Hey guys what all do u all take to the field when u got to fly do u have quick charger sand what all do i need so i can go and fly all day and not have to use other ppls stuff? What brands and all and what kinda field charger do u guys recomend. ... I guess what im tryin to say is Just tell me what all u all have in your field boxes.

best to get a flight box if you don't already have one. basically i bring:

*Things i bring*

-glow starter (hobbico)
-chicken stick
-fuel (duh!)
-elastic bands (for trainer)
-voltmeter (hobbico)
-four way wrench (for my prop and glow plug)
-Various screw drivers
-at least one extra prop
-extra glow plug
-some paper towels and windex for clean up
-some fast dry epoxy (for those little accidents)
-little forky thingy for holding my plane in the pits (what the hell is it called?)

*Things i'm gonna get*

-12v Battery
-Electric Starter
-Fast charger


thats basically it.

what fast charger do u have righty?

Yah.......if you are going to fly "all day" you'll need a quick charger for the rx and the tx. Have fun ! I always bring along a bottle of drinking water as well.

This is the quick charger I have.

I have no complaints

[link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCTZ5&P=ML]Hobbico MKII[/link]


In addition to what Righty said, I always take thin and medium CA and Kicker. Clear packing tape. Its amazing how these items can prolong your flying day significantly. Specially for knocked of landing gears and patching small rips from a rough landing.


-electric fuel pump or hand fuel pump
-extra fuel tubing
-exacto knife
-allen wrenches
-needle nosed and regular pliers
-hemostats if you can get some
-Extra nylon bolts

i'm getting the same fast chrager as you wings. i've seen them a my field and the guys highly reccomend it.

I've got a Hitec 340 that works pretty good. Nice solid piece of hardware. Other things..

Battery meter. Boxing tape for minor covering holes or dings. Small jewelers screw driver for adjusting the low end on my .46FX. Then just normal stuff.

I bring my box with fuel, starter, 12V battery, rubber bands, buddy box cable when I bring the kids along, AND

a large tool box with all the tools, supplies, extra parts, epoxy, CA glue, and "stuff", I can put in there. You never know what you will need.

Also a roll of paper towels, cleaning solution (windex with a small amount of soap), transmitters, planes of course, wings (never forget them) lots of drinking fluids (Gatorade or similar); sun glasses, hat sunscreen lotion, insect repellent. Make sure you have a pair of long pants and long sleeves available in case you have to dive in the woods to find your plane carcass, particularly if you are allergic to poison ivy or have something against snakes. Take a plastic bag in your pocket in case you have to rescue small pieces of plane, servos, engine, battery, etc from the wrekage site

Luis

What kind of glow plugs do u guys use?

On the hobbico quick field charger do u just hook it up to any kind of 12v battery

McCoy MC-4C 4-Stroke Glow Plug on my 4 strokes Saito

Tower Hobbies Tower Power Glow Plug on my 2 strokes

Luis

Ya, I cut a hole in my flight box and installed it like the power pannel.

You can hook it to your car battery if you want.

As far as the glow plug, I use what the manual calls for. I believe all engines are a little different. Some require hotter plugs etc.

Standard field equipment, a small cooler with stuff to eat and plenty of water. A chair to sit in a hat and sunglasses.

My flight box has a field charger, extra props and glow plugs (OS A3's, OS # 8's and OS "F" plugs), my "Stooge" (plane hold back), a Buddy Box and cord just in case, extra clevises, wheel collars, fuel tubing, nuts and bolts, packing tape, most any little thing that someone might need to help them keep flying.
Dennis-

If you plan to fly all day, buy a few extra extended mah battery packs for tx/rx. This is a lot easier on the batteries than quick charging them at the field. Be sure you check both tx & rx batteries before you fly each time!

Wow, we take so much junk I doubt I can list it all.

Probably everything everyone else mentioned plus, easy up awning, lawn chairs & first aid kit.

ok Yall guys got the equipment but your missing one thing

How about you Bring an Airplane and a TX[8D]

Pair of heavy work gloves, for working around hot stuff or picking up hot engines after crashes or fishing through heavy brush, retrieving lost aircraft.

In addition to many of the items mentioned I carry a spare standard size servo in my flight box. It's missing the gears right now though.

Sunblock and sunglasses! http://www.cdc.gov/chooseyourcover/

If you do get a fast charger... Hobbico MKII Is what I have also

Don't forget to use it on or after your third flight... It's good to have
a loaded volt checker... But you can't really go wrong with the above
info.. As long as you start off with fully charged onboard batteries..

I've been getting bad habits, and pushing my battery pack.. I.E. not
checking and not charging after the third flight as I was shown to do..
And I may have paid for it with a crash on the fifth flight(that day) on
unchecked and uncharged batteries even though the fast charger was
with me, as it always is..

I usually carry WAY more than I ever need. In cases of emergency I try to have the little things that will keep me flying. I always take two planes, just in case one has problems I CAN'T fix at the field.
Water, food, chair, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, and a charger. Plus the required field equipment. Baby wipes for cleaning the planes ( and me). A cell phone...JUST IN CASE...my wife calls, heh heh. Anyway, carry what you feel like you might need to make your day at the field. I suppose I am a "minimalist". I try to travel light when I can.

I guess I a paranoid. I check my voltage before EVERY flight. It only takes a second. Maybe I am obessive compulsive or something.

That's not O.C., Wings..... That's good common sense.

That's TWO things, and they were both mentioned before your post- they weren't forgotten! I sometimes bring planes that I am in the process of building to show my friends, and then let them check 'em out a week or so later to see them fly. I love kit building, and always end up swapping out the hardware that comes with the kits- I bring this stuff to the flying field to donate to some hapless soul who is in need of something quick to get back in the air.

Lachlan

I must say, these must be VERY large feild boxes to hold all this stuff!