ORIGINAL: clscale-RCU
There are other handles you should consider instead of the Scalemaster handle:
1) Bill Young out of Flagstaff Arizona has sold handles are smaller and lighter than the Scalemaster
2) Also consider using the JR radio setup with the DSC chord. The transmitter hangs on your belt and you use a normal stunt handle. I like this method better. It's not as hard as you would think.
3) I also use a single channel setup that is basically a 555 Timer circuit and hangs off my belt for my scale and carrier models.
Good luck
Gents,
I've been wanting to do this for quite some time, but today is the first time I found ANYBODY who has walked this path. As I am not electonics savvy, would you be kind enough to post a couple of photos of your U/C/R/C Handles and transmitter set ups? The receiver and servo end I can handle, and once I see what you have done, likely can put together the transmitter / UC Handle / controller. All I'm looking for is throttle control - nitro engines.
I am recently and enthusiastically playing with RC planes, but have been building and flying UC since 1962. I really like the new generation of ARF's for the RC stuff, but by far prefer kit or scratch built UC's. The RC's feel more like cool toys to me, and I prefer the flying to the building, whereas the built-up UC's are hand crafted, and there is as much pride in the workmanship as in the flying skills from inside the flying circle...
By the way, the Scale Master folks currently say on their website that the Scale Master handles are no longer in production and are seeking a buyer for their parts inventory / product name / website.
Any info you can provide on how you are handling single channel RC to a UC will be greatly appreciated!
Matagordababy (Steve) /
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