I remember once upon a time, there was a thread about the need (or want) for a gyro. The prevailing thought (or attitude) at the time was ....................... "I don't need no stinkin' gyro. We should all learn to fly properly without one." I wonder how many of those in that thread have become converts? Let's face it, for around 20 bucks (a little more shipped unless you throw a couple in the plane box you just ordered) is nothing to be able to fly on the windier days. Sure, if you don't calibrate it or set the gains properly and according to the instructions, you can be in a world of hurt. The HobbyEagle is by far the best bang for the buck and you really don't need the more pricey "Pro" versions either. Next are the stabilized receivers like the Admiral and the Lemon (on which Admiral evolved from). I've always professed that a stab/return to home module for a sailplane is a great investment as they can tend to go quite far away and get out of sight. The best bang for the buck here is the Bigaole. Anything else is just too expensive or problematic or don't work at all.
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Case-in-point. I have many flying hours. I bought an Art-Tech Fokker DR I from MRC. It was a neat bird in EPS. Flew crazy!!!!!!!!!! I crashed 8 out of 9 flights!!! After all the breaks and glue, it almost aligned itself and flew better... LOL Anyway, I trashed that airframe and bought another! Put the A3-L in and it was a different airplane! Not a great flying airplane, but manageable non-the-less.... FWIW.
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Really short leads on the tank wires. After messing with these for a while, I have decided to just solder some proper leads.
Be careful gluing the tail piece. Mine was out of alignment with the wing saddle. Personally I bolt on the wings and the tail before gluing that tail piece on any jet. That way I know it is aligned with the main wing.
This alleviates trim problems and makes your bird fly more efficiently.Meridian Aeromodelers, Meridian MS
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Originally posted by RCjetdude View Post
Did you hear that George? ;)
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Originally posted by seaviper View Post
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