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Posted by xplaneguy | Today @ 01:33 PM | 663Views

Photos from the 2024 Reno Airshow with the F-16 Viper Demo Team.
FALCON 50!!...Continue Reading

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Posted by rbixel | Today @ 09:43 AM | 1,505Views

I just purchased a Pica T28 trojan 1/5 scale
Looking for a set of plans for this plane does anyone have them out there

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Posted by mintie | Today @ 02:11 AM | 2,041Views

Several months ago an older club member came around home and bought a damaged glider with him .
Said here you can have this I don’t want it anymore . So looked at it and said yes I can repair this . Put it away thinking I will get it done sometime in the future .
Well, I have been working on my super cub and while doing the glass work , thought why not do the ventrus as well . So now I have the fuse all repaired , and working on the damaged wing.
. Seems the glider wasn’t a good flyer , by all accounts so doing my best to lighten it up a bit , and hopefully improve its flying ability. Not getting to fussy at the moment just enough to get it flying and see how we go .
Forgot to get any before pics , but here are some while repairing it .
Wingspan 2.7m, orginal wt was said to be 1139gms..But honestly cant see how that was possible,as on some of the forums people have had it up as far as 1900 gms.
I have wt this one as I have it now, which includes 4 micro servos,and all of the glider, bar some of the internal framing ,and it is 1234gms.

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  • Views: 10 Both sides where the wing mounts go were ripped out . All repaired now
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  • Views: 14 Other side . All internal framing is all out . Will make up new as old was all broken

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Posted by burkefj | Today @ 01:03 AM | 2,072Views

I decided to re-visit the Draken to do an 18mm D2.3 powered version using a lightweight BT-60 cone from rocketarium and BT-60 tubing, should be about 14" wingspan and 20.5" long, and 5.2 oz rtf.

Here is the assembly, sort of a puzzle, wing with one elevon attached is slid in the slot and then slid forward to have the chine/intakes go around the nose, other elevon is then attached and rear of slots filled with sections of tubing pieces cut out of the slot.

Tube rear is cut out to mimic a boat tail and move the motor forward for cg. I did the motor mount centering strips in a Y pattern so that I could put the rail button on the bottom and not have it interfere with the motor mount insertion, the upper tab was short because the front of the tube makes contact with the tab on the stabilizer.

I made copies of the decal set I used on my larger version, reduced them and cut them out by hand from vinyl with an exacto, added a few panel lines with my sharpie, turned out pretty nice for a one day project....Continue Reading

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Posted by Rcwill | Today @ 12:06 AM | 2,099Views

A friend passed and has over 100k in rc stuff. His wife is asking me to assist in selling his collection. Any ideas? I googled and found this site so I joined… just looking for guidance and suggestions.

Jetcat turbines Counted 8
Swiwin turbines Counted 4
Kingtech turbines Counted 12

4 still unboxed new in box jet cat
6 king tech new u opened in box

So in total 34 turbines total

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Posted by Falcon_6 | Yesterday @ 11:33 PM | 1,728Views

Welcome to my build series of the Dumas Boats Great Lakes Freighter kit. This is my first time actually posting anything on RC Groups, so I’m not entirely sure how this works. Please bear with me as I learn.

I’ve been a fan of Great Lakes shipping for a long time. Some of my favorite memories from when I was a kid is from going and watching the freighters in Duluth. I have wanted to build an RC lake freighter for a long time, but never started because I could never figure out how I would form the stern—it is a tricky shape to make, after all. When I discovered this kit, I had to get it.

The kit is modeled after the “classic” style lake freighters built from pre-1900 to the mid-1970s. This kit is not directly modeled after any one ship (to my knowledge) but it incorporates all the design elements that automatically marks it as a lake freighter.

I’ve already built the entire kit, so this will be more of a walkthrough/review than a day-by-day progress report.

Moving on to the details of the model:

The dimensions are 46” (3’ 10”) Long, 6” wide, and about 4 1/4” deep (the depth is the height from the bottom of the ship to the main deck). The overall height is 1’ from the bottom of the ship to the top of the main mast. The ship is 1/96 scale. Here is what those lengths translate to irl: 368’ Long, 48’ wide, and 34 feet deep. It is quite a bit smaller than most lakers built within the last century (which usually measured 450’ and up). Dumas says to add a 14” plug...Continue Reading

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Posted by Isoar2 | Yesterday @ 11:23 PM | 2,195Views

It came today!
Actually, not a whole lot to build?! It's pretty much done except programming!

