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Offline legoman

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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #150 on: December 29, 2009, 01:35:34 PM »
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #151 on: December 29, 2009, 04:56:00 PM »
Quote from: legoman on December 29, 2009, 10:38:20 AM
isn't that attached to the binding plug?
NO he is refering to a FM radio, if you turn on an FM radio you will LOCK OUT anyone flying on the Freq that you are on an Cause their plane to do REALLY wierd things, such as fly off to never never land, or crash.  If you have a Binding plug you are flying with a 2.4 Ghz radio and you do not have to worry about it unles you are around DUKE, WARLOK, or SinGars, I really doubt you have to worry about that.  But if you do have an FM radio you need to make sure that you are the only one using the freq that you are using.
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #152 on: December 29, 2009, 07:09:09 PM »
I use the Spektrum DX6i 2.4 GHz radio
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #153 on: December 29, 2009, 07:20:45 PM »
Since you had a Bind plug I assumed that, you dont bind FM radios.
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #154 on: December 29, 2009, 09:19:38 PM »
right, my wildhawk had an FM radio though.
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #155 on: December 30, 2009, 10:27:53 AM »
does the color of the bind plug matter in terms of possible radio interference?
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #156 on: December 30, 2009, 11:49:21 AM »
2.4ghz Spread Spectrum radios are immune to the troubles of interference from other radios that the 72mhz band has.  Not to say they cant get interference, any radio system can, but the digital technology int hem means you dont have to worry about frequency control or radios being on the same frequency. 

That being said, for safety's sake, when at an AMA club, most will require you to still either impound you 2.4 radio, or require a frequcny pin to be taken fromt he board, simply to ensure that EVERYONE does so, and does not make the "oops" of accidentally forgetting to do so with one of thier old 72mhz radios.

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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #157 on: December 30, 2009, 02:59:20 PM »
alright
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #158 on: December 30, 2009, 03:15:06 PM »
Hey imagine me flying this right now lol jk. very cool rc airplane video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soaacdn4yAs&feature=related
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #159 on: December 30, 2009, 03:30:27 PM »
Quote from: Sol75 on December 30, 2009, 11:49:21 AM

That being said, for safety's sake, when at an AMA club, most will require you to still either impound you 2.4 radio, or require a frequcny pin to be taken fromt he board, simply to ensure that EVERYONE does so, and does not make the "oops" of accidentally forgetting to do so with one of thier old 72mhz radios.

Sol

This has been my experience at several fields I have visited in the past couple of years.  There are still plenty of guys using the 72mhz systems.  I still have a couple planes using them also, even though most of my birds are on a 2.4 radio now.  So, I think that until the 72mhz radios are finally gone for good, it is a good practice.
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #160 on: December 30, 2009, 09:15:30 PM »
I think at the Joe Nall meet, which produces nearly two to three hundred pilots (Which is the biggest) had only three pilots on 72MgHs. So right now it's too the point were they know that 72 is becoming obsolete.
The worst and closest I've seen when it comes to interference was at our warbird meet we had a guy on 72 with a beautiful 110'' Tucano, a brazilian trainer with a turbo prop. He was flying it when he hit interference, and almost hit the ground. Luckily, the man was able to get it down in one peice. The guy then decided that he should get a 2.4
Me personally, I have 2 7 channel 2.4's, both from Specktrum, which is the best company when it comes to 2.4s. I can tell you alot about the Spektrum, and if anyone needs any help, either PM me or respond to the thread.

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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #161 on: December 30, 2009, 09:18:46 PM »
i got everything pretty much having some problems with the controls though i'm not used to the rudder/throttle being in the same area, gets me confused alot.
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #162 on: January 14, 2010, 03:41:04 PM »
Bad news about the plane it sort of broke lol
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #163 on: January 14, 2010, 03:46:58 PM »
The hellcat is broken and in need of repair, the wild hawk is busted to the point to where it wont fly any more. There is light at the end of the tunnel for my hellcat as all i need is a new wing and a cowl and motor mount, then all i have to do is reinstall the electronics. I also got a new plane called the FireBird Commander2. I will have pics soon. :salute
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Re: R/C hellcat
« Reply #164 on: January 14, 2010, 04:02:39 PM »
The hellcat broke in a steep dive, Need a new cowl wing and motor mount, all of which i have already bought. The wildhawk is un-fly able due to the intense damage it has taken, i have gotten a new plane called the firebird commander 2 and  have been able to keep it in the air 20 minutes at a time. i got this cause i have to work with my landings a bit lol.
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