RE: MAN reports on Airtronics SD-10G 2.4Ghz radio system
The only way to currently buddy box an SD-10G is with another SD-10G, edulago. Global/Airtronics are working on a way to make the SD-10G more buddy box friendly, but by all reports it's still a work in progress.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 5:32 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: New Hitec Aurora 9-Channel 2.4Ghz Radio System
Tower Hobbies will likely keep pushing their expected availability dates back in order to match their pre-order queue on the radio equipment. If Hitec says they're expecting more Auroras, you can bet Tower will be getting their fair share. The only way Tower will show them as available is when they're sitting in their warehouse and all of their backorders have been filled. Bottom line? If you want to buy an Aurora 9 radio system from Tower Hobbies, ignore what the web site says and just go ahead and pre-order one. You'll still have to wait for a few weeks to get one, but you'll get one a lot faster than if you wait until they're showing as "In Stock" before you order one.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 5:29 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: deleted
I'm sorry to hear about your lost plane, Indiomike. Doing a proper low-power range check with 2.4Ghz equipment is crucial because the equipment is much more sensitive to antenna placement than 72Mhz radio receivers. From the descriptions being offered, we know that all of the radio equipment seems to have worked as advertised. The two most plausible explanations for your crash seem to be: A) a receiver antenna blind spot created by metal or carbon fiber in the air frame that wasn't discovered during the range check because only full power testing was done or B) a possible RF module seating issue with your existing Futaba 9C Super 72Mhz transmitter. Neither of these probable causes for your crash can be attributed to Hitec's products. I'd also suggest that Hitec's service time was, by your own account, pretty damned good. You shipped on Fri the 6th, they received it on Sat the 7th or Monday the 9th. They would have gotten to look at it on the 9th or 10th at the earliest, and would have had your module and receiver tested, repackaged, and ready to ship out by the 16th or 17th if you got it on the 18th. If Hitec really had provided you with poor service, they would have simply range checked the module and receiver on the 9th or 10th and had it back in the mail to you by the 11th for a Nov 12th delivery. It takes more time to troubleshoot perfectly working equipment than it does gear that is actually broken. They seem to have spent the time to double verify that your stuff is working. The slightly dirty contact button probably got dirty during the crash. They simply found nothing wrong with your gear after extensively testing it. For what it's worth, my only crash involving my Airtronics RDS8000 radio system happened specifically because of range checking the set-up. I told my buddy how to put the transmitter into range check mode, but forgot to tell him how to put it back into full power mode before he took off with my plane. We're all learning new lessons with our 2.4Ghz radio equipment. It's unfortunate that you lost a plane, but it seems far from obvious that your Hitec module or receiver are directly to blame. It also seems doubtful that Hitec has provided you with slow or poor customer service. If all of your shipping went as quickly as a Netflix movie rental, Hitec had your equipment in hand for about six working days. That's the right amount of time to do some thorough range testing and validation without making the customer wait needlessly. If Hitec had treated me the way they have apparently treated you, I'd be pretty happy about it.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 5:24 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: December Tower Talk ARF's
Tower Hobbies seems to be shaving the number of ARFs it offers as quickly as it is reducing the number of kits. Balsa airplanes of all kinds are dwindling rapidly in variety and are instead being replaced by small foam aircraft and electric helicopters. Many pilots now think ARFs are too much trouble; instead they're collecting Bind-n-Fly and receiver-ready models instead. Actually, I'm surprised that anyone would criticize Tower Hobbies about their kit selection; I've never seen another distributor or reseller that carried anywhere near as many kits as Tower Hobbies, even at their current level. You can still buy kits from House of Balsa, Dynaflite, Great Planes, Top Flite, Goldberg, Tower Hobbies, Dumas, Multiplex, Duraplane, GWS, Peck Polymers, and U.S. Aircore all at Tower Hobbies. It's disheartening to see that Tower has dropped Guillow's and Sig for the time being; hopefully both brands will be back in wide distribution soon. Tower Hobbies/Hobbico doesn't seem to be cutting back on kits to make room for more ARFs, it seems to be consolidating too many Hobbico brands while trying to respond to market pressures. Once you get past Hobbico, Balsa USA, Sig, and Ace Hobby, it gets pretty tough to even find kits for sale any more. The number two and three distributors in North America carry almost nothing at all for airplane kits. If any other company sells half as many kits as Hobbio/Tower Hobbies does, I'd love to hear about them! Edit: In fact, I went to Tower's website right after writing this, and I was amused to read the following: "Attention kit builders: Tower Hobbies carries 108 model airplane kits." I don't think that includes a lot of the rubber-powered free flight models, either. 108 kits only accounts for the RC kits. There are another 50 or so free flight kits of high quality from Dumas and Peck Polymers that aren't included in that total. I'd like to officially proclaim Tower Hobbies as "Best Kit Reseller on the Planet" and challenge folks to prove me wrong with Tower selling 170 kits including the Dumas and Peck Polymer free flight models.
Posted on: 11/19/2009 4:22 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9265486

