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RE: Antenna length question
I looked at Futabas website and it showed their antenna lengths to be different on each receiver. I kind of thought they would all be a standard length. I couldn't find these particuar receivers at all, must be discontinued. No biggie, probably just update them anyway. Thanks for the input boat guys!
Posted on: 9/14/2012 6:17 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11228199
Antenna length question
Hey boat guys! Airplane guy here. I recently picked up half a dozen various boats and all the receivers are "AM" which is fine, but the antennas are different lengths. The receivers are futabas r142je and r122je. Some of the antennas have been soldered on also. What would the correct length be on these antennas so I know if they're any good? One is 19".
Posted on: 9/13/2012 7:42 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11227878
RE: Seaplane pictures
Here's a few shots of my giant big stik. We had some birds cheering us on!
Posted on: 7/4/2012 2:10 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11143007
RE: Painting floats
Just in case anybody is interested, the maiden went well! [:)]
Posted on: 6/3/2012 12:34 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11104893
RE: Painting floats
I ended up ordering two of the analog waterproof servos, one for rudder one for elevator. Pretty nice servos. They'll get the wettest. My water rudder is a little heavy so I'm using one, should work fine. For balance it will require 9.5oz of nose weight. That is with the weight on the tip of the floats! Gawd I hate to open up the floats and put them inside...probably just use some stick on weights to get me through the maiden at least. If it was blowing 100mph all weekend I could've maidened it. [:)]
Posted on: 5/28/2012 2:22 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11097639
RE: Painting floats
Thanks scale! That's just what I needed. I also made my water rudders but I may only use one. The plane is kind of big though so I'll probably need both.
Posted on: 5/18/2012 6:08 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11085554
RE: Painting floats
Thanks Charlie P. Just need to hook up some water rudders and water proof the servos and it's gonna get real wet! [8D]
Posted on: 5/17/2012 8:18 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11085201
RE: Painting floats
My painter rocks! I picked up my floats a couple days ago and am very pleased with the job. He clear coated over my graffix and it didn't hurt it at all. Looking forward to flying this stik off the water!
Posted on: 5/17/2012 4:18 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11084894
RE: Seaplane pictures
Now that is freaking cool, Square Nozzle!
Posted on: 5/5/2012 6:38 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11069800
RE: Painting floats
That got me thinking..I have some cool stickers I want on them after he paints them. I'm guessing they need clear coated over so they don't peel off. Would the clear coat be fuel proof also?
Posted on: 4/30/2012 3:13 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11063036
RE: Painting floats
Hi Chip, He does own a body shop so maybe he does use catalyzed paint. Thanks for your input!
Posted on: 4/30/2012 3:11 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11063029
Painting floats
I'm taking my floats in to be painted tomorrow. Is there anything I need to tell my painter as far as clear coating to protect the paint from glow fuel? I forgot to mention he is a bodyman and will more than likely use car paint.
Posted on: 4/30/2012 2:01 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11062945
RE: My ice boat
Haha, you should have seen it before I took off the 12" miter saw blade I took off the bottom! My wife called it the death machine. [:D] It was getting to stinkin heavy though..
Posted on: 3/5/2012 1:40 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10987706
RE: My ice boat
Hey guys, I changed things up some. I added a rear axle, wheels and springs for suspension. Also added some cool headlights and running lights. I also mounted a little on-board camera on the back for some cool video! This thing cruises around pretty fast in empty parking lots! It's great for getting my nitro-fix also. Now that the weather is getting a little nicer, I should get back to my unfinished projects that fly! [8D]
Posted on: 3/5/2012 11:20 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10987574
RE: Rivet and More Rivets
Looks very nice Bobh...How did you make the raised panels?
Posted on: 2/29/2012 5:02 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10982210
RE: Du-Bro Snow Skis
You need to use these little spring clip doohickeys mounted against a long screw in the wheel collar. That's how I did it anyway..There probably is a better way.
