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I love RC airplanes ever since I was a teenager. Join me on my journeys in the hobby of RC airplanes, drones, and even other RC toys. Watch some of my old AND new projects come to life. There will be a huge emphasis on having fun in RC while on a budget. Expect to see tips and tricks, some product reviews, repairs, foamboard airplane builds, Flitetest builds, and more.
Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - Update #4 - How I Mounted the Brushless Motor
Got the brushless motor mounted on the Beaver (720kv). Here's a quick look on how I mount brushless motors on some of these balsa planes
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Herr Cloud Ranger Balsa Kit - Update #7 - Battery Compartment/Rudder & Elevator servos
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Continuation of the Herr Cloud Ranger balsa kit. This time creating a battery compartment in the bottom of the fuselage AND putting in the servos/servo tray for the elevator and rudder. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/293560944574765/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Herr Cloud Ranger Balsa Kit - Update #6 - Covering the ailerons/tail section
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Continuation of the Herr Cloud Ranger balsa kit. This time getting the ailerons and tail section covered. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/293560944574765/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Super Tigre G2300 Update...More failed test runs...Back to the drawing board!
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Looks like it's back to the drawing board on the Super Tigre G2300. It seems to always wants to run rich no matter how much I adjust the needle settings. While some things may have just been me and "newbie"-ness, I do think there are other issues going on here....especially since it won't stay running if I remove the glow ignitor. So got plans to investigate the carb, fuel, glow plug, and whate...
OS FS 120 Surpass Update #2 - I'm Free! No longer stuck...but still needs work
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A small update to the OS FS 120 Surpass glow engine (that goes on the Carl Goldberg Stinson). Good news is the motor is no longer stuck....bad news, she still needs some work. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - Update #3 - Covering the tail section...Ooops! Wrong color =O
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Covering the tail section for the VQ DHC-2 Beaver. A fellow RC hobbyist recommended picking up some olive drab as the covering color and I went ahead and went with it (I'm terrible with colors anyways). Later found out that the olive drab is the US military color and this plane is more British military green...so big oops! In the end, I just figured to forget about it and proceed with getting t...
Herr Cloud Ranger Balsa Kit - Update #5 - Covering the wing: Part 1
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Continuation of the Herr Cloud Ranger balsa kit. This time getting the wing covered with White Ultracote. It dawned on me that I didn't show a pic of the finished product at the end with the white covering... it is buried somewhere in my videos/pics. So this is Part 1 of the process and I plan to show that PLUS adding some color to the wing in Part 2. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: facebook.c...
Flitefest 2024 - Combat (Thursday 2pm) - Flight Camera - FULL FLIGHT! (4K)
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A first person view from my Perkyplanes FT Tutor during the Thursday 2pm combat session at Flitefest 2024. Flitetest www.flitetest.com/ Podcast link: perkyplanesrc.podbean.com/ Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Flitefest 2024 Highlights - STEM builds, combat, Monster Plane Parade, etc
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Some clips from my experience at Flitefest 2024. Flitetest www.flitetest.com/ Podcast link: perkyplanesrc.podbean.com/ Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Skyhawks - Tri-State Model Flyers Fly-In - June 2024
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A few highlights from the June 2024 Tri State Model Flyers Fall Fly-In . Some cool highlights this year...amazing pilots, shooting an RC plane with a paintball gun, and even a super cool RC ground vehicle! Podcast link: perkyplanesrc.podbean.com/ Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Carl Goldberg Stinson 120 - OS FS 120 Surpass Glow Engine STUCK! - Intro
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Intro to the Carl Goldberg Stinson 120 (another one of Bob's planes) which has one the most "stuck" glow engine I have ever had to deal with. Wish me luck! Tiger Moth Balsa Kit (another one of Bob's planes) ruclips.net/video/CSmZXcDIMJc/видео.htmlsi=MIQiIqKY2afF0AEU Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - Update #2 - Removing covering adhesive
Просмотров 493 месяца назад
Neat trick on removing stubborn adhesive from RC airplane covering (Monokote, Ultracote, etc) Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Herr Cloud Ranger Balsa Kit - Update #4 - Intro to Fiberglassing (Fiberglass wing halves)
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Continuation of the Herr Cloud Ranger balsa kit. A look at the technique of fiberglassing which is brand new to me! I used the technique to join the wing halves together. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/293560944574765/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - Update #1 - Removing old covering from the tail
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Removing the covering from the tail section of the Vinh Quang DHC-2 Beaver. Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/perkyplanesrc/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7OVgH39xCCierFJHQ
Herr Cloud Ranger Balsa Kit - Update #3 - wing tip shaping/aileron servo balsa mounting blocks
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Continuation of the Herr Cloud Ranger balsa kit. A look at the wing tip shaping and a little bit of the installation of the servo mounting blocks for the aileron servos. Build Log on Flitetest forums: forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/build-log-herr-cloud-ranger-balsa-kit.65716/ Perkyplanes & RC Facebook group: groups/293560944574765/ Vlog Channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCb1HUm7O...
