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Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 02:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,272
Posted By commander Bob

receivers and park flyers

do the hitec rx us the futaba crystals?

are they compantable with normal TX??
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 01:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,272
Posted By commander Bob

receivers and park flyers

The TX is fine, but thanks for the advice.

I'll have a look at al's hobbies.

Cheers guys..

Anymore ??
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 11:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,181
Posted By commander Bob

What Bi-plane to get?

I have an GWS Tiger moth. It's cheap and light and can easly fly in a backyard.

But I feel that your looking for something a little more expensive if $250 is your budget as I think the kit is...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 11:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,272
Posted By commander Bob

receivers and park flyers

Guys, I have another question.

I'm not sure if you guys in the US will be able to help here but here gose.

I have a couple of GWS planes and fly with the GWS 4ch rx. Somedays I have no...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 09:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,077
Posted By commander Bob

GWS Spitfire, info Please

I've read various things about people flying these planes, with mixed reviews.

So my questions are:

Is this plane as twitchy as windows 98 on a 486?

Is there a better plane from GWS?

What...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 08:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 702
Posted By commander Bob

GWS Tiger Moth & Lithium placement

I have done the same, cutting the hole out to allow the lipo to fit.

And along with the other essential mods the plane flys like a dream.

Bob

OH.. one more thing, you will want to make sure...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-27-2003, 08:04 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,647
Posted By commander Bob

Gws E Starter Battery?

I've been flying (and crashing) the e-starter of about 6 weeks now and I have a 1200 lipo and get about 10mins out of it with the 10x8, I'm about to put another in so as to get a 2S , but to start...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
08-26-2003, 03:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,351
Posted By commander Bob

do you have pics

I'm interested in the GWS spitfire.

I have the tiger moth, which is a dream to fly.

I have the e-starter, which was a great way to learn about using 4 channels.

And now I fancy the spitfire....
Forum: Electric Training
08-06-2003, 11:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 887
Posted By commander Bob

Am I missing somehting? .. about batteries!

I was just going off the info provided by gws... have i got it wrong?

I think the manual states a max drain of 9.6v with a 1080 gws prop at 8.4...

I could be wrong I'm working off memory......
Forum: Electric Training
08-06-2003, 07:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 887
Posted By commander Bob

Am I missing somehting? .. about batteries!

but the Lipo's have no memory, unlike the cadmium based batterys.

And the e-starter I have drains about 9amps off a 1200mah lipo cell thats higher than 2c.
Forum: Electric Training
08-05-2003, 10:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 887
Posted By commander Bob

Am I missing somehting? .. about batteries!

As do I..

The tiger moth will last 40 mins but the e-starter will chomp through the same battery in about 10 mins if it's at full power

By the way, I played around gliding the e-starter last...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-04-2003, 12:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 922
Posted By commander Bob

in the UK

Pehaps it's the UK then!

There are very very few people selling them, I know of 2 websites that sell LiPo's based in the UK.

I've spoken to many local shops about them and they all seem to...
Forum: Electric General Discussion
08-04-2003, 12:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 922
Posted By commander Bob

Batteries... Am i missing something?

Morning All

I've recently got into the electric flight thing.. great fun!

I have a GWS tigermoth and an e-starter. Both great planes.

However I have a question.

It's about batteries....
Forum: Electric Training
08-04-2003, 12:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 887
Posted By commander Bob

Am I missing somehting? .. about batteries!

Morning All

I've recently got into the electric flight thing.. great fun!

I have a GWS tigermoth and an e-starter. Both great planes.

However I have a question.

It's about batteries....
Forum: Electric Training
07-28-2003, 03:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,600
Posted By commander Bob

Trainer 4 channel

Well I've just managed to get an e-starter to the UK and fly it. I found a few problems with the design that I changed but other than that things look good...

As for repairing crash damage I can...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 01:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,478
Posted By commander Bob

GWS E-starter Mods and Tips Please

I have some lithium batteries I use in my stick which are 7.2 1050mah (about 55g) that last about 50mins.. or until my thumbs are sore. but thats running on an IPS 100 power unit.

But thanks. It...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 12:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,478
Posted By commander Bob

GWS E-starter Mods and Tips Please

This is what i needed to hear!

I've read things where the landing has been changed, and also where people have had trouble with the CG.

Do you have any idea on run time, and which batteries...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 12:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,468
Posted By commander Bob

GWS Slow Stick Help & Mod Help

yep... it'll be the lite stick then... sorry
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 12:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,468
Posted By commander Bob

GWS Slow Stick Help & Mod Help

Hi there

I started with a slow stick a while ago and found it great. Like yourself I had no one to show me ropes and had a few interesting landings (read crashes) when I got it wrong.

I found...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 08:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,478
Posted By commander Bob

GWS E-starter Mods and Tips Please

I've just ordered my e-starter after weeks of head scratching and pondering. I've had to source it from the US as it hasn't made it's appearance in the UK yet.. typical!

So I'm looking for Mods...
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
07-03-2003, 08:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,006
Posted By commander Bob

E-starter Mods

I've just ordered my e-starter after weeks of head scratching and pondering. I've had to source it from the US as it hasn't made it's appearance in the UK yet.. typical!

So I'm looking for Mods...
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