RC Airplanes Anyone?

[DETOURS]

Picked up an electric rc plane........
If you want to feel real stupid, real fast.......get yourself one....:bang:

Anyone one have any tips?
I've gone thru 4 props in 1 hour..........:smiley-whacky119:
My 5 year old called me retarded.........:shocker:...(not that theres an issue with that)
It has yet to leave earth.........:headshake:
I'm getting good at taxi'ng though..............:pray:
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Any tips would be great, it's 4 channel.........

[Firemanray]

Thought about one my self. All the experience I've had with RC planes ended the same as yours. Funny thing is I can fly a real plane all day long and have yet to crash one of them. Might have something to do with MY BUTT being in the pilot seat. Keep us posted and::worthlesspics:

[4.3LXJ]

My only experience is with fuelers. I am wondering about all that weight of the batteries keeping it on the ground. But what do I know?

[DETOURS]

The batteries are small, it's designed around that little load I would think......
Neighbor, X military fly boy would'nt touch it, he stopped by while assembling, he had alot of intrest......but, no experiance with 'RC'.....

The things a trip, as.......you've got 4 controls, two thumbs, and one brain...it's a mind teaser to make it all come together from a launch, torque of the prop makes it want to travel left, off set that with a little rudder, but it's crazy trying to get it off the ground as theres sooo much to deal with....

I'll take pics tommorrow.......being a prop, my neighbor considers it a tail-dragger, he's only flown jets, says tail draggers are harder to fly.......I said 'thanks'....did you bring any more beer?......lol, he did.........;)

[Mudderoy]

Thought about one my self. All the experience I've had with RC planes ended the same as yours. Funny thing is I can fly a real plane all day long and have yet to crash one of them. Might have something to do with MY BUTT being in the pilot seat. Keep us posted and::worthlesspics:

I love flying, but I haven't done any since the early 80's.... so sad... 50 hours total!

[DETOURS]

I love flying, but I haven't done any since the early 80's.... so sad... 50 hours total!

Why not get back into it......... :poke:

[Firemanray]

Why not get back into it......... :poke:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!
I have random access to a Cesna 172 for fuel cost only. That's the only way I get up.

The 4 controls and 1 brain thing isn't much of a problem until you have to fly the plane from a perspective other than looking out the windshield. When the plane is coming straight at you then left and right get all mixed up.

[Mudderoy]

Why not get back into it......... :poke:

Wife told me no. :patriot:

[AZDoug]

Use the rudder trim to correct for the motor torque.

[OrangeXJ]

had a helicopter did not last long before I killed it

[DETOURS]

Here it is, while it's still in 1 piece...........:cop:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f136/corncrawler/Plane001.jpg

If it clears up outside, I'll get a better picture later.........

[Mudderoy]

Here it is, while it's still in 1 piece...........:cop:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f136/corncrawler/Plane001.jpg

If it clears up outside, I'll get a better picture later.........

I think you may have selected one that isn't good to learn how to fly. I bet it's very agile. You need something that flies really slow to learn on, or at least that's what I've heard.

I don't blame you though, I'd do the same thing. Corsairs were sexy.

[DETOURS]

I think you may have selected one that isn't good to learn how to fly. I bet it's very agile. You need something that flies really slow to learn on, or at least that's what I've heard.

I don't blame you though, I'd do the same thing. Corsairs were sexy.

Kinda like sex?
You're probably right, once again........premature....:spongebob:

[Firemanray]

Nice plane!! Still in 1 piece to. Looks like fun, I'm sure you'll master it at some point.

[XJ Wheeler]

I know plenty about RC trucks but planes? No. Does look killer though. Right know your trying to learn both how to fly and the controls. Spend a while on the ground learning the controls so you can then focus on the flight part.

[DETOURS]

I've literally been thousands deep into RC Trucks.....that was a few years back. Here......I have hundreds of acres of open air space, so.....thinking was a plane....

I got it about 5 feet in the air today till it banked left and nose dived, destroying my last prop.........I'll be ordering 50 more tonight...lol......

Good news is.........it's still in 1 piece...:drinking:

[Mudderoy]

I've literally been thousands deep into RC Trucks.....that was a few years back. Here......I have hundreds of acres of open air space, so.....thinking was a plane....

I got it about 5 feet in the air today till it banked left and nose dived, destroying my last prop.........I'll be ordering 50 more tonight...lol......

Good news is.........it's still in 1 piece...:drinking:

Sounds like it may have stalled. You might want to check the CG. People make this mistake all to often in real air planes.

[msmoorenburg]

Mark,

low wing isn't the greatest choice for a trainer. Get ya a high wing and its night and day different

I'm still trying to get one of these

http://rpflightsystems.com/siteimages/CroppedSkyCamo.JPG

[DETOURS]

I saw something like that on the Searching for Bigfoot show.....I know you throw it to launch, but you must break a prop every time you land?.....

[msmoorenburg]

I saw something like that on the Searching for Bigfoot show.....I know you throw it to launch, but you must break a prop every time you land?.....