It's back! Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - covering intro & issues
Просмотров 544 месяца назад
It's back! Vinh Quang (VQ) DHC-2 Beaver - covering intro & issues
Using wood glue on Flitetest models / wing reinforcement for FT Seaduck
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Using wood glue on Flitetest models / wing reinforcement for FT Seaduck
Build Season (Spring 2024) Update Chat...vacation, life updates, and project updates coming soon!
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Build Season (Spring 2024) Update Chat...vacation, life updates, and project updates coming soon!
Skyhawks RC Club (Tri State Model Flyers) Mall Show 2024
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Skyhawks RC Club (Tri State Model Flyers) Mall Show 2024
FT Seaduck...a trick for waterproofing edges (nacelles, etc)
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FT Seaduck...a trick for waterproofing edges (nacelles, etc)
Are Radiomaster Receivers Junk? R86, R88, etc
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Are Radiomaster Receivers Junk? R86, R88, etc
Start of Build Season Chat - Fall 2023
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Start of Build Season Chat - Fall 2023
Skyhawks - Tri State Model Flyers Fly-In - October 2023
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Skyhawks - Tri State Model Flyers Fly-In - October 2023
Another Runcam E-flite T28 flight - No crashes this time! =)
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Another Runcam E-flite T28 flight - No crashes this time! =)
FT Bloody Baron - 1st flight with the Runcam
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FT Bloody Baron - 1st flight with the Runcam
Runcam test - E-flite T28 Trojan flights and crashes
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Runcam test - E-flite T28 Trojan flights and crashes
Skyhawks - Tri State Model Flyers Fly-In - June 2023
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Skyhawks - Tri State Model Flyers Fly-In - June 2023
Two of my favorite oils to free stuck parts. Aerokroil is one, the other is Marvel Mystery Oil. Let soak with either, several days. I have noticed that with oiling and proper storage, the oil will become sticky and thick over time.
Have not heard of Aerokroil... But I do have some MMO. It seems as each day/week passes I learn something new about these engines and the tools of the trade.
Howdy, David sent me. I look forward to additional videos.
Thanks! Glad to have you onboard!
In the older surpass motors the bearings were steel balls and would rust. Stainless replacements.👍
Thanks for the comment! Ended up getting some bearings from FastEddy Bearings. I've already got em and will be putting them in soon.
You are gettin pretty good with that iron sir. One of these days I will get to making that balsa kit I have to see how bad I am at covering. I haz ideaz for other things.
You got a balsa kit? Better get to work lol. Thank ya... Yeah it's coming along pretty well. The fuse is next and I ended up running out of covering material. Almost had it with the one roll.
Two things I found on this motor with the same common issue after a 5 minute search are 1. If the engine remains stubborn and retains the rich midrange syndrome, as a last resort try using an OS Type F glow plug, or a Fox Miracle Plug. 2. So what i suggest is to try some 15% or 20% nitro fuel and see what happens. You also can try a hotter heat range glow plug too. Now to me it looked like the low speed setting is super lean as the instant you let off the throttle to idle ALL smoke disappeared and that is bad. As far as the run "sounding" rich... It sounded like a motor that has not been run in a while and needs a few heat cycles to reseat everything. The instant loss of power says it is not happy with the low speed fuel and the valve minimum opening. I have never run anything lower than 10% in any nitro motor and usually lean more at 15% for normal running and 20% on performance. So the 5% sounds sus to me even if recommended by the maker. I know for an aircraft motor a closed throttle body for full stop is usually a thing.. But since you are bench flying it to breathe life into it I would suggest a minimum throttle body setting that allows idle rather than starving the motor to shut down. that all can be worked out once it is reasonably tuned and reliably running.
