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Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
08-11-2005, 01:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By marksmu

RE: my art tech cessna maiden flight!

I didnt like the stock components alot, so I gutted them and added my own componets...I just got a 20Amp ESC with a 7ch reciever, added flaps, and thats it. With this pack, I have flown a minimum of...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
08-11-2005, 08:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By marksmu

RE: my art tech cessna maiden flight!

I just got this plane about 2 weeks ago, and I have flown it well over 30x since then...usually 2x a day, once in the morning, once after work when the wind dies back down. If you can fly the scout...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
08-07-2005, 03:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 580
Posted By marksmu

RE: Assembly Mishap...Can I fix it by:

Cutting the stab worked wonders...its not 100% level in flight but I could compensate the remainder with the independent ailerons. Nowthis plane flies relatively great! next step is definently...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-21-2005, 12:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 580
Posted By marksmu

Assembly Mishap...Can I fix it by:

I got a little sloppy putting together my Cessna 182 ARF and when the glue was dry...the 2 halves of the fuselage did not line up correctly. The end result was that the elevator fins (dont know if...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-18-2005, 08:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 764
Posted By marksmu

RE: What makes the J-3 Cub difficult to fly?

ACE...my first plane was the Aerobird Challenger...I found that it was pretty easy to learn on, but was so severly limited that it was not worth its price. 1) its expensive compared to most planes...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
07-05-2005, 01:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 696
Posted By marksmu

RE: When is a Lipo Garbage?

Well I went against my greater common sense and got impatient ...AGAIN...and stuck the battery untested into the plane and went taxiing down my street to run the battery down a bit, since I couldnt...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
07-01-2005, 08:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 696
Posted By marksmu

RE: When is a Lipo Garbage?

Guess Ill just put it in a bowl, hook my setup to a winch and go WOT to 80% and back for 10 minutes and see if this thing burns up. And if it doesnt burn up then, maybe it will burn up on the...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-29-2005, 01:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 674
Posted By marksmu

RE: First plane choices...what do you think?

I started with a Challenger, and its a sturdy little machine...and it comes pretty much ready to go, which is definently a big plus. But it has an enormous downside, and that is that everything you...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
06-29-2005, 08:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 696
Posted By marksmu

When is a Lipo Garbage?

Ive had 2 Lipos in a year....and I was wondering when they become garbage? The first one became garbage when it caught fire after my prop slit the wires on a bad crash and caused the leads to cross....
Forum: Foamies! - RC Electric Foam Aircraft
06-24-2005, 11:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 533
Posted By marksmu

RE: flying rock HELP?

I had a similar problem. I had a phoenix 25 hooked up to an eflight 370 4100KV...when I got past about 60% it would start cutting out...(not a range problem) I checked me ESC and it was getting...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
06-24-2005, 11:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 626
Posted By marksmu

RE: MS Composite Reciever

Just heard from MS....they tell me any JR crystal will work in the MS recievers...so if anyone cares, thats the answer.
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-24-2005, 08:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 771
Posted By marksmu

RE: new radio???

I strongly reccomend the Futaba radios...I love mine, and they have many features...I have the 7CAP, and I love it...you can run so much off it with mixing and everything else that you cant help but...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-24-2005, 08:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 873
Posted By marksmu

RE: Retracts on gws formosa

That is a pretty neat piece of equipment there...I am going to have to make one of those...I might have to put retracts on non retract planes just because it looked like so much fun..Im definently...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-24-2005, 08:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,076
Posted By marksmu

RE: GWS P-51 Mustang Sturdiness

What someone who hasnt flown one doesnt know is to cut the battery comparatment out before you glue it all together otherwise you have to compress the foam to get your battery to fit....and that just...
Forum: RC Helicopter General Discussions
06-23-2005, 03:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 301
Posted By marksmu

MS COMPOSITE RX

I have a MS Composite digitial reciever 7ch, and a futuaba TX on channel 17. I moved my rx crystal from a futaba rx to the MS COMPOSITE RX, and it does not work, tried it on both FM and PCM. SO...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
06-23-2005, 03:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 626
Posted By marksmu

MS Composite Reciever

Not sure where to put this question...so Ill post it here and in the Helicopter forum as well....I have a MS Composite digitial reciever 7ch, and a futuaba TX on channel 17. I moved my rx crystal...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-23-2005, 07:42 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,076
Posted By marksmu

RE: GWS P-51 Mustang Sturdiness

I agree with the tail heavyness of the planes...I have a Zero as well from GWS, and I cannot get the CG far enough forward when Im using a Lipo and brushless setup...it just doesnt weigh enough. Ive...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-22-2005, 11:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,076
Posted By marksmu

RE: GWS P-51 Mustang Sturdiness

I would definently go with a 3s Lipo and a brushless...Im new to this whole game of electrics, but I had a 370 brushless on a 3s lipo, and it flew great, until my ESC burned up, not my fault...and...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
06-21-2005, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,244
Posted By marksmu

World Models distributors in US?

Anyone know of a good place you can get a World Models plane in the US? Preferrably online? Im actually looking for the World Models J3 Cub EP ARF. I have been looking for a while, and cant find...
Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives
06-20-2005, 11:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,136
Posted By marksmu

RE: ESC gets HOT

Talked to CC< they said this setup is well within the operating range of the 25,, and that it is most likely a problem on their end. They are replacing my 25 by mail, and I just have to drop my old...
Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives
06-20-2005, 09:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,136
Posted By marksmu

RE: ESC gets HOT

I am running 3 servos, all HS-55's off the phoenix 25....if it cant control 3 micro servos something is wrong.

I am going to contact CC today and find out what gives...now. I throughly checked...
Forum: Electric Training
06-17-2005, 09:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,305
Posted By marksmu

RE: Gold Eagle XL or mini ventura- good 2nd plane

That plane is nearly identical...if you have already flown the scout, and you liked it you should move up to a proportional throttle. I started wtih the challenger, and it was a good plane, but...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
06-16-2005, 12:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,710
Posted By marksmu

RE: FIRE...QUESTION

This was maiden for the plane itself, but not for the wiring setup...I used the same exact setup, nothing changed at all on the last plane. I investigated the battery and the wiring on it over my...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
06-16-2005, 09:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,710
Posted By marksmu

RE: FIRE...QUESTION

The reciever never got power...when the battery exploded, the gel melted thru the plane and onto the back of the reciever...I could not get it out fast enough because it was so darn hot....and itw as...
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
06-16-2005, 08:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,710
Posted By marksmu

RE: FIRE...QUESTION

I took it off the charger at home...drove to the field 8 minutes or so...battery was not warm...got out of the car, checked everything, plugged it into the ESC, didnt hear the power up tones, so...
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