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Bob Aberle new book at Toledo
Going to Toledo? Watch for this neat book on CD
Bob Aberle's new book on Micro/Indoor Flying that John Worth is going to sell on CD discs. It has 118 pages and 138 photos. John will have these CD's at the booth he will be sharing at Toledo with Roland Friestad (FULL SIZE PLANS). Only $10.
Index gives you an idea of what it contains:
INDEX (BY MAIN SUBJECTS)
Your local hobby dealer............................................ .................................................. ........ 1
About the inserted photos............................................ .................................................. ....... 1
RC Micro World Free Article........................................... .................................................. 2
What is a micro/indoor model aircraft.......................................... ....................................... 2
What size and weight aircraft are we specifically talking about?........................................ 2
Sub Micro category.......................................... .................................................. .................. 2
Micro Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. ............. 2
Standard Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. ........ 3
Open Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. .............. 3
Parking Lot and Backyard Flying............................................ ............................................. 4
Types of Aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 6
Indoor Facilities – Where to fly!.............................................. ............................................ 8
Size of Indoor Facilities........................................ .................................................. ........... 10
Primary advantages of indoor/micro flying............................................ ............................ 11
Audience for this book.............................................. .................................................. ....... 11
How best to get started........................................... .................................................. .......... 11
ParkZone Cessna............................................ .................................................. .................. 12
ParkZone Citabria.......................................... .................................................. .................. 13
ParkZone Ember............................................. .................................................. .................. 13
ParkZone Vapor............................................. .................................................. .................. 14
Kyosho Cherokee.......................................... .................................................. ................... 15
Plantraco Butterfly......................................... .................................................. .................. 16
Mini Room Flyer............................................. .................................................. ................. 17
E-Flite mCX Helicopter........................................ .................................................. ........... 19
What type RC Equipment......................................... .................................................. ........ 20
2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum.......................................... .................................................. ...... 20
Plantraco 900 MHz............................................... .................................................. ........... 21
Plantraco 900 MHz spread spectrum mod............................................... ........................... 21
Specific Equipment......................................... .................................................. ................. 22
ParkZone Brick............................................. .................................................. ................... 22
Falcon Brick............................................. .................................................. ....................... 23
Discrete RC Components........................................ .................................................. ......... 24
Receivers......................................... .................................................. ................................ 24
Servos............................................ .................................................. .................................. 30
Connectors........................................ .................................................. ............................... 34
Mounting techniques for RC components........................................ ................................... 35
Magnetic actuators......................................... .................................................. .................. 37
Wire gage and soldering......................................... .................................................. ......... 38
IR RC systems........................................... .................................................. ....................... 39
What type power system?........................................... .................................................. ...... 39
Brushless outrunner motors............................................ .................................................. .. 43
Motor mounting.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 51
Props............................................. .................................................. ................................... 54
Prop adapters and prop savers............................................ ............................................... 54
Electric motor speed controllers (ESC’s)......................................... ................................. 56
Hooking up the ESC to your motor............................................. ........................................ 59
Batteries and in particular Li-Poly.............................................. ....................................... 61
Chargers.......................................... .................................................. ................................. 64
Load capability........................................ .................................................. ........................ 66
Calculate motor run time.............................................. .................................................. .... 66
Li-Poly battery sources........................................... .................................................. ......... 67
Alternate power sources........................................... .................................................. ....... 69
Getting down to more specific aircraft recommendations................................... ............... 70
For the rank beginner.......................................... .................................................. ............. 70
For the RC sport flyer who already has experienced model aircraft flight......................... 70
ParkZone AR6400 6 channel brick............................................. ....................................... 72
ParkZone 1.5 gram $20 micro servo............................................. ..................................... 72
ParkZone Sukhoi RTF 4 channel........................................... ............................................. 73
Actual aircraft recommendations by weight............................................ ........................... 74
Truly micro aircraft from several grams up to 2 ounces total weight................................. 74
2 to 6 ounce aircraft weight............................................ .................................................. .. 78
6 to 16 ounce aircraft weight............................................ .................................................. 82
Construction materials and techniques........................................ ....................................... 85
Foam sheet material.......................................... .................................................. ............... 86
Shaping foam sheets............................................ .................................................. ............. 87
Purchasing airfoil shaped foam.............................................. ............................................ 87
Selecting lightweight balsa and foam.............................................. ................................... 87
Weighing your balsa wood.............................................. .................................................. . 88
Cements........................................... .................................................. ................................. 89