Good luck buddy
Thanks Mayan!
i have had poor quality in other radiomaster parts like the micro ranger module....pins were blocked from factory and had to be returned...poor quality control.
It may be the wrong color you wanted but you did a heck of a job applying it. Everything looked nice and smooth. No visible warping or twisting which from what I understand is one of the biggest issues in doing covering. chalk it up as a practice run or layer other colors over it to form some sort of pattern playing that color to your advantage.
Thanks 👍... Yeah at first I was a little bit concerned over the wrong color thing, but I eventually just said "forget about it, let's do this!" type of attitude. It needs a whole recover job anyways (which I may end up going with the traditional US army green) but I just don't wanna go through that right now. I wanna try and get some air time with it first before I dive real hard core into a re-cover job. It was technically my first attempts at any covering job and even leaving the tail section still attached to the plane which is very tricky. The horizontal stab and elevator looks really good... Vertical stab and rudder is, eh, passable for now but still better than what it was. It's a plane that has some good and some bad things about it. Vin Quang is a very interesting manufacturer. Kinda 50/50 on my thoughts about them and this plane.
Man that looks like a lot of work.
It is... Luckily it wasn't the whole plane. Overall I bet it took an hour or so to do.
Thanks for getting back into this project! I have this kit and it's been sitting around untouched for, erm.. years! I get it😊
Hey no prob! Thanks for the comment! Yeah, at least for me, it's a good kit to start with balsa building... Size isn't too terrible, price tag is good, and it's a trainer style so not too bad if it crashes. And yeah so easy to start a project and then things happen and the project sits for a while.
Got both types, total rubbish.
What issues? Wouldn't bind? Loss of signal?
Thanks for giving the KFM Trapped Vortex Concept a shot. It looks like it performs very well. ~Dick Kline of the KFM.
Oh yeah... This was an old video! Yes once I got the feel of the wing it performed great. My biggest obstacle was mainly just learning how to launch it without lawn darting it. Once in the air it was easy. This was also my first attempt at trying out flying wings. Thanks for such a cool design. Buddy of mine introduced me to it.
Don't use reverse engineered FrSky receivers make the switch to ELRS. The ELRS team provides hardware reference designs so no reverse engineering of the protocol is needed and thus much less potential for unforseen problems. With 4-in-1 and off brand FrSky receivers you are using code that was developed by looking at the protocol between the radio and the receiver but the developers of the 4-in-1 code have no idea how the original code actually works. This is not the case with ELRS everything about the system is well understood.
Despite not having any issues with them, I am being cautious. And I have picked up the gear to try out ELRS. Just need to figure which plane to put it in.
I have 2 R86 V2's bond to a Futaba T8J on S-FHSS and even though I was able to walk 30 paces on Power Down mode I as 2 loss of signal incidents which could have killed the model but I was lucky that control came back. Unless I hear any solutions they are going in the bin and I will be going back to Corona.
Interesting... I had wondered about the Futaba protocol side of things with these receivers. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Wow you was up for a good long time. Were you hit or battery went flat?
Not hit or battery. I happened to be low to the ground and I think a wind gust got me.
Wow that looks like a sad turn out for a Flite Fest. the two I went to had over 5k people a day rotate thru with 2300+ being registered as pilots. Not sure if the FAA stuff has pushed that many out of the hobby or if it is what our government has done to our economy. Either way thats a huge chunk of Flite Tests budget chopped back for sure
Honestly I am not sure as this is the first one I've been to. Some of the footage was recorded opening day (Wed) and during the evening when the event was closing down for the day. Staff/volunteers there said it actually gets more crowded and crazy on Fri/Sat.
