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Old 12-11-2006 | 05:01 PM
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Can you give me some ideas for a field box to support a Tam F 18. What kind of stuff do you bring to the field?
Old 12-11-2006 | 05:09 PM
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Fire extinguisher, indain water, air pump, kero, smoke, chargers, tools, 12v battery, duct tape, CA glues, 5 min epoxy, tools, flex plates if you have them, beer for end of successful flying day
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Starting/Running equipment: Propane, unless you're kero start, some way of getting the propane in the turbine, Smoke fluid and pump, Kero and pump with turbine oil, TWO chargers, ONE BIG BAD 12 V battery, your transmitter, wings

Fire suppression: ABC and C02, Water (I'm the ONLY one I know who has one and brings it to the field...I have it in a g 5 gal ardening insecticide sprayer paid ~$40ish at Home Depot)

CA accelerator, if you're going to any overnight meets: Hysol

TOOLS: Hex drivers, hex wrenches, phillips, flathead, needle nose pliers, regular pliers, hemostats (long and short), wrenches, glow plug remover, ruler/ caliper, voltmeter, GSU, soldering tool, tap and die set (4-40 and 6-32), some sort of jet carrier that can support it upside down, this list could go on ad infinium

Spare Parts: Extra wheels, common bolts used on the F-18F (that weird 5-50 size), common nuts and bolts (4-40, 6-32) spare turbine support equipment (3, 4 and 6mm Festo connectors, stop cocks, etc), like Ehab said, flex plates (only nose gear has flex plates in Tam's F-18f), spare servos, servo Y-harness, extensions, servo connectors, Tamiya connectors (esp if you have a jersey modeler), multiplex connectors, etc...

Comfort: Wing Bags, Hat, sunglasses, chair, sunscreen, water, leaf blower, Cart to schlep all this stuff around

I'm sure I forgot plenty....

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Raf,
You forgot cell phone so you can call one of your pals who is running late to bring something you forgot that you usually keep in your box but you gave it to some other guy the week before and he totally forgot to replace the one he borrowed even though he usually keeps one in his box but he lent out the last one two weeks ago to some other guy who............................

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EXACTLY!!!! HA!!!
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Pre-flight check list.

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