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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: perdue3 on October 27, 2011, 11:27:07 AM
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I have been thinking about starting a private forum for those of us that are invlolved in the hobby. I think it would be a good place for many to chat or discuss new products, issues, or projects that arise. The only question is, who flies R/C? And are there enough of us?
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i fly R/C been doing it for about 30 years i know theres a few others that do, one of my squadmates is a model designer for a major R/C manufacturing company ( Tempest1) he has a ton of knowledge from the design aspect. just see how many people post here and maybe the numbers would be good enough to have one, i like the idea behind it, it would be a good place to swap info without sorting through back pages looking for related R/C info :aok
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flying R/C? damn, that was a letdown, im more of a guy who likes to take his massive R/C truck out to the dirt track and just mess around :lol
i did have a R/C plane but i lost a propeller for its left wing, it was an AC-130. had all the model guns on it and everything.
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i fly R/C been doing it for about 30 years i know theres a few others that do, one of my squadmates is a model designer for a major R/C manufacturing company ( Tempest1) he has a ton of knowledge from the design aspect. just see how many people post here and maybe the numbers would be good enough to have one, i like the idea behind it, it would be a good place to swap info without sorting through back pages looking for related R/C info :aok
Exactly what I was thinking. I think 15 people would be enough to start a forum. Any time I post something R/C in OClub I can never get everyone's opinion because a lot of guys that fly, dont find the thread. A private forum would give everyone a chance to give their opinions or thoughts on the subject in a concentrated location.
R/C cars are for kids skorpion.
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R/C cars are for kids skorpion.
i'd like to know how a $200+ R/C car is for a kid.
maybe i just dont like R/C planes as much?
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i'd like to know how a $200+ R/C car is for a kid.
maybe i just don't like R/C planes as much?
$200 wont even buy an Engine for my B25 Mitchell :D besides ground R/C's are for uncoordinated people lol J/K Planes are flown in a 3D world, hard to get the same feeling on the ground. I've tried both but flying a plane in the air is hands down the winner for me.
edit... i fly only Nitro or Gas planes electric isnt my Bag.
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This here is a great brief history to today's modern R/C's. lol who doesn't remember getting dizzy as heck from controlled line flying the old Cox and Testors plastic or Balsa scratch built planes.
you can still buy controlled line planes today for under 50 dollars, fun little planes and brings back good memories from the 70's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9G2nRT4bOU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9G2nRT4bOU)
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$200 could only get you a low end/beginner RC plane.
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$200 could only get you a low end/beginner RC plane.
like i said, im not that into the plane aspect of R/C vehicles, they just dont tickle me the right way.
maybe a helicopter, a real one, not those crappy 60$ ones.
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I have 2 planes now but have not had time to fly in some time.
I used to build them for folks.
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I've been building and flying R/C planes since about 1986. I am a big collector of plan sheets and love to scratch build. I have enough plans to keep me busy building long after I am dead.
Count me in!
This is an old photo of a 1/12th scale Mustang I built and occaisionally fly while it was in progress. Don't have any current photos of it on this computer at the moment.
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/IMG_1478.jpg)
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200 dollars. My PNP 109 was 230. Still needed battery, rx, charger, and tx. And it is electric :)
As I said, R/C cars are for kids.
Anyway, if we can find enough peeps, Ill get a forum going. Just need to get enough guys to post here so I can get a census.
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maybe a helicopter, a real one, not those crappy 60$ ones.
Try the Syma S107: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8499000606. It's a $20 toy yet it is amazingly stable and controllable. My wife bought me a different chopper for Christmas and it was fun but very unstable and hard to fly. The Syma is well built and it was shocking how stable it was. Sure it's just a toy but for $20 it's a load of fun. (True, you can only fly indoors; or outdoors at dawn or dusk if there is no wind.)
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I'm hoping to get another Madfire for Christmas, I don't know if I want electric or nitro yet
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here ya go..
http://vimeo.com/11953684
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Try the Syma S107: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8499000606. It's a $20 toy yet it is amazingly stable and controllable. My wife bought me a different chopper for Christmas and it was fun but very unstable and hard to fly. The Syma is well built and it was shocking how stable it was. Sure it's just a toy but for $20 it's a load of fun. (True, you can only fly indoors; or outdoors at dawn or dusk if there is no wind.)
those are neat little choppers, my friend has one himself, but im more into something a bit bigger like this.