Reality is FT suffered because of their lack of stance against the FAA like the other CBO's especially the AMA who sold the entire RC Aviation Hobby out and joined forces with the CDA ( Commercial Drone Alliance) to push RID and to try and Force club/CBO membership only flying...FTCA tried to be a buddy so they could continue to help people get into the hobby BUT because of regulation and their lack of that stance against the new regs/rules chose to go along with the AMA and their suggested guides concerning the Hobby. They also bought in Dave Messina of the FPVFC who has sat with the FAA/Regulators and also refused to stand up and chose to bow down and has bought in the sell out agenda. People do not like their rights and freedoms taken away or restricted and they do not like those who refuse to even try and stand up but chose for a status/position to simply go along. None of them backed Brennan/RDQ in their law suit with the FAA and instead of pushing back on the FAA when in every meeting the FAA told them ( and you can listen to the FPVFC's videos ) to know they EXCLUDED the recreational side of the hobby completely. The CBO FRIA first campaign they all pushed only hurt the community it did not help it at all and yes many have simply stepped away from the hobby completely. Being forced to be tracked and your info accessed by the public and paying Huge $$'s to be able to fly outside a FRIA and then forced to pay for tests/ CBO memberships and travel etc to get to a FRIA in this economy has simply decimated the Hobby and as you see even Flite Fest is suffering, but they bought that in themselves as have the AMA and the others. And when the NETWORK RID comes online in a few years ( and yes it is already being established ) even the FRIA's will be forced to have some sort of base Network RID because the CDA stated at the FAA Reauth. they had to have complete dominance of the 400 ft AGL to the surface everywhere to operate their UTM and they had to KNOW where everything else was operated at all times and Congress who was Bought agreed and that means in the future even sub 250 will have to have some sort of Network ID , the hobby is near its end as we all have known it for so many decades all because those that had a seat with the FAA refused to stand up !!!
Geez I sure hope the are operating in a FRIA 😬 or have a remote ID module in everything weighing even 0.1 over 250 grams
@@JordanColeman-r8w Troll elsewhere mate let the grown ups talk.
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I have owned and flown most of those.
That's cool... A few of those are older Parkzone planes. Actually everything in that video is older stuff. Of course I like to fix up old things anyways.
That looks like it was a fun event. lots of different aircraft too.
It was a lot of fun .. the paintball was a cool thing. I tried a round at it too... Came close to hitting the plane but didn't.
Is there a video of you using it??
I definitely used the firewalls in some of the later FT Simple Cub videos. Didn't have any issues with em.
That motor actually has rings in it Chris. Marvel Mystery oil will be your bsstest buddy. Fill the cylinder and the crank case n let her sit for a day or three. Work it back and forth every once in a while you will feel it start to break free. If you try to force it over any rust spots, pits of grooves you run the risk of breaking those rings if they have not been already damaged.
So far, I've used glow fuel, ATF fluid, and 3in1 oil. And some heat. I have heard of marvel mystery oil but never used it.
@@perkyplanesrc9363 My stepfather was the general manager of a paving company. he would by and sell dormant equipment to meet the companies needs. Whne they would find something with 200k+ hours on it that had been sitting the mechanic would fill the cylinders with that stuff. Then about once an hour he would grab a big bar and socket and rock the crank shaft back and forth as much as it would allow with reasonable resistance. It didnt take long to removed the oxidation and break free of the ridges the rings made. Only once did he snap an old ring and he wasnt even sure if that was broken before they even got that particular motor.
have you given it a name? Is that "a thing" in the community? Or do you ever give troublesome parts a name? (like temperamental engines! lol)
Ya know I've only given a few of my planes actual names. I don't do it a whole lot. I don't even name my cars that I have had. My truck has a name but my daughter gave it the name for me lol. Perhaps I should make up some names for things.
Sorry about the loss of Bob, sorry about Bob, it’s good to keep him in thoughts and memory. Thanks for sharing Chris!
Thanks Alma... I had only talked to Bob a few times before his passing. I joined the club later in his life when he was having health issues so I barely got to know him. But he was a great guy who truly loved the hobby.
Man, I wish I knew more about this kind of stuff. Glad you posted that this was up- I have my notifications bell on but it didn’t let me know. Either way, here now,learning 😊 Happy Friday, watching. Ewww, dunked up razor blade! Nice work!
Thanks for watching Alma! 🙂 Feel free to ask me any question you want either on here or on messenger if you are curious. Really the hobby has a lot of different paths basically... No right or wrong way, just whatever you prefer. Some folks won't even do this stuff here... They just want something they can get in the air quick with very little tinkering or fixing up. Interesting tidbit...the model aviation organization has been around since the 1930s... The FAA (the government agency) was founded later in 1958. So model aviation has been around a looooong time.
