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mopar_man · Apr 16, 2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RGS2010

Terry...I painted the Draken a bright yellow on the bottom exactly ...

Cool...That should help with orientation.

RGS2010 · Apr 16, 2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mopar_man

Cool...That should help with orientation.

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mopar_man · Apr 16, 2012, 10:35 PM

nice work

mganapa · Apr 17, 2012, 11:46 PM

Russ,
I have uploaded 21 photos onto my flickr site. You can access them here
you can download them from there as well. Let me know if you have any issues, I will try to mail them in batches (I tried to send them all as a zipped file and gmail wouldn't accept attachments over 25 MB)

RGS2010 · Apr 18, 2012, 10:28 AM

Great photos thanks!

I found no place to download them though.

Russ

MCrites · Apr 18, 2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by RGS2010

I found no place to download them though.

Click the picture > Right click on the picture > Click on a "View all sizes" option > The download link is there above the photo on the right side "Download Download the Large 1024 size of this photo "

There is prob an easier way.... but I don't know it yet

dude_109 · Apr 20, 2012, 07:44 AM

Sunday's forecast is looking pretty darn good. Calm & cool!!! Probably won't see that combination again for 6+ months

RGS2010 · Apr 20, 2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MCrites

Click the picture > Right click on the picture > Click on a "View all sizes" option > The download link is there above the photo on the right side "Download Download the Large 1024 size of this photo "

There is prob an easier way.... but I don't know it yet

Thanks!

Hung...now that's what I'm talking about...chores on Saturday, flying on Sunday!

mganapa · Apr 20, 2012, 12:43 PM

I am going to camp at JSC starting saturday night; It's been almost a month since I flew and I can't wait to have my AXN on the air! Russ I promise not to bother you a lot

RGS2010 · Apr 20, 2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mganapa

I am going to camp at JSC starting saturday night; It's been almost a month since I flew and I can't wait to have my AXN on the air! Russ I promise not to bother you a lot

I've been bothered for years so no worries! If you put in your receiver now, please bring my Orange one.

Thanks,

Russ

dude_109 · Apr 21, 2012, 02:28 PM

The forecast for Sunday sure has degraded quickly. Now its 8 mph at 7am... Guess I get to sleep in both days this weekend.

RGS2010 · Apr 23, 2012, 07:45 AM

It was great flying yesterday at JSC. There were at least 10 cars out there by the time I left at noon.

It was less than 5 mph until about 11:00.

I crashed the new jet Terry gave me (sorry Terry) due to a receiver brown out. I flew one battery through it and it flew great. I put another battery in it the next flight and it took off well climbed to about 30 feet on the first go round and then dropped like a rock from straight and level flight...no control whatsoever. I had a new HK Orange6 RX in there. I nosed in and then tried to recover at the last second. When I picked it up the elevators were both in full "up" mode...the battery was ejected so it did reconnect too late. I just didn't have a DSMX receiver to put in there for this model. It reminds me why I'm upgrading all other planes to DSMX. Frustrating. I thought the plane was a total loss but I may be able to bring it back...we'll see.

There were a couple of other crashes too...both were pilot errors.

Russ

dude_109 · Apr 23, 2012, 08:00 AM

Russ,
The forecaster on Saturday afternoon was way off. That higher wind didn't come around. I only had 2 lipos charged to walked to the local park with the PZ P-51 and tried out 2 soccer fields connected the long ways. Gotta learn to fly higher as I'll probably hit the light posts one of these days.

I left around 10am for the Pearland house and notice extremely light winds and thought to myself...should have gone to JSC

Those Orange RX are hit and miss. I ground range test all of mine and some are only good for 20 paces while others are good past 60 paces in TX low pwr mode...wide variances.

RGS2010 · Apr 23, 2012, 08:18 AM

Yeah, I flew my A-10 and the Shark and both of them have tried and true Orange Rx's and they have been flying on them for many months. I just got a bad one...it's already in the trash. The bad thing is that the Draken flew on that receiver the battery before and flew out to nice distances and it range checked to about 30 paces! Still hit and miss I guess.

dude_109 · Apr 23, 2012, 09:37 AM

hmmm...if that RX range tested o.k. and flown o.k. then either the ESC is stressed out or the lipo is dropping voltage too low. I might blame those before the RX being intermittent. I've been lucky with all of my Orange so far.

