Gliders > Slope Soaring
I might just have to get one of these
andrew wallace:
Stephen you should have went with the radian the breeze won't fly as good as the radian :?
Happy Days:
Ah it’ll be fine, and only a fraction of the price of a Radian . I’m sure if you only fly it in light breezes it’ll be grand. :wink:
I think I’d dispense with the undercarriage and glue a piece of light ply to the underside of the fuse allowing it to ‘belly land’, and so reduce the risk of it nosing-over on landing. :oops:
All these new toys! :) What an exciting xmas we’ll all have! :D (I’m sure I wont be able to get to sleep on xmas eve.) :lol:
L. Keith
stephen.shannon:
Yeah I thought of the slide idea alright it'll suit my landing site as well. The breeze will do nicely for the kinds of impromptu session im looking for. I've got a phenoix 2000 for the heavier winds and longer sessions
:clap:
Happy Days:
Well it arrived today. :D At first I was told I couldn’t open the box because it was to be a xmas pressie. I managed to convince ‘Herself’ that I needed to check it out to make sure all the parts worked, as if I waited till xmas day and found something wrong the retailer probably wouldn’t replace any non working parts by then.
The ploy worked :P and I was allowed to sprit the box away into the workshop. ‘She’ made me agree however that as soon as I had made sure all was in working order I’d return it to her for wrapping and wouldn’t make any attempt to fly it before xmas.
Well, you have to make compromises sometimes, don’t you. :roll:
It all looked to be in good knick. I checked the six servos and all was well. I connected a 3S Li-Po to the ESC,……and that’s when the problems started. The Speed Controller acknowledged the battery and counted the correct number of cells,…but wouldn’t arm the motor. :?:
"Bugger it," I thought, " this is one of those sensitive ESCs that will only arm when the Tx settings are just perfect for this particular speed controller." I Looked up the manual on the internet.
Spent ages setting and re-setting the throttle trim, end point adjustments, servo reverse and throttle positions, all to no avail, it just wouldn’t arm. I removed the ESC and motor to make sure the connections were in good order,…..it still wouldn’t arm.
I phoned up the retailer, they told me to contact Horizon. A long conversation with Horizons’ tech dept made no difference. :!: :!:
So I left the workbench and started searching through boxes , draws, presses and shelves looking for any spare ESC’s that I might have.
Finally I found one, connected it to the motor and battery,…BINGO! The motor spun up. “At last” I thought.
So, the e-Flight ESC will be going back to the retailer on Monday. :evil:
How frustrating would it have been if a complete novice had got this model for a pressie and tried to fly it!
Little Keith.
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--- Quote from: "Happy Days" ---
"Bugger it," I thought, " this is one of those sensitive ESCs that will only arm when the Tx settings are just perfect for this particular speed controller." I Looked up the manual on the internet.
Spent ages setting and re-setting the throttle trim, end point adjustments, servo reverse and throttle positions, all to no avail, it just wouldn’t arm. I removed the ESC and motor to make sure the connections were in good order,…..it still wouldn’t arm.
I phoned up the retailer, they told me to contact Horizon. A long conversation with Horizons’ tech dept made no difference. :!: :!:
Little Keith.
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Hi Keith, don't want to be captain obvious but you did calibrate the ESC to your transmitter right? Throttle to 100%, power ESC, throttle to 0%. However I am sure you tried this, also to note is sometimes Futaba radios have the throttle channel reversed I have been told. (been spending the last few weeks fiddling with ESC's for the second quad I am building).
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