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Forum: Seaplanes

05-15-2016, 04:04 AM

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Alpha on floats?

Views: 470

Posted By dwheeler

Alpha on floats?

Good morning! I have a need for advice. We live on a lake and therefore it is nice to fly from floats. I have the carbon Z and a small electric CUB. But my love is glow / gas. In have an alpha 9 and...

Forum: Questions and Answers

08-15-2015, 12:08 PM

Replies: 2

Prop advice

Views: 387

Posted By dwheeler

It was a 16 I dinged. Oops.

It was a 16 I dinged. Oops.

Forum: Questions and Answers

08-15-2015, 12:07 PM

Replies: 2

Prop advice

Views: 387

Posted By dwheeler

Prop advice

Good afternoon to all. I have a carbon z cub with floats. Power upgrade to power 60 and tallon esc. 110 amp. Yes overkill, 90 not in stock. Tried a 15x8 I believe it was, and dinged ends on runway....

Forum: Questions and Answers

07-13-2014, 04:36 PM

Replies: 3

Life charge status

Views: 550

Posted By dwheeler

Life charge status

Shouldn't it be possible, with a very, very accurate multimeter, to tell the remaining charge on a life receiver pack by measuring the no load voltage?

Forum: Questions and Answers

01-12-2014, 06:36 AM

Replies: 7

But what size pack?

Views: 467

Posted By dwheeler

But what size pack?

Ok so I have been convinced to use life packs and possibly a BEC for each plane? I've been used to thinking I need 1500+ milliamp hours. But with the size jumps available, I am thinking of simply...

Forum: Questions and Answers

01-05-2014, 02:55 PM

Replies: 13

The real deal on voltage

Views: 839

Posted By dwheeler

The real deal on voltage

Ok, my last question helped so much, I'll try again. I have been fighting the low voltage issue, (I think) during the winter and one solution would simply to go to a 5cell flight pack. The receivers...

Forum: Questions and Answers

01-01-2014, 06:41 AM

Replies: 2

Best cold weather flight pack

Views: 445

Posted By dwheeler

Best cold weather flight pack

Hello all and Happy New Year!
i would Ike to get some good advice on cold weather flying with glow engine, which I have nonissue getting to run well, but need advice on battery for my receiver /...

Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros

02-12-2013, 12:51 PM

Replies: 136

Dx8 still has problems

Views: 28,669

Posted By dwheeler

RE: Dx8 still has problems

Comment on an earlier post. For anyone who believes that a transmitter cannot cause fades, please rethink! The transmitter is at least 50% of the equation!! I have had perfect performance from my DX8...

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