Battery Vault..
I recently picked up a CBA III to test some batteries with.. I've always wondered "is it really what it says it is?"
Well, with this device we can all find out..
So far, I am just running the packs at a 1C rate of discharge..
I recently took 3 of my 1300 packs and ran them at 1C..
Looks like they are all decently close to 1300mah packs..
The Parkzone came in first at 1.27ah.. $34.95
Followed by the Turnigy at 1.26ah.. $10.97
Last, the CSRC pack at 1.21ah.. $38.95
Looks like the Turnigy kept it's voltage the longest..
All packs have seen the same life.. 4 flights on each pack..
Well, with this device we can all find out..
So far, I am just running the packs at a 1C rate of discharge..
I recently took 3 of my 1300 packs and ran them at 1C..
Looks like they are all decently close to 1300mah packs..
The Parkzone came in first at 1.27ah.. $34.95
Followed by the Turnigy at 1.26ah.. $10.97
Last, the CSRC pack at 1.21ah.. $38.95
Looks like the Turnigy kept it's voltage the longest..
All packs have seen the same life.. 4 flights on each pack..
Bandit in for repair..
Well.. I've been looking for a FVK Bandit for a while and they go so fast that I was having a hard time, so I wound up finding a "previously bashed" one for pennies.. Extremely cheap, so I bought it thinking I would just fix it and learn something in the process..
I haven't done much fiberglass repair, but the damage looked slight enough that I thought I'd tackle it..
Dave or shhhhh! here on the groups does these repairs for decent trades, so if you have a busted bird you don't want to fix yourself, shoot Dave a message..
I'll be trying to repair mine soon..
Need to snag some Z-poxy and some micro balloons..
I haven't done much fiberglass repair, but the damage looked slight enough that I thought I'd tackle it..
Dave or shhhhh! here on the groups does these repairs for decent trades, so if you have a busted bird you don't want to fix yourself, shoot Dave a message..
I'll be trying to repair mine soon..
Need to snag some Z-poxy and some micro balloons..
Parkzone Radian
Well, I heard all the talk about how nice this bird was, so I had to check one out.. However, I couldn't leave it alone.. Had to make it Tram's.. ;)
Random old school birds...
Just a group of pictures I came across of some airplanes I've owned at one point or another.. :)
Most of these are long gone.. Still have a few of them though...
Most of these are long gone.. Still have a few of them though...
Beanie MiG 21..
Well.. You can't have too many builds going at once right?
So.. I thought I'd start a quasi-log of my Beanie Mig 21.. The build is mostly Blucor foam using a technique I've never used before, however, so far it is going pretty well..
So.. I thought I'd start a quasi-log of my Beanie Mig 21.. The build is mostly Blucor foam using a technique I've never used before, however, so far it is going pretty well..
11-0...
Rolllllll Tidddeeee!!!
Leadfeather's Yak 55..
Arron loved his so much that he said I had no choice but to build one.. Well, a few days later a box shows up with a Yak in it.. Thanks bro.. ;)
I wanted to give it a decent paint job and play with my new Iwata Eclipse.. Were it not for adreher and his videos found here.. I don't think I would have been able to do it.. Thanks!
So.. here she is.. Still needs electronics, but we'll get to that.. :)
I wanted to give it a decent paint job and play with my new Iwata Eclipse.. Were it not for adreher and his videos found here.. I don't think I would have been able to do it.. Thanks!
So.. here she is.. Still needs electronics, but we'll get to that.. :)
36" Quasi-Scale FJ-4 Fury
I've always loved this airplane. Just something about it.. It's the Sabre's better looking sibling. :)
Well, I recently came across a scratch build of the Sabre that was obvious not an attempt to catch every scale line of the Sabre. However, it had that "I bet that is a BLAST to fly" look to it.. Sport scale, I suppose you could call it..
I started thinking about it and decided to give it a go with the Fury..
Well, I recently came across a scratch build of the Sabre that was obvious not an attempt to catch every scale line of the Sabre. However, it had that "I bet that is a BLAST to fly" look to it.. Sport scale, I suppose you could call it..