RE: Magnum 52 4 Stroke Questions
I have a pair of Magnum XL .52 RFS engines. I really think it's a terrific engine and I enjoy flying mine quite a lot. They're plenty powerful for most any .40-size airframe, they're reliable, and they hardly sip any fuel.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 11:49 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club MECOA!!!
I picked up an HB .61 from a local pilot who crashed it in his Extra 300S. He was so upset that he swore he'd never fly glow power again, and he sold it to me for $10. The engine was still practically brand new, but a corner of one of the mounting lugs was broken off in the crash. I'm thinking about ordering a replacement crank case for it. The engine is usable as is, most of the corner is still intact; with a new crank case only costing around $40, though, I think it would be nice to put it back into new condition. I may fly it for a while as is before messing with it, though. I'd like to hear a little more about the K&B Screamin' .48. I think it'd be fun to try one of these out. Anybody out there have much to say about the Screamin' .48?
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:17 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: GMS 47 = garbage
If an engine runs fine on the ground but dead sticks in the air, it's usually a problem with the plumbing rather than the engine itself. A thorough check of the fuel tank, clunk, clunk line, and fuel lines is in order. Check for splits or cracks in the various pieces of fuel tubing. Your frustration will only continue when you replace your "garbage" GMS .47 with a .46 AX at twice the the price and it does the same thing in the air that your GMS .47 did. I've owned the GMS .47 and thought it was a wonderful engine, although I stuck with the front mounted needle valve. I haven't had a lot of luck with remote needle valves, I'd rather just be careful when I make my adjustments. Remote needle valves are just one more thing that can go wrong. I did find that my GMS .47 had more of a tendancy for having cylinder head and backplate bolts work loose; this does need to be checked regularly. As for O.S. Max engines, I've owned several and I've always been happy with their performance. I've never bought a new-in-the-box O.S. Max engine, however, as I couldn't stomach the ridiculous price. I owned the .46 FXi that came on my Nexstar, I bought another .46 FXi new for $78 that was pulled from a new Nexstar, and I bought a GP Easy Sport for $125 with a .46 FX on the nose and 4 Futaba S3003 servos in it. I still have the old .46 FX, although it's currently loaned out to a buddy of mine. I've sold off my two .46 FXi engines simply because I wanted to thin out my two-strokes and the O.S. Max engines would bring the highest resale value. I'm quite happy flying less expensive brands of engines. O.S. Max makes a good product, and I don't begrudge anybody for choosing to spend a little extra to buy the engine they want. I just get annoyed when I hear pilots advising folks to only buy O.S. engines because everone else makes junk. There are lots of great choices out there.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 1:35 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: *Airtronics RD8000 2.4 GHz*
[quote]ORIGINAL: cman_25 Ok here is a problem I just had. I went to the feild with my new plane that I had just spent 2 weeks getting ready. I had put a receiver out of one of my other planes that was working perfectly. was still paired up and had a solid light on both the radio and receiver when turned on. When I got there, I did all the usual checks, and the blue light was on showing that my receiver was still bound. I did all my usual checks, fired the plane and took off. It got about 60 yards away and than I noticed I had no control over the plane. the plane than began to bank right and slammed into the ground like a yard dart. WOW, I had never had ANY issues out of my radio or receivers. I was stunned to say the least I went and gathered up My brand new plane as best I could and went home to examine what was left. I then went back to the feild, thinking I had done something wrong, maybe a switch had failed or something. I did all the usual checks again with the next plane and took off. To my horror, the plane seemed to loose control for a second and I was able to get it to bank back around to the feild and that was it, I had no control over it at all. I got lucky and it glided into the tops of a cornfeild and no damage was done. But now I just do not know what to do or even go from here. I have used this radio for going on 2 years and is has been great. Do you have any ideas as to what happened? Can I call you and what is your number? THANKS [/quote] I lost a plane in a similar manner by forgetting to take the transmitter out of range check mode before take off. Are you range checking your airplanes before flying them to assure that the antenna placement is good? Are you making sure to power cycle the transmitter after range checking your transmitter to be certain you're not still in low power mode? If the plane passes a proper range check on the ground, and you're certain that the transmitter is out of range check mode prior to actually taking off, the next most likely source of trouble would be pointing your transmitter antenna directly at your model while flying. If you're certain that you're adequately range checking your planes, that you're not taking off in range check mode, and you're not pointing your antenna directly at the plane while flying, then you should send your transmitter and receivers in to be inspected. Good luck!
Posted on: 11/3/2009 10:40 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9226594

RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
Well, I just checked Tower Hobbies. It looks like the new pricing must have gone into effect on November 1st, 2009. Super Tigre engines are still a great value, they're just not quite as good of a value as they were on Halloween! :(
Posted on: 11/3/2009 4:04 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Club MAGNUM !
I picked up another XL .52 RFS early this year when they were briefly on sale for $74.88. I didn't even know at the time what plane I'd end up putting it on. Well, the answer turned out to be a Quaker with an 84" wingspan and a PT-19 trim scheme. I just maidened the plane on Sunday, November 1st. I put a Fox Miracle Plug in it and placed a Master Airscrew K-Series 12x6 prop on the front of it. I filled the fuel tank with Magnum (completely different company, Magnum Fuels) 10% Nitro 70/30 synth/castor blend fuel. I ran the engine sloppy rich at 5,000 rpm for around 15 minutes to allow the ring to begin seating itself with plenty of castor oil to keep things cool. After half a tank at 5,000 rpms, the engine was revving cleanly up to 9800 rpms peak and holding a nice reliable. I fine-tuned the low end just a bit, and instead of prolonging the break-in process, I just went ahead and took the plane flying. I figured that the Quaker would be easy enough to land in most any dead stick situation, so why not just go fly? We put two very long flights on the brand new engine. The high-speed needle was kept slightly rich, but there was little point in pushing the Quaker past half throttle in any event. The big 84" old timer just cruised around, floating serenely while the XL .52 RFS turned at 1/4 to 1/3 throttle and slowly sipped away on the fuel supply. The Magnum XL .52 RFS got about two hours of total run time on Sunday, and it never skipped a bit. I was amused that one of my flying buddies seemed taken aback that I was so ignorant as to use a Fox Miracle Plug instead of an O.S. F Type for my 4-stroke, but he didn't mention it again after he saw the engine fire right up and settle in quickly and easily. At $149, the Magnum XL .52 RFS is a good, solid value. At $119, the Magnum XL .52 RFS is a crazy stupid great deal. At $74.88, there is simply no reason to not buy as many as you can possibly get your hands on. I've broken in and flown two new Magnum engines this year; an XLS .46A and an XL .52 RFS. Both have broken in quickly and easily and both have provided good, reliable, friendly power.
Posted on: 11/3/2009 4:00 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: New Enya SS40BB G7 engines $109 plus s&h
My second SS40BB G7 is installed and ready to begin breaking in. I just hope we get a few sunny, dry weekends before I have to pack them away for winter.
Posted on: 11/2/2009 6:20 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: 84
Thank you for the kudos, guys! I think a Quaker on floats would be super fun. The extra weight would help it stay on the surface until I got to half throttle. :)
Posted on: 11/2/2009 6:12 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9223321