Paints............................................ .................................................. ................................... 89
Carbon fiber tape for reinforcing....................................... ................................................ 90
Iron-on covering.......................................... .................................................. ..................... 90
Tissue covering.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 91
Accessory items to consider.......................................... .................................................. .. 91
Control surface hinging........................................... .................................................. ......... 93
Balancing a model (CG location)......................................... .............................................. 94
Building light............................................. .................................................. ...................... 94
How to size an electric power system to a particular weight model aircraft..................... 95
Power loading parameter table............................................. ............................................. 97
Comments on the table............................................. .................................................. ........ 98
Flying............................................ .................................................. ................................... 98
Other aircraft considerations.................................... .................................................. ........ 99
Helicopters....................................... .................................................. ............................... 99
E3D/F3P aerobatic aircraft.......................................... .................................................. .. 100
EDF (electric ducted fan).............................................. .................................................. . 101
ROW (rise off water indoor flying............................................ ....................................... 103
Old-timer aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ................. 105
Nostalgia RC aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ........... 107
RC indoor pylon racing............................................ .................................................. ...... 107
Electric power indoor controline flying............................................ ............................... 107
Attending indoor fly-in’s............................................ .................................................. .... 109
Indoor contests.......................................... .................................................. ..................... 111
Future of indoor/micro flying............................................ ............................................... 111
Publications and columns (indoor/micro activities)....................................... .................. 112
All about RC MICRO WORLD............................................. .......................................... 112
Reference major indoor related websites.......................................... .............................. 114
Source and vendor references........................................ .................................................. 115
Joining the AMA............................................... .................................................. ............. 115
About the author............................................ .................................................. ................. 117
About the publisher......................................... .................................................. ............... 118
An added bonus since this book was done on Microsoft WORD, it is possible to use the “FIND” command to locate specific items throughout the book. To do this first go to “EDIT” at the top left corner of your screen. Then drop down and select “FIND”. You will receive the response, “FIND WHAT”. In the box type in the word or words you want to find, then click “FIND”. You will be directed to every place where the word or words appear in sequential order from page 1 until the end of the book. You may at times get more than you need, but this feature can be helpful in supporting the more generalized index.
Bob Aberle's new book on Micro/Indoor Flying that John Worth is going to sell on CD discs. It has 118 pages and 138 photos. John will have these CD's at the booth he will be sharing at Toledo with Roland Friestad (FULL SIZE PLANS). Only $10.
Index gives you an idea of what it contains:
INDEX (BY MAIN SUBJECTS)
Your local hobby dealer............................................ .................................................. ........ 1
About the inserted photos............................................ .................................................. ....... 1
RC Micro World Free Article........................................... .................................................. 2
What is a micro/indoor model aircraft.......................................... ....................................... 2
What size and weight aircraft are we specifically talking about?........................................ 2
Sub Micro category.......................................... .................................................. .................. 2
Micro Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. ............. 2
Standard Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. ........ 3
Open Indoor Category.......................................... .................................................. .............. 3
Parking Lot and Backyard Flying............................................ ............................................. 4
Types of Aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 6
Indoor Facilities – Where to fly!.............................................. ............................................ 8
Size of Indoor Facilities........................................ .................................................. ........... 10
Primary advantages of indoor/micro flying............................................ ............................ 11
Audience for this book.............................................. .................................................. ....... 11
How best to get started........................................... .................................................. .......... 11
ParkZone Cessna............................................ .................................................. .................. 12
ParkZone Citabria.......................................... .................................................. .................. 13
ParkZone Ember............................................. .................................................. .................. 13
ParkZone Vapor............................................. .................................................. .................. 14
Kyosho Cherokee.......................................... .................................................. ................... 15
Plantraco Butterfly......................................... .................................................. .................. 16
Mini Room Flyer............................................. .................................................. ................. 17
E-Flite mCX Helicopter........................................ .................................................. ........... 19
What type RC Equipment......................................... .................................................. ........ 20
2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum.......................................... .................................................. ...... 20
Plantraco 900 MHz............................................... .................................................. ........... 21
Plantraco 900 MHz spread spectrum mod............................................... ........................... 21
Specific Equipment......................................... .................................................. ................. 22
ParkZone Brick............................................. .................................................. ................... 22
Falcon Brick............................................. .................................................. ....................... 23
Discrete RC Components........................................ .................................................. ......... 24
Receivers......................................... .................................................. ................................ 24