Its because he did assist in that show

http://www.rpflightsystems.com/

Its my brothers partner and they searches for missing people

10 found so far

here is the latest (outcome not so great)

http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/?p=42553

[default83]

if your trying to take off straight from the ground, thats pretty hard to do, try holding the plane in one hand while its running, the remote in your other hand, get a runing start and throw the plane, its alot easier than launchig from the ground.

its been YEARS since ive flown an RC plane, my dad has like a million of them though, i have a couple myself, but no time or really interest to fly them anymore. as it was stated though, low wings are hard to learn on.

i have a picture of one of mine ill try to find to give you some kind idea of what is the easiest.

[default83]

something like this is REALLY easy to fly, perfect starter plane, doesnt look nearly as cool but good practice.
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww8/default83/plane.jpg

[DETOURS]

Thanks default.....I thought of the hand release, but........I don't know, guess I wanted it to do the whole take-off deal......You are correct, it's very difficult......

[default83]

yeah, the hand release is an easy way to kind of feel out the plane, once you get a hang of flying it then you can move on to actually taking it off.

it takes a while, i flew for about 8 years and never really got good at it, i could do it but it wasnt pretty lol

the plane you have is going to be very touchy i think and wanna move downward alot, so its kind of hard to learn how to compensate that without making it stall.

[4.3LXJ]

Heck, just drop it off a good cliff. You will get the hang if it by the time it hits the bottom,

[msmoorenburg]

Its worth is weight in gold for training :D

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m639/sellitx/photobucket-1406-1338841531013.jpg


http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/realflight/gpmz4460m_bn.html

[msmoorenburg]

here is a teaser for mark :D

TURN THE VOLUME DOWN unless you like wind noise and around 5:56 mins into the video you will see the near miss :D

http://youtu.be/Nw41ZJwguCs

And another view

http://youtu.be/0YdgJHVukY8

They are off the shelf models with a mini hd camera mounted to them

[DETOURS]

Good stuff Matt, but I'm not sure how much I like you right now.........:sniper:

Just kidding, I need to buy a trainer, and I will........the nieghbor just got into it so it's like a big tease watching him attempt to fly......they almost made the same mistake of buying the wrong plane 1st, I talked them into the trainer, not as glamerous...but the right place to start!

Thanks for sharing!;)

[bluedragon436]

I've only played with trainers as far as the planes... Think I'll stick with the cars and trucks for RC... But have wanted to pick up a decent helicopter to learn to fly

[default83]

speaking of remote control stuff, i have a RC10 car that needs a gear and some work done to it, does anyone know a shop around cypress that will work on it?

[msmoorenburg]

speaking of remote control stuff, i have a RC10 car that needs a gear and some work done to it, does anyone know a shop around cypress that will work on it?

Its not hard get the gear of ebay or www.towerhobbies.com and give it a go

[XJ Wheeler]

speaking of remote control stuff, i have a RC10 car that needs a gear and some work done to it, does anyone know a shop around cypress that will work on it?

Like Matt said these things are pretty easy to work on but if you need something done with some more expertise i can understand. I use to buy all my rc stuff from this place. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.larryshobbies-houston.com%2F&ei=l5v9T9mOHoWQ8wS127jkBg&usg=AFQjCNEHrJ2YRwD5E4p9oso5zt9UtvQjCQ
Never had any work done there but most places like that work on them too.

What kind of rc10? I have a t3, among others. I use to love these things, been getting back into it lately.

[default83]

Like Matt said these things are pretty easy to work on but if you need something done with some more expertise i can understand. I use to buy all my rc stuff from this place. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.larryshobbies-houston.com%2F&ei=l5v9T9mOHoWQ8wS127jkBg&usg=AFQjCNEHrJ2YRwD5E4p9oso5zt9UtvQjCQ
Never had any work done there but most places like that work on them too.

What kind of rc10? I have a t3, among others. I use to love these things, been getting back into it lately.

to tell you the truth, i really dont have to the time or patience to deal with small parts lol, it gets me frustrated pretty quick.

and this is the one i have...
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww8/default83/549418_265672316859801_1992995098_n.jpg

the second gear in the back is stripped and it hasnt been ran in forever so i want someone to go ahead and tune it up and all that crap while they have it.

[XJ Wheeler]

to tell you the truth, i really dont have to the time or patience to deal with small parts lol, it gets me frustrated pretty quick.

and this is the one i have...
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww8/default83/549418_265672316859801_1992995098_n.jpg

the second gear in the back is stripped and it hasnt been ran in forever so i want someone to go ahead and tune it up and all that crap while they have it.

Ok, ya sometimes they can get you pulling your hair. lol. Ya, just check out that Larry's, 45 & 1960 not too far from you right? Only one I've been to around there.

[default83]

yeah thats not too bad, im in between jersey village and fairfield so probably 20 minutes, thanks man

[Paddletrucker]

I've got three R/C planes collecting dust in my fishing room. I really love them, but it's hard for me to find the time when the Oklahoma wind isn't howling and I have some free time.

I'm a licensed pilot and I had a terrible time learning to fly R/C planes. I think R/C planes are are much harder to fly than anything I've ever sat in.:bang:

I like the really light and slow electric planes that are VERY aerobatic. I think those are a blast to fly and they're nearly indestructible.