RE: Glutton for punishment? My choice for a new trainer
Well, the Apache III came out equally as nice as the Ramrod did. Fred noted the minor annoyances associated with this particular assembly. This Apache III will be the primary trainer that I will fly with students for the near future, and it looks like it should do the job admirably. I belong to two different clubs and I instruct students at both; the tail-dragger gear will be nice for grass field take-offs. The trainer is set up with dual aileron servos and flaperons as Fred previously noted. We've installed an Enya SS40BB G7 engine with a Master Airscrew 11x5 prop. The control surfaces are moved by five Hitec HS-311 servos connected to an Airtronics 92824 2.4Ghz 8-channel receiver and a Hitec 4.8V 600Mah flight pack battery. Now I just need another sunny, dry weekend so I can maiden both of these planes before putting them away for the winter! :p
Posted on: 11/2/2009 6:09 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Beginners"
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84" Quaker maiden flight
We had wonderful weather in Omaha today. It was 65F with 5 to 8mph winds out of the south/southwest. I have a Quaker with an 84" wingspan that I trimmed to look like a PT-19 just for the fun of it. I decided it was the perfect day for a maiden flight. The plane is outfitted with a Magnum XL .52 RFS and a Master Airscrew 12x6 K-series prop. It flew wonderfully, and after the initial take-off and trimming, I passed my RDS8000 transmitter around and let a number of guys at the field take a turn. Having such a fun, relaxing day out at the flying field only serves to punctuate what a drag winter is going to be.
Posted on: 11/1/2009 9:51 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Does anyone have experience with Phoenix models?
Chalk me up as another happy Phoenix Models ARF owner. I've owned to SeaBee pattern ARFs and a Dolphin 40 sport plane. The airframes are well made, easy to assemble, and the hardware and manuals are high quality. I'm sure I'll own more Phoenix ARFs in the future.
Posted on: 11/1/2009 11:00 AM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Older Super Tigre Parts
Contact Uncle Bob: http://www.bobsengines.com You'd be amazed at what he can come up with.
Posted on: 10/31/2009 7:35 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9218448

RE: Thunder Tiger engines on sale Halloween weekend
[quote]ORIGINAL: ramboy $108 for a GP42? Did I read the prices correctly? [/quote] They've been doing some updates to the website, and their database posted suggested retail instead of the actual sale price for a few items. The GP-61 isn't supposed to be $178, either. I e-mailed thundertiger4u.com about this and they're working on getting it fixed: "Thank you for the info Ed. I am working hard to get this new platform working the way it needs to. So I have yet to fix everything. Thank you for brining this to my attention. I will look into the pricing issues. ☺ Regards, Vincent ThunderTiger4u.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/thundertiger4u" [quote] ORIGINAL: rcdude7 I hope I am not derailing your thread, it looks like hobby people is also running specials for haloween, I see some discounts on the MARK engines and some ARF planes. http://www.hobbypeople.net/ I need one of these: http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/121200.asp [/quote] Good point, rcdude7, it wouldn't hurt to point out that Hobby People has the Magnum XLS .52A 2-stroke on sale this weekend for $69.99. It's a great engine for running wide open and really wringing out a sport plane! The two Thunder Tiger engines I'd mentioned are two of the most popular, and aren't often seen on sale below their usual prices. Hobby People often has good deals on Magnum, AP, and Mark engines; I try to check their website every Tuesday when they update their promos.
Posted on: 10/31/2009 10:59 AM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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Thunder Tiger engines on sale Halloween weekend
If you're in the market for a Thunder Tiger engine, our friends at http://www.thundertiger4u.com have a couple of pretty good deals: TT F-75s $154.43 https://www.thundertiger4u.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=1144 TT Pro .46 $76.95 https://www.thundertiger4u.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=1068 The folks at http://www.thundertiger4u.com offer free ground shipping on orders of $150 or more, so the F-75s four stroke automatically ships free. They have a variety of planes, boats, and trucks on special this weekend as well. You can see all of the sale items by going to the home page and clicking on the "Hot Deals" link. As this is the glow engines forum, I figured I'd mention them specifically. Good luck and good shopping!
Posted on: 10/30/2009 11:19 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9216668

