electric or gas.
12-28-2006 | 05:30 PM
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RE: electric or gas.
Go back to the post No 16 & click on the link I put there - details of a slow stick.
Gas on a slow stick - no way. Small models are now popular because simple, quiet, reliable electric power has made the noisy, fiddly, unreliable tiny gas engines previously used on small models all but extinct, a few enthusiests still love them, the other 99.9% fly electric.
A computer radio costs more because it does more - 99% of the features not needed to fly a trainer.
Go to the 'close by' hobby shop, get them to direct you to a club & follow their advice. OR go to the shop, buy the slow stick (or similar) from him along with the basic 4 channel radio & accessories to fly the model & follow his advice. It may cost a little more to buy it from him but you will need his advice - hopefully he will be a flyer & steer you in the right direction. DO NOT buy everything cheap by mail order & expect him to help you out, the world does not work that way! Good luck - John.
Gas on a slow stick - no way. Small models are now popular because simple, quiet, reliable electric power has made the noisy, fiddly, unreliable tiny gas engines previously used on small models all but extinct, a few enthusiests still love them, the other 99.9% fly electric.
A computer radio costs more because it does more - 99% of the features not needed to fly a trainer.
Go to the 'close by' hobby shop, get them to direct you to a club & follow their advice. OR go to the shop, buy the slow stick (or similar) from him along with the basic 4 channel radio & accessories to fly the model & follow his advice. It may cost a little more to buy it from him but you will need his advice - hopefully he will be a flyer & steer you in the right direction. DO NOT buy everything cheap by mail order & expect him to help you out, the world does not work that way! Good luck - John.
12-29-2006 | 01:50 PM
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RE: electric or gas.
dude! lol
Ctrl+Z on keyboard when suff dissappars... or back button on browser.. lol :P
works for me on here most of the time
anyways i think your right on with your last post!
but for me i never wanted a non computer radio! i wanted summin good right away.. and iv got no regrets lucky me huh? haha
just finished setting up my Ventura ARF
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJTK4&P=7
stock motor/ speed controller/ hitec HS55 servos/ Futabe 6exa radio..
programed the raido for servero reversing [ Cuz i needed it ;-) ]
set up dual rates and exponents/endpoints too...
that kinda stuff was impossible with a non computer radio.. and i never realized how useful it was till i used it...
now i get to do that stuff all over again when i finally recieve the micro jet
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFRU8&P=7
but this time its delta wing.. the great thing? i dont have to loose any of the stuff i set up for the ventura...
6 independant model memories built in YAY for computers hehe
xero.
Ctrl+Z on keyboard when suff dissappars... or back button on browser.. lol :P
works for me on here most of the time
anyways i think your right on with your last post!
but for me i never wanted a non computer radio! i wanted summin good right away.. and iv got no regrets lucky me huh? haha
just finished setting up my Ventura ARF
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJTK4&P=7
stock motor/ speed controller/ hitec HS55 servos/ Futabe 6exa radio..
programed the raido for servero reversing [ Cuz i needed it ;-) ]
set up dual rates and exponents/endpoints too...
that kinda stuff was impossible with a non computer radio.. and i never realized how useful it was till i used it...
now i get to do that stuff all over again when i finally recieve the micro jet
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFRU8&P=7
but this time its delta wing.. the great thing? i dont have to loose any of the stuff i set up for the ventura...
6 independant model memories built in YAY for computers hehe
xero.
12-29-2006 | 04:15 PM
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RE: electric or gas.
My personal opinion.
I started out on a Superstar Select 40 and it came with everything you needed minus field box and gear to get the thing started. It was ready to fly in about 2 hours (20 minutes advertised, but you won't meet a more anal person than me). The engine is a OS .40 la and even though I first ran it at home without the help of more experienced people, the thing started up very easily, idled nicely, quit when the throttle trim was backed down all the way, and provided enough power to fly the trainer around. I can't remember a time the thing deadsticked for a reason not related to me (ran out of gas a few times), and the whole package was very cheap. I am not sure how much it is up in Canada, but in the states you can get them for under 250! It contained a genuine Futaba 4 channel transmitter and all the radio gear was installed already.