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-Channel-Mid-Size-Helicopter/dp/B002MUC3G0/ref=sr_1_12?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1319755041&sr=1-12
costs more, but looks nicer and probably handles just as good.
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i'd like to know how a $200+ R/C car is for a kid.
maybe i just dont like R/C planes as much?
agree i have a 400$+ T-MAXX 2.5 with some upgrades like a 100$ 3.3r engine and 2 speed transmisson that is now a 3 speed and that was about a 50$ mod. and a spooled rear axle. goes about 65 MPH and has water proof servos and its 4wd drive. and a snorkle kit.
with 33% nitro fuel costing 40$ a gallon its not a cheap kid hobby.
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Count me in Perd.
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agree i have a 400$+ T-MAXX 2.5 with some upgrades like a 100$ 3.3r engine and 2 speed transmisson that is now a 3 speed and that was about a 50$ mod. and a spooled rear axle. goes about 65 MPH and has water proof servos and its 4wd drive. and a snorkle kit.
with 33% nitro fuel costing 40$ a gallon its not a cheap kid hobby.
i used to have a 350$ R/C car that went about 40KM/H with a supercharger and R/C dragracing tires. it was electrical, thats a good thing, but it took somewhere around 10 hours to charge up fully. :lol
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i'd like to know how a $200+ R/C car is for a kid.
maybe i just dont like R/C planes as much?
Well... I've been in the RC hobby for a long time. I can tell you, that we airplane guys have a wry comment and occaisionally a sneer for the RC car guys for good reason. You see... Your "car" might have cost you a couple hundred dollars, but you don't really risk much. Any mope with a fat check book can buy one and drive it around.
The same is not true for aircraft.
In fact, most (yes I said most) people who buy an RC airplane and try to fly it without having an experienced RC pilot help them, crash it. If not on the first flight, on the second or third.
And this doesn't even take into account the blood and sweat equity that those of us who build our planes invest into the hobby. You want adrenaline? Try the first flight on an RC plane that you scratch built from paper plans, hundreds of hours of work invested, hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars invested, knowing that you can do everything right, but if there is a mistake in your build (an unintentional twist in the wing, a bad joint, CG in the wrong place) or worse an uncontrollable event like a bad gust of wind, or electronic hit that blanks your control for a few seconds, everything will be trashed... Destroyed...
Yup, RC cars are really kids toys, and as an RC airplane guy, I reserve the right to look down upon guys who think RC cars are the same thing... :bolt:
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Nothing toyish about RC Nitro or pro electric cars :D
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Nothing toyish about RC Nitro or pro electric cars :D
Ya there is... They're just faster versions of the same toys. Crashes have very few consequences, relatively speaking.
Don't get me wrong, my RC planes are toys in every sense of the word... They're just more serious toys then any RC car! And I reserve the right to mock the car guys. The only RC guys above me on the food chain are the guys who fly the big, scale ducted fan planes, and anybody who flys a Predator Drone (not really, since they don't have to pay for it if they crash!) :D :bolt:
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I'm in :aok
been flying/building for about 30 years now! Started when I was 6!
I fly Turbine Jets, Electric Ducted Fans, Warbirds, and Helis.......I giggle when I hear someone compare my turbine RC's to an RC car ;)
I also tried cars, even got into racing, it just got so boring.. so.. 2 dimensional.. bleh...i'll stick to planes and helis!
Here's a link to my youtube channel, have a couple of videos up now, got a lot more footage to download and edit to put up there, just haven't had time!
http://www.youtube.com/mreinhart75 (http://www.youtube.com/mreinhart75)
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Got a 190 foamie, helicopter (nicknamed bushes - guess why!!) and yes, a car lol.......which I use to chase the cat :D (cos I'm good like that)
Once finances permit, want to get a set up where I can wear the goggles and "fly" from a first person perspective (ssssshh, no telling the wife)
Wurz (oh, I'm in)
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Well... I've been in the RC hobby for a long time. I can tell you, that we airplane guys have a wry comment and occaisionally a sneer for the RC car guys for good reason. You see... Your "car" might have cost you a couple hundred dollars, but you don't really risk much. Any mope with a fat check book can buy one and drive it around.
