silverware flashable b03 - get some acro fpv action for crazy cheap !

the actual build is here, but the post below this in my blog contains the whole saga, plus other links for parts you might find useful

Pros:
+good quality
+VERY low price
+easy to work on
+can handle high currents
+2-5S input
+Blheli_32 (Dshot1200)

Cons:
-A bit big. About the same size as KISS 24A, and most other Blheli_32 ESCs.
-no power or signal wire or heat shrink provided.
-no ESC telemetry
-no current sensor

conclusion:
superb value, and has all the features you need if your using a AIO FC, like most people are nowadays. just remember to get some silicone wires and heat shrink if you don't already have some.

Robotdog 35A - review (6 min 16 sec)

Some relevant product links:

ESC
Signal wires
Black ESC power wires (16awg)
Red ESC power wires (16awg)

heat shrink

A very good motor to combo with the ESCs

There's a new 3D printer on the block!

NOTICE-The product description on the GB site says that this printer has a heated bed. That description is incorrect. The board has connections for a heated build plate, however a heated plate is NOT included in the kit.

EDIT-My printer arrived with a bad X Axis stepper motor. For anyone else that may have experienced the same thing the replacement motor can be found here.

The Hoony H8 has a 210x210x240mm print area, and is designed to be an easy to assemble kit, that offers high precision printing, and faster than standard print speeds.

So, how does this printer actually perform compared to the competition? Let's find out.

For starters, you get a kit that has some assembly already done for you from the factory. There is basically a structure to assemble, and some cables to plug into their designated connectors on the control board. There is an assembly video, a manual, and some sample print files all on the included micro SD card, so the process is pretty straight forward, even for beginners.

So far I am pretty impressed with the quality, and design. Now lets see if it's capable of producing the kind of print quality we've come to expect from printers in this price range.

Check out the pictures of the general assembly process. I will update this post with more pics, and info as soon as I get the printer tuned and running.

Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have. I am happy to help when I can.

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The original Ford Flivver 268 hanging in the Ford Museum at Dearborn, Mich., has a rear hatch on the right side below the stabilizer. That doesn’t work on the RC model.

To access the tail servo, I chose to build a hatch in the bottom. I should of done one on the wings. When I put Monokote on the 1/16” balsa, it pulled up when the Monokote heated and shrank. However, I kept going and rigged it so that the wind would help keep the trap door shut. A brass piece that I made from an AC plug worked just right.

Almost finished with this build.

The Ford Flivver plans call for operational braces between the rudder (fin) and elevator (stabilizer).

I looked at three options including Kevlar csbles, some flimsy metal wire, and then .025” gauge piano wire. The wire was required by Dereck Woodward, the plan designer.

The Catch was affixing the wires to the plane. When I built the frame, I chose to put 1/64” plywood rectangles in place and pre-drilling the screw holes. The tiny black screws were salvaged from a Toshiba Netbook that I destroyed when it died. I put Monokote over the ply bases.

Looking at various posts by builders I could solder or perhaps find something to affix the wires. The answer was something in the electrical department 16-24 .25” male disconnects. I removed the blue plastic covers and bent the aluminum to fit and had to enlarge the holes.

My linesman’s pliers crimped wires cut to size. I hit every crimp with red Locktite thread lock (glue). I put a drop of CA into the screw holes on the plane.

finally got a valid sbus stream out of my 4-ch receiver.




Procedure :

- downgraded TX firmware from v3.00 to v2.11

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How to build a FPV racing drone (1 min 19 sec)

Wingspan 43cm
Length 39cm

20170501 Jupiter Duck colors 3mm EPS micro sizes maiden flight (1 min 31 sec)

3mm color EPS foam board
Servo ES 9251 2.5g x 2
Motor EFLUM180BL2 2500KV
Esc 6A
Propeller GWS EP- 5030
Battery dualsky 2S 250mAh
Receiver DSM2 6ch

Wingspan 43cm
Length 39cm

20170414 Micro Jupiter Duck Maiden flight(1) (2 min 52 sec)

Motor 180 2500KV
Propeller GWS EP-5*3
Receiver DSM2 Build in servo * 2 + ESC
Battery dualsky 2S 250mAh
Weight 38....Continue Reading

Hi,

I'm new in this blog.
I'm also new in rc helis piloting.

I started from a DX6 G3 Spektrum and a Blade Mcp S s. I'm practising a little bit and I keep progressing. Unfortunately, last flight went wrong and as soon as the helis has fallen I haven't activate hold mode. TAIL FET HAS BURNT. I'd like to replace the FET but I couldn't find any replacement but the entire board.