No worries over the Acetone compromising the structural glue joints?
Checked em afterwards... Still solid. 🙂
I would argue they are faulty, therefore junk. I purchased 2 R88, and 2 R86 about 2 or 3 years ago. One refused to bind no matter what I did until eventually it did so I did a range check, 5 meters was the best I got. One just had a sad pathetic LED struggling to light when I powered it, and refused to do anything, and the third had a range of about 30 meters until failsafe. One was OK, bound, tuned and range tested ok but I honestly lobbed it along with the others in the bin. I don't work on a 25% success rate! Yes all fine tuned, the ones that would even bind to begin with of course..... I'm glad I didn't fly with any of them. A friend in my club has had 1 R86 fail after working ok for a couple of flights then just didn't turn on again. That's 4 failed from 5 of these Rx I have personally owned or have seen first hand . Maybe it's a batch problem, a design problem, or something like a heat drift problem, no idea, but definitely was a problem for me, and many others. I have used quite a few systems in the last 10 or so years, 900 Crossfire, FRsky OEM Rx , and now ELRS, so I am reasonably apt with the intricacy's of each system. I have no problem with radiomaster, I have 2 of their radios, and now their ELRS based receivers ER6 and ER8 which are really solid. I'm slowly switching over from using the good but otherwise DIY looking stop gap Matek ELRS Rx with Matek PWM converters, but I won't lie, after my R86, R88 experience it took me a while to buy another radiomaster ELRS Rx!
I have one and haven't had any trouble with it
don't give up on it!
Thanks for the comment... Don't plan on it. :-)
That stuff even sounds crispy and brittle. like 1970's early plastics left out in the weather.
Lol pretty good description. Yeah it was a little wrinkled when I first got it when it was still in the box. It can't handle the heat like the other coverings. I got other planes with other coverings, been through the same abuse, and still hold up.
I purchased an R85c Rx and after fine tuning was setting it up in my model but found servo glitches about every 5-10 seconds. If I smoothly moved a stick back and forth the servo would move fine then just stop for half a sec or so then catch up. Nothing reported as anything other than strong signal. Decided I didnt dare to fly it. The Tx16s is fine, I fly with it all the time with FrSky rx, Spektrum, OrangeRX, Storm 902. The R85C passed a range test, but had the glitch still with some range.
I’ve had no trouble with several Radiomaster receivers. Now Orange RX… those are lost communications trash!
I honestly steered clear of Orange for fear of having issues. Used plenty of Lemon DSMX receivers and all were solid. I did sample a DSMX receiver from banggood ... Think it was called RedCon... It had some issues. Luckily just used it as a bench receiver.
Inquiring minds want to know what you needed the alcohol, peroxide and band aids for. Gratz on the new truck mate. I know when I / we / people do guitar builds segments are posted like a neck build, a body shaping, then the electronics. But also all that is saved for a final compilation build. Maybe that process can help you in what you want to show. How is lil miss Sadie doing with her race car?
Lol... Actually had to use a band aid today when I was in the building today. Gotta be self sufficient when I am there... Food, drink, First Aid kit, etc. :-) Good idea on the video segments and a final compilation. She hasn't messed with the car in a while. She's had some new toys recently
Also grabbed a Slow Ultra Stick last year, they are fun to fly! Very slow and quiet, it's a relaxing experience.
Yeah... I've had mine out a few times already. It is a breeze to fly.
How many ducks have you built? I am building another one, I think it's my 4th or 5th one. It's my favorite plane to fly, love it on grass, water, snow, in the air... Thanks for the tip, keep them coming!
This is Duck #2 actually. I babied the first one lol. Had a few small crashes and tried to repair it. The repairs held for a while until it finally gave way. I love it too especially b/c I loved Talespin growing up. I'll probably always keep it in my hangar.
@@perkyplanesrc9363 As did I - my brother and I watched all of the episodes. I've gone with original paint scheme every time, but I'm thinking about doing a blue Snow Duck from that episode where they were imprisoned 😁 I babied my first one, but water made it too weak. Totaled the 2nd one into a set of bleachers. Smashed and repaired one last year, until it too finally got to be too much. Almost done with this year's duck.
