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Offline 5PointOh

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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #30 on: December 31, 2009, 02:12:44 PM »
Makes you want to go buy a lb of hamburger :D
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #31 on: December 31, 2009, 02:13:13 PM »
Quote from: Bosco123 on December 31, 2009, 01:51:02 PM
Or you can just get a chicken stick. That could be anywere from an actual chicken stick, to a screw driver handle.

Me, for most of my planes, with a 24 inch blade I'm hand starting it. Most of the spinners are  too big for a started anyways lol.



I'll link you to my electric starter soon as I get a chance.  I use it to start up to a DA-100.

the 150 and 170 I still have to hand start.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #32 on: December 31, 2009, 02:13:53 PM »
I taught myself on that exact plane. I still have it but I have completely redid the covering in a nice red, white, and blue theme. I used an electric starter from day one. I also used an powered fuel pump for refills.

I have repaired many other folks planes... some for pay some for trades. I enjoy working on them... if I only had more time.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #33 on: December 31, 2009, 02:21:57 PM »
Quote from: Sol75 on December 31, 2009, 02:13:13 PM
I'll link you to my electric starter soon as I get a chance.  I use it to start up to a DA-100.

the 150 and 170 I still have to hand start.

We have a started that is poweful enough, it's just we have 5'' spinner with a 4'' diameter. We put that one on and we bend the spinner.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #34 on: December 31, 2009, 02:27:30 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on December 31, 2009, 02:13:53 PM
I taught myself on that exact plane. I still have it but I have completely redid the covering in a nice red, white, and blue theme. I used an electric starter from day one. I also used an powered fuel pump for refills.

I have repaired many other folks planes... some for pay some for trades. I enjoy working on them... if I only had more time.

i used to use a chicken stick.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #35 on: December 31, 2009, 02:28:04 PM »
Ahh gotcha, yea my birds are all scale aerobatics, dont have that large of spinners on em..
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #36 on: December 31, 2009, 02:30:09 PM »
Yea, that's why I hand start lol. The normally don't backfire since it's gas, but I have nailed myself quite a couple of times. It does not feel good at all.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #37 on: December 31, 2009, 02:31:47 PM »
Quote from: Bosco123 on December 31, 2009, 02:30:09 PM
Yea, that's why I hand start lol. The normally don't backfire since it's gas, but I have nailed myself quite a couple of times. It does not feel good at all.

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« Reply #38 on: December 31, 2009, 03:29:44 PM »
I have a nice one with a hole in the finger lol. Gloves can only do so much you know :)
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #39 on: December 31, 2009, 04:01:05 PM »
I'd highly recommend that you join the AMA and a club.  There are many many things to learn about RC, and being an expensive hobby it's difficult to teach yourself without spending a boat load of cash.
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #40 on: December 31, 2009, 04:29:20 PM »
Just got AMA insurance, and a flight kit with an electric starter, a fuel pump, battery, and some gas
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #41 on: December 31, 2009, 08:06:33 PM »
my friend is going with me tommorrow to a flying club, and im gonna fly it, ill be sure to post pics of the crash site
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #42 on: January 01, 2010, 11:52:13 AM »
im gonna fly it :)
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #43 on: January 01, 2010, 05:05:39 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on December 31, 2009, 02:27:30 PM
i used to use a chicken stick.

I used to have an old wood prop that was too banged up to fly with that I used as a chicken stick. 
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Re: my rc plane
« Reply #44 on: January 01, 2010, 05:07:26 PM »
Quote from: Tupac on December 31, 2009, 08:06:33 PM
my friend is going with me tommorrow to a flying club, and im gonna fly it, ill be sure to post pics of the crash site

Be sure to let your friend (assuming he is experienced) take off the first time.  New planes can do some really screwy stuff before they get trimmed out that first time.
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