The same is not true for aircraft.
In fact, most (yes I said most) people who buy an RC airplane and try to fly it without having an experienced RC pilot help them, crash it. If not on the first flight, on the second or third.
And this doesn't even take into account the blood and sweat equity that those of us who build our planes invest into the hobby. You want adrenaline? Try the first flight on an RC plane that you scratch built from paper plans, hundreds of hours of work invested, hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars invested, knowing that you can do everything right, but if there is a mistake in your build (an unintentional twist in the wing, a bad joint, CG in the wrong place) or worse an uncontrollable event like a bad gust of wind, or electronic hit that blanks your control for a few seconds, everything will be trashed... Destroyed...
Yup, RC cars are really kids toys, and as an RC airplane guy, I reserve the right to look down upon guys who think RC cars are the same thing... :bolt:
so your saying "kids" are incompitent of flying an R/C plane, when that doesnt even interest them?
ok.
i just dont see why people who drive around R/C cars get based so much, its their interest, and why would anyone else give a single crap about it?
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so your saying "kids" are incompitent of flying an R/C plane, when that doesnt even interest them?
Not just kids... Adults too.
Their "car" hobby is fine, glad they enjoy it. It's just less serious then RC planes. RC planes are cooler. Case closed. :cheers:
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Not just kids... Adults too.
Their "car" hobby is fine, glad they enjoy it. It's just less serious then RC planes. RC planes are cooler. Case closed. :cheers:
thats your opinion. just because you say there "cooler" doesnt mean i think so, i think R/C cars are cooler. why? because i think so. and why do you say that R/C planes are more serious? yes you have wind/electrical problems to worry about, but what about the shocks/electric/tires/engine crapping out on you with your R/C car? theres at least a million types of cheap foam planes to choose from if your a begginer, and theres a really easy learning curve to the R/C car. if you want to jump into the fun instantly then a R/C car is your path, but if you wanna fly a plane you have to worry about everything thats more than 20 ft in the air in your area. with R/C cars you have to worry about everything on the ground that can get caught in the car, such as twigs, mud, water ect... that will ruin it.
not to mention you have to actually CLEAN everything off your R/C car depending on what you were doing.
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Also, what about R/C tanks? those are probably even more fun than cars/planes combined. if only the gun worked *sigh*
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not to mention you have to actually CLEAN everything off your R/C car depending on what you were doing.
You've obviously never been around a nitro or gas RC plane if you don't think they get covered in oily gunk.
Other then that... Tongue in cheek bud, look it up. You take things too seriously and need to lighten the hell up.
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im ot sure the right term is "less serious".. perhaps less intense? less demanding? less "risk to investment of time and money"?
Example:
If you get a radio hit, and crash your truck into a tree, you are out a couple of hours time, and maybe 50-100 in repairs? If I am in a low pass @ 180-200mph with my Turbine F-104, and I get a glitch, i slam into the runway, a great big fireball ensues (yes, turbine RCs explode and burn just like the full scale), and all of a sudden my wallet cries to the tune of 6000-7000 bucks, plus the hundreds of hours invested in building it.
I am in no way saying one is "better" than the other, just the RC aircraft definitely require a higher level of dedication, skill, and monentary investment... Cars certainly have their place as well, but are simply easier, less risky, and less demanding of the operator.
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You've obviously never been around a nitro or gas RC plane if you don't think they get covered in oily gunk.
Other then that... Tongue in cheek bud, look it up. You take things too seriously and need to lighten the hell up.
oil? pssh, thats nothing, try cleaning mud out of every nook and cranny of the car! let me tell you now, it is not fun when you forget to do it and have to chip it all off with a screw driver.
im not being that serious, im just pointing out everything required to keep an RC car up and running. i just dont like when people bash my thing because they spent some more cash on their hobby.
also, heres what im talking about when i say an RC tank
http://www.amazon.com/Radio-controlled-24th-Scale-Tiger/dp/B002V2KD9I/ref=sr_1_24?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1319762860&sr=1-24
definately asking for that either this x-mas or birthday.