A few weeks ago, Doug and then Vic pulled out their Joy's!
All it took was one look at these things and although I knew nothing of the JOY, I knew I was looking at something extra special... Boy did I nail that one!
I watched them in the air with the other f5k's and b's and 3's, wow! Do these things perform!
Done deal... I started talking with Gene and it didn't look real promising... at first. But a few days into talking, it ended up one was on its way to me!!!R/C Blogs - RC Groups (31)
Not feelin so good today but I did at least unbox it! Lol, ya, like I'm gonna wait?!
BEAUTIFUL!
Now the part that sucks, I can't start it right away. R/C Blogs - RC Groups (32) I must finish the Bow 110 and the Vision first! But, you know me... I don't break many rules, but this just might move along a little faster! R/C Blogs - RC Groups (33)

The unboxing! (I'll do more as I feel better.)
\l/

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Posted by Lion McLionhead | Yesterday @ 12:31 AM | 2,995Views

Amazon rolls out smart shopping carts at Bay Area Whole Foods, letting you skip checkout line (2 min 41 sec)

This might be the future of retail. AI toys are here today gone tomorrow. "Just walk out" fizzled. Food delivery robots fizzled. Now it's all about smart shopping carts. Instead of festooning the entire store with cameras, it's potentially cheaper to put cameras in the carts & require everyone to use a cart.

Lions for almost 10 years have used their own truck as a cart. They get sick less, it always works, it doesn't require a bag, it's more maneuverable than a big old cart, it can drive in & out from home with no manual labor. News flash: grocery bags are illegal in Calif*. Don't know why the country thinks Calif* is some kind of freedom utopia.

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Posted by severinpaolo | Oct 08, 2024 @ 05:31 AM | 3,633Views

The little V40 was a one of the first sport plane built after WW1, my model is 1/3 scale, built from original Fokker drawing by Achim Engel

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Posted by Dave519 | Oct 07, 2024 @ 11:00 PM | 3,792Views

My new F5J sailplane

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Posted by unboxingexp | Oct 07, 2024 @ 11:14 AM | 4,152Views

Simple solution to store your drones on the wall

3M Command utility hooks (1 min 34 sec)


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Posted by khowe | Oct 07, 2024 @ 07:22 AM | 4,245Views

Hi

FW: EdgeTX 2.7.1

I had build a custom board to run with edge txand my SD clock (SD_CLK) is always stuck at 400 kHz, this probably due to the initialization phase of the SD card interface. As such i unable access the content in my SD card.

Anyone have idea on it?

https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx/blo...tm32/sdio_sd.c

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Posted by Herbal Airlines | Oct 07, 2024 @ 05:22 AM | 4,407Views

Herbal Airlines S01E05 (5 min 46 sec)


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Posted by Onehoof | Oct 06, 2024 @ 12:26 PM | 5,314Views

These are my gasser RC helicopters....Continue Reading

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Posted by coreman | Oct 06, 2024 @ 10:07 AM | 5,406Views

Phil Goodwin (Rotorhead) has been playing around with the 4D capabilities of our Wigens Z-250 model with the reversing ESC over the last several months and has posted videos along the journey. I've linked them into the Wigens playlist and you can start with this video and see his progression

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Posted by LowFlyingKiwi | Oct 06, 2024 @ 03:32 AM | 5,603Views

Update 07 Oct 2021
Made a "Knee board" out of plywood and onto that I glued a RC stick on it's side.
This is the UP/DOWN control for a certain Mil Sim that I like to fly helicopters in.
The second new Picture is my old T Bar throttle.

The RC stick on the Knee Board ( the heli collective ) has an issue that I knew was coming up:
it does nto give full throw because the trim. To trim the stick you need to have some throw in
reserve. So it does not let you use it all unless you trim it. So I now need a newer stick with
the digital trim. But this works ok for the now. The way heli flies you just add Up or Down when
you need it otherwise you can plonk along with the stick on zero. Imagine it's "stabilised"....

