ORIGINAL: wraith0078
Got my plane last night.
Sig Midstar .40
OS .40 LA w/10x6 prop
Futaba S3004 servos
Also got a radio for it.
JR Quattro lite
First off: Anybody got any pictures of how the Rx and Rx battery should be mounted in the fuse? I know I'm supposed to get some foam and wrap them in it, but do they just hang loose in there or is there some way I should mount them.
>They do not hang loose. You can make a couple of slots in the tray (board)
>that holds the servos (if the slots are not already there) and put a strip of
>double sided (velcro on both sides) velcro through the slot, underneath the
>board and back up through the slot. The strip wraps around the battery or
>receiver and holds it in place. Most kits/ARFs provide these strips.
>
>Another option is wrap your battery/receiver in 1/4" foam and secure the
>foam to itself by wrapping a couple of layers of masking tape around it.
>Now get some self adhesive velcro and cut a strip about 2" long. Peel
>the backing off one side and stickit on the masking tape that is wraped
>around what you want to adhere. Once this is secure, peel the tape
>off the other side and firmly press the complete unit in place where you
>want it. Now carefully separate the two pieces of velcro. You should
>have one piece stuck to the battery/receiver and the other stuck to the
>inside of the plane. On the piece that is stuck inside the plane, wick
>some thin CA between the strip and the wood. This will insure that it
>will not come loose with age. Press the 2 pieces together and it is in
>place through just about any type of landing (including 1 point landings)
>you can do. On the off chance that you do have a "less than perfect
>landing", I suggest mounting the battery IN FRONT OF THE RECEIVER.
>You don't want a couple of ounce battery whacking the receiver.
As for a field box, I'm thinking of just getting this:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...4&I=LXL419&P=K
Any opinions on it?
>The advantage to it is that it contains all you will probably need.
>The disadvantage to it is: 1. It is a single drawer. If you are like
>most of us, you will find the single drawer too small in a relatively
>short time. 2. The battery and power panel can not be separated
>from the rest of the field box. Carrying all the extra weight back
>and forth to the flight line gets old real fast. You may want to consider
>this as an alternative:
>
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCHY5&P=0
>Obviously, you will have to purchase the battery, power panel, etc
>separately. I have this type of box and find it much more convenient
>than the single drawer one piece box, especially being able to take
>the battery, power panel and starter off to carry to the flight line.
Also, along with the plane, I got a copy of Real Flight G2. We're not gonna discuss how late I was up last night playing with that. Let's just suffice it to say I can do touch and goes all day long with it and some simple tricks, all with the milder planes. The helicopters are a nightmare though!
I'm not in any hurry to get the stuff listed above. It'll be another week, maybe two before I'll try the real plane. (with somebody to help me of course)
To add insult to injury, I've been sick for the last three days and tomorrow's the 27th birthday. Hence the plane. I'm about as excited as anybody with a fever of 102 can be.