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oil? pssh, thats nothing, try cleaning mud out of every nook and cranny of the car! let me tell you now, it is not fun when you forget to do it and have to chip it all off with a screw driver.
im not being that serious, im just pointing out everything required to keep an RC car up and running. i just dont like when people bash my thing because they spent some more cash on their hobby.
also, heres what im talking about when i say an RC tank
http://www.amazon.com/Radio-controlled-24th-Scale-Tiger/dp/B002V2KD9I/ref=sr_1_24?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1319762860&sr=1-24
definately asking for that either this x-mas or birthday.
Not RC, but this is waaaaaaaay cooler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUbZhsxcWI
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Not RC, but this is waaaaaaaay cooler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUbZhsxcWI
what drove that man to build such a thing? if hes going to make one that big, at least make it so it can shoot! :lol
pretty cool thing though, must have costed somewhere near 10-11 thousand bucks just looking at it.
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what drove that man to build such a thing? if hes going to make one that big, at least make it so it can shoot! :lol
pretty cool thing though, must have costed somewhere near 10-11 thousand bucks just looking at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j74Vco5gkpg&feature=relmfu
This thing is so awesome! Unfortunately I have two daughters, so I have to wait for a grandson to have an excuse to build something like this.
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The truth is, cars dont take any real skill or intensity. Planes do. Invest 50 dollars or 1000 dollars, cars will still be boring cuz anyone can do it. But a 90 dollar micro Aeronca can be exciting and exhilerating.
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The truth is, cars dont take any real skill or intensity. Planes do. Invest 50 dollars or 100o dollars, cars will still be boring cuz anyone can do it. But a 90 dollar micro Aeronca can be as exciting and exhilerating.
Amen and I agree 100%
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j74Vco5gkpg&feature=relmfu
This thing is so awesome! Unfortunately I have two daughters, so I have to wait for a grandson to have an excuse to build something like this.
well, when i meant shoot i kind of meant at things and destroying them. :lol but hey, it shoots something at least.
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The truth is, cars dont take any real skill or intensity. Planes do. Invest 50 dollars or 100o dollars, cars will still be boring cuz anyone can do it. But a 90 dollar micro Aeronca can be as exciting and exhilerating.
do planes have working guns? a RC tank (if you get the right one like a german leopard-2) will shoot smoke/BB rounds. great for bunny hunting i guess?
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I know a guy who mounted the guts out of a couple full auto airsoft guns in the wings of his giant scale P-47...
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I know a guy who mounted the guts out of a couple full auto airsoft guns in the wings of his giant scale P-47...
got any RC planes that come with guns on it in the package?
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I know a guy who mounted the guts out of a couple full auto airsoft guns in the wings of his giant scale P-47...
When I was in college, I launched bottle rockets like well... rockets from my Sig Kadet Mk2. It's really easy to rig up.
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Most RC Planes dont come as a "package"
For instance, my F-104 came as a fiberglass molded fuselage, plywood formers, foam core wings, with sheeting. Once it was all built up I had to fiberglass the whole thing, then sand, sand and sand some more, then sand again, then do some more sanding, then prime and paint it. Then had to install all of the equipment, including engine, retractable gear, gear doors, pneumatic lines and tanks for the gear, brakes, radio/electronics, and telemetry system... In addition I cabled and installed scale nav lights on it. So saying something is in the "package" in the RC air world, is a totally different animal than in the car world. And THIS is from a kit based plane, not to mention the scratch builders, who start with drawings and build from there!
Dave: I have launched estes rokets off of my TREX 700 heli, which is in a scale apache fuselage :) quite entertaining.
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i used to have a 350$ R/C car that went about 40KM/H with a supercharger and R/C dragracing tires. it was electrical, thats a good thing, but it took somewhere around 10 hours to charge up fully. :lol
how do you have a supercharger on a electrical car?
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My uncle scratch built a Luscombe 8E 1/4 scale. Hasn't had its maiden yet but Sunday is looking likely to be the day. Drew it from the factory 3-views.
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how do you have a supercharger on a electrical car?
