Originally Posted by
Rcplanedan
I get what you mean with the servo/throttle arms ,, il check and alter that accordingly, as for a older servos like that, would it be advisable to run it with 6v reciever pac? Im using hitec hs422,s in the plane..
i think frsky is definitely the way to go , il have to get in on one , i need more features already anyway, apart from having no servo slowdown the engine responds really well to a sudden throttle change even though it would make a smoother transition with slowdown..
Oh and a member took interest wondering if he could modify his os 55ax, i said yes, but of course some smart guy heard in and come up to say.. surely youd only do that for a diy project, it wouldnt servo ay gainful purpose, well i simply and quickly advised him of 2 unbeatable gains to achieve, he turned away
My first gasoline converted plane was flown with a stone-age Futaba FC-18, which also did not have a servo slowdown. They used to be commercially availlable, but I had one made by the same guy that makes my solenoid controllers.
On the AX, oh yes, it is very doable, and it damn sure serves gainful purposes: Fuel consumption for one thing, unlimited fuel availlability for another, elimination of rusty bearings for a third, a rocksolid and consistent "first flip start" for a fourth, the obsolence of a LOT of field equipment (starter, glow driver, tools, spare plugs, and a strong reduction of after-flight cleaning paraphernalia) for a fifth.
I used to carry around a fieldbox of 15 kilo, (for comparison: in dimensions about the size of max allowed cabin luggage on most airliners) that contained heavy batteries, starters, tools, 5 litres of glow fuel, cleaning liquids, rags etc etc.
Nowadays I bring a tiny fuel can (1 litre suffices for even events and demo-days), and a tiny toolkit the size of a kids shoe-box, and a single pack of wet-wipes that last me about a year.
If pressed for time, I bring this plane:
It has a 6 oz/180 ml tank and gives me 6 flights of 10 minutes without refuelling. Except for the wing, everything you see in the vid, is what I need for a moderate afternoon at the club.