Here's a nice build project: http://rabbit-hole.org/ Is this the ultimate extension of the FPV finding a "useful" implementation?

According to me it is currently 11:17pm. The site seems to be as keen as I am to jump into daylight savings!!!

I'm keen to be able to find somewhere to do indoor flying a bit closer than Menai. I'd even drop in and visit a club at ermington from time to time as it would halve my travel - however, the club is ...

Kev, I've got some of these http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8237 and I'd be happy to give you one. I get to them with the grinder and grind the long shaft on th...

Paul, I've got the soldering iron out frequently. I can dab them on but I'm at the field unreliably. If someone else more regular is available they might be a better option.

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...

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...

I've just scored myself a spectrum DX7 :). Unfortunately, I don't have any receivers :(. If you're going to be at the field tomorrow and have a spare that you could lend me for a short period (I'v...

Two weeks ago, I went to take off an discovered a total lack of power from my motor. It sounded more like a sewing machine than a model aircraft motor. I tested a couple of fresh packs and not diffe...

Well, after swapping in a new Plush 60, the plane flew well on the old prop until some magic smike came out of the motor. So now I'm not sure again!!! I've just finished fitting a 35-42C with either ...

Not a plane, it doesn't even fly - how useless is this invention. My eldest son and I spent an afternoon in the shed and all we have for it is a "Useless machine" (google it).

I'll post a video when I work out how to turn a mov file onto an mpeg.

Here's the video. I know - now your life is completed ;) Sorry to cause so much suspense :D http://youtu.be/Jwhtcdlqnx0

Kev, I reckon you should hold on to them and wehen the field is a lake, you will be the only one who can fly! If you're really looking to get rid of them, I'll try the same with my PT20 :).

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...

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. :)

Steve, Is it assmbled and maidened or still in the box?

Sorry Kev, I've consulted Santa and I need to pick it up. I am planning to drop into the field on the 10th and could grab it then but maybe it would be more comfortable to arrange apick-up sooner. L...

I've already got a little voice going off n the back of my head saying I spend too mch on plane parts - now you give me more options!?

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

Here`s the latest from my workbench. I saw a youtube video on folding a wing from foamboard and another doing the same with depron so I decided to try it. Obviously, the wing then needed a fuse, etc ...

On a more pretty note, the Katana X is getting very close. Here's some nude shots - if you are under age, please avert your eyes... I just need to sand the fuse and determine the servo mountin...

Thanks guys. Jason, The elevator halves don't join so I need two linkages. Rear mounted feels much easier to mount and service. If I mount two servos for theelevator, I still need a long linkage...

Here's the photos. The wing is one sheet (1000x350) of 3mm depron folded over a combination CF square tube and 6mm balsa spar maning a 12mm spar thickness. The fuse is similarly 3mm depron, fo...

An update on the deporn model I christend with the rego "2-FUGLY". It actually flew quite well. THe fact that the wheels and wing were only retained with rubber bands made adjustment of COG trivial....

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?

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

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...

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

Hey! it's fantastic to see another balsa builder!!! I covered my PT20 wit a standard clothes Iron. I did do some experimenting and tacked the covering with "just warm enough" and then shrunk it with...

I think the prop for the HK MX2 is a three blade 12x9.

Paul, That is looking fantastic! I'm keen to see you fly it. The arrow seems like an excellent idea! All that grey and whit is going to disappear on a day like today.

Chris, Unfortunately, digital servos can't be reversed as simply as analog servos. However, they can be re-programmed!!! Check descriptions of some HiTec other products: http://www.helifreak.com...

I'm happy to do the soldering if you have a sacrificial offering. Another thought - does anyone have a digital servo with stripped plastic gears they woulsn't mind to donat ratherthan (possibly) kill...

Chris see the private board.

I've got the same deal. But my soccer training is 6:00-7:00pm @ Ryde Oval so it is only a short hop over the river to Strathfield :). I'm planning to be there with a new BYOB and a naked hangar ra...

I've just finished my Hangar Rat tonight. A little forward on balance if the tiny glides are anything to go on but I'm just now waiting for some rubber to power it. Everything is competition l...

I hope it goes well. Unfortunately, I won't make it this time around. My Hangar Rat needs wing struts and my index is putting on weight faster than Morgan Spurlock (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03905...

I'm back in te air with a new Index. At 144g it is still porky compared to some but it has pull-pull control for elevator and rudder and is using my new Sepctrum DZ7 with an orange receiver. I've ...

Steve, I'm interested but just not sure I have the skill to control one just yet. :oops: Drew.

Steve, If I give you a pdf, is it difficult to transfer to your cutting machine? Do you have to have a dxf file or such like? If you could, I'd like to work out how to get it so you could cut me the...

Steve, I've worked out how to turn the pdf into a dxf. Now I just need a friend with an inventive heart, a cnc machine and who is willing to sell me a sheet of depron ;) (I can supply the beer or ot...

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...

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...

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 ...

Andrew, You will find a vast majority of people on 2.4G and only people who have been in RC since Noah have anything other (72, 36 & 27 - depending on your age). I have a 2.4G SANWA and swapped ...

Now... which mode ;)

As I am a builder at heart, I thought I'd start a new topic for discussion of your latest designs, experiments and scratch builds. This is not athread for discussing mods to ARFs or overclocking your ...

To start things off, I'll rop some pictures and a vid of my experiment with SPAD. This is based on the FNS 0.15 design. However, this is based on the use of Canadian square PVC downpipe. I've subst...

For some reason, the vid didn't seem to upload (Aha! .AVI file). Here's trying again. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5xelyDaV5Q[/youtube] If you look carefully, you will notice the dodgy ...