LOL was wondering that myself..
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Count me in Perd,
I have 4 different electrics right now and a slope glider.
I think an R/C airplane forum would be interesting and fun.
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Edgar
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My uncle scratch built a Luscombe 8E 1/4 scale. Hasn't had its maiden yet but Sunday is looking likely to be the day. Drew it from the factory 3-views.
I just finished my F-104 about a month ago. This weekend im unsealing the box to my BVM F-100D Super Sabre... can't wait! I love these classic jets.. they fly SO well as RC TUrbine birds.
Probably going with a Jetcat P-120 for the F-100
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Im pretty sure skorpion is talking from his rectum at this point. I have seen many inaccuracies by him in this thread and things that make him seem like he is out of the loop.
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LOL was wondering that myself..
i know, and even if it was 2 stroke nitro a supercharger gives you LESS power on a 2 stroke that small it blows all your gas out the tail pipe before it can be burned.
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I just finished my F-104 about a month ago. This weekend im unsealing the box to my BVM F-100D Super Sabre... can't wait! I love these classic jets.. they fly SO well as RC TUrbine birds.
Probably going with a Jetcat P-120 for the F-100
I personally am not a jet guy. Just too much for my poor little piggy. I like warbirds and anything scale. My next unveiling will be a Cessna C-37 Airmaster. Hopefull will have had its maiden by thanksgiving.
As far as I can tell, we have 8 so far. Need a few more before I go for the forum.
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I personally am not a jet guy. Just too much for my poor little piggy. I like warbirds and anything scale. My next unveiling will be a Cessna C-37 Airmaster. Hopefull will have had its maiden by thanksgiving.
Love me some warbirds as well, I have a Byron F4U-4, a Top Flite Giant P-51, converted to a B model, and a Yellow Aircraft P-38L...
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how do you have a supercharger on a electrical car?
:bhead was looking at the electrical car's battery when typing to see the charge time. it was a gas car that had the supercharger.
was wondering how i put a supercharger made for a gas engine into a few wires.
EDIT: forgot to mention this-anyone here have a F4 Phantom RC jet? those are cool.
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:bhead was looking at the electrical car's battery when typing to see the charge time. it was a gas car that had the supercharger.
was wondering how i put a supercharger made for a gas engine into a few wires.
EDIT: forgot to mention this-anyone here have a F4 Phantom RC jet? those are cool.
I'd stop now skorpion. Your hole's depth is increasing with every post.
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I have an electric ducted fan F-4 on order from Horizon Hobby.. the new Eflite 80mm fan version
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I have an electric ducted fan F-4 on order from Horizon Hobby.. the new Eflite 80mm fan version
delicious, have any pics on it?
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delicious, have any pics on it?
http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFL8125 (http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFL8125)
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I just finished my F-104 about a month ago. This weekend im unsealing the box to my BVM F-100D Super Sabre... can't wait! I love these classic jets.. they fly SO well as RC TUrbine birds.
Probably going with a Jetcat P-120 for the F-100
Pics and Vid! I'd love to see them fly!
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Love me some warbirds as well, I have a Byron F4U-4, a Top Flite Giant P-51, converted to a B model, and a Yellow Aircraft P-38L...
Reduction drive on F4U? My uncle's Giant 51 will have DA-85, Solo Props 4-bladed paddle, Keleo exhaust, Robart tracts, BVM sequencing valve for doors, and Aerotech Canopy/Cockpit set.
It will be a winner :)
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http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFL8125 (http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFL8125)
wow, looks nice, especially the sundowner trim scheme, really is something else. i was expecting a green/brown/black camo pattern or maybe a straight silver with the USAF emblem on the side/wings with a red nose/tail.
EDIT: got any idea on how fast it will go?
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Will do, I have a video of the 104 maiden, but havent edited it and uploaded to my youtube channel yet...ill try to get to it soon :)
F-100 will fly next spring.
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Reduction drive on F4U? My uncle's Giant 51 will have DA-85, Solo Props 4-bladed paddle, Keleo exhaust, Robart tracts, BVM sequencing valve for doors, and Aerotech Canopy/Cockpit set.
