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Forum: ARF or RTF
05-15-2014, 11:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,953
Posted By mixerfix

Well, I am quite annoyed with them. not that...

Well, I am quite annoyed with them.

not that I expect them to rectify or anything... I was not even looking for a crazy plane, just a big box to fly and maybe tow...

So now trying to ting what...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-11-2014, 11:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,953
Posted By mixerfix

3dhs Bigfoot - a disappointment

This is a copy of an email I sent 3DHS a few days ago, nary a response:

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I am writing to you to (briefly) summarize my experience with the Bigfoot.

First and foremost - I purchased the...
Forum: Electric Pylon Racing
03-13-2014, 07:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 14,424
Posted By mixerfix

Hobby King Cosmic Wind

Hobby King has a copy. A short while ago I built one and wrote up the build process into a review...

HK Cosmic Wind
Build and Flight Review
© Marc A. Volovic, 2014, [email protected]


I got...
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
02-28-2014, 01:48 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,019
Posted By mixerfix

Mini-HOWTO: Futaba Student-Trainer wireless setup

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZwvtJUiu-nRQ9773ie0rqpVL4qnvXlaf6o1FMPK3Pao/edit?usp=sharing


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Simple and Easy Wireless Student-Trainer Setup for Futaba Radios
I never trained another to...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
01-09-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 604
Posted By mixerfix

Doh. Ok :(... I will have to talk to my CC...

Doh. Ok :(... I will have to talk to my CC company and get a refund.

I now feel quite a pillock.

Does _anyone_ know were I can get ahold of Desperado/Simitar plans by Bill Evans?

M
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
01-09-2014, 04:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 604
Posted By mixerfix

RCM Plans? Are they alive?

Hi,

I ordered a set of plans from RCM about a month ago,

Nothings has arrived and trying to contact them simply does not work - email bounces and there is no answer on the phone.

Does any...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2013, 09:34 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 21,471
Posted By mixerfix

By the way - whoever it was who electrified a...

By the way - whoever it was who electrified a Dalotel - that's sacrilege. People have been crucified for less.
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 21,471
Posted By mixerfix

I had had a Moki 45cc glow I never dared run....

I had had a Moki 45cc glow I never dared run. Just thinking of hooking it to a fuel well made me shudder.
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2013, 08:38 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 21,471
Posted By mixerfix

The sad/shocking part is that my currently most...

The sad/shocking part is that my currently most used plane is an electric conversion of a sig tri-star with a nutty electric motor...

i can can just throw it in the car get to the abandoned road...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2013, 08:33 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 21,471
Posted By mixerfix

My local (Israel) price for glow is between $25...

My local (Israel) price for glow is between $25 for 5% and climbs from there. Making own is not an option - I would need a hazmat license. Buying 6-8 cell LiPo batteries in sufficient quantities is...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-15-2013, 01:53 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 21,471
Posted By mixerfix

Large glow engines - are they passing away?

With the price of glow fuel, I am having second thoughts every time I want to take my Skillful for a go. It has an OS 120AX on it and a 600cc tank. So - 8-9 flights and I am out of a gallon of 10%...
Forum: MVVS Support
12-15-2013, 01:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,340
Posted By mixerfix

I think Dar is still active. I know I bought a...

I think Dar is still active. I know I bought a flying wing off him a year or so ago, and I think he's still around. I'll try get ahold of him. Pe will be missed.
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
12-03-2013, 10:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,387
Posted By mixerfix

Have you no shame? :) to details - you...

Have you no shame? :)


to details - you need 250w input power per plane pound for 3d. The prox260 is supposed to weigh 7lb all up... That translates to 2000w (I am giving here a 'freebie' 250w...
Forum: RC Jets
10-26-2012, 08:20 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 34,978
Posted By mixerfix

RE: HOBBYKING - NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!

Aye. Exactly right. Hear Hear!<br type="_moz" />
Forum: RC Jets
10-26-2012, 08:19 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 34,978
Posted By mixerfix

RE: HOBBYKING - NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!

I, too, am all for supporting the LHS. Yet, sometimes, it is gives one a strange feeling when one needs to buy at double, tripple and/or quadruple prices. Why should a CM-6 plug cost $22? Why should...
Forum: Gas Engines
10-12-2012, 05:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,739
Posted By mixerfix

RE: Cheap NGK CM-6 plugs

Well, that depends.

In Israel (where I am located) - I am asked to pay ILS 75-85 for a spark plug. That is, about $20. And I need to drive to get it. So - if I can get it shipped for about $5-$10...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
09-27-2012, 07:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 13,527
Posted By mixerfix

RE: Do you use FrSky Modules and Receivers?

Hmmm... I use the 7 channel R617-lookalikes from FrSky with my FF9/TM-8. Work like a charm.

One is on a Su-26 small (1.2m) electric, one is on a a Precision Aerobatics Bad Boy (1.2) glow plank and...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-12-2012, 11:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 926
Posted By mixerfix

RE: Irvine Q72 - which tuned pipe header

That is what I read too, but I am running on a fairly small prop (12x9) - and on that it feels tired. I do not have the ground clearance for a bigger prop.

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Forum: Glow Engines
08-11-2012, 11:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 926
Posted By mixerfix

Irvine Q72 - which tuned pipe header

Hi All,

I am trying to "guess" which tuned pipe header I need for my Irvine Q72-equipped Calypso.

The engine is curently equipped with a standard Irvine silencer assemby (the two-colour one -...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
06-23-2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,242
Posted By mixerfix

RE: Allied Hobbies Integra

CJ - can plans still be had?
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-20-2012, 10:10 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 13,954
Posted By mixerfix

RE: RC Plane Guys Are Cheap!

Yes. This is the wisest statement I've read in a while...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-20-2012, 09:58 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 13,954
Posted By mixerfix

RE: RC Plane Guys Are Cheap!

Alas, true.

I am located in Israel and import a (very very) limited set of planes for resale here. The typical argument for a price reduction goes along the following lines - "Hey! It only costs...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
04-13-2012, 08:36 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,030
Posted By mixerfix

RE: .40-.52 Swift Racer

She looks like thishttp://www.citysound.co.il/ProductInfo.asp?ProdId=3 - and, in case you do not know the language :-) - wingspan is 1320mm, length is 1280mm, engine required is 46-53.

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Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
02-23-2012, 08:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 661
Posted By mixerfix

Calypsos? Tangos?

We got my handsessss on a preshusss Calypso...

Errrr.... sorry. Wrong movie. Ok. Back to reality.

I am (in 30 minutes) going to collect my newly built Calypso - a Mk3 Aviomodelli. But, browsing...
Forum: The Clubhouse
12-25-2011, 10:30 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 7,226
Posted By mixerfix

RE: best way to train new pilots

I think you are mixing between glow/electric argument and balsa/foam argument. :-)

For students, I agree, a foam/electric route is faster for a number of reasons - less damage on minor landing or...
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