problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

i recently purchased a A10 thunderbolt II from nitroplanes and it seems the recever doesnt work i charged the battery for 3 hours and pluged it in. the servos twitched then when i went to test them with the controller i have to responce i tried flipping the crystals i tested the battery with a multi meter it reads fine i also double checked all the connections and cant find anything that look off. so im not sure what to do to fix this besides buyin a new recever.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

what brand radio
what brand reciever
what brand is the crystal, what type of crystal single or duel conversion
what band is it all on 27mhz 72mhz 2.4ghz
have you flown before. We see this time and time again. Person sees someone flying model, that looks cool and looks easy. an A-10 in any scale is not a trainer.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

This should move to the NP support forum where you posted originally.

As far as I understood it on the original post, you were using your own receiver.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

im using the transmitter that came with it no this is my first plane but i have been doing rc cars for about 5 years now and it a 72mhz

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

Three hours isn't much charging time unless you own a peak detecting fast charger. Even still, if the batteries are new they need to be formed, which takes several cycles of slow charging. If all you did was plug the battery into the wall wart that comes with your radio kit, then that's your culprit.

About your A10- even if you have RC experience, that plane is not beginner friendly. At least go to an RC airfield on training day to get some instruction on a trainer type airplane. Previous RC car experience will help a little, but it doesn't teach you flying skills.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

There can be many compatability issues between the TX and RX. AM vs FM, Pos vs Neg shift, wrong crystals in one or the other and others. You have most likely assembled a combination that will never work as it is. If the plane came with a RX, put it back in.

If this http://www.nitroplanes.com/new204chathi1.html is the plane you have and you are using a 72 MHz RX then the problem is that the plane comes with a 27 MHz TX according to the literature.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

if ya do get it going take video , it's fun to watch packing popcorn be made

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

Now that was just mean, Redfox. True, but mean.

Seriously to the OP- You really should go to a club and get some basic flight instruction. Most clubs have trainer planes that you can start learning on, and I haven't met anyone in this hobby yet who won't share info with a new guy who's willing to learn. You'll have alot better start in the hobby that way than by trying it alone, especially with a plane that even intermediate pilots have to be on their toes to fly successfully.

RE: problems with a-10 thunderbolt
 

There appears to be a club just outside Ames, IA at http://dlgoodri.public.iastate.edu/page5.html for information.