beginner needs help again. iam a new person to the hobby and bought all the stuff i need. i here you guys talking about crystals. i now what they are but how do you change them? i have never flowen my plane yet but iam looking forward to get another after i can fly my apache 3. what do you think of a vmar apache 3? i here vmar is crap but i have 1 all ready.

The crystal is plugged into the side of your receiver. It has a little paper tab stuck on it with the frequency # on it. The tab also makes for easy removal. It just pulls out, and plugs in.

Do NOT however, change the crystal in your Transmitter. That is unsafe, and illegal.

yes, it is very easy to remove the rx crystal! Legaly the Tx crystal can be removed only in 27Mhz, that sucks, lol!

ok my radieo is a 72.83 MHz so your crystal is in the blue box in my plane with all the wires in it?

I have the apache 3 and i really enjoy it....Hooking up the control rods where a little hard but once i got them on and set up according to the reccomendations it flys great.....i have a radio that uses hi/lo differentials and i fly it on low because i am very new and on hi the plane is very very touchy...my instructoors did some nice loops and rolls with the plane

enjoy.

chris

ps reinforce the joints and servo tray with some ca

The frequency 72.830 is referred to as channel 52. You can remove that crystal and replace it with another, but why do you want to do that? You're obviusly new to RC, so I'm guessing you just got this airplane Ready to Fly. Didn't it come with the Transmitter and Receiver? If so, then they should be on the same frequency.

If you change drystals, use one from the same manufacturer. A crystal from one company won't always work in another's receiver.

If it's Futaba, you'll also need to keep the new channel on the high end of those available.
Dennis-

hey i bought it in a arf kit and put it togerther and bought all the stuff { my bro helped me [ did most of it] so do you think i can just fly it with out training? or do i need it i can go but we live 65. km from the nearest place to lear. it is crap.

Definitely get help!!

It's more difficult than you think.
Dennis-

Without instruction, you plane has a life expectancy of 10 - 15 seconds once it leaves the ground.

beginner_1,

MinnFlyer is correct, take his advice. Back to your original post about crystals, why do you wish to change it? You never really said.

oh that what other peaple say but. i wont fly now because i live in canada and it it cold and we got snow yesterday. and .i want to change cristals because i want a big rc airplane i saw a rtf at are local hobby store that we are far away from. i really want to fly. my dad flow real airplanes.

Your Apache should be using the same type of radio equipment as any RTF you saw in the hobby shop. If you bought the Apache and everything you need for it, and it's on 72.830 as you said, then I don't get what you're asking.
Dennis-

Yes, you can just put your radio in the other plane. For that matter, if the plane is "RTF" it should come with it's own radio, (receiver, Transmitter, Servos, Batteries, Switch, Etc.)

beginner_1

MinnFlyer answered your question pretty well, but as most will, I strongly recommend AGAINST trying to teach yourself to fly. The horror stories of people who have tried are many. Personally, I considered it myself. I had over 15 years flying flight and combat sims, as well as a good understanding of how airplanes fly. I went to our local club field looking for used planes, and advice on what plane I should get. I had my mind set on a P-51, and was convinced I could teach my self. Fortunately, the first person I talked to was polite, and showed me great respect for being so naive about the RC. Being a college professor, he was able to explain the differences in sitting in the cockpit (simulator) of an airplane and standing on the ground. Eventually, he said he would sell me his trainer for $150, and teach me to fly. I still wasn't convinced that it was a difficult task, but, since I needed to be registered with the AMA in order to fly at the field--unless I was with him--I agreed to take him up on his offer. It was an ugly little trainer but I thought I could just take the radio and engine out (for the P-51) and would still be getting a good deal. I met him at the field the next weekend, handed over the cash, and got ready for my first lesson. He took it off, flew around one circuit, and explained what he expected me to do, using the !QUOT!buddy box!QUOT!. As it flew down the field, he asked if i was ready and said !QUOT!sure!QUOT!. I banked a little steeper than he liked but not too bad. I flew the downwind circuit fine, made the third turn with no problem. As I turned onto the last leg, I suddenly became aware that the controlled appeared to be reversed. The more I tried to level the plane, the more it banked. I was suddenly extremely confused, terribly nervous, and could suddenly envision the plane piling into the ground. The instructor calmly said !QUOT!I got it!QUOT! and the plane leveled out in his competent hands and he gave a little chuckle. I was visibly shaken, my hands were literally shaking, and felt very humbled. He gave me a few minutes to calm down, and then explained what to expect the next time, and how to compensate.

It only took a few lessons before I was able to solo, and was soon able to fly at the field all by myself. Even though I was able to fly pretty well, the plane came home in pieces at least three times. I eventually moved up to my second plane and radio. I brought that one home in a garbage bag once, and had to make several repairs on other occasions. It ended up in a tree twice. I now have my P-51, and although I don't fly it a lot, I haven't crashed it yet. One of the first saying I heard when I first took up this hobby was, !QUOT!There are two kinds of pilots, those who have crashed, and those who are going to.!QUOT! I sure there must be at least one person on here, that has flown many years and never crashed, but everyone else will probably agree it is going to happen. There are also sadly countless others who you won't find on RC Universe, that have only crashed once. Then they walked away from the hobby and never returned. A large percentage of those people, tried to teach themselves to fly. I personally know one person who did manage to teach himself to fly. I have seen his videos. The first three show him crashing before he Even gets off the ground. Three more, show 15 to 30 second flights before he crashed. Two more resulted in crashes on landings. His first successful flight (followed by a lot of whooping and jumping up and down) but was no more exuberant than mine. :-) My point being, it is possible to teach yourself to fly, but it is much easier (on you and your airplane) to get and instructor. I was sure glad I did!

Are you sure ? (Bear in mind the guy is in Canda)

Gordon

ok but i have to wate for spring [it sucks] i cant wate to fly. if you no i guy in swift sask canada he is going to teache me on the buddy box he ones over 50 airplanes but he omly fly 20 they are big and small. i want to be like him.