RE: New AVIASTAR 46 thread
I ordered three Aviastar .46s for myself and two flying buddies a few months ago. I brought them out to our club field when I received them to give out to the guys; one of my other flying buddies said he wanted one, too, and I ended up selling him mine. I did get a chance to break in and tune one of the three engines. One of the guys put his on a Buhor SPAD that he'd built. We had a little bit of glow plug trouble at first, and I found out he'd put an old plug in his Aviastar .46 to break it in. We changed it out to an O.S. #8 and ran the initial break-in tank, alternating the needle from about 1/4 rich of peak to 3/4 rich of peak (typical of most ABC break-in instructions). After the first tank, I recommended that we go back over the engine and double check the bolts. One of the big differences I've found between expensive engines and inexpensive engines is that the expensive engines seem to stay bolted together better. Sure enough, we found a little bit of play in some of the cylinder head bolts and one of the backplate bolts had started working itself loose. We tightened them back up quickly enough; it was also encouraging to see that the carburetor hadn't started coming loose. After letting it cool down, we went to restart the engine and discovered that the new O.S. #8 plug had failed. I grabbed a new Fox RC Long plug from my field box (w/ idle bar) and we restarted the engine. The pinch was good after one tank, but no longer too tight to idle reliably. In fact, the idle was solid at around 3,000 rpm. We did a pinch test to get the low-speed needle fine tuned a bit and checked the transition. It was very, very good for a new ABC engine with one tank through it. I told my buddy to go fly his plane. The Buhor SPAD flew around well enough for about 6 or 7 minutes, and the new Aviastar .46 performed admirably. It was turning an APC 11x6 prop around 12,000 rpms, and it ran beautifully all the way down into the ground. My buddy forgot to put the servo arm screw back into the elevator servo after adjusting his linkage, and the elevator servo arm popped off round mid-flight of his maiden voyage. The trip into the dirt cracked the carburetor housing, which was a shame because his carburetor had worked great right out of the box. By reputation, that isn't always the case with the Aviastar .46. My overall impression of the Aviastar .46 was that it was a very solid performing sport engine and a good value for the price. It broke in and tuned easily enough, and the Fox RC Long plug seemed like a really good match for it. Double checking the cylinder head and back plate bolts, especially after the first few runs, would be my only caution. I'd suggest that with any new glow engine, however. I'd definitely consider ordering more Aviastar engines in the future, especially for projects like combat planes or float planes where I wouldn't want to put a more expensive engine at risk. Also, the larger Aviastar 2-strokes have a good reputation (Sig currently stocks the 1.50 and 2.00 2-strokes), and I think it would be fun to try one of those out on the right project as well.
Posted on: 10/30/2009 10:43 AM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hobbsy (depending upon the type of Godiva chocolate used for tempering the engine metallurgy). Ed, you recon that's what makes Enyas so good. [/quote] Enyas must be dipped in pure sugar instead of just chocolate, Hobbsy. My 45CX runs so sweet that it hurts my teeth! :p
Posted on: 10/30/2009 10:08 AM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9214777

RE: Glutton for punishment? My choice for a new trainer
Oh yeah, the nose gear was a little too long. Oddly enough, it wasn't too long on the upper part above the spring though, it was long below the spring where the "L" bend is for the nose wheel. Fred had to cut the lower part of the nose gear and then re-bend the "L" into it. The nose gear slipped out of his hand and he says he gave himself a nasty boo boo while finishing it up. The important thing is that the plane looks terrific, and that I wasn't hurt in any way (or even inconvenienced) when Fred was injured! :p
Posted on: 10/29/2009 8:58 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hobbsy Ed, you're just ruining everything, aren't we just supposed to imagine that an engine that we don't even have is more powerful than another engine we don't even have just because the one has a certain name on the side. [/quote] Heck no, Hobbsy, we won't let empirical evidence spoil the fun! Everybody knows that the best, most reliable, fastest engines are the ones on which you spend the most money. A lot of my flying buddies swear by O.S. AX-series engines, for example. Since I can't find a more expensive engine to buy to outclass them, I'm just going to start dipping my O.S. engines in melted Godiva chocolate and then rinsing them off in Evian water before each flying session. My thrust calculator program guarantees that I'll get a 16% to 483% increase in HP that way (depending upon the type of Godiva chocolate used for tempering the engine metallurgy). [quote]ORIGINAL: hsukaria And here I was thinking about maybe spending some money for Christmas! [/quote] One thing that every single one of my flying buddies' wives will swear to, hsukaria, is that I've never attempted to talk a fellow RC pilot out of buying anything! If you need an engine, my advice would be to decide on your top three choices and buy them all. You'll also need to buy your two lowest rated choices, just in case you were wrong. The whole key to being a successful RC pilot is this: Whenever you crash a plane, buy two more to replace it and that way you'll never run out!
Posted on: 10/29/2009 8:51 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9213594

RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
hsukaria, you can safely ignore any HP ratings given by RC airplane engine manufacturers. Like Jeffie8696 said, the numbers posted just aren't realistic. At the end of the day, the only thing a model airplane engine does is turn a prop. The only way to guage which is more powerful is to compare two engines side by side during the same weather at the same location using the same tachometer, fuel, props, and glow plugs. The one that turns the prop the fastest is more powerful than the other one. The "Tachometer Readings" forum here at RCU makes for pretty good reading if you really want to compare engines objectively: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_173/tt.htm Take these readings with a grain of salt, however. Engines run differently at sea level than they do at mountain elevations. Different brands of prop will behave differently on engines even if they're the same basic size (Master Airscrew Scimitar S2 10x6 vs. an APC Sport 10x6 prop for example). Not everybody knows how to tune an engine as precisely as the next guy, and not everybody uses a well-calibrated tachometer.
Posted on: 10/29/2009 3:53 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9212761

RE: Aviastar Yay or nay
That's too bad, ScottMcM. It's got to be frustrating putting that kind of time and effort into getting a pair of engines running only to have one break like that.
Posted on: 10/29/2009 3:01 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9212639

RE: Airtronics Tx w/ JR Rx???
MikeL is correct, you will simply need to purchase a JR crystal for your receiver that is tuned to the same frequency channel as your Vanguard transmitter. If you have any difficulty tracking down a JR crystal, you should consider shopping at http://www.performancedevices.com for whatever you might need: http://www.performancedevices.com/72_mhz_standard_crystals I've purchased and flown Performance Devices crystals in GWS, Futaba, Hitec, and Airtronics receivers before. Their quality is terrific, their prices are a good value, and their customer service is wonderful. A Performance Devices JR single conversion receiver crystal will work as good or better than a JR OEM crystal in your RS600. Performance Devices sells the JR crystals in sets, you'll get a transmitter crystal that you don't need, but it will likely still be less expensive than tracking down and purchasing a JR OEM crystal. Good luck and good shopping!
Posted on: 10/29/2009 8:25 AM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9211794

RE: Whats my next arf??????
There are a dozen or more really nice Cessna 182 Skylane ARFs on the market that come to mind; all of them in various sizes and price categories. The Top Flight ARF is really nice looking if you want something special: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8igO1v1I68[/youtube] World Models makes a nice electric version they call the Sky Link, apparently to avoid paying licensing fees to Cessna: http://ecsvr.com/abm/shopexd.asp?id=2681 [image]http://www.airborne-models.com/img/SkyLinkEPlarge.jpg[/image] If you don't like this suggestion, let me know why and I'll come up with more. Otherwise, good luck and good shopping!
Posted on: 10/28/2009 5:46 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Sport Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9210136

RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
Folks who've owned both report that the peak power output for the two is very similar (similar rpms when turning an 11x7 prop, for example), but the G-51 ringed can turn bigger props than the GS-45. I've read posts where G-51 owners describe running 12x5, 12x6, and even 13x4 props. The GS-45 ABC wouldn't perform very well with any of those sizes.
Posted on: 10/28/2009 5:30 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Glutton for punishment? My choice for a new trainer
Well, I ordered the RamRod as an afterthought when I ordered the Apache III trainer. Naturally the RamRod was finished first. Fred said the whole ARF only took about five to six hours to complete. It was very complete right out of the box, and with very few issues. The fuel tank stopper stripped out while being tightened onto the tank and was replaced, also one of the clevises cracked while being put onto the control horn and was replaced with a DuBro clevis. Everything else went together quite nicely indeed. The VMar RamRod low wing trainer is now complete and ready to maiden. It is set up with an Enya SS40BB G7 engine, Hitec Supreme IIS receiver, and four HS-311 servos. [image]http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs003.snc3/11044_1139066481166_1362523652_30361885_6102923_n.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 10/28/2009 2:05 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Super Tigre prices appear to be heading up
I sent an e-mail out to some of my flying buddies and we got a group order put together. With a Super Saver Club membership and promo code 014LY, you can buy five of the GS-40 engines for $48.00 each and get free shipping to boot. I spent $1.45 extra to get the big Super Tigre sticker and push the order from $299.96 to $301.41 and break the magical $300 minimum for $60 off. I've been putting similar orders together for Airtronics 92824 2.4Ghz receivers. I've been buying them four at a time for $65 each after discounts and then sharing the order with other RDS8000 owners I know. Sharing the joy at 20% seems to keep everybody happy.
Posted on: 10/28/2009 12:14 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: New Enya SS40BB G7 engines $109 plus s&h
I'll take my time with them. I'm planning on running them for the next 30 years or so; no need to rush the break in!
Posted on: 10/28/2009 12:08 PM by Author "bigedmustafa" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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