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Old 04-10-2009 | 09:42 PM
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Default RE: Crashed Receivers


ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner

I have for years mounted PPM Rx's on velcro only and it works fine function wise primarily on pylon racers and the reason to do so is a fanatical effort to reduce weight. Is there a price to pay? Yes of course and that is virtually no crash protection with most crashes resulting in a destroyed Rx. Thats Racing

Of course on the other hand I can also remember mounting Rx's suspended mid air on rubber bands in a caniverous fuselage to protect glass tubes and delicate relays or reeds.

John
And remember what a set of A and B batteries cost??

And, you had to carry the TX to the flight line on a hand cart, and you had to put out the guy wires on the antenna a stake them to the ground.

And you had to wind up the escapment rubber before each flight.

Don.