Sue, but can you LAND on it? ;)

Please register my apologies for the AGM. I will not make the field this weekend.

I've got some great photos of what you can do with a Decathlon ;) - if you're not careful about airspeed that is!!!

Is your receiver and speedy in the nose? Drop the weight from the nose and use a bigger battery. You get more punch in loops and hovering and don't add dead weight. Of course, the option of a bigge...

I have a mode 2 DX6i sitting here not doing anything. Any interest?

I've previously arranged a depron order from depron-australia and would be happy to facillitate. CF is not the only structural material available. Triangular structures suitably designed in corflu...

Back on a much older topic, have you seen this (http://www.rcsuperhero.com/index.html) site? maybe you could copy the skeleton and skin it?

Sadly, the wind looks like it has picked up. I think I'll swap the flying time for building time instead ;)

It's my pseudo birthday tomorrow and I've got flight clearance from about 10:00am - 1:30pm @ the field. Is there anyone who wants to share some sky (any chance that someone might have a key)?

I've got a sick family this weekend. I apologise for being a pain but will need to get my mug shot done at a different time. Alternatively, can I supply a passwort framed style photo?

John, Steve Lange has a spare Mode 1 DX6i that he has lent to me but could easily be convincved to use to cover you gap if you don't mind losing 1 channel. I've also god a mode2 DX6i that I haven't ...

Wow - I wonder how many planes they'll find ;).

Here's some data that i gathered from a popular source last December. I still have the scripts and could update it if you need. I did start another similar exercise for motors but their specs are ...

All my planes now use Orange receivers - from indoor to my Orange Balsa PT-20. The only one with a satelite is the PT-20 but I have had no signal issues with plenty of response and altitude for my pu...

That's easy. You will get exactly until the ESC cuts out due to low voltage! ;). Seriously, it does depend on the day and flying style. If you get 16A WOT, you probably won't be flying at WOT for...

Being a school, we are unlikely to include beer with flying (MAS might have something to say about that too). However, there is nothing against a de-brief of the evening's antics over one ot two on t...

I'm keen to be involved and help with build nights - esp for newbies, club planes and personal projects. Your post put it up for board consideration so I didn't bother commenting further. I reco...

I'm puching hard for most of Saturday arvo (arrivng late after the mandatory kid's soccer match). I would love a second session but I can't see it happening unless the whole family is struck down wit...

If you use a 2S and BEC or diodes for the voltage drop to the tolerance of your radio gear, you could jut pull the +ve (red) pin from your ESCs to be sure they aren't contributing in any way - just in...

If you have a BEC with enough current, you could just plug it into the RX BATT port and power all the servos and the RX with the separate supply. Powering some of the servos from a separate supply ...

Mick, I do and I probably even have a spare adapter built to suit your need. Unfortunately, I'm at Putney and not likely to be at the field this w/end. If you're really keen and don't have a bett...

We've got a family weekend on this weeked. We were going to go away but there's so much on, we're having a holiday at home. So the field's got another week to dry out before I get to it.

The video came out mega grainy. I'll try again in daytime. I'll skip daytime flying to be at indoor Saturday night. If I get a chance, I'll rig a tool holder and then it'll be worth coming for a ...

For those of us stuck to be local, are there any field status observations from the locals? Is it worth charging batteries or is Phoenix the go? Willy says 60% chance of a little rain and some low w...

I found a reasonable supply at the model shop in West Ryde. They mainly play with railway stuff but happened to have a couple of sheets of lite ply and plenty of spring wire in different thincknesses...

Here's some accumulated info I've gathered in building some of my crazy plans. The attached PDF walks through this (simple) process. It waas written when brushed motors and NiCd batteries were k...

Here's some photos. The video is a little like watching paint dry. I'll edit bits out and speed it up. To test backlash, I thought I'd draw a spiral. I'm quite happy with the results. THe...

Woo Hoo!!!! I just got the third axis (Y) of my CNC connected and they all seem to move in a sensible pattern. I'm going to try and draw a spiral tonight (brownie points allowing - I have been build...

You need to be logged in to HK in another window before you click on the buddy link to get the lower price.

She looks good. Welcome to the club - simple builds get very addictive. For easy fliers look at the Jimmy J-Bug, BYOB Bipe, Trainer One & the XS Dart. Build them bigger rather than going for smal...

Great move. As we have similar sized models, we often need the same items. Do you need to actually buy it or can it sit in your cart for a while?

I maidened the Decathlon after it's last major repair and it flew sorta ok. I was playing with the flaps at altitude and had just turned them off to accelerate to normal cruising speed when it resume...

I'm at soccer early but hope to be able to stay well after lunch.

Servo Wrote: (06-05-2011, 11:32 AM) -- I need an outrunner motor for my Funcub build. Max thrust required would be 1100gms off a 3s battery. All the Hobbyking motors are on back order. Can anyone...

I have no probs (if we have a simple reliable build) of offering a kit and building assistance in a package. Novices can have the joy of building, flying and repairing their own plane. It is a gre...

I am hoping to be at the field late morning and I'm planning to bring the resurrected Decathlon :). Last time I flew it, it was not quite so inclined to spin, but YMMV. You are welcome to give it ...

I'm always building stuff and believe me - there's no mystery to it. :) Having said that, I think a building night/ day is a great idea. I'm in. I think all we need is: 1. A good sized work room...

I think the sheets are 3mm or 2mm @ 350mmx1000mm. It would be good to start with the 3mm and even some 6mm if you can scrounge some for a first cut. The Index is ideal for floaty indoors if you us...

Oops!!! that's 220g without a battery :(. It's got an old EMax 2822 ex Steve Murray that's been dunked in the mud in his original balsa experiment and my F22 that spent a couple of weeks in the ree...

Build!!! Here's my newly finished XS Smart Dart (ideal blatantly copied from Kevin). It weighs 22g without a battery and I'm thinking of running it on 3S which gives it far too much punch for the de...

Sujit, The mini-swift is not an indoor plane. It has to fly quite fast and is a lot of fun in a reasonable park. The vapor (or night vapor) is good indoors and so are some of the "micro" HK serie...

No flying but we did successfully hold a great 6th birthday party. Regardless of the field condition, I wasn't getting the the air today but was also very glad for the good weather.

I have a "spare" M2 DX6i I'm sure I could sell at a totally unreasonable price ;). HK do have some very cheap radio systems but they are not MAAA approved for use in Aus and their use may impact yo...

Yeah, I didn't proof read it. I've done some edits so you can at least read it and make sense of what is being said. :)

I bring my 6YO (he was 5 until last week ;) ). He "flys" a 3D foamy I have. I get it to a safe, level height and let him have his way with the controls until it gets too far away or too low and then...

We've just got back from a Cubs Family camp. It think it would be entirely un PC of me to disappear flying tomorrow AM. After all, I even got to bring my 3Dfoamy and run thourgh 4 packs whilst we we...

I think it would be a shorter list to count those who hadn't hit anything ;)

We snuck down to the field yesterday late morning. There were a lot of squishy patches but as long as you didn't eant to sit down with a 5YO flying a plane sitting on your lap, you'd probably find pl...

Although a major cludge, would it be possible to sugically transplant the voltage regulator from the orginal camera? Or, alternativey to solder some fine wires and have a slightly larger off-board vo...

kizza42 Wrote: (04-04-2011, 08:50 PM) -- You get a cookie for your effort* Looking into it, there is a way to do it but it would affect the whole board which I wont do, was there a particular thre...