RE: F-27 Stryker dolly?
Does the dolly just fall off right after it gets airborne? Or, does the plane just rises above the pegs?
Posted on: 7/10/2012 2:13 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers"
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RE: How to compare electric motors and what do their specs mean.
See attached documents. They may help you out.
Posted on: 5/26/2012 5:46 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11095207

RE: Need Help with Eflite ESC
It's a 2.4ghz Spektrum transmitter. I will check fail safe, but I have five other planes and no problem with them.
Posted on: 3/28/2012 4:56 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11019131

Need Help with Eflite ESC
I've never had this problem before and I have been flying electrics for at least seven years. Recently, I purchased an Eflite 40 Amp ESC. I use the same type of ESC on another airplane. Condition: Trasmitter ON or OFF does not matter Connect battery to ESC Regular sound heard from motor Turn Transmitter ON if it was OFF Receiver links with no problems Turn the tramsitter OFF Motor engages and prop turns at speed similar to 1/4 throttle input None of my other ESC's behave this way. Is there a programming solution? Just curious. Of course, I could just make sure I never turn the transmitter off before disconnecting battery (a good practice to follow).
Posted on: 3/28/2012 1:38 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11018871

RE: E-flite Minifuntana X
Yes, mine was a little nose heavy also. I mount the battery as far back as I can and still had to ad 1/4 oz weight. I like wire landing gears, so I replaced the regular one with one made out of wire. I think that helped also.
Posted on: 2/29/2012 4:12 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: Precision Aerobatics Addiction X Video & Photos
Great flying along with great musical background!
Posted on: 11/22/2011 4:05 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10823511

RE: Eratix by Eflite
Yes, a Power 25 with 4S pack would have enough power to 3D. It would still give you good sports flying with a 3S pack. I have an Eflite Ultra Stick with a Power 25 and it screams with 4S packs.
Posted on: 10/1/2011 6:27 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
IdeaBeing is right. The Eratix is a great slow flyer. Unless you reinforce the ailerons, you are looking for trouble with aileron flutters and wing damage at high speed. It's the closest thing to a "3D trainer" that I know of. Great hovering, harrier and knife edge capabilities. Great flat spins also with some practice. I never get bored with this plane.
Posted on: 9/23/2011 12:07 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
The Power 32 motor runs around 800 watts, so you have to have a battery that handles that much power. So, if the maximum power that the battery can deliver is 500 watts, then your Power 32 will not run at its maximum. Hopes this makes sense. Whenever I want to do lots of hovering, I use a small, 3 cell, 1800mah battery with a 40-50C rating. It delivers all the power I need to hover and do harriers over the field. The battery lasts about 8 minutes. The rest of the time, I use a 4 cell, 2500 mah with a 30C rating which gives plenty of power to do anything I want. The batteries you mention are quite heavy compared to the small batteries I'm using. I've been flying the Eratix ever since they came out several years ago. I'm on my third one (the other two are in airplane heaven). Hope this helps you out.
Posted on: 9/23/2011 6:13 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
Heck I have a pair in my airliner that will only arm if the tx throttle is held at WOT when the packs are installed. I get the beeps, then have to move the throttle back to off and then the esc's will arm. Do it any other way And they will not arm at all. [/quote] Above is exactly the case with my set up. I have to set throttle at WOT when packs are installed or the motor will not engage at all even though servos work OK. Weird!
Posted on: 9/22/2011 12:10 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
I'm using a 10 x 5 APC electric prop. I'll check the end points as you suggested. Thanks again.
Posted on: 9/22/2011 11:42 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
I don't think it's a weak pack because it does the same thing with several other packs. I'm going to check the rpm's and compare them to specs. Perhaps it reaches maximum rpm at 1/2 throttle (?). Jmir PS - It's been a long time since Parkzone's Cub, hasn't it? I remember many of your postings as I was learning how to fly.
Posted on: 9/22/2011 6:44 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
I've tried these steps and there was no improvement.
Posted on: 9/22/2011 6:41 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
OK, I will try this this afternoon when I go to the field. I will let you know if this solves the problem. Thanks for the advise.
Posted on: 9/18/2011 6:11 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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RE: Eflite 450 brushless motor question
I'm using an Eflite 40 amp ESC. I will look into setting throttle range. I do fly several other planes and I don't have any problems with the throttle range. Thanks for the advise
Posted on: 9/18/2011 6:10 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
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Eflite 450 brushless motor question
I'm using an Eflite 450 with my new Alpha Sport 450. The 450 accelerates properly from zero throttle to 50% throttle. From then on, there is no increase in rpm. Has anyone encountered this problem? If so, how do I correct it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on: 9/16/2011 1:05 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10719790