It will be a winner :)
No reduction, converted it to use a DLE gasser. 4 bladed carbon prop painted scale, and balanced.
Id LOVE to see photos of that stang when she is done, sounds like its gunna be a beauty!
The F-4 should fly close in performance to my Habu 32 (uses same power system) so id guess 130-140mph
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My next project is a 1/12th F4U, putting a .2 2-stroke into it. I've really gotten into the smaller birds. They store easier and easier to get to and from the field. Engines are cheaper too.
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The F-4 should fly close in performance to my Habu 32 (uses same power system) so id guess 130-140mph
not bad, just dont hit any birds with it :lol
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Carbon is a good way to go considering the Byron way. No replacement props :furious.
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Dave: is that the little combat flavor? thought about doing one of those as elecric as a higher performance park flyer...
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Carbon is a good way to go considering the Byron way. No replacement props :furious.
Thats why I build and fly jets now! no props to worry about! :old:
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Dave: is that the little combat flavor? thought about doing one of those as elecric as a higher performance park flyer...
That's what got me into the 1/12th scale about 15 years ago... Now days all the combat planes are foam built craptastic planes. I still like to stick build mine, so I don't fly combat with them. Just flying for fun. Nobody else around here flies combat anyway.
My P51 has a .15 2-stroke, it's pretty zippy in its own right. The F4U will be a bit heavier, so I'm going with the .2
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That's what got me into the 1/12th scale about 15 years ago... Now days all the combat planes are foam built craptastic planes. I still like to stick build mine, so I don't fly combat with them. Just flying for fun. Nobody else around here flies combat anyway.
Yea, but tower still sells some Combat sized warbirds in stick built ARF form... not bad looking birds for the money.
I enjoy the smaller stuff too, can go 5 minutes up the road and fly them @ the park, instead of driving 40 minutes to my paved runway club field to fly my jets. Id never giv eup my jets though!
lol
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Yea, but tower still sells some Combat sized warbirds in stick built ARF form... not bad looking birds for the money.
Ya I've seen the Tower birds (Tower Hobbies is actually only about 30 miles away from me), they look pretty nice. I've just never been able to bring myself to buy an ARF. Don't know why, but the weeks of building and the anticipation that precedes that first flight are what I love most about the hobby.
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Ya I've seen the Tower birds (Tower Hobbies is actually only about 30 miles away from me), they look pretty nice. I've just never been able to bring myself to buy an ARF. Don't know why, but the weeks of building and the anticipation that precedes that first flight are what I love most about the hobby.
I spend so much time and effort on my jets, that when it comes to my park flyers and smaller electric stuff, I do ARF...
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I spend so much time and effort on my jets, that when it comes to my park flyers and smaller electric stuff, I do ARF...
I get that. I've never had the nads to do one of the jets. Nowhere close to building and flying one anyway. Heck, .40-.46 sized planes are about the largest that I like anyway. Honestly, my favorite plane to fly is a 12 year old Kadet LT40. I've trained probably 30 people how to fly RC on it and I can take it up and twist it in whatever direction the sticks will let me without ever even thinking about losing control. It isn't fast or sexy, heck I covered it in Pink and White in honor of my oldest daughter (who is almost 16 now) shortly after she was born, but I can fly it in nearly any weather however I want and I probably wont crash it unless something finally fails physically. There can be great fun in easy mode!
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I get that. I've never had the nads to do one of the jets. Nowhere close to building and flying one anyway. Heck, .40-.46 sized planes are about the largest that I like anyway. Honestly, my favorite plane to fly is a 12 year old Kadet LT40. I've trained probably 30 people how to fly RC on it and I can take it up and twist it in whatever direction the sticks will let me without ever even thinking about losing control. It isn't fast or sexy, heck I covered it in Pink and White in honor of my oldest daughter (who is almost 16 now) shortly after she was born, but I can fly it in nearly any weather however I want and I probably wont crash it unless something finally fails physically. There can be great fun in easy mode!