Wind is zilch on Tuesday morning...and I'm leaving for KSC this week...rats!!!

Apr 17, 2012, 11:46 PM	#604
mganapa OpenSky United States, TX, Houston Joined Mar 2012 35 Posts	Photos Russ, I have uploaded 21 photos onto my flickr site. You can access them here you can download them from there as well. Let me know if you have any issues, I will try to mail them in batches (I tried to send them all as a zipped file and gmail wouldn't accept attachments over 25 MB)

Apr 18, 2012, 10:28 AM	#605
RGS2010 Always Fly 2 Mistakes High! Houston, Texas Joined Mar 2010 2,959 Posts	Photo Great photos thanks! I found no place to download them though. Russ

Apr 20, 2012, 07:44 AM	#607
dude_109 Registered User Houston, TX Joined Jan 2008 5,349 Posts	Sunday's forecast is looking pretty darn good. Calm & cool!!! Probably won't see that combination again for 6+ months Images View all Images in thread Views: 9

Apr 23, 2012, 07:45 AM	#612
RGS2010 Always Fly 2 Mistakes High! Houston, Texas Joined Mar 2010 2,959 Posts	YOu missed it! It was great flying yesterday at JSC. There were at least 10 cars out there by the time I left at noon. It was less than 5 mph until about 11:00. I crashed the new jet Terry gave me (sorry Terry) due to a receiver brown out. I flew one battery through it and it flew great. I put another battery in it the next flight and it took off well climbed to about 30 feet on the first go round and then dropped like a rock from straight and level flight...no control whatsoever. I had a new HK Orange6 RX in there. I nosed in and then tried to recover at the last second. When I picked it up the elevators were both in full "up" mode...the battery was ejected so it did reconnect too late. I just didn't have a DSMX receiver to put in there for this model. It reminds me why I'm upgrading all other planes to DSMX. Frustrating. I thought the plane was a total loss but I may be able to bring it back...we'll see. There were a couple of other crashes too...both were pilot errors. Russ

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Apr 16, 2012, 10:35 PM	#603
mopar_man Terry Dunn Houston, TX Joined Jan 2001 712 Posts	nice work

Apr 20, 2012, 12:43 PM	#609
mganapa OpenSky United States, TX, Houston Joined Mar 2012 35 Posts	I am going to camp at JSC starting saturday night; It's been almost a month since I flew and I can't wait to have my AXN on the air! Russ I promise not to bother you a lot

Apr 21, 2012, 02:28 PM	#611
dude_109 Registered User Houston, TX Joined Jan 2008 5,349 Posts	The forecast for Sunday sure has degraded quickly. Now its 8 mph at 7am... Guess I get to sleep in both days this weekend.

Apr 23, 2012, 08:00 AM	#613
dude_109 Registered User Houston, TX Joined Jan 2008 5,349 Posts	Russ, The forecaster on Saturday afternoon was way off. That higher wind didn't come around. I only had 2 lipos charged to walked to the local park with the PZ P-51 and tried out 2 soccer fields connected the long ways. Gotta learn to fly higher as I'll probably hit the light posts one of these days. I left around 10am for the Pearland house and notice extremely light winds and thought to myself...should have gone to JSC Those Orange RX are hit and miss. I ground range test all of mine and some are only good for 20 paces while others are good past 60 paces in TX low pwr mode...wide variances.

Apr 23, 2012, 08:18 AM	#614
RGS2010 Always Fly 2 Mistakes High! Houston, Texas Joined Mar 2010 2,959 Posts	Yeah, I flew my A-10 and the Shark and both of them have tried and true Orange Rx's and they have been flying on them for many months. I just got a bad one...it's already in the trash. The bad thing is that the Draken flew on that receiver the battery before and flew out to nice distances and it range checked to about 30 paces! Still hit and miss I guess.

Apr 23, 2012, 09:37 AM	#615
dude_109 Registered User Houston, TX Joined Jan 2008 5,349 Posts	hmmm...if that RX range tested o.k. and flown o.k. then either the ESC is stressed out or the lipo is dropping voltage too low. I might blame those before the RX being intermittent. I've been lucky with all of my Orange so far. Wind is zilch on Tuesday morning...and I'm leaving for KSC this week...rats!!!