RE: Eratix by Eflite
I fly my Eratix on windy days also and had some rough landings one of which tore off the landing gear. After I repaired the damage, I decided to replace the landing gear with 1/8 wire. This set up has survived all the rough landings since then. When it is not windy, the Eratix just floats in for soft landings.
Posted on: 9/16/2011 7:38 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: Eratix by Eflite
The bottom of one of my Eratix wings suffered something similar. After many flights, the covering became loose and tore a good part of it. Fortunately, I heard the flopping sound and was able to bring it down without any problems. I didn't have the clear covering, so I had to cover the gap with white covering. I did the same thing to the other wing so it looks like it was meant to be that way. Glad to hear you will be back flying it soon. I really enjoy flying mine. Since I'm retired, I fly almost every day. When I go to the field I fly it at least two or three times. More if I'm the only one out.
Posted on: 9/15/2011 12:25 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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Eratix by Eflite
Is anyone still flying the Eratix? I have not seen any new posts in a long time. I have several planes and this is my favorite one. I think itt can be classified as a 3D trainer. I replaced the landing gear with wire for less weight and softer landings. I have been experimenting with many settings. Best hovers are achieved using 2000Mah 4S lipos. I've also used 1800Mah packs and they also do well. It took a long time to master harriers (the wings kept rocking all the time). Now, whenever I want to do harriers, I switch spoilers on and I can harrier all accross the field without any wing rocking at all. I programmed by transmitter for flapperons. Anybody else have any good tips or comments regarding the Eratix?
Posted on: 9/14/2011 6:04 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: Precision Aerobatics Addiction X Video & Photos
Thanks for the information. I do use 14.8V 2200 mah packs on my Eratix for better hovering and get almost 8 minutes out of it most of the time. I've tried 11.1V packs OK for regular sport flying, but not very good for hovering.
Posted on: 10/28/2010 1:46 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: Precision Aerobatics Addiction X Video & Photos
I was looking at the specs and it recommends the use of a 3-cell, 2200mah li-po with the Trust 40 motor. Is that right? I use a 4-cell, 3000mah li-po with my Eflite Power 32 motor. Can't imagine using a 2200/11.1v pack with the Trust 40 motor.
Posted on: 10/28/2010 11:39 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
I fly mine with a 14X7E prop. Lots of power when needed. I reinforced the landing gear when assembling the Eratix. So far, it has survived a few rough grass landings on windy days. I just glued a 2" piece of thin plywood at the bottom of the fuselage and mounted the landing gear on top. It's really strong now. The only problem I see is if there is a very rough landing it is possible the fuselage will break in half and the landing gear will still be attached.
Posted on: 9/21/2010 7:39 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
Yes, the landing gear area should be reinforced, especially if you fly on windy days (as I do) and can't avoid some of the rough landings. I reglued all the joints as well as I could and glued a thin piece of plywood to the bottom of the plane (about 2" long) and mounted the landing gear on top of it. It is hardly noticeable. Have not had any problems when landings have been rough. My other problem has been with warped ailerons. They were OK when I built it, but after a couple of weeks (I fly almost every day), I noticed the warping. My guess is this was caused by exposure to the sun being a new plane. I corrected some of the warp using a heat gun while holding the aileron in the proper position, put it is still slightly warped. This is my second Eratix and, if I destroyed this one, I would get a third one. It's my best airplane.
Posted on: 9/11/2010 8:27 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
Correction: 2400 mah (type error)
Posted on: 9/9/2010 8:51 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
I use an Eflite Power 32 with a 14 X 7 prop and a 2650mah 4-cell lipo. I can fly around 10 minutes with this set up. I do fly at 1/2 throttle most of the time. Only time I go higher than that is when getting out of hovers, knife edge loops, and fast climbs. I usually replace about 1400 mah when recharging. ]
Posted on: 9/9/2010 8:50 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
Congratulations on your maiden flight! The Eratix is my best airplane. Even though I'm not good at hovering, the Eratix makes me look better than I am at it. It does perfect knife edges and I have learned to do knife edge loops with it I'm the only one at our field that can do this. I'm still working on the flat spins. I can do them, but not very consistent. Also, I still have problems keeping the wings steady on harriers. I will continue experimenting with different settings till I get it right.
Posted on: 9/9/2010 7:52 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E Flite Eratix 3D 25e ARF Owners Club
I placed the ESC under the battery cage. I carefully cut the covering on the bottom to make access to it and was able to put it back in place neatly. No velcro. I used a plastic tie strip.
Posted on: 9/7/2010 3:20 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric Aerobatic & Sport Planes"
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RE: E-Flite Mini Funtana X
I set my timer up to 8.5 minutes using 1800 mah and 12 x 6 which uses about 80% of the battery. Mostly hovering, slow harriers, knife edges plus regular flying around about 1/2 throttle with lots of touch-and-go. How much longer can you fly using the smaller prop?
Posted on: 8/19/2010 8:48 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: What Do You Want From E-flite?
More larger type planes designed around the Power 32 like the Eratix which is an excellent 3D trainer. Much more stable and easier to fly in the wind with wings over 50". I do still enjoy my Mini Funtana with the 480 motor which is also an excellent plane, but I do prefer the Eratix.
Posted on: 8/8/2010 11:17 AM by Author "jmir" in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: E-Flite Power 32 Repair
GG! It's been a long time since I've seen postings by you. My mind quickly went back to my Parkzone J-3 Cub. I don't think I've enjoyed any plane more than that first Cub.
Posted on: 8/4/2010 2:12 PM by Author "jmir" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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