New to R.C. need some advice

[Vez]

Had a problem with nose gear of my Sportsman S+2 Gen 2-fixed same,new problem I don't understand what's happening, Had to also replace some pushrods,here's the problem now, lined up servo arms perpendicular,dito on Aileron arm,made sure rudder and front landing gear were straight and rudder was also straight. NOW!when I install my battery the elevator control goes up,and the nose gear turns the wheel canted ??? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,all Vez P.S. also had TRX.on and in expert mode

[TiredIronGRB]

Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

Take the prop off to be safe then adjust all your control surfaces (aileron, elevator and rudder) with the radio on and the battery installed, that will center all the servos so the adjusts will be close.

[xviper]

What TiredIron said .................................................. ......... OR, get yourself a servo tester for future new planes and use that to center all servos on the bench first.

[Vez]

Xviper2 & Tiredirongbn. Tnx. Guys, figured it out for myself today, and you two were right on about servo arms being off centered. Thanks, again for the reply. Over N Out! Vez

[Grossman56]

Good to hear Vez, welcome to Hobby Squawk!!

Grossman56

[Alpha]

Welcome to Hobby Squawk, Vez!

[PappaBear]

Hello Vez and welcome to Hobby Squawk our growing family .

Martin.

[Cclark10]

Hey Vez!!! welcome to the Squawk family, I'm new to the Rc hobby as well and new to hobby squawk.
Did you get the chance to fly? I'M interested in the Sportsman s+ and the mini apprentice and still on the fence on choosing a new flyer friendly plane.
Let me know how you made out flying.

[Cclark10]

]Hey Vez!!! welcome to the Squawk family, I'm new to the Rc hobby as well and new to hobby squawk.
Did you get the chance to fly? I'M interested in the Sportsman s+ and the mini apprentice and still on the fence on choosing a new flyer friendly plane.
Let me know how you made out flying.[/QUOTE]

[Vez]

cclark10, yes the sportsman flies well, has a weak landing gear at the nose and bends easily. Wouldn't recommend it to you because the stabilizers drive you nuts once you get the hang of flying it,you can disabe it but once battery is disconnected and re hooked up your back to stabilization. Got 2 planes since last post, highly recommend the Apprentice, and the Timber. Thinking of getting one more, possibly the Flyzone ,island wings dhc-2 Beaver. I started on Sept.29,2016,joined local club here in Trenton,MI,got a realflight 7.5 flight simulator last Dec. have put about 70 hours on it and it has virtually taught me how to fly properly, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO YOU. "Good luck to you" -Over N out! Vez.

[aeleven]

For all beginners follow this advice below.
1. Buy a plane with SAFE from maker E-flite!
2. Laminate your Styrofoam planes with 3 or 4 mil laminate!
3. Put a lost Bird Alarm and a low Voltage Alarm on your plane before you fly it.
4. Stay away from Trees, Power Lines and Birds of Prey!
5. Wear Sunglasses when you fly!
6. Make sure you check you Center of Gravity and Control Surfaces are good.
7. Hide the receipts from your R/C parts purchases from your wife!

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[Davnkatz]

I'm so new to electrics that all I've done so far is convert the tiny print instruction manual to full 8X10 cardstock pages. Making several readings and studies. The only instruction I seem to find consistently is this. Move the throttle stick as far down (off) as it will go. Then plug in the battery. After that what I've found is a series of steps to set up the model and control system.

I do have a newby question. I have a GAVIN-6C system. How the heck do I supply power to and turn on the RX?

[Grossman56]

The ESC has two wires, on that plugs into the battery and another marked 'throttle' that supplies power to the receiver.

Grossman56

[xviper]

I'm so new to electrics that all I've done so far is convert the tiny print instruction manual to full 8X10 cardstock pages. Making several readings and studies. The only instruction I seem to find consistently is this. Move the throttle stick as far down (off) as it will go. Then plug in the battery. After that what I've found is a series of steps to set up the model and control system.

I do have a newby question. I have a GAVIN-6C system. How the heck do I supply power to and turn on the RX?

That's a Detrum unit by Dynam. Besides what G56 said ..................................
I'm sure you need to bind it and the RX together to start. Some receivers won't allow initialization unless the throttle trim is also as low as it will go. TXs usually start off with the throttle trim in the mid-point for any new model in the memory. This is a throw back to when gas powered planes needed to idle. Electrics don't need to idle. Then there should be something about throttle calibration. That's the next thing you should do after binding. If you have a throttle cut, set it so you can be safe for the rest of the set up.