RE: Servo flutter
If it is an Fm radio, could be a bad crystal in the reciever, happend to me once and thats what it was. Hope this helps.[8|]
Posted on: 9/11/2012 4:58 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Radios
Futaba Fm and 2.4 6xA and 7c[;)]
Posted on: 9/10/2012 5:14 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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engine needs a home
I have a magnum .70 rfs that needs a home. I was looking at a hanger nine 50 size p-40b, wonder if this is enough engine for this bird?[8|]
Posted on: 9/2/2012 5:04 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Magnum XL52 RFS Blue 4 Stroke
Yes I have one. A good engine for the price, read the manual that comes with it and break it in per the manual. Done that with mine and it runs great. The onlt difference I have noticed between the blue heads and the old style magnums is the valve cover really leaks bad! A wipe down is in order between flights! Happy flying![:)]
Posted on: 8/2/2012 5:05 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Sport Flying"
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RE: Maiden my Escapade...
[:D]sounds like you have some confidence left in that bucket,way to go![:)]
Posted on: 7/28/2012 5:54 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Transmitter
[quote]ORIGINAL: gphil hello guys,   I have a T6XA s Futuba Radio  PCM/PPM   selectable    (46)   and need to know what reciever and would like to know what reciever will work with this unit.  Going to need recievers and servos.  I know nothing about these radios or any far as that is concerened so give some info please.  Going to start using this radio, used, soon.   Thanks      gphil [/quote] I have one of these and still use it.I have both F.M. and 2.4 one works as well as the other for me, certain times you have to remember to pull out the antenae! The receiver I use is a futaba FP R127 DF. be sure to get the crystal to match your transmitter.[;)]
Posted on: 7/26/2012 5:20 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Maiden my Escapade...
You did not mention if it is glow or electic, if it is glow, is it a new engine? If so is it broken in properly? This is another factor that should be considered, I fly glow, so if it is a new engine it gets broken in before going up, dont know your skill level but even when you have flown for years you can get a case of the nerves, so it is a good idea like previously mentioned to have someone stand next to you that is a proficient flyer to hand the transmitter to in case the shaking gets too bad! other than that, go out with a bucket load of confidence and fly that plane like its been in the air for years, good luck too! I have a .60 size escapade that needs to be put together also, new home for the .91 magnum f.s. I had sitting around. Let us know how it goes![:D]
Posted on: 7/26/2012 4:58 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: A Question about Hard Landings and Strong Landing Gear
Practice, practice, practice like everyone has mentioned, and watch the wheels when getting ready to flair, not the plane.[:)]
Posted on: 7/24/2012 4:42 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: ca's
Had good luck with BSI glues and tower hobbies, but would not recomend Great planes, all though I may have had a bad batch,maybe old? Had to hold the parts together for at least 30 seconds.[:'(]
Posted on: 7/22/2012 5:19 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: help getting my old os46ax running again
+2, I rescued a os 46 from sitting in a barn for an undetermined amount of time,got it home put fuel in it and it fired up and ran fine. Still in service.[;)]
Posted on: 7/22/2012 4:55 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Spinner nut falls off
I geuss I am just lucky, never have used Loctite or a double nut, always just the single propnut. This is on two and four stroke a like, no issues in ten years of flying.
Posted on: 7/22/2012 4:48 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: can't give up old faithful (oil soaked wood)
A good tip I picked up here is to use a heat gun, works fantastic, pretty quick also, when applying heat the oil will bead up on the wood which then can be wiped off. Be patient, keep heating and wiping till its all out.[;)]
Posted on: 7/18/2012 5:52 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: Bad engine plane combos, learnt the hard way
The worst pairing I have assembled is a G.P. extra 300 .40 with an O.S. fp.60, no doubt about it! This plane needs to land under power, which made looking at your watch a must! you only have ten minutes, so you have to start setting up to land at around eight minutes, if you go a little long, it aint good, this thing is coming down, rigt now! Actually ended up hating this plane/ engine combo![:)]
Posted on: 7/15/2012 10:12 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: Throttle pushrod on Magnum 52 4stroke
[quote]ORIGINAL: scale only 4 me I typically make a double dog leg push rod to a Z-bend at the carb,, then use a good ez connector at the servo. Basically you come out the firewall, 90 degree bend, then another 90 bend to the carb connection,, all the adjustment is at the servo. that set up has worked well for me in several airplanes. If you really need a pic I can pull the cowl off my kingfisher, I need to redo the fuel lines anyway good luck [/quote] This is exactly what I do also. Have this method on a four star .40 and a super sportster, very reliable so far.[8D]
Posted on: 7/15/2012 10:00 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
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RE: If you could only have FIVE airplanes, what would they be?
Sig four star .60, goldberg .40 size cub, g.p. extra 300, four star .40, g.p.super sportster. All glow powered, of course.[8|]
Posted on: 6/8/2012 5:39 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: better landing gear
great planes Dural landing gear, you can get them at Tower hobbies, seem to be pretty tough.[8|]
Posted on: 6/4/2012 5:18 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: finishing my basket case
Thank you gentlemen! I knew I would get the answer here. Now for another trip to the local hobby shop![:)]
Posted on: 6/4/2012 4:52 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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finishing my basket case
I am in the final stages of my great planes .40 size cub,[:D] need to know what size are the basswood strips used to make the wing struts? Could not find this detail in the instructions. They look to be 5/8" wide but how thick?[8|] These are four more of the many pieces that were not in the kit.