Can you help me finding the right component? Do you know any compatible replacement?
Thank you,

Fabio

EMAX HAWK 5 Box Stock #2 2018 0401 (3 min 19 sec)

The 6 engine An-225 was recently modernized. It is the largest aircraft currently in operation. It's maiden flight from the Ukraine to Leipzig airport in Germany was without incident.

My full review of the XK X520 "Fighter" is now uploaded and I must say that this thing is completely mental !

About it:
The XK X520 "Fighter" is a twin brushless motor powered aircraft fully capable of VTOL (vertical take off and landing) while still being able to fly like a regular plane for higher efficiency. To ease the control it comes with a integrated gyro flight controller that provides assisted elevon control and differential thrust. It also comes in FPV variant for more fun but it needs a special 5.8G WiFi channel band (used mostly in China).

Available from:
https://goo.gl/yju8pi

XK X520 Fighter Brushless VTOL Vertical Takeoff Plane - Full Review (28 min 21 sec)

As I was doing battery search for this lit' beauty and parts are getting rare.....I thought, wait a minute, I have 5 new 600 mAh's!!!
So I did the mod and she loves it. Back in the air.....I've always dug this body....I'm thinking of putting this body on my XK-K110.

With US still over 1 year away from being able to launch humans into space again, what a story it would be if someone stowed away in a cargo mission. It would be like a Doolittle raid, but a raid against bureaucracy & management. It would be riskier than Alan Shepard's 1st flight, because the cargo modules have no launch abort capability. Beyond that, it would be the same as that 1st flight, despite all the concern about minutiae in the flight termination system, life support system, & micro meteoroids. Indeed, much of the last 8 years of pain has been micro meteoroid shielding standards.

The stowaway would be a man, of course. He would have a food supply & a bathroom hidden somewhere. Once on the space station, they would have the issue of feeding him, not having enough room in the Soyuzes to evacuate the station, the life support system encountering loads not seen in 8 years.

The real drama would be the consequences of stowing away. Would he be shot for treason? Would NASA give up on human spaceflight entirely because they couldn't enforce enough meaningless regulations? Would private space programs tolerate more risk?

I shouldn't be posting this because not everyone might see the humor in this. I received an email from one of the dominant advertisers on RCG about their new epp flying wing. The gist of the ad was to get your adrenaline going flying this in combat! My only thought was their spell check was on or nobody bothered to check the meaning of the word! For those of you who understand the Japanese language, Bonsai is the art of cultivating miniature trees, Banzai (ten thousand years) was what the Japanese soldiers shouted when they made their ferocious attacks during WWII!

Hmm... is that what happens when you fly the new Bonsai II in combat? Plant it into the ground?

I'm hoping the advertiser responds to my inquiry about this!😁

"well done Danielsan..... wax on.... wax off!"

The weather has been a bit extreme here in Ohio, with wildly fluctuating temperatures. We woke up to snow yesterday morning, then saw temperatures in the 70s this evening with tornado warnings and rain as a cold front barreled through. I haven't been able to do much flying, other than on a sim.

I've been doing some spring cleaning in my basement to make room for a new plane, an Extreme Flight electric-only 95" Extra 330 SC. If I could move today I would buy a house designed around the ideal RC workshop just a few minutes from a good airfield. Oh well, not gonna happen any time soon. My basement is far from ideal: it has a low ceiling, a concrete floor sloped toward two drains, a narrow stairway for access in and out, and it has been accumulating boxes, left overs from remodeling projects, scrap lumber, and all sorts of junk for the past 18 years. Even though I have four workbenches, there wasn't an inch of clear space anywhere.

I managed to reclaim an old oak cabinet and drawer from the original kitchen I tore down thirteen years ago, bought some storage bins for all the RC parts left over from last year's build, and threw out a lot of scraps piled up under three workbenches to provide storage for all my RC gear. Now I finally have some clean workbenches, one for storing and maintaining my 87" Extra, a 4x8' table for the new build, and one for my scroll saw and Dremel belt/disc sander. I also added a new 4' shop light and wired in a new outlet for the Dremel...Continue Reading

Down to push rods and control horns

Flying my first EDF Jet

Freewing Stinger 90 Extreme Performance 90mm EDF Jet-PNP flying of grass. (3 min 18 sec)

So much fun.

I got in to this great hobby back in October, 2012.
Since I'm retired the days seem never long enough .