Found a 60% scale version on FT Forums that I am going to build as soon as I can get the AIO plans printed somewhere.
Sounds like you've had an awesome time with it. 🙂 Blue would be good... I like the color blue anyways so I am a little bias. I don't usually paint blue bc of being able to see it ok...of course darker blues would be ok. And a bigger one would be awesome. While I love the Duck, i do wish there was a decent way to break it down at least a little bit.
@@perkyplanesrc9363 I saw someone modified the wing to be detachable, but I am not sure I am up for the modification...
Looking forward to seeing what you're working on. It's so easy to get burned out. Glad you are finding ways to mitigate that.
Thanks so much for the reply Stacey. I think I actually did get burned out on some things in the hobby... But been doing some new things which has helped spark some excitement again.
I've got an r86c in an electrified Super Sportster 60 built last winter. Tx16s using D8 protocol feeding sbus to an A3S4 gyro. 92 flights without issue since April 2023. No crashes or critical signal messages. Still do have some discomfort thinking about other's problems. It does seem that RM is making a hard turn toward ELRS and I may join those who've switched sometime soon.
That's awesome... Glad to hear you've had some success with it. And yeah I hear lots of good about ELRS
This just popped up in my suggested. Interesting timing! I have used R84, R86, and R168 (the one with battery telemetry that FrSky sued over) without issue until now. Hopefully RUclips will let me link my vid. This R168 failed, and I caught it happening. This was new out of packaging when installed in plane, and had about 3 flights on it. Currently flying it on a new ER8, but only have a couple flights on it. I have the R86 in a Great Planes Kunai, which is a semi-fast glider/sport plane and this experience has made me feel like the R86 needs to come out. ruclips.net/video/t6Aah9eDiO8/видео.html
Interesting story... Thanks for sharing. Not sure what happened there. I'd be curious to see if you could find a cause for it.... Voltage issues? Bad board and/or soldering? Something wrong during the firmware update? Did you freq fine tune? Wonder if you could run some logs on it too to see what's wrong. That's cool you got the ELRS receiver. I have one too to try out .. not sure what to put it in yet though.
@@perkyplanesrc9363 It was definitely that specific receiver, and it was frequency tuned. I bought a bunch of 168s for like $12 right after it was announced FrSky was suing them over the design, now I'm a little worried about using them. I'm now using 2 ER8s and and ER6, no complaints so far! 🤞
I never tested or used the original receivers but I have done extensive testing of the R88 V2 on my channel and haven't had any trouble with them at all. Perfectly acceptable range. I'll keep using them, just ordered two more in fact. I have no doubt that many folks have to find something to blame for their "dumb thumb moments" and the budget receiver, or transmitter, gets the blame.
Agreed... I am happy with them as well. I have only used the FrSky protocol on mine and not the Futaba protocol
Maybe you didn't install and power them right!!
Maybe for others... I had no issues with them.
+ for fine tuning. I do doubt the range stated by radiomaster. But for your basic airfield, they work for me.
Works for me too
The ELRS receivers are boss... no problems.
I just picked up one... I'll be giving it a try too. 🙂
did you fly it
Yes I have a few other videos of it where I flew it. It's been a while, I forgot all about these early videos lol
Were they finetuned what protocol did they use
They were fine tuned... Used the FrSky protocol
i think this is the key in radiomaster 88 video they show to use a FRSKY-x but the EDGTX documents show FUTABA witch one do you use? 😊
Recently purchased radio master micro for a byme a gyro receiver bound but can't get any surfaces to move So don't know if it's me or the receiver so for now I'm leaning junk
Not sure I follow. What hardware do you have? Which Transmitter? Which receiver? And you mention a BYME gyro which appears to be Radiolink brand. I do know that when I was using Spektrum, there was a procedure you had to follow first in order for the surfaces to move and the system to activate and be ready. So that could be the case here. Let me know what equipment you are using and I'll try to help. 🙂
@perkyplanesrc9363 I'm just struggling I'm back in the hobby after years considering my old Jr transmitter was 72 mhz so I'm trying to muddle my way through edge TX on tx16smark 2 and feel like beating my head against the wall so now I have a radio link r8 xm bound and control surfaces are fine but can't get any gyro functions to a switch and you tube is no help when it comes to a step by step video for how to set this darn thing up on said transmitter I'm 58 years old and I guess to stupid for this radio and I'm much to poor to purchase spectrum products Thanks for the vent
Like anything it takes time. I haven't even tried gyros with the Radiomaster yet. Have you programmed any other planes in it first? If not, I would do that first before doing anything with a gyro. Give me a little bit and I'll see if I can find something to help ya.
