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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: The Official Traxxas Slash short-course race truck

Hello everyone. This is the first time I've ever posted on this forum. I just bought my son a slash 2wd for Christmas. This will be the first (non Wal-mart) truck he or I have ever had. The only...
05-17-2009, 04:16 PM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: what is te faa up to, rules for us?

Just wanted to make this one comment.....just because you are not currently an AMA member does not necessary make you an out of control nut. I'm sure there are people that enjoy this hobby in a very...
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Reason for not upgrading to 2.4

I was planning on upgrading just as soon as my ATX RD8000 breaks........but the thing just keeps on going!!!
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Reason for not upgrading to 2.4

I've been using a RD8000 that hasn't failed me yet. I guess if they ever make it mandatory to switch then I will, until then I'll just keep on flying.
06-26-2008, 11:10 PM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Model airplanes might get parked

You're screwed!

I really think you need to start getting as much media attention as you can.
02-23-2007, 06:26 PM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Wont Lift

The best advise is to seek the help of someone close to you with some experience. Don't get me wrong there is a WEALTH of knowledge here on this site, but we are only going off what you describe. A...
02-22-2007, 11:15 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Wont Lift

Ok, most likely your tail rotor do not have enough of pitch to counteract the torque effect. Raptor blades spins clockwise which means the heli will naturally want to spin counter clockwise (yaw...
02-19-2007, 08:24 PM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Wont Lift

Just throwing this out there. If you are 100% sure your pitch is set for 0 (low stick) 6 (mid stick) 12 (high stick) verified with pitch gauge, and you are NOT running to rich, you may want to check...
01-24-2007, 12:11 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Crashed my Titan

Just throwing this out there, but is it possible your batteries might of been a little low and not delivering enough juice to your collective servo?
01-23-2007, 12:34 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: BLADE GYRO or TAIL MOTOR

I second what Flying G said about the tail motors. They go out all the time. I would suggest purchasing another tail motor (they're not too expensive) and spin it up. If that fixed your problem be...
01-23-2007, 12:27 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Suggested reading for RC Heli Newbies??

Not so much a book but a pretty good Mag is RCHeli. They have reviews, how to, reader feed backs, and up coming products. I subscribe to them and look forward to every issue.
01-23-2007, 12:20 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Blade CX2 Aluminum Rotor Heads

This is just my suggestion but I would go back to stock and leave it that way. If you have any desire to move on to larger birds then I would just put the money towards the next heli. Learn what you...
11-18-2006, 02:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,138
Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Tail Noise

Well I got the repairs complete. Tommorrow I will do a test hover here at the house before I go all the way to the field. Hopefully everything will be good to go. Your right though. If you rush a...
11-13-2006, 10:34 PM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Tail Noise

I gotta be pretty carefull with this thing. My wife has me on a pretty tight budget lol!
11-13-2006, 01:56 AM
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Raptor 30 Tail Noise

It would of suck to see a $5.00 part bring the whole thing down.
11-13-2006, 01:55 AM
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Views: 1,138
Posted By sgtmike74

Raptor 30 Tail Noise

I discovered the source of a clanking noise accompanied by the momentary stop of my tail rotor. I'm glad I found it on the ground and not in the air.
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Futaba vs. JR vs. Hitec vs. Multiplex Which do you use?

As of now I'm flying with an Airtronics RD8000. It works great, haven't had one glitch and it gets along well with the Futaba 401 and Servo combo. It didn't cost me an arm and a leg, and it feels...
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Airtronics RD8000 opinions

Not bashing anyone but I'm an Airtronics owner. I don't have any brand loyalty I just went with what I felt was a radio that can do the flying I wanted to do (helis and 3d later on) that also had the...
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Views: 4,065
Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Airtronics high-end demise?

At the end of the day if your radio is capable of performing everything that you require of it to fly your model then your good to go. If it didn't cost you an arm and a leg in the process then its...
07-24-2006, 02:30 AM
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Views: 4,065
Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Airtronics high-end demise?

RD8000 has the Dual Rate and Expo for the Rudder in Heli mode, it's not in the airplane mode. Weather you can fly an airplane with a heli radio I do not know but. since I fly heli's the radio is fine...
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Airtronics high-end demise?

The thing that gets me is I see a lot of these threads like "Which radio to buy?" Now I understand that people use these forums for advice and input but I think some people should do a little more...
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Posted By sgtmike74

RE: Airtronics high-end demise?

This post is not meant to start any type of mud slinging or anything. I just think some of the radios out there are way over priced IMO. The technology itself is nothing new other then the DX6 with...
06-06-2006, 07:21 PM
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Views: 1,016
Posted By sgtmike74

RE: helidirect

I've had 4 orders with them and have been satisfied on all accounts.
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