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Can't wait Corsair! Tomorrow will be a long day at work lol.
So apparently I bought a low power 50w battery charger, I wasn't even thinking when I bought it...that's why its taking my batteries forever to charge so I bought a better 400w that can charge multiple batteries at a time. That should help lol.
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Originally posted by crxmanpat View PostThe 12bl will be even quieter than the 9bl. The full scale has unducted fans and sounds more like an airliner than a fighter jet (has more of that turbofan "whine"). The whistles are typically only effective at lower throttle settings. I found that they are ineffective at anything above half throttle. Probably has to do with the speed of the airflow over them. I'd say save yourself the expense and stick with the 9bl.
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Originally posted by Splat View PostCan't wait Corsair! Tomorrow will be a long day at work lol.
So apparently I bought a low power 50w battery charger, I wasn't even thinking when I bought it...that's why its taking my batteries forever to charge so I bought a better 400w that can charge multiple batteries at a time. That should help lol.
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Originally posted by Splat View PostAfter the high/low power turns the line shack towed her out the the CALA where ordnance was waiting to load the bird. Being a Navy red shirt I spent a little time getting the ordnance to look a little more convincing lol.]I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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So had my batteries charged, loaded her into the truck and headed to my local soccer field which has been empty all season because of COVID....until today. 🤬🤬🤬
Yup two huge soccer fields full of little booger picking kids practicing soccer, signs saying coached and players only allowed on the fields. Ugh. Guess I'll have to find a secondary field to fly or try the fields again early this weekend when hopefully no kids are practicing.
FCF postponed.
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Originally posted by Splat View PostSo had my batteries charged, loaded her into the truck and headed to my local soccer field which has been empty all season because of COVID....until today. 🤬🤬🤬
Yup two huge soccer fields full of little booger picking kids practicing soccer, signs saying coached and players only allowed on the fields. Ugh. Guess I'll have to find a secondary field to fly or try the fields again early this weekend when hopefully no kids are practicing.
FCF postponed.
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I feel your pain brother. Since we fly mainly at a middle school, we have had more than our share of disappointing "Turn The Car Around And Go Homes" when we see the school is inundated with sports or just general human activity. The former Pre-COVID and the latter during COVID with families bored, taking their kiddies and dogs to the school to walk around. This is the heartache of living in an area that doesn't have a devoted awesome RC paved airfield locally.My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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I'm trying again this evening or tomorrow morning so fingers crossed. I think the one thing I'm going to learn with an aircraft this size is that is isn't just as easy as throwing her in the truck and tossing her up in the closest field to get some time on the sticks. Driving cross town to your favorite field only to have it unavailable is disappointing. Time to get on the old Google Maps/Earth and look for some airspace lol.
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Originally posted by Splat View PostI'm trying again this evening or tomorrow morning so fingers crossed. I think the one thing I'm going to learn with an aircraft this size is that is isn't just as easy as throwing her in the truck and tossing her up in the closest field to get some time on the sticks. Driving cross town to your favorite field only to have it unavailable is disappointing. Time to get on the old Google Maps/Earth and look for some airspace lol.
Mike\"When Inverted Down Is Up And Up Is Expensive\"
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Originally posted by MikeT View Post
Just curious are there no R/C club fields in your area?
Mike
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Originally posted by Splat View Post
There are but honestly I'm not one for joining a club and jumping thru their hoops, i.e. proof of AMA membership, club dues, check flights with snobby instructors...and so on. No offense to anyone but growing up my dad was a member of a few of those "clubs" and I always found them to be full of elitist good-ol-boy busybodies...left a bad taste in my mouth. When I started into the hobby on my own later in life I was, an still remain, a casual park flyer who does his own thing, where I can, when I can ya know? Again no offense to anyone lol.
Mike.\"When Inverted Down Is Up And Up Is Expensive\"
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If nothing else, it may be worth a trip to the local club just to talk to the guys and see what requirements there may be (other than AMA membership and dues). Our club has about 250 members, most of them older guys (big retirement area here), and they are all the nicest guys. I agree with Mike, most of the "elitist" guys are gone now.Pat
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Believe me that is something on the forefront of my mind, I worked in aviation pretty much my whole adult life both military and civilian and deal with the feds a lot. I'm not much worried about the FAA but the annoying "Karen"s that come outta the woodworks when you do anything that they don't like and threaten to report you or whatnot.
And I have checked out the requirements for my local club, like I said they require an AMA membership (not a big deal and probably should have one anyway) and then they have a written test and a proficiency check flights with multiple instructors to see that you are "good enough" for their club. I understand the reasoning behind it but its the principle of the matter to me.
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Picked one of these up from a guy at my local field, he never flew it because of an issue with the left aileron servo. When you plug batteries in the left aileron servo locks in the full down position . I’ve pulled servo horn and linkage off it still does it . I used a servo tester and cycled servo it works fine, plug back into control box locks down. I plugged both into rx directly they work fine? Can there be something wrong with the control box? Can I bypass it completly?
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Originally posted by Splat View PostAnd I have checked out the requirements for my local club, like I said they require an AMA membership (not a big deal and probably should have one anyway) and then they have a written test and a proficiency check flights with multiple instructors to see that you are "good enough" for their club. I understand the reasoning behind it but its the principle of the matter to me.Pat
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Originally posted by Wrthog View PostPicked one of these up from a guy at my local field, he never flew it because of an issue with the left aileron servo. When you plug batteries in the left aileron servo locks in the full down position . I’ve pulled servo horn and linkage off it still does it . I used a servo tester and cycled servo it works fine, plug back into control box locks down. I plugged both into rx directly they work fine? Can there be something wrong with the control box? Can I bypass it completly?
https://www.motionrc.com/products/fr...tal-gear-servoPat
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Originally posted by crxmanpat View PostA written test and multiple check flights seems very extreme to me. Probably not a club you want to belong to then.My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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