RE: a123 or life batteries rx and tx
For my SD-10G I am using the fromeco 7.4v 2600mah Lithium Ion. I also use the same battery for my Rx on a Shulman Aviation 6v regulator. I flew all week at NATS in Muncie and didn't have to charge my Tx battery one time. http://www.fromeco.org/Products/01FRC2600-100/ Thanks, Chris
Posted on: 8/24/2012 3:17 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: 2102 FAI/F3A EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
I thought this might interest a few people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N0WbtsIWQg&list=UUvuZfma0-w5FL4kzDgczqqQ&index=1&feature=plcp
Posted on: 8/14/2012 8:57 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: ys175
As for the fuel I would recommend using 30% Heli from Morgan Fuels. I tried using 30% wildcat a long time ago and after 15 or so flights the engine wouldnt crank. If the motor did end up cranking it would idle for a few seconds then quit. I decided to go back to Morgan Fuels 30% Heli and all this black gunk came out the muffler and started running again. My problem may or may not have been fuel but I know what works now. I do know that Brett Wickizer is having great success with the Low smoke 30% heli too. Either glow or CDI will give you great performance. I personally have run a glow plug and CDI back to back and IMHO I really couldnt tell much of a difference in performance. what I really love about the CDI is that you can fly two full sequences at least on a tank of fuel, So it will give you more stick time.
Posted on: 8/13/2012 12:09 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: CA Model XURAMA BIPLANE Build Glow Powered
That looks incredible Tuny!!! Can you post some pictures of the construction on the inside of the FUSE. Thanks, Chris Odom
Posted on: 7/30/2012 11:08 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: ARIXTRA, new french F3A design
Does anyone know when this will be available? If so is Krill still going to manufacture them? Thank you, Chris Odom
Posted on: 7/10/2012 3:33 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
Yeah the golfing hasn't really helped my pattern flying too much :) Chris
Posted on: 7/7/2012 10:07 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
Bill, Hahaha that might not be a bad Idea! Unfortunately I lost my field this year and I didnt have anywhere to practice till about 3 weeks ago. Im sticking with masters this year. chris
Posted on: 7/7/2012 4:45 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
Bill, I had another one built and was flying that one. I let a fellow pilot in need have my Monster Magic but it suffered a regulator failure in flight not long after. The plane is gone. The plane served me well and the other pilot was able to take second at NATS in Intermediate with it. Chris
Posted on: 7/7/2012 4:26 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
[quote]ORIGINAL: nonstoprc I plan to go this year (first time). Some questions. 1. Will there be a problem to find 110v power outlet at the field because many pilots want to do so? I do not have a generator yet. 2. How many flights one should expect per day this year for AMA classes? I heard last year it wa two per day. Thanks in advance. [/quote] NonStop, You are going to have NONSTOP fun at the NATS this year. For that week it is pattern paradise in Muncie, Indiana. At NATS we only fly twice a day. I might be wrong but I don't think Advanced and Intermediate have Finals day this year so those classes will only fly 3 days of 2 flights a day. Masters and FAI have finals and will fly 4 flights on the fourth day of NATS Good Luck! Chris
Posted on: 7/7/2012 9:38 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
Gary, Sadly they are put up for now. Time to get down to business [:D] Chris
Posted on: 7/6/2012 4:47 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: MARQUET 82MM CARBON SPINNER WITH COOLING SLOTS... WHERE TO BUY???
[quote]ORIGINAL: gaRCfield Does anyone know if the 'cooling' spinner has much of an effect? Did a search but didn't see any data/thoughts. [/quote] I helped Jason Shulman do the Testing on the Tru Turn Tubro spinner and the holes made the system as a whole run a lot cooler. Ill have to text Jason to see what kind of numbers we recorded. -chris
Posted on: 7/6/2012 3:01 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
I love it!!! Every flight I have with it is better than the last. Hope all is well! Chris
Posted on: 7/6/2012 2:26 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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NATS 2012 : Let the journey begin!
Well it looks like its that time of the year again! I would like to use this thread as a "catch all" for any NATS related discussion. Feel free to post pictures/video of your Journey leading up to NATS and while AT NATS. I guess I will go first and post a couple pictures. One is my Axiome at my new home field in Mulberry, FL and the other is a picture of Jason Shulman's Shark at his home field in Apopka, Fl. Neil Rivera Sent me a photo of a fleet of Sebart Wind S pros at Apopka, Fl Today I was able to get 8 flights in this morning and Jason said he is spending most of his day breaking in batteries with his Oxai Shark. Hope everyone has fun with this thread. Thank you, Chris Odom
Posted on: 7/6/2012 2:20 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: YS 170 DZ CDI
Thanks for the tip Gary! in the mean time my dad had a spare 160dz so we took the entire carborator off the engine and installed it on the 175. I flew 8 times today and the engine never missed a beat. Thank you, Chris Odom
Posted on: 7/6/2012 1:36 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: YS 170 DZ CDI
I checked that and all is perfect. I think that the barrel could be warped.