Posted on: 2/3/2012 5:24 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10942567
RE: Low Posting Count
Skydivers rock! I bought one and he is so cool. I can't wait to drop him this summer. The only problem is the plane I was going to use is a gasser and I don't want my dude covered with exhaust! Now I gotta come up with an electric plane...I don't know shi...crap about electric planes. [:D] Guess I'll have to learn. [:)]
Posted on: 1/23/2012 7:43 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "R/C Sky Diving"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10924236
RE: My ice boat
Thanks guys for the comps! Hmmmm..a pusher, now that could be kind of cool! After building this "erector set toy" you guys and some of my flying buds have given me other ideas for it. My float flying partner suggested putting it on floats and using it for a retrieval boat. This evening I've made several different patterns for some side fins. It will look better with them on.. [8D]
Posted on: 1/21/2012 7:47 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10920610
RE: My ice boat
Thanks RCManiac! No wings but now that I know it actually works I'll add some batmobile wings or something cool to spruce it up some! [8D]
Posted on: 1/20/2012 4:54 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10919185
RE: My ice boat
A few more pics.. The skis are very nice, ordered from maidenusa. I originaly bought them for an airplane. I tweaked the gear spinning tight cookies on the ice so a small repair is in order. I also have an on-board glow driver just because it's cool. [:)] Unfortunatly it had a broken wire so I had to use my glow driver. I can put wheels on this and give it a try also.
Posted on: 1/20/2012 3:26 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10919088
My ice boat
I call it that because right now there's no snow on the lake! I hate flying in 20deg. weather with 40+ winds so I built this for fun. I used mostly scrap metal out of my garage. Powered by a used Saito 1.80 I bought here on RCU. Servos are Hitec HS-805BB, plenty of torque! Test run was a success so now just some final tweaking and adjustments ans some cosmetic work.
Posted on: 1/20/2012 3:07 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Unusual R/C"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10919066
RE: Need 3/16
Piper chuck-Thanks for the suggestion! flyinwalinda-I appreciate the link, I didn't think about doing a search for tiller arms. I ended up using nose gear drilled out carefully..like you suggested.
Posted on: 1/16/2012 11:39 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10911793
Need 3/16" nose gear source
I can't find 3/16" size anywhere. I have the one pictured here but it's for 5/32" wire. I might be able to drill it out but I still need a couple more. I don't know who carries this one either. Any help would be great.
Posted on: 1/15/2012 3:48 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "The Clubhouse"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10910455
RE: Seaplanes or Snow
Hey alasdair, These skies are from Dubro. They do fine, I did notice they sale different colors of them now. As for flying, they can be a bit of a pain to get set up correctly. After I took off, all three skis were pointing up at a 45deg. angle! I was sure I had them tightened too. I didn't even worry about trimming, I just flew until my fingers were numb.
Posted on: 1/7/2012 4:18 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10896867
RE: Seaplanes or Snow
Here's my Top Flite Contender I picked up from my bud. We don't have any snow on the lake right now so I flew it off the ice!
Posted on: 1/7/2012 11:01 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10896450
RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome)
This is a great thread, count me in! I've been working on a Dynaflite Spitfire for a while now. Wingspan is 81" and will be powered by a Saito 1.80. It's almost ready for covering.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:52 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10892226
RE: Ace Seamaster CG?
My assembly manual says "3 to 3-1/2" back from the leading edge of the wing".
Posted on: 11/28/2011 4:09 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10833416
RE: *Airtronics RD8000 2.4 GHz*
After seeing that picture I pulled the back off my tx and checked my wires. They all have a strain relief with a blob of silicone or sometning to keep it from pulling free. On another note, I realized that since I'm using duel elevator mixing, I can't get my left elevator to work on the fail safe function. That's not good at all. No way do I want to go back to a y-harness.
Posted on: 10/19/2011 5:48 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Airtronics Support Forum"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10773830
RE: DLE-20 in a Sig P51b (now with video)
[quote]ORIGINAL: TimBle Not wanting to tramp on the parade but that engine is just too big for the plane. That spark plug cap protruding out there in the prop wash just looks ugly and ruins the lines of the plane. Sometimes it just better to fit a glow engine :( [/quote] Why do you even care? Are you going to be flying it? Lets see some of your awesome perfectly scale planes. [8|]
Posted on: 10/14/2011 6:34 AM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10764775
RE: DLE-20 in a Sig P51b (now with video)
Subscribed. I have the same engine and plane. I'll be watching with interest. Good luck and have fun with it!
Posted on: 10/13/2011 5:40 PM by Author "hy flyr"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10764023
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