Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2007

I have a few questions as I've been looking threw some plans for my
first attempt, along with any other tid bits, or places I could visit
to get my knowledge base up to par before I start.
First off, what is the best way to transfer from plans to wood?

I've been thinking about giving the 3D bit a spin and happen to have a
spare Thundertigre .36 2C with a MACs muffler looking for a home.  Most of
the planes I've seen are for a .46-.50 2C, but I'm looking for something a
little smaller - along the lines of a Sig Fazer, but built for ...

I'm trying to verify the location of the protection diode in the charge
circuit of the Tower 6XM/Futaba 6EX transmitter.  Futaba will add a "Poly
Switch" allowing  discharge through the charging jack but the cost including
shipping will be close to $50.  In the past, I've ...

I have recently acquired a laser 120 V (well, he says it is a 120), and am
about to try starting it -  it's installed in a a plane already. The engine
is quite old and had that wonderful, but in my opinion somewhat
inappropriate for a 4c, smell of old castor (go on then, all ...

hi guys .... does anyone on this group have any experience flying the
Twist 60? good and bad habits, etc
Thanks
Bruce

I purchased a $35.00 airhog (styrafoam cheapo plane) for a friend's
eight year old son. I had a lot of fun with my own airhog, easy to
fly, pretty durable for the amount of times I crashed into things with
it, but his plane is having problems and I want to buy him a better

I saw the original Michael Connally video on the web and immediately
knew that I had to have something like this.
Then I got bogged down in researching which one to buy! There seem to
be the most enormous amount of different models of "hydro

Hi everyone.  Has any one had any experience with the kit brand name
Black Horse and in particular the Black Horse Twister.  I am looking
at buying one for my next plane after my trainer.
Cheers

I'm interested in getting into flying gas powered planes. And I love
the look of the bipes(that's what we flyers call them).
Are they too much for a novice? I would think that with all that lift
they would be a good choice but I don't see *any* for sale on the web as

Anybody flown one?

Hi Troops,
Some of the buy buttons are working!  I have a JR module and two 8ch Rxs
ordered.  I received the confirmation emails now it's up to Jim ;-))

I saw a DuBro prop balancer in a hobby store today. Anyone have anything
good or bad to say about them? It cost about $30, and was the only one they
had.

Quik Question - if you linked the three wires from two identical
brushless motors together in pairs then fed them to the ESC would it
work?, say two 10A motors off a 25A ESC,
                             regards,        Terry

Does anyone know how to reverse the sense of the controls in RC-AirSim
(using it with an E-Sky 0905A 4 channel RC joystick control simulator)

Hobby Lobby is having a sale and you can get an Optic 6 with the
Spectrra Module (no rx or servos) for about $170.  Polk's has their
Tracker III with a 6 ch rx for $180.  I  need a new Tx (I have at
least 2 planes that don't fit in my current Futaba that's full....)