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Hi guys,

My name is Ross. I used to build and fly RC gliders 30 years ago. In those days it was launch with a bungee and back then I was living in the country with lots of farmers happy to let us use their fields.

I am now back in Sydney and have just retired so I have bought a floater with an electric motor and am intending to get back into the hobby.

I would love to join you at your flying field whenever it is that this virus goes away.

I have bought a Hobby King AFX Floater and a T16 transmitter.  I have always flown Mode 1 and my new radio has shown up with Mode 2 (of course)
One of my flying mates from 30 years ago is now also back in Sydney (Sutherland) and he has got me started on building an alpha Jet thingy - it is a flat sheet foam plane that is prop driven - the prop is in the middle of the plane. The power to weight ratio exceeds 1!  I dunno how that is guuna go.  I reckon I am going to have to spend some time on a floater before I tackle something with a poer to weight ratio exceeding 1.

Thanks heaps
Ross
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G'day Ross,

Welcome to the forum. The rcgroups.com page dedicated to users of the Jumper T16 can be found here. This is perhaps the best place to start in order to find out how to convert your transmitter from mode 2 to mode 1, if desired. If you can't find the info you are after then join the forum and ask, fellow users are likely to jump at helping steer you in the right direction. If you get no satisfaction let us know, as we have a number of quite technically-minded people who may have already done something similar.

The Hobby King AFX Floater is a perfect starter aircraft to get you back into the hobby. Great choice! It is much like the Bixler I used to get back into fixed wing flying.

YouTube is a great resource for information, and there are some really awesome channels worthy of your time. Here is one such example.

The Alpha Jet sounds interesting. Nothing beats a good DIY build. While a 1:1 thrust ratio was rapid back in the day, the technology in RC electric aircraft has come a really long way in the past decade or so.  This, for example, is what a thrust to weight ratio of ~16:1 looks like.

I look forward to meeting you in the flesh when our field opens up again.

Kindest regards,

Jason B
President - PRCAC