Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / July 2006

Do any of you have a stash of Fox engine parts they don't intend to
use?  I need pistons, rings, wrist pins, and rods for two Fox 45s, but
Fox Manufacturing no longer lists them, and will not produce them
again.  It appears that the engines Duke Fox designed are all being

I have also acquired a lot of JR 6 meter equipment....
It consists of a JR622 Transmitter with 6 model memory and
electronic trim,  5 JR700 receivers and 1 JR327 receiver, I think it
is, total 6 receivers all work fine. TX battery checks very good and

I had a minor crash in my Aerobird Extreme the other day, and damaged
the rear V-tail slightly. The horn where the servo cable connects
pulled out, but after a little tinkering last night, was able to reset
it. However, now I notice that the left ruddervator - left if you are

I overheard a conversation in Crossgates model shop on Saturday that may be
of interest to people here, bear in mind this is one or the largest in the
north and has a good reputation. Well this bloke had bought a rather large
and expensive LiPo pack, about £100 worth to be precise, ...

You don't succeed than damn well keep at it !
The Ben Buckle Challenger took to the skies yesterday evening.
The original test flight was be-devilled by the CG being way too far
back and the control throws were too excessive.

 I have a 9C.   I 'm having a time  getting  the  airelrons to work.
There are 2 servos,  i think there is some way to get this to work
within the radio  but i can't figure it out... according to my manual
i can use ch 1  for the right  and either  ch 5 or 6  for the left  i

Hello again..
i forgot to ask   i'm using agent(free kind)  i don't know what i did
but before i see any new posts  i have to scroll down past all the
header info...  How do i get rid of it?  I don't remember having this

        I am getting back into my beloved RC airplanes after having
moved from out of state.  Could anyone please give me info on flying
sites/clubs in the Atlanta area; for that matter, any resources. I am
having trouble connecting to this group directly, so I would greatly

Thanks for all the replies, I have decided
to mount a servo in each wing. Now the
nearest one to the size I think I need is
a Futaba S3107 the dimensions are

took the machine to the club tonight.  general consensus is that i bought a
lemon.  it should have come with a computerised tranny.  There is no pitch
control that is matched to the throttle.  The whole assembly isn't moving as
it should.  I therefore have decided to strip it ...

I'm somewhat new to RC (Have had several cars & 4x4s  Nitro, etc..)
..but as for RC Air,  I am pretty green.
Got a present from Wife & kids - - it's a Hydrofoam Walkera Flying
boat.    I built it and ready to test then fly.... (yes, in water first

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Neighbor got infected with the flight bug and got himself an electric 3
channel trainer. Just one question, since I never had that configuration:
Where does the rudder go in that case, on the TX? Conventionally it's
Throttle and rudder left, elevator and aileron right on mode 2. ...

I looked around this NG (and historically), but didn't find a FAQ (I
have found some on various www sites).
Is there a favorite FAQ you could point me to?
For example, I'm about to embark on an electric RC kit, and I don't have

Check out this video... It was by a guy in our local club (Bob Richards of
RDRC) and Fred Midgett formerly of RAMS in Raleigh NC. The link is:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/mvp/videolink.cfm?postid=2512
Fred has some other cool flying videos on his site at: