The Rebuild started today after the soccer game. Wasn't to Hard after all the First time is the hardest and i have all the gear to go, from the carnage . (Except for Battery :!: , i wonder how that ...

The A-10 flew brilliant All setup power / weight was great. Flew her for a couple of minutes before disaster happened. and was a lot of fun Unfortunately while flying i went too close and manage to cl...

Makes the flight field seem easy. :D Quick post of inners of Stryker motor. Found the burnt out windings, was hoping it was only the insulation resistance. Oh well i have a nice Straight Shaft fro...

Yes the Trojan was a great flying plane, :) well done also to the pilot :) Steve

Ebay site cheap motor i'm running in island hopper RC 2600KV Outrunner Brushless Motor plane A2208 5013 with 6x4 prop motor link http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RC-2600KV-Outrunner-Brushless-Motor-plane-A220...

Lucky i have a spare prop :oops: Practicing some low passes with the funjet as i like watching the kierens Stryker do some. I got a little Too close to the ground and the prop hit the ground as i...

Looks good very impressed :) Steve

Very nice I thought that was your Trojan hanging up in your workshop pic. Control Test looks good a lot of movement on all rudder, elevator, ailerons. Looking forward to see it get some air time. I'm ...

Someones trash is anothers treasure. Picked this up during work today out at moorebank industrial area. Now what could i make out of this stuff. One big Cessna or Funjet or ?

"the spruce goose mk 2" is looking really good, coming together well Great workshop area,mines the office/work shop area/homework area/kids trash area.

My daughter has been practicing lately on my old flight simulator I'm running FMS program and was looking for a plane that was similar to the yellow grasshopper, i ended up finding the lite club whic...

paulj Wrote: -- If we wanted a bigger size do you reckon it would be very hard to change to some other mount? Paul -- I cannot see why not there is plenty of room and its flat where the motor mount...

paulj Wrote: -- Steve, what motor and esc are you using in the funjet? Paul -- I'm Running at moment stryker Motor,60 amp venom ESC and 7x5 APC prop seems to work well and a lot faster than the orig...

Thanks for that Kieren i may leave the prop brake off till i get a few more hours of experience on the fun jet. :)

Hi Kieren Quick Question Regarding Brake or no brake Currently my esc is factory default no brake, on Fun jet, Do you recommend prop brake , advantages / disadvantages Whats your Stryker set at...

kizza42 Wrote: -- Look what just popped up on Hobbyking! http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... oduct=9614 (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9614) -- Not a bad...

~KevJ~ Wrote: -- hoping for good weather next saturday, be there from 9 all day hopefully to maiden the trojan :) -- Looking forward in seeing that, do have some pics to tease us with ? Steve

Isn't terrible when all you think about is how good flying would be when your busy cooking on a BBQ for at the last game soccer picnic. I'm Glad you enjoyed yourself Paul. Looking forward to next week...

I think I'm going to keep The king max as it quite a good unit once you understand the programming, and i have 4 receivers with unit. Will update to spectrum maybe a little later when i have extra cas...

Just got home from soccer picnic and received email from king max tx company in china, which i didn't expect back as its the weekend. It read Quote: -- sorry sir for your trouble but stick throttle ...

Still no joy Tried nearly everything ,did notice that it still has the models stored so reseting doesn't seem to work or i haven't done it properly. Just got back flying at the oval next door to me to...

Heres one of my other projects in the backburner waiting for me when i get more time.

I always had a interest in making a big foamie, One day maybe. Cool looking plane it will be good to see if he does a vid clip of maiden. Weather forecast Gail wind for next couple of days was lookin...

Kieran is right if the spring suspension does not have much give and you have a hard landing it won't look good. I have seen spring suspensions at Hobby shops that are made of softer thinner metal tha...

Hi Kev I think the wheel position looks good. You have a lot of give with the spring suspension to front wheel so i don't think there should be too much stress on frame where the wheel is attached whe...

All Planes done, Basic setup that is no curves or end points yet Brain is to fried after tonights reading and programming . Will leave that for Tomorrow Nights project. Thanks again kieran for your...

I reckon a council looking sign post erected on the air field saying for prcac use persons damaging grounds face up $5000 fines or imprisonment. It may be a deterrent in the future. If not let the pai...

I Did It Cool Thanks Kieran It was like you said , Reversing Ail and Ele and Mix function. Yes I had to swap server plugs from channel 1 to channel 2 to make my elevator function work the way Ive lear...

Hi Kieran Quick Question Ive done a basic setup of my island hopper thats all fine. I'm in process doing fun jet do i set up as std park flyer or delta and flying wings setting ? as in delta and flyin...

Just got my Kingmax T810 2.4GHz with 4 recievers Looks like its going to be a learning experience setting up, any tips :?: King Maxs Manual link http://bidproduct.com/part/kingmax%208ch%202.4g%20r...

That really suxs :x I don't think driving over will help probably make it worse. The big job i have been working at Katoomba has a old concrete roller about 4 ft wide and hasn't moved for years in t...

Hi kev Heres some info that might help, as you will see i love customizing and building just as much as flying, i guess its the fun of building something yourself and then seeing it actually come toge...

Funny you should ask that, As i asked that same question myself after i applied the second coat, and normally i would do a weigh :shock: I thought how will i check it now ? :idea: So i weighed the ...

Thanks Guys The A-10 is all glossed up now. I used a water based polyurethane clear gloss, never tried the stuff before, always used the mini spray paks clear gloss but never really achieved a shiny...

Just got my A-10, 50 amp Heavy Duty ESC this afternoon as the existing 40 amp were cooking on Quick maiden flight Saturday. Also Customized an Air Intake Flow In and Out on A-10 to Keep cool ESC and a...

Well Done It must of been a good climb from what we saw on Saturday. Well done kevj. :) P.s How did you go carrying it down or did you let it glide down :!:

Here are some online plane parts web sites that may of interest to some http://www.wiredrc.com.au/shop/index.php ( Great Honest Shop In Qld online ) http://www.bidproduct.com/part/Menu_menu...

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Good luck with the search, hopefully its been spotted and picked up by some one in one of the houses that you letter drop. Sounds like you had a adventure full day.

Hi Kieran Unfortunately i couldn't get down the field today, by the sounds of it was a interesting day. What happen ? doesn't sound good ? Regards Steve

Hi Just a quick Hello to everyone, I met quite a few at the field today. It was a quite an enjoyable experience, Thanks Darren and Richard for making me feel welcomed and for the Advice on plane stuf...