Agreed 100%! I talk about my jets etc a lot because I love flying them, and love the adrenaline rush from flying them, but I also have a 25 year old "miss texas" which is a slow flying low wing sport plane, about a 6 foot wingspan, low powered, but sooo relaxing to fly. My dad and I scratch built it as my 2nd plane, after my trainer. Still fly it on an old supertiger 60 blue head! Its actually my last remaining nitro bird, everything else is gas, turbine, or electric, but the Miss Texas is so much classic RC that I am hesitant to convert it to electric, though I have considered it severl times, just cant bring myself to do it..
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Agreed 100%! I talk about my jets etc a lot because I love flying them, and love the adrenaline rush from flying them, but I also have a 25 year old "miss texas" which is a slow flying low wing sport plane, about a 6 foot wingspan, low powered, but sooo relaxing to fly. My dad and I scratch built it as my 2nd plane, after my trainer. Still fly it on an old supertiger 60 blue head! Its actually my last remaining nitro bird, everything else is gas, turbine, or electric, but the Miss Texas is so much classic RC that I am hesitant to convert it to electric, though I have considered it severl times, just cant bring myself to do it..
Gah! Leave it alone! Keep one as a throwback to your early days! My first plane was a Sig Kadet Mk2, which I crashed and rebuilt twice before getting an instructor. Then I learned on that plane. I eventually scrapped it, in favor of something sexier. I kind of wish I still had it.
The LT40 is a plane I built as a club trainer a few years later. I decided to hang on to it and keep it flying as long as possible. Going to have to recover it soon, not much but strips of packing tape keeping the covering on right now.
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Exactly why I cant bring myself to convert it....The whole reminder of the earlier days, and my childhood etc.....it needs recovered as well, going to strip it this winter and redo it....
the cool thing is a few years ago, my dad built another Miss Texas for himself, covered it differently and thres an FS91 on it, but its neat to have mine an dhis up flying at the same time :)
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Try the Syma S107: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8499000606. It's a $20 toy yet it is amazingly stable and controllable. My wife bought me a different chopper for Christmas and it was fun but very unstable and hard to fly. The Syma is well built and it was shocking how stable it was. Sure it's just a toy but for $20 it's a load of fun. (True, you can only fly indoors; or outdoors at dawn or dusk if there is no wind.)
I have the SO32. Just a bigger version of the 107. Indoor only or very light wind. My 3 year old running through the house is enough to throw it off.
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Count me in, been flying since '75. Everything r/c from sailplanes to racers, turbines next year.
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i fly rc
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does it count if I made a $700 corsair explode? Laughed and cried at the same time
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I fly electric parkflyers mostly. count me in for a r/c flying forum
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I might get into it count me in! Sounds interesting
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I have two electric park flyers.
ParkZone Vapor and a J3 Piper Cub.
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I've got a pair of R/C helos for flying around the house and want to get into R/C plane planes but flying the real ones first is mroe important for me :D
So count me in :aok
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I have two electric park flyers.
ParkZone Vapor and a J3 Piper Cub.
Those vapors actually make great full contact combat planes. Get a group of 6 guys with a vapor for each and watch the fun happen. They don't have enough mass to them to actually break the carbon fiber framing on collisions and packing tape works great to fix the saran wrap coverings. The guys I fly with have "vapor wars", last guy in the air wins the goofy trophy.
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Number are growing. Hopefull by the end of the weekend we will have enough.
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I fly RC too, and have since the mid 80's.
I'm not against a forum for it here, but you guys know there are several kick-azz RC forums already out there, right? I'm just not sure there'd be enough going on with one here to have more than a passing interest.
I could be wrong...
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I fly RC too, and have since the mid 80's.
I'm not against a forum for it here, but you guys know there are several kick-azz RC forums already out there, right? I'm just not sure there'd be enough going on with one here to have more than a passing interest.
I could be wrong...
Quite true, I use RCgroups for most discussions, and RCUniverse for Buy/Sell/Trade... that being said, the more places to chat RC, the better ;)
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Quite true, I use RCgroups for most discussions, and RCUniverse for Buy/Sell/Trade... that being said, the more places to chat RC, the better ;)
Hehe, can't argue with that!
I also loiter on the rcscalebuilder forum.
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Count me in. I fly a parkzone electric piper cub and drive an ofna 4x4 buggy.