Posted on: 6/3/2012 1:00 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: where to put my battery pack? help
Definetly put the battery inside the plane! The battery in my extra 300 is in a similar location inside the plane in the compartment on top of the landing gear, pitts muffler close to it like yours. Never had a problem with it. [;)]
Posted on: 5/27/2012 3:47 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Four Star 120, or Spacewalker 2?
Did you try the Sig website? 166.99 plus 18.00 shipping. Spotted one on flea bay also, have to be careful there,bargains are few and far between.[8|]
Posted on: 5/26/2012 8:46 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Four Star 120, or Spacewalker 2?
There is a very informative four star 120 build thread in this section, just got through reading all 29 pages, and man do I have the fever to build one of these too,[:D] I will have to keep it on the down low from the little woman,she says I have too many projects goin already! Ill try to hide it some where, whatcha think?[:)]
Posted on: 5/26/2012 5:24 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Four Star 120, or Spacewalker 2?
Have you seen a four star 1.20 with a G-38? I have a G-38 that could use a new home and was wondering if it was too much for that plane.[8|]
Posted on: 5/26/2012 8:30 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: 7 year old flying
one of the many events that make a dad and grampa smile all over.[:D] Great job, both of you.[;)]
Posted on: 5/20/2012 3:05 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: How much $
Apply a little pyscology to the situation, take the amount you have in the plane and divide it by the number of flights until loss.[:D] Made me feel a lot better after my beloved cub went in recently. It also helped that a great planes cub is on the building table about framed up.[8|]
Posted on: 5/13/2012 4:05 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
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RE: trailing edge of aileron repair need help
Ya, what he said! Cover it and fly it till you crash it! Then this minor hickey will be totally forgotten![:D]
Posted on: 5/11/2012 4:39 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
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RE: Flights per Day
I usually go in the morning, stay from 7 am to noon or one, depending on whos there, if anyone. In this time frame there will be 6-8 flights of 15 minutes each. There is always at least two or three planes that go to the field also,you never know whats going to happen! gotta have them spares![:)]
Posted on: 4/25/2012 5:50 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: USPS, Service with a smile. The Sequel
[quote]ORIGINAL: Taz_Hobbies [quote]ORIGINAL: dbacque A few days ago I ordered some parts for my latest project. Today when I got home the familiar priority mail triangular tube was on the doorstep, but with a twist. Or actually with a bend. The box was crushed flat, folded in two, ripped open and taped closed with parts hanging out. Holy cow, I can't believe they even delivered it! The carbon pushrods were all exploded and several items were missing. I took it and ran down to the Post Office. After waiting in a very long line, when I showed it to the clerk he asked if it was fragile. Blank stare from me. He asked again if it was fragile, I said ''It's folded in two!''. He said, and this is the part I love, ''If it's not marked fragile it should be fine''!!!!! What freaking planet do these people come from? The vendor is shipping new parts out, I knew they would, but I had to take the mangled box in to see what they thought of it. I guess we now know what they think. If it's not marked fragile it should be fine. Dave [/quote] Deal with type of delivery service 3000+ times a month! USPS will end up putting me in the looney bin! We currently have 14 packages this month so far that have just vanished, they were scanned ''Out For Delivery'' which means they were on a truck going to a customers delivery address and never arrived, nor were they ever scanned again! I met with Fed Ex day before yesterday... My account is open and I am waiting on my printers & software! [/quote] Your not out of the woods with Fed Ex, last kit I recieved was delivered by Fed Ex and dropped off out side my door at an apartment complex while I was at work. I came home and found it all right, but anybody could have got it. I didnt think they were supposed to leave anything without a signature.
Posted on: 4/6/2012 4:16 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Years of experience in R/C hobby including operating/flying & building
Dont know how I missed this thread the first time it rolled around, must have been that nasty thing called work![:D] This hobby started out as something for me and my youngest son to do together, that was about 10 years ago. I'm still at it, he is now in the air force living his own life.not much time for dad anymore.[:o] Anyway, I think this is the greatest hobby in the world, the people , flying, and building. I build most of everything I fly, turned 48 years young this year,going on 12! Love this hobby,hope to be doing it 50 years from now![:)]
Posted on: 4/6/2012 3:48 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Whats happened to Monocoat ?
I'm with Mark, my last two monocote jobs turned out great. When the planes were put together at the feild, the guys were pulling out their cell phones and asking if they could take pictures![:D] I'll stick with it,( no pun intended).[:)]
Posted on: 3/31/2012 6:05 PM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Great Planes Super Sportster 60 Kit - First Timer
WOW!! You have a lot on the ball for someone your age, I was doing my best just to get out of high school at 18! welcome to building, you came to the right place for a lot of good advice. My super sportster is the easiest plane to fly and land in the hanger, I'm sure you will enjoy both experiences, building and flying it. covered mine in a military theme, olive drab on top, white on the bottom. .52 magnum f.s for power.
Posted on: 3/24/2012 6:43 AM by Author "biam" in the forum "Kit Building"
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