I didn't find much on the BYME gyro although I am sure it can be done. Assuming you've done basic model programming, I would look at some of the FrSky receivers with a built in gyro (usually designated with an S in the model name...ex: S8R, S6R...). They will be the ACCST protocol receiver and you will need to fine tune them as well when you bind them to the Radiomaster. I am sure there are much videos and support on doing those type of receivers with the Radiomaster. I think Radiomaster has their own gyro receivers too.
@@rodgerhunter1591 I'm 64 trying to learn opentx first with Frsky and now with radiomaster Tx16S you've got to give it time to sink in i keep going back to it a few days apart and watching different people explain how to do the same task you can see what you have been doing wrong, the main problem with legacy radios is price I have a secondhand futaba T10J radio 50% dearer than frsky or radiomaster and does not talk to me the timer is usless as my hearing is going and will not do vibration on timer and does not send timer through earpiece, that's my vent ,keep trying the headache will get better.
Do you know if i need to do the frequency calibration with a radiomaster satellite sbus receiver?thanks
Do you mean the freq fine tune? If so, it only lights up on the transmitter when it is required... Which is mainly on the FrSky protocol. If you are binding and freq fine tune doesn't show up then you don't have to worry about it.
@@perkyplanesrc9363 ok thanks!!!
I just bought one of each, we are gonna try and see. I figured i have the radio, lets try the receiver! Cant be any worse than trinagy back in the day, lol.
So far I've been happy with them. :-) Have experience with plenty of Turnigy stuff and never been disappointed. Havent tried their receivers though.
I love high-tech servos how their chargers? Thank you for your time.
My main charger is a Hi-Tec. Love the thing!
Happy Holidays Chris. Hope the new year is better for everyone and the worlds insanity finds some peace as well. Wish the family well for me too.
Amen to that! Thanks a lot. Hope your holidays have been good and that the new year is even better.
Three things come to mind when I hear "Bad receiver". It really is a case by case basis. Where in the aircraft was the receiver mounted. Did the person who built the model bury it down in a birds nest of servo wire? Were the dual antennas properly set 90 degrees apart to allow for best signal reception? Does the person saying they lose signal use FPV gear? did they plop a high power VTX on to or in the vicinity of the receiver and basically over power a good portion of the signals received. Is the receiver getting proper voltage to function. So many people use the cheapest ESC's they can get their hands on which may not have a proper or even stable voltage regulator tap to power receivers properly. It boils down most times to operator error or lack of knowledge or just plain laziness.
You bring up some other possible factors to the signal loss. Agreed that it could be any of those things you mentioned. Here's one I had heard about too with folks complaining about Spektrum receivers losing signal/brownouts. Yup Spektrum. Basically it was pointing the finger at folks running their models too hard or the batteries too low to the point that the receiver cuts out momentarily.
Very good comments!
What about the use of carbon fibre in the structure and people running aerials alongside? Had an 86C Rx and had some fun with range signal so checked out the aerial config on utoob et al, took on board the recommendations and reconfigured them, and that plus a fine retune on the Radiomaster Tx, fixed the problem!
Good video. I had a R86 when they first came out a couple years ago and I had trouble with it losing signal right out of the box
I've only had these receivers about 8 months... So maybe the first batches were bad?
Run cam makes AWESOME cameras.. but nearly a decade since they came out.. they STILL fail for fpv. Every one of them come preset to be a static INDOOR camera. that light management setting is why it goes from washed out to near darkness on the slightest shadow / light changes. Hit me up later and I can walk you thru settings so you can get stable clean footage brother.
Sounds good... I love the camera and the quality. My only issue is the size/shape. I didn't have an original Runcam but it looked kinda bulky. I feel that way with this one too but I had always heard good about them so I picked it up. I do wonder if they could've made them smaller and lighter. I loved the size/weight of my old Polaroid Cube cam.