ORIGINAL: TREADSTONE
.. Eggy..
what are you, or were you planning to put in it gear wise, retracts, Oleo's, wheels, Servo's ( 4 per wing ..
) isolator.. batt packs, blah, blah, blah ... i have been through all the past threads and think i now have every single item ready to start ... i bought some stuff , but then found ou there were better options available...The only item i am missing now is a big industrial sized box of Time..
Brg
Dave.
Thanks Carbuncle, that's very helpful.
Dave, I am in exactly the same position as you! Time is needed more than anything. I have gone with four servos on the wings, I figured it may give me some redundancy, although whether one servo can fail and the model still fly... who knows, but it'll help put my mind at rest!
I bought the full set of Eurokit retracts for about £300 which come with the full air set and brakes installed. I have been told they're fine but the quality leaves a lot to be desired in my eyes. For example, with the noseleg down and 'locked', if I pull on the strut hard enough, it will still fold. Have you had any experience or feedback on these items? I don't think it's too late to return them. Also, the bearings are dreadful, the two main wheels have differing levels of friction... should be interesting!
I am still stumped on the receiver choice. I use a 14MZ and 5014 RX generally, but everything I am reading recently is making me think I should just use a 9ch PCM receiver. My first turbine model and I really don't want a glitch! Do you think it's worth using dual receivers?
Battery packs I was going to decide on when the model is built, in order to balance it.
Cheers guys