Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / August 2006

I'm jsut a beginner and would like to purchase a R/c plane with
everything that makes it ready to work by this Friday.
Or if you know where I can get one here in Ottawa other than toys R us.
Please e mail me at

Anyone out there have a wing kit for the Sig
1/4 scale Piper Cub.  I am Looking to build the clipped wing.
thanks
Lionel

I have bought an Aria Dragonfly helicopter (one of the 20 pounds ones!)
which I had intended to fly in my back garden.  I have now found that it
just isn't controllable enough for a small space.  I need to find a quiet
open space in Essex where I can try it out without anyone ...

There has been some discussion about reversing a servo on this forum. Here
is a link to a simple electronic ckt. to do that.
http://www.cliftech.com/pdf/Reverser.pdf

I have been flying a Stinger 60 for a few months when the factory supplied
tailwheel assembly gave up, I replaced it with a medium size Sullivan
tailwheel and immediately began to experience severe ground looping. Its
almost impossible to hold it straight for take off. I have set ...

I was just thinking about the front landing gear. The instructions do not
show a picture of how the gear should tilt. I have them set so the wheels
are slightly forward. Do you think I should turn the gear around so they are
tilted slightly to the rear?

I'm setting up an airplane for a friend who just bought a JR XP6102 .  I set
one control at -30 exponential like I would on my hitec equipment and it
seemed to make the function More sensitive rather than less.  Am I having a
brain fart or is the JR version of exponential ...

lad i know just got second thunder tiger on road .. not sure of model .
every time he trys to start it it dies , like its staved of fuel .
however if put drop down carb it start but again dies
anyone got any ideas     ...........

Has anyone got a solution to the problem of aileron torque rod ends
smashing the sides of the fuselage when my banded-on wings are knocked
off in a less than perfect landing.
If the torque rods could be allowed to pivot left and right whilst