ORIGINAL: acdii
Now if I get the ARF, I will need a motor and RX+servos for my DX6i, and there is the rub, it has been so long since I flew Nitro that I dont know who makes good engines anymore.
OS is my poison of choice. I have had wonderful luck with both their car and aircraft engines.
I have taxiied my plane, got to say the 46AX in the nose is a beast. Ran wonderfully, typical OS. Tons of power, too, the slightest blip had the fuse scooting along quickly.
You'd have pretty good luck with Super tiger and Magnum as well.
I also dont know what servos to get.
Brand name > Dual ball bearing > 40-60ozin torque > Good to go. Today's servos are quite universal.
The Nexstar ARF is FM, and I dont need another radio, and I dont think they sell an RXR model.
The ARF has no radio gear at all, and the RTF comes with a Futaba 4YF 2.4ghz unit.
there's no RXR model, though. Perhaps Hobbico oughtta get a few on the list? One FM, one Spektrum, one FHSS?
Somewhere I still have my panel, starter and glow plug clips, but haven't seen them in years.
Hah, you won't need 'em. I get along just fine with a screwdriver handle and the same glow starter I use on my cars. I could see needing an electric starter if the engine's a bit of a fighter but mine flips over and starts with ease.
Started backwards once, but it started easy just the same.
I was out at my friends a couple weeks back and didn't have my plane with me, but they flew theirs and the one plane was up for 20 minutes, compared to about 10 with the electrics, is leading me in this direction. Heck, I could fly all day with a quart of fuel and 4 batteries if I do this.
Heh, this was why I went with glow cars six or seven years ago, and is part of why I went glow when I jumped to aircraft. It depends on how big the tank is, how big the engine is, how open the throttle is, and how high capacity your Rx pack is. A decent 123 or Lipo pack oughtta be able to last an entire afternoon even with 20-30 minute flights.