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Try the Syma S107: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8499000606. It's a $20 toy yet it is amazingly stable and controllable. My wife bought me a different chopper for Christmas and it was fun but very unstable and hard to fly. The Syma is well built and it was shocking how stable it was. Sure it's just a toy but for $20 it's a load of fun. (True, you can only fly indoors; or outdoors at dawn or dusk if there is no wind.)
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this thing is bloody amazing! so much fun! :x :x :x
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I use RCGroups too but, if there are some RC pilots that play AH I'd like to know them.
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here here
Phase 3 Squall - Su47 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1w7pCp6A4Q)
Onboard video from the Squall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqXhReVL958) using a GoPro Hero HD.
Current project are a Su47 bare airframe kit with custom electronics. RCLander engines and MPX servos and some other goodies. Also drawing CAD models of my own design based on depron sheets, much like RCPowers do if you've seen his kits but I'm using ducted fan engines.
:aok
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I'm hvy in RC's . I have a group on Vimeo if you like to check it out . Most of mine are FPV video's . I fly using a camera with the Fat Shark goggles and the Dragon link system . . Link to my group on Vimeo .
http://vimeo.com/groups/flench
I'm also a Mod on the http://fpv-community.com/forum/ check it out . A lot of good info there .
I like this video I made that I have posted on Youtube .
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrFlench?feature=mhee
This is what I am working on now .
(http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y313/LittleGeorgeJr/6-5-2010110.jpg)
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george that thing looks cool as heck :aok
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Thank's Doug ! The motor's were crap with this set up . Working on installing the new motor's for it now .
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Haven't read the entire thread.
But here's my souped up Parkzone P47D with an Eflight Power 25 driving a Hobby Lobby 11" 4 blade scale prop and a 60 amp ESC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQedaeeE1I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQedaeeE1I)
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Out of all the video's I have seen done this one has to be the best there is and I have seen 1000's .
http://vimeo.com/groups/flench/videos/4752279
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I got 3 planes, 1 heli and 7 cars. Scratch building and flying takes more skill sure. I have to travel a long distance to find somewhere to fly and its a real pita. My local rc track is high spec astroturf with tabletops steep banks and double jumps and is less than a mile away. Currently racing a Team Durango DEX410 with a Tekin rs pro esc and lrp x12 6.5T using orion carbon 90c lipo's. Anyone who knows cars will know that aint cheap and not anyone can win races at a high level. I aint the best driver by a long shot, but you cant beat cars for convenience. If i lived near a decent open space, sure I'd have my 1/13 spitfire and tiger moth out all the time.
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Check this out guy's .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L75ESD9PBOw&feature=player_embedded
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I've only just started out on R/Cs, so I don't know a great deal about them... It's difficult getting used to the idea of third person flight when I'm used to being behind the stick :aok
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Hey folks, RC, I love it! I started back in the early 80s... Futaba Orange Radios, K&B Engines, Sig Kadet! Good stuff.
I quit flying when my kids were born, years ago, now I see a chance to get back into as my son is getting old enough (pray coordinated enough) to fly the planes. I have been looking at building another one, the 1/3 scale super cub by balsa usa looks pretty good. Since I have been out of the hobby now for ten years or so, here are some observations:
1. Nitro is freakin expensive, the engine must either be electric or gas (anyone want a low hour TT Pro .46?).
2. 2.4 ghz, pretty cool.
3. The chinese have crushed the ARF market making it close to impossible to buy the vast number of kits that used to be out there...what the hell happened to Pica? I built one of the 1/5 scale YMFs, phenomenal plane to fly, pretty easy to build, now I can't even find one on ebay....
Questions, dangit, I will start the Q&A Forum,
I have never gone through a kit cutter. I do not have the time to cut out a kit from sheet stock.I like building the old round engine planes, however, the kits just are not out there. The Monocoupes are near the top of my list, maybe Stinson or Howard as well. Right now I feel locked into the super cub because of a lack of options in unassembled kits.... anyone have any good links to large scale kits, not just plans?
Ikon N'wst is gone, the dude in Seattle that used to make cool giant scale seaplanes is gone, it seems like all of the good smaller scale RC kit guys have faded...
Skorpion... you don't have to get into every thread. Radioactive status will come, you just have to be patient.