ebay shop then Ebay would do the VAT, but also take a chunk of commission too.
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Friend (no longer with us sadly) flew his 1/4 scale DH Vampire on a Dx8, he had to use a JR matchbox so he could couple and adjust some of the servos together.
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Dan, the answer is yes they are worth something, just not a lot unfortunately. Friend just bought an unflown trainer (all servos and unused OS 40LA plus glow stick and fuel pump) for £80, seller added a couple more engines for an extra £10. You could contact your local model club, or Ebay is probably your best bet. Or list them on here.