While some recommend flying electrics because of the ease, I think its a pain to charge batteries and take care of lipos, and swap batteries between every flight. I also think small scale electrics are quite a bit harder to fly because they aren't as heavy, they don't handle the wind as well, and if you take them 3 mistakes high, they get very small, very fast. The 40 size trainer will just float very nicely at slow speeds, will be very stable in all aspects of flying, it will prepare you for both smaller aircraft and bigger aircraft, and is just a better option to me. On top of that you just have to crank your fuel pump between flights and you are ready to go. You'll learn more about engine tuning, balsa construction (crashes do occur), and much more.
Now this would be my recommendation. Get a superstar arf, pick your engine (I like the OS 2 stroke line for reliability and ease of running, one flip starting as well), then if you plan on sticking around a while, get a 6 channel computer radio. Some like Futaba (me) others like JR, but these would be the brands I'd recommend. I think the futaba has more flexibility and is quite a bit more affordable though. The computer radio makes setting up new models, having multiple models flown from one controller so easy. Still I think the best bang for buck is a 9CS, but those are a little pricey at first.
Let us know what you decide to do, and let me know if you have questions. Have a good one!
I started out on a Superstar Select 40 and it came with everything you needed minus field box and gear to get the thing started. It was ready to fly in about 2 hours (20 minutes advertised, but you won't meet a more anal person than me). The engine is a OS .40 la and even though I first ran it at home without the help of more experienced people, the thing started up very easily, idled nicely, quit when the throttle trim was backed down all the way, and provided enough power to fly the trainer around. I can't remember a time the thing deadsticked for a reason not related to me (ran out of gas a few times), and the whole package was very cheap. I am not sure how much it is up in Canada, but in the states you can get them for under 250! It contained a genuine Futaba 4 channel transmitter and all the radio gear was installed already.
While some recommend flying electrics because of the ease, I think its a pain to charge batteries and take care of lipos, and swap batteries between every flight. I also think small scale electrics are quite a bit harder to fly because they aren't as heavy, they don't handle the wind as well, and if you take them 3 mistakes high, they get very small, very fast. The 40 size trainer will just float very nicely at slow speeds, will be very stable in all aspects of flying, it will prepare you for both smaller aircraft and bigger aircraft, and is just a better option to me. On top of that you just have to crank your fuel pump between flights and you are ready to go. You'll learn more about engine tuning, balsa construction (crashes do occur), and much more.
Now this would be my recommendation. Get a superstar arf, pick your engine (I like the OS 2 stroke line for reliability and ease of running, one flip starting as well), then if you plan on sticking around a while, get a 6 channel computer radio. Some like Futaba (me) others like JR, but these would be the brands I'd recommend. I think the futaba has more flexibility and is quite a bit more affordable though. The computer radio makes setting up new models, having multiple models flown from one controller so easy. Still I think the best bang for buck is a 9CS, but those are a little pricey at first.
Let us know what you decide to do, and let me know if you have questions. Have a good one!
12-29-2006 | 04:19 PM
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RE: electric or gas.
Also, to new guys gas and glow are the same, but just to clarify, they aren't. If you went to another forum asking about a 40 gas engine, the guys that have been around would be wondering why you'd want a 40cc engine in a small trainer. :P
Glow fuel is the pink stuff that most small glow engines are run on. Gas is the stuff you run 2 stroke gassers on (weedeater engines essentially) and are usually used in 50cc or higher engines.
Glow fuel is the pink stuff that most small glow engines are run on. Gas is the stuff you run 2 stroke gassers on (weedeater engines essentially) and are usually used in 50cc or higher engines.