I started thinking about it and decided to give it a go with the Fury..
S&B Me-163
I picked up this bird second hand from an RCGer at SEFF 08 and it has sat in my workshop until about 2 weeks ago. I "luckily" wound up with an extra power setup and thought... "hmm.. wonder how it'd fly the 163"
Well, my "maiden" I wound up flying it through a barbed wire fence.. Not a huge deal, it was in less than great shape when I got it.
Flyable - Extremely...
A show winner? No where close..
Anyway, it wasn't the first to meet the fence, I'm sure it won't be the last. I had the ailerons reversed and *almost* saved it.. Had it not been for the fence, I would have been fine.. Oh well.. Fixed it and have been flying it with reckless abandon ever since.
It does soo much, soo well. It flies decently quick, has an insane climb rate with the CSRC E10 and an APC 8x8E prop, slows to an absolute crawl and is just generally all around fun to fly. I've been beating it up pretty good though, so I thought it could use a little paint..
I need to do some more work obviously..
She's a WIP.. Work In Progress..
Well, my "maiden" I wound up flying it through a barbed wire fence.. Not a huge deal, it was in less than great shape when I got it.
Flyable - Extremely...
A show winner? No where close..
Anyway, it wasn't the first to meet the fence, I'm sure it won't be the last. I had the ailerons reversed and *almost* saved it.. Had it not been for the fence, I would have been fine.. Oh well.. Fixed it and have been flying it with reckless abandon ever since.
It does soo much, soo well. It flies decently quick, has an insane climb rate with the CSRC E10 and an APC 8x8E prop, slows to an absolute crawl and is just generally all around fun to fly. I've been beating it up pretty good though, so I thought it could use a little paint..
I need to do some more work obviously..
She's a WIP.. Work In Progress..
Ta-4j, 153683, -/06, Va-127, 1983
Another TA-4J / MiG 17.. I've loved this scheme since I saw it on an A-4E.. I prefer the lines of the TA-4J and started doing a little research and came across TA-4J, 153683, -/06, VA-127, 1983..
Su-37 to Su-30MKI..
I thought I'd do a lil' build thread.. I don't think I've ever done a "traditional" build thread..
I picked up some depron at SEFF so now I'm set.. :)
I am going to be using Steve Shumates plans for his Su-37 found here...
Shouldn't be too much change, the Su-30MKI and the Su-37 only have some slight variations here and there..
The biggest: 1 seater vs. 2 seater config..
No so big: Vertical stabs are slightly different, among with some other small differences..
I took the 3 views of the Su-37 and the Su-30MKI and over laid them, it shows the major differences pretty well..
I picked up some depron at SEFF so now I'm set.. :)
I am going to be using Steve Shumates plans for his Su-37 found here...
Shouldn't be too much change, the Su-30MKI and the Su-37 only have some slight variations here and there..
The biggest: 1 seater vs. 2 seater config..
No so big: Vertical stabs are slightly different, among with some other small differences..
I took the 3 views of the Su-37 and the Su-30MKI and over laid them, it shows the major differences pretty well..
Steve Raddatz: Aug, 31 1968 - May 23 2009
I'm not sure who wrote this, but I got it at another pilots funeral and wrote it down, as I thought it was extremely fitting..
It is a place where I have experienced many emotions and learned many lessons.
It is a place of work but also of dreams.
It is a place of deadly serious encounters,
Yet there I discover much about myself and about life.
I have felt joy and sorrow, pride and humility and fear and triumph.
I see much from there, that most can only dream of.
At times, it terrifies me, yet I always feel at home there.
It is my place, the aircraft mine, for those moments.
Though it is a place where I could quickly die,
the cockpit is the place where I truly live.
Rest in peace, Steve.. I'm gonna miss ya....
It is a place where I have experienced many emotions and learned many lessons.
It is a place of work but also of dreams.
It is a place of deadly serious encounters,
Yet there I discover much about myself and about life.
I have felt joy and sorrow, pride and humility and fear and triumph.
