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Old 07-28-2011 | 12:34 AM
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Default RE: Should Hitec replace planes from lock outs


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I had every thing in order new HS5645mg Hitec servos, I had new BME 50cc engine with electronic ignition. I used two lipos one 2 cell 4000 mah 40c pack on the SPC and one 2 cell 4000 mah 40c pack on the servos. I had the rep from KMP help me set it up he was flying with me that day. We were going to take some picture's of my KMP T-28 so he could post them online. The plane just flew away by its self on the fourth flight. I can tell I am going to get no where on this forum people think you are a 10 year old kid that has never seen a RC airplane before. I did range checks every thing checked out. I have all the newest radio and receiver updates. I was using the optma 9 receiver. I ran the engine in the plane for two tanks of gas the day before to break the engine in. I got three good flights before the radio locked. I was not flying stupid I was just going in circles, I was flat and level when the plane lost control. I could not get the transmitter to respond I went to my plane after the crash and switched it off and on two times and still nothing. I had to turn the transmitter off and back on to regain control of the servos. I wanted to be certain it was the radio. I was crashed and The plane was a total loss. I just feel like I am screwed out of a plane. My Futaba 9cap has never done anything like this. I had some older single conversion receivers on fm that were not so good but this failure is way worse. I have several other nitro powered planes with optmia 7 and a couple of optima 9 receivers and no trouble. This is a gasoline ignition problem or some thing more. This radio is new and I bought 7 receivers all at the same time. It should have been perfect and had no trouble. I have about 25 to 40 flights on the radio I am just guessing and yes I did read the book it was set up right. I just could not beleive it failed. I figured if this happened to me there must be several other people that it has happened to also.
I feel your pain brother. It hurts to put a bunch of time and money into a new model and see it crash. Been there, done that. A couple things in your post though...........first I hope that you didn't take any response from me as comparing you to a 10 year old that has never seen an RC plane. I certainly didn't intend that. By the way, I've seen some 10 to 15 year olds that are pretty dang good modelers!

I too was "going" in circles when that plane I spoke of decided it knew how to fly better than me.

You said that you switched the plane off and on two time and still nothing after the crash. If the radio issue is due to ignition "noise", wouldn't the ignition have to be "powering" the engine in order to duplicate the problem? Are you positive it was ignition? Yes, it may still have been radio or rx issues, but if it was ignition causing the problem, I just figured the ignition would have to be pumping ignition stuff. Maybe I'm wrong.

It was new and should have been perfect. Nothing is perfect my friend!

It has happened to others. That's the reason that Hitec admitted there was a problem to begin wtih. Someone had to have experienced it.

No one likes loosing a plane and no one likes hearing of someone else loosing one. That's not the reason we do this but it does happen. I'm thinking I should start an insurance business. Kind of like auto insurance. On second thought, maybe not. That's too much like work.

Sorry for the loss.......truely. I hope that they come back with an explaination when they check out your radio and it all ends happily for you.

Paul