:- )

Yep I got it back up and running.

Large stick, fullsize rudder bar, a T Bar Throttle, mixture control and keys...

It's all really very DIY and super cheap. But heck it's amazing !
Smooth, very awesome to fly a SIm Heli with.

Will be upgrading everything slowly, have access to a 3D printer
so some small fiddly parts will get fabbed up. The magnet holder is first on the list.
The idea is that it is a friction fit onto the shaft and the magnet fits in the other end.
The thing can be rotated on the shaft to adjust the angle of the dangle. Too easy.

This stick design has a new advancement: the centering device is now a simple elastic cord.
It pulls down on the gimbal and viola ! It is...Continue Reading

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  • Views: 16 Cheap and cheerful.
  • Views: 14 Slightly more robust.
  • Views: 25 Wilted flowers... spring sprang !
  • Views: 11 Overall... Cords to stop me pushing the rudder controls away. I lowered the base and that put the grip at the right level. Still no sign of the collective yet... I have ideas.
  • Views: 14 the "Knee Board" with the UP/DOWN control glued on. As a test it was satisfactory. The control was good, worked fine and is in the right place. The only issue is it does not give full throw...

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Posted by Lion McLionhead | Oct 06, 2024 @ 12:39 AM | 5,753Views

A choc situation prompted the 1st container cleaning in a year. It seems an ice cream had significant leakage.

The only way to completely clean the container has proven to be completely rebuilding it, reinstalling all the wiring. The container rebuild & cleaning takes a full day. There isn't enough time for anything else besides a quick inspection & minor repairs. Things were pretty dusty from a year of driving around the lake.

The right steering section was cracked, so it got some minor CA filler. The left steering section was starting to crack. It needs some stringers going from front to back. It won't be possible to print anything until the weather gets below 90. Monday will bring it to 7 straight days above 100. The redesigned steering plate with its enhanced sideways stringer was still solid. The steering plate got tightened back down but not glued.

The front panel had major cracking from the leash crashing into things. This got structural tape.

A lot of dirt came off the isogrid panels even though it doesn't look like it.

The front tires got rotated.

The leash & radio didn't get cleaned. There is a desire to revert to a full height radio box to try to improve range....Continue Reading

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Posted by GBLynden | Oct 05, 2024 @ 01:29 PM | 5,946Views

This is my Maiden Flight Review for the Brand New E-flite UMX ME-262 Twin 30mm EDF Jet.

Maiden Flight Review | E-flite UMX ME-262 Twin 30mm EDF Jet (3 min 41 sec)

It looks and flies great!

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Posted by Raymond-leflyr | Oct 05, 2024 @ 10:03 AM | 6,007Views

Dragonfly!

The other evening was the maiden voyage of my second Dragonfly. It was everything I had hoped it would be!

The first takeoff was a little cross-windy but after the wheels left the turf it was like stepping back almost a quarter century. Except that the electric motor and the 10-inch prop made it better.

I was able to get in two more flights before the sun set. But before the light deserted me I was able to take a photo by setting the transmitter down, finding the plane in the viewfinder, and taking the shot. I got four pictures that way. Just like the old days.

Here’s how I got there . . .

I finished my first Tex Newman Dragonfly from Model Builder plans in 1975. I am sure of that year because one of the two photos of her that I found (taken with real 35mm film) is dated then. That model spent the winter in the wild Virginia woods after I launched it with the switch off (a short, sad story, but last time I saw her in the air she flew like a well-trimmed Free Flight model).

Since I had only a few flights on that model, and I really liked it, I started work on a replacement fairly soon. However work on #2 was suspended prior to the Fall of 1987 (I am sure of that date because that’s when we moved to a new house and the bare framework came with us).

#2 moved to another new home in 1999 – still untouched.

Then, thanks to you Gray, I got the urge to finish #2 a few weeks ago.

So, the original was powered by a fine little O.S. .15 FP...Continue Reading

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Posted by osmosis | Oct 04, 2024 @ 05:04 PM | 6,512Views

Mistakes/Lessons

1. Lesson Learnt from First Crash

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