EasyStar Questions
02-02-2005 | 08:47 AM
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EasyStar Questions
HI,
I'm wondering, is the EasyStar RTF controlled by the motor only? I'm wondering because it comes with a 3 channel controller, so I am wondering what the third function is? Otherwise, does this plane have vertical or horizontal moving fins or ailerons?
Is this plane upgradable? Can we add a night flyer light kit to it? How about extra functions for more personal control of the plane? I figure, once we get comfortable and good at flying it, we will want to have more control and want more functions.
How is this plane transported? Are the wings easy to disassemble? I know the wings are 54" long which will be hard to get through the car door. How are the wings attached?
Can we do tricks, loops, stalls, invert, etc... with this plane? Will this plane sail too? I mean, can we turn off the engine and still control it ?
Can we paint the foam? If so, what kind of paint works best so as to not melt the foam?
Has this plane ever had reception problems? Or is the radio, receiver, and servos reliable once the plane is in the air?
Thank you
I'm wondering, is the EasyStar RTF controlled by the motor only? I'm wondering because it comes with a 3 channel controller, so I am wondering what the third function is? Otherwise, does this plane have vertical or horizontal moving fins or ailerons?
Is this plane upgradable? Can we add a night flyer light kit to it? How about extra functions for more personal control of the plane? I figure, once we get comfortable and good at flying it, we will want to have more control and want more functions.
How is this plane transported? Are the wings easy to disassemble? I know the wings are 54" long which will be hard to get through the car door. How are the wings attached?
Can we do tricks, loops, stalls, invert, etc... with this plane? Will this plane sail too? I mean, can we turn off the engine and still control it ?
Can we paint the foam? If so, what kind of paint works best so as to not melt the foam?
Has this plane ever had reception problems? Or is the radio, receiver, and servos reliable once the plane is in the air?
Thank you
02-03-2005 | 01:03 AM
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RE: EasyStar Questions
The Easystar has proportional motor, elevator and rudder (3 channel) control.
I am not sure what you mean by upgradable, since anything can be done with enoughtime and a big enough can of Elbow Grease.
The 54" wing is two piece, connected by a carbon fiber rod. It stays put due to good old fashioned friction, said CF rod, and a sort of locking together shape at teh center of each wing half. It is easy to (dis)assemble and transport.
The plane is a pseudo-sailplane. it will glide, is controllable with no power, and is said to have thermalling capability (will rise in rising hot air columns) though I am pretty new at this and really still get a kick out of making circles in the sky and bringing her home in one piece.
Learn how to fly this first, then worry about tricks (manuvers). Try to avoid doing unintentional tricks, its harder than it looks.
I do not know about painting it but sharpies workon almost anything and are preferred by many to color foam.
As for reception, the transmitter is not a toy version so it works at quite a distance, supposedly up to about half a mile. If you lose reception at that distance you probably will not know it unless you have the eyesight of a hawk.
It is a great plane and i recommend it from one newbie to another
I am not sure what you mean by upgradable, since anything can be done with enoughtime and a big enough can of Elbow Grease.
The 54" wing is two piece, connected by a carbon fiber rod. It stays put due to good old fashioned friction, said CF rod, and a sort of locking together shape at teh center of each wing half. It is easy to (dis)assemble and transport.
The plane is a pseudo-sailplane. it will glide, is controllable with no power, and is said to have thermalling capability (will rise in rising hot air columns) though I am pretty new at this and really still get a kick out of making circles in the sky and bringing her home in one piece.
Learn how to fly this first, then worry about tricks (manuvers). Try to avoid doing unintentional tricks, its harder than it looks.
I do not know about painting it but sharpies workon almost anything and are preferred by many to color foam.
As for reception, the transmitter is not a toy version so it works at quite a distance, supposedly up to about half a mile. If you lose reception at that distance you probably will not know it unless you have the eyesight of a hawk.
It is a great plane and i recommend it from one newbie to another
02-05-2005 | 03:27 AM
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RE: EasyStar Questions
Hi,
I have joined recently the Mosquito Club in Halle (Belgium), and have been amazed by what these guys can get out a Easystar.
On top of a lot of other Electric/thermic planes from every shape/size, almost every member fly a 'customized' Easystar.
Look at http://users.skynet.be/fa427082/
Customisation means Extended motorisation, Lippos, 3 axes with wing control and so on ... One of their pleasure is to roll the plane and keep it flying and looping on the back !!!! Try this with the original version ...
Yes, definitively, it is upgradable !!!!
Richard Caudron
EasyStar Fan
I have joined recently the Mosquito Club in Halle (Belgium), and have been amazed by what these guys can get out a Easystar.
On top of a lot of other Electric/thermic planes from every shape/size, almost every member fly a 'customized' Easystar.
Look at http://users.skynet.be/fa427082/
Customisation means Extended motorisation, Lippos, 3 axes with wing control and so on ... One of their pleasure is to roll the plane and keep it flying and looping on the back !!!! Try this with the original version ...
Yes, definitively, it is upgradable !!!!
Richard Caudron
EasyStar Fan
02-27-2005 | 10:52 AM
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RE: EasyStar Questions
I have the EZ* RTF and yesterday completed flights 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The EZ* is controlled with throttle, elevator and rudder (3 channels). I've heard that some have put night flyer kits on it. There are MANY modifications that can be made (check over at RCGroups.com.. there are 16 threads on the EZ* alone that talk about all kinds of mods from adding ailerons to adding wheels)
As already said, transport is not a problem as the wings come apart.
Tricks I've done already (and I am a newbie to RC) inside loops, outside loops, inverted flight, hammerhead stalls, etc. About the only thing you CANT do with a stock EZ* is a decent complete roll. It falls out of the roll at the top.
I've heard that you can paint it with tamiya model paints, but i haven't tried painting mine. I've also read that sharpies dont work on any of the blue parts of the foam because the blue comes through.
As far as thermalling, yesterday I caught my first thermals. The first one was the strongest, and I circled, motor off, in the thermal till the EZ* was so small I couldnt tell front from back!
It was probably around 2000 or more feet up.
I've had NO problems with reception.
Good luck... and good choice! [8D]
As already said, transport is not a problem as the wings come apart.
Tricks I've done already (and I am a newbie to RC) inside loops, outside loops, inverted flight, hammerhead stalls, etc. About the only thing you CANT do with a stock EZ* is a decent complete roll. It falls out of the roll at the top.
I've heard that you can paint it with tamiya model paints, but i haven't tried painting mine. I've also read that sharpies dont work on any of the blue parts of the foam because the blue comes through.
As far as thermalling, yesterday I caught my first thermals. The first one was the strongest, and I circled, motor off, in the thermal till the EZ* was so small I couldnt tell front from back!
It was probably around 2000 or more feet up.I've had NO problems with reception.
Good luck... and good choice! [8D]
