Adrian Smith 1 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I decided to acquire Malcom's excellent book on the Futaba 14SG by downloading the Kindle App from Amazon so I could buy and read the book. So far so good. I can access the book now on the Kindle Cloud reader app but I have to sign in every time using my Amazon password which is bit of a pain. I can't see how I can read it off line as there didn't seem to be an obvious route to put it on my Mac's hard drive. So at the moment I can only read it online. Is there a way to read it offline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hello Adrian, I am not an expert on Macs but you should be able to download the book to read anywhere and without logging in. I suspect that there might be a clue in the word Cloud. I think you need the standard Kindle for Mac App rather than the Cloud Reader App. Try searching for Kindle App for Mac. If you cannot sort it out easily please PM me and I will investigate further. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hi Malcolm, Thanks for your suggestion I will try that and report back. Regards Adrian (sorry for misspelling your name, won't happen again!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Kearney Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Adrian, Malcom is right, Amazon have a Kindle App for the Mac, you can find it in the App Store here. It remembers your password and stores the books you choose on your Macs HD. Just click the little download icon in the bottom corner of the books cover icon once you load the app. I use this regularly for reading of books offline, there is also a nice iPad & iPhone app if you have those devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hi Robin, Thanks for that. I have downloaded the Kindle for Mac app on my PC and there is an option for me to download the book for offline usage so I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Evans 3 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 HI all All this is beyond me . I had the wife down load Malcom's guide(very very good) . Then I got her to print off the fixed wing appropriate pages . I'm the type that needs a hard copy so I can paper clip appropriate sections together when setting up for easy reference . Yes , I know I'm a bit of a dinosaur but it works for me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hi Keith, Can you ask your good lady how she printed it off. Was it on a windows/microsoft app or an Apple Mac? Mine is on the Mac and I can't see a way to print it off my kindle cloud reader. I am a bit like you by the sound of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Evans 3 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Hi Adrian I have a confession to make . I did ask the good lady to do what I said previously and let her get on with it . Little did I know but she could not find a way to do it . She had in fact ,so I had found out today , scanned each page I had made a note of directly from her Kindle ! ! ! , adjusted for size , and printed them off individually . Now that's what I call love . Again my apologies . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thank goodness for Malcom Holt and his publication. I'm aware that the following is not to do with possible Futaba aerial problems but to save opening another thread:- I nearly lost a glider once due to the touch sensitive programming feature ('Sensor Touch' of the 14SG. On launch the system was locked but after about half an hour I completely lost control of the aircraft. By absolute sheer luck the plane landed perfectly with no damage. However when I looked at the tx I found that it had entered model programming mode and thus there was no control of the glider. My hand must have brushed the 'Sensor Touch' control and unlocked the tx and then a further touch sent it into program mode. I know of one other user also has had this problem. Apart from masking the control centre I can't think of a way to prevent this happening again. I don't know why that blooming emoticon keeps appearing. I've tried to get rid of it but it won't go away!! Edited By Barrie Dav 2 on 05/08/2015 08:05:35 Edited By Barrie Dav 2 on 05/08/2015 08:07:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 OH! I have obviously posted this on the wrong thread. Will the mods please correct this for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 If you go to Auto Lock in System Menu and set the lock timer to 1 second you should be pretty safe. If you unlock the sensor accidentally it will re-lock itself automatically after one second. While this is not a foolproof solution you would be very unlucky indeed if you managed to access one of the other menus accidentally in such a short space of time. Naturally you will need to turn this off when you want to do any programming or it will drive you mad. There are also implications for viewing the telemetry screens. These are explained in the "Sensor Lock" section of my programming guide. Glad you find the book helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks for your advice Malcom and I find your book very helpful indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR 71 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Can any one tell me the address of the Futaba service center in the uk as i need to send my 14 SG in for repair and i have left the address in Cyprus Thank you Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Dav 2 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Ripmax Handle Futaba now so give them a call Tony. Ripmax Ltd, 241 Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7SJ Tel:- 0044 (0) 2082827500 Ripmax.com email:- [email protected] Edited By Barrie Dav 2 on 17/08/2015 10:36:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR 71 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for that Barrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I don't understand. The book is only available in the UK. This is an e-book it should be available anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The book is available from all Amazon sites. From memory I think these are in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, India, Japan and Australia. Are you having problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 This title is only available to UK customers only This is what it says. I am in Turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Presumably you receive that message when you attempt to use Amazon.uk? Have you tried buying from one of the other Amazon sites such as Amazon.com? I imagine there will be restrictions depending on where your credit card is registered because of different taxation levels. For example, the introduction of VAT on e-books led to the recent price rises on the .UK site. There are also countries in which Amazon does not trade or possibly is not welcome. I have e-mailed Amazon Kindle support and will post their response here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Below is the relevant section of the reply I received from Amazon. I am not entirely clear what the final paragraph means. It appears to say that you can buy the book from Amazon.com but then apologises for any disappointment which suggests that this is not possible in Turkey. I can only suggest that you attempt to buy it from Amazon.com and contact them yourself if you are not successful. Sorry I cannot be of any more help. “Unfortunately, it is not possible to purchase Kindle contents from Turkey in Amazon.co.uk website. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Please be informed that, Kindle content supplied from Amazon.co.uk is only available to customers located in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Ireland and Gibraltar. Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Paperwhite 3G are also available to customers living in Portugal. Customers residing outside the United Kingdom can shop for and download Kindle content from our partner sites Amazon.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.cn, Amazon.com.br, Amazon.com.mx, Amazon.com.au and Amazon.ca if applicable. However, the residing place is Turkey will be able to shop and download Kindle contents from Amazon.com. Please accept my sincere apologies for any disappointment caused”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hi Malcolm thank you for the effort. Amazon.com does not have your book i guess. It does not appear in searches. Funny thing is i tried to buy the transmitter itself. It is possible i kept going until my credit card information. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Very strange. Amazon.com certainly does have my book; it's where I get most of my sales. Try this link http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=futaba+14sg+-+programming+for+fixed+wing+aircraft&sprefix=futaba+14sg%2Caps%2C230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Holt Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Sorry, you'll need to copy and paste it. Alternatively just go to the Amazon.com home screen and type "Futaba 14SG" in the search box. You should then see "Programming for Fixed-Wing Aircraft" among the list of suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigh Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Good morning.Thank you for the link. I tried the link. it says "we cannot find any matches for your search" I tried to buy another kindle book to see if i can infact buy books it works. I guess your book is published in some countries.Maybe your deal with Amazon is like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sigh - Try this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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