I see much from there, that most can only dream of.
At times, it terrifies me, yet I always feel at home there.
It is my place, the aircraft mine, for those moments.
Though it is a place where I could quickly die,
the cockpit is the place where I truly live.
Rest in peace, Steve.. I'm gonna miss ya....
Wild Hare 88" Edge 540..
Well.. The good news..
She flies.. and flies very well.. She weighs 18.5lbs 100% stock with no weight reductions at all..
Now, with the good news, there is bad news.. I'm not 100% sure it's "bad news" but the batteries I had in the plane were some older Air Thunders but the power just wasn't there.. Plenty of power to fly it around but WOT was.. well.. weak.. I think it's either the packs or a setting somewhere in the ESC..
I'm gonna play with it today.... My new packs just showed up and I didn't get to fly them...
I haven't plugged the wattmeter up to it or any of that, so I don't know what kinda numbers the old packs were making.. I'll throw them on the charger today and run them through it to see..
I can tell once I get the issues sorted out, I'm going to love it..
Just checked the voltage on the packs.. They are sitting at roughly 3.9v per cell.. That's roughly 69% charged.. I flew for roughly 6 minutes.. Sometimes not right.. I'm going to look at it in depth tomorrow...
Grrrr..
Here's the maiden..
Impatience.. it will bite you.. :)
Video of the second flight, now using my new Common Sense RC packs.. 6S x 2 for 12S - 5000mah..
She flies.. and flies very well.. She weighs 18.5lbs 100% stock with no weight reductions at all..
Now, with the good news, there is bad news.. I'm not 100% sure it's "bad news" but the batteries I had in the plane were some older Air Thunders but the power just wasn't there.. Plenty of power to fly it around but WOT was.. well.. weak.. I think it's either the packs or a setting somewhere in the ESC..
I'm gonna play with it today.... My new packs just showed up and I didn't get to fly them...
I haven't plugged the wattmeter up to it or any of that, so I don't know what kinda numbers the old packs were making.. I'll throw them on the charger today and run them through it to see..
I can tell once I get the issues sorted out, I'm going to love it..
Just checked the voltage on the packs.. They are sitting at roughly 3.9v per cell.. That's roughly 69% charged.. I flew for roughly 6 minutes.. Sometimes not right.. I'm going to look at it in depth tomorrow...
Grrrr..
Here's the maiden..
| http://vimeo.com/4192287 |
Impatience.. it will bite you.. :)
Video of the second flight, now using my new Common Sense RC packs.. 6S x 2 for 12S - 5000mah..
| http://vimeo.com/4253682 |
RiteWing IYF 44"
Well.. I saw the IYF being talked about and had to have one..
Not only did I have to have one, I had to have one from one of the pioneers of the Rite movement.. :)
Atom1025 builds these puppies to your spec and then lets you play with them.. :)
Adam did an awesome job on the build and I wouldn't hesitate to let him build me another one.. Maybe I can talk him into it.. :)
A quick video..
Not only did I have to have one, I had to have one from one of the pioneers of the Rite movement.. :)
Atom1025 builds these puppies to your spec and then lets you play with them.. :)
Adam did an awesome job on the build and I wouldn't hesitate to let him build me another one.. Maybe I can talk him into it.. :)
A quick video..
| http://www.vimeo.com/4753457 |
My avatar...
I get this.. a lot..
So...
It's a goat with a 90* Plastic gutter elbow on his head.. :)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l.../ezonegoat.jpg
And all you "that's gotta be photoshop" types..
Negative, ghostrider, the pattern is full..
So...
It's a goat with a 90* Plastic gutter elbow on his head.. :)
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l.../ezonegoat.jpg
And all you "that's gotta be photoshop" types..
Negative, ghostrider, the pattern is full..
| My Goat.. (0 min 37 sec) |
Turning a single seater into a two seater?
I seem to be struck but the two-holers much more than the single seaters.. Maybe it's because they are "different."
Anyway, very few of the aircraft I model seem to come as a 2 seater..