Posted on: 7/5/2012 8:41 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: YS 170 DZ CDI
Right now I am running the YS 175CDI and I am having trouble with the throttle barrel. It seems that when the engine gets to running and gets to operating temp the throttle barrel starts to stick at Idle. Has anyone had this type of issue before and what you may have done to fix the problem. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you, Chris Odom
Posted on: 7/5/2012 6:30 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Airtronic SD 10 G charger- battery failure in flight
as soon as I received my SD-10G I put in a 7.4volt 2600mah Lithium Ion from Fromeco. I can get a week of flying without having to recharge the battery. Sorry about your loss! :(
Posted on: 7/4/2012 8:45 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: 2012 Peach Pattern Classic - Who's going?
Me and Larry Loucks will be there too! Cant wait to see everyone again. Thanks, Chris
Posted on: 5/28/2012 4:14 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Naruke's new design - the Aiolos
Claude, I think the Blade on the WPN props look similar to a butter knife. thanks, Chris
Posted on: 4/26/2012 5:59 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: ys 170 - shutting down
Hey Taylor!!! So the Needle jumps out of the Motor with the check valve while running? If that is the case it is a very easy fix. Using JB Weld you can put the injector back into the motor and after giving the JB weld 24 hours to fully activate it should be good as new. Make sure to clean everything with alcohol first to get a good surface to bond to. Thank you, Chris Odom
Posted on: 4/4/2012 7:30 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: February 25-26, 2012 Phoenix Race
Any results?
Posted on: 2/28/2012 6:03 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Q-40 Racing"
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RE: CARBON VEIL COVERING AND RADIO INTERFERENCE
The Black Magic VF3 that Mike Hester Built for me to use in the NATS this past year had Carbon Veil on the Wings. I am using Airtronics gear and have had no problems ( knock on wood) :) thank you, Chris
Posted on: 1/17/2012 6:51 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Is any one familure with the Persuasion
It looks to be a David Hoppes design. Found one website on it. http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/aerodesign/persuasion.html -Chris
Posted on: 10/28/2011 7:00 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: ARIXTRA, new french F3A design
glow or electric only? -Chris
Posted on: 10/15/2011 10:28 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Extreme Flight Vanquish 2m Build Thread
john fuqua has been flyin them for 2 years in his bm's and i have seen Jason fly it several times in his Envision and integral. This past weekend D3 had a contest at Eglin AFB and had 25mph + winds throughout the weekend. The Fury had more than enough power to get through the winds. -chris
Posted on: 10/13/2011 8:33 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: Extreme Flight Vanquish 2m Build Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: g_mkoch First impressions Mine (really my father's) arrived yesterday and after a quick review here are my first impresions: The build looks top quality and should make an amazin flying plane. I did notice a few differences between the plane in the manual and this thread, and the one a received. the cowl in my plane is a single piece instead of a two piece, not that this bothers me or consider it to be a problem I actually like it better. Also in mine the canopy is held in place with two 3mm screws that go through the fuse I will probably change this to a release pin for easy removal. Outside these two things everything looks to be the same as in the manual. BTW for motor options the firewall comes predrilled for the torque motor, according to my calculations the mounting pattern in the firewall is 40mm dia X 3 so an Evo 30-10 or a Himax 6330-200/210 should drop in perfectly. The four blind nuts give me a M4X4 68mm dia so a hacker Q60 should also drop in perfectly. I still have to buy equipment and probably won't have it ready to fly until january. For set up I considering the following Ailerons 2X S9551 Elevators 2X S9650 Rudder 1X BLS-155 2 X tech aero PLR5 switches & 2X thunder power 900mah battery packs CC Ice 80HV Motor I still have to decide between the Q60 and the Himax 6330-210 any comments would be appreciated. 2 X Turnigy 5000mah 5S 25C [/quote] g_mkoch, Those two motors are great options! I also heard that Shulman Aviation just received their new Fury motors and are a perfect fit for the Vanquish. http://shulmanaviation.com/product_info.php?cPath=176_178&products_id=1790 thanks, Chris
Posted on: 10/13/2011 7:20 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: Start saving your allowance boys!
@Nathan For pattern it is definitely overkill, but I bet a scale jet pilot would have no trouble filling all 18 channels and wanting more. [:D] chris
Posted on: 10/6/2011 8:07 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Sebart Wind S Pro
Volkert, I dont fly a Wind S Pro but I would have to vote that the Yellow based and Black and Red trim scheme is by far the easiest to see. That is just my opinion. Chris
Posted on: 9/17/2011 9:58 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "Electric Pattern Aircraft"
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RE: D-4 Championships
Ray, That's what I'm saying. It is wrong. Not saying the slide is right. Clown dance entry on the slide is correct. Clown dance SPIN entry on the slide is wrong. Thanks, Chris
Posted on: 8/29/2011 1:45 PM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: D-4 Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: radray Chris, An upright spin entry does not make sense, do you exit the preceeding inverted top hat with an inverted exit to enter the spin upright after performing a half outside loop? If it is an upright spin entry with 2-1/2 spins followed by 2 of 4 point roll, that would also be an inverted exit which is different than the diagram? Thanks, Ray [/quote] Ray, Sorry I didnt explain myself enough. [:D] The Clown dance starts from upright. Pull the half loop to inverted then start the spin. The power point shows the plane entering the Clown Dance in the upright position ( Correct ) but the entry for the spin is upright as well. ( wrong ). Chris
Posted on: 8/29/2011 7:54 AM by Author "cdodom" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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