Servos............................................ .................................................. .................................. 30
Connectors........................................ .................................................. ............................... 34
Mounting techniques for RC components........................................ ................................... 35
Magnetic actuators......................................... .................................................. .................. 37
Wire gage and soldering......................................... .................................................. ......... 38
IR RC systems........................................... .................................................. ....................... 39
What type power system?........................................... .................................................. ...... 39
Brushless outrunner motors............................................ .................................................. .. 43
Motor mounting.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 51
Props............................................. .................................................. ................................... 54
Prop adapters and prop savers............................................ ............................................... 54
Electric motor speed controllers (ESC’s)......................................... ................................. 56
Hooking up the ESC to your motor............................................. ........................................ 59
Batteries and in particular Li-Poly.............................................. ....................................... 61
Chargers.......................................... .................................................. ................................. 64
Load capability........................................ .................................................. ........................ 66
Calculate motor run time.............................................. .................................................. .... 66
Li-Poly battery sources........................................... .................................................. ......... 67
Alternate power sources........................................... .................................................. ....... 69
Getting down to more specific aircraft recommendations................................... ............... 70
For the rank beginner.......................................... .................................................. ............. 70
For the RC sport flyer who already has experienced model aircraft flight......................... 70
ParkZone AR6400 6 channel brick............................................. ....................................... 72
ParkZone 1.5 gram $20 micro servo............................................. ..................................... 72
ParkZone Sukhoi RTF 4 channel........................................... ............................................. 73
Actual aircraft recommendations by weight............................................ ........................... 74
Truly micro aircraft from several grams up to 2 ounces total weight................................. 74
2 to 6 ounce aircraft weight............................................ .................................................. .. 78
6 to 16 ounce aircraft weight............................................ .................................................. 82
Construction materials and techniques........................................ ....................................... 85
Foam sheet material.......................................... .................................................. ............... 86
Shaping foam sheets............................................ .................................................. ............. 87
Purchasing airfoil shaped foam.............................................. ............................................ 87
Selecting lightweight balsa and foam.............................................. ................................... 87
Weighing your balsa wood.............................................. .................................................. . 88
Cements........................................... .................................................. ................................. 89
Paints............................................ .................................................. ................................... 89
Carbon fiber tape for reinforcing....................................... ................................................ 90
Iron-on covering.......................................... .................................................. ..................... 90
Tissue covering.......................................... .................................................. ...................... 91
Accessory items to consider.......................................... .................................................. .. 91
Control surface hinging........................................... .................................................. ......... 93
Balancing a model (CG location)......................................... .............................................. 94
Building light............................................. .................................................. ...................... 94
How to size an electric power system to a particular weight model aircraft..................... 95
Power loading parameter table............................................. ............................................. 97
Comments on the table............................................. .................................................. ........ 98
Flying............................................ .................................................. ................................... 98
Other aircraft considerations.................................... .................................................. ........ 99
Helicopters....................................... .................................................. ............................... 99
E3D/F3P aerobatic aircraft.......................................... .................................................. .. 100
EDF (electric ducted fan).............................................. .................................................. . 101
ROW (rise off water indoor flying............................................ ....................................... 103
Old-timer aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ................. 105
Nostalgia RC aircraft.......................................... .................................................. ........... 107
RC indoor pylon racing............................................ .................................................. ...... 107
Electric power indoor controline flying............................................ ............................... 107
Attending indoor fly-in’s............................................ .................................................. .... 109
Indoor contests.......................................... .................................................. ..................... 111
Future of indoor/micro flying............................................ ............................................... 111
Publications and columns (indoor/micro activities)....................................... .................. 112
All about RC MICRO WORLD............................................. .......................................... 112
Reference major indoor related websites.......................................... .............................. 114
Source and vendor references........................................ .................................................. 115
Joining the AMA............................................... .................................................. ............. 115
About the author............................................ .................................................. ................. 117
About the publisher......................................... .................................................. ............... 118
An added bonus since this book was done on Microsoft WORD, it is possible to use the “FIND” command to locate specific items throughout the book. To do this first go to “EDIT” at the top left corner of your screen. Then drop down and select “FIND”. You will receive the response, “FIND WHAT”. In the box type in the word or words you want to find, then click “FIND”. You will be directed to every place where the word or words appear in sequential order from page 1 until the end of the book. You may at times get more than you need, but this feature can be helpful in supporting the more generalized index.