I am working on the HET MiG 15 and would like to make it a deuce cockpito..
What I have done is used some plaster of paris to make a mold of the stock canopy. What is great about plaster of paris is that it will not ruin the stock canopy.. It pops right out..
Anyhow, I *plan* is to take the mold.. Slice the mold in half. Splice in some balsa... Shape the balsa to replicate the 2 seater canopy.. Then vacuum form a new 2 seater canopy..
So far, I have started to mold the revised canopy used balsa and bondo.. Bondo is drying as I type..
A few pics..
Anyway, very few of the aircraft I model seem to come as a 2 seater..
I am working on the HET MiG 15 and would like to make it a deuce cockpito..
What I have done is used some plaster of paris to make a mold of the stock canopy. What is great about plaster of paris is that it will not ruin the stock canopy.. It pops right out..
Anyhow, I *plan* is to take the mold.. Slice the mold in half. Splice in some balsa... Shape the balsa to replicate the 2 seater canopy.. Then vacuum form a new 2 seater canopy..
So far, I have started to mold the revised canopy used balsa and bondo.. Bondo is drying as I type..
A few pics..
New goodies..
Well.. occasionally you reach a point where the want becomes a need or at least a perceived need.. :)
I recently wound up the proud owner of a 30% Edge 540 and *needed* something to carry it with.. :)
So.. I began the adventure to find a trailer..
It ended today in the purchase of a 2008 Horton Hauler 6x10 V-Nose..
I recently wound up the proud owner of a 30% Edge 540 and *needed* something to carry it with.. :)
So.. I began the adventure to find a trailer..
It ended today in the purchase of a 2008 Horton Hauler 6x10 V-Nose..
Fiberglassing with Deft products..
I have recently started working on a new project, the Halair Mig 29, which is completely sheeted. Many people have used plastic covering to cover this, others have used fiberglass and epoxy resin..
I have done very little in the way of fiberglassing wood projects.. I've done a little work with foam, water based polyurethane and light cloth.. Growing pretty comfortable with the technique, I started to search to see if this would be applicable to wood, I found the following website:
http://www.proflooney.net/help/help.html#Tip%202
It details the use of Deft sanding sealer and Deft brushing lacquer..
All I can say is - this technique absolutely rocks! :)
I have done very little in the way of fiberglassing wood projects.. I've done a little work with foam, water based polyurethane and light cloth.. Growing pretty comfortable with the technique, I started to search to see if this would be applicable to wood, I found the following website:
http://www.proflooney.net/help/help.html#Tip%202
It details the use of Deft sanding sealer and Deft brushing lacquer..
All I can say is - this technique absolutely rocks! :)
New Common Sense Power Supply and Proton 4 Charger..
Just got some new goodies in the mail..
I am super impressed with the power supply.. I recently plugged up almost all my chargers to the unit just to test her out..
BC6 charging 6S at 5 amps..
BC8 charging 6S at 5amps..
Original CSRC Charger charging 4S at 2amps..
New CSRC Proton 4 charging 4S at 4amps..
Astro 109 charging 6S at 6amps..
There is still room to spare! :)
I am super impressed with the power supply.. I recently plugged up almost all my chargers to the unit just to test her out..
BC6 charging 6S at 5 amps..
BC8 charging 6S at 5amps..
Original CSRC Charger charging 4S at 2amps..
New CSRC Proton 4 charging 4S at 4amps..
Astro 109 charging 6S at 6amps..
There is still room to spare! :)
Some of my videos.. ;)
SuperFlyRC.com's SuperFly
ParkZone T-28
Twinkle[/b]
VecJet XT
| http://vimeo.com/2254842 |
| http://vimeo.com/3180904 |
| http://www.vimeo.com/1878515 |
| http://www.vimeo.com/1820558 |
ParkZone T-28
| http://www.vimeo.com/1495062 |
| http://www.vimeo.com/1611960 |
Twinkle[/b]
| http://www.vimeo.com/1759925 |
VecJet XT
| http://www.vimeo.com/1741808 |
