Bravedan

And someone stupid enough to buy it may well be stupid enough to fire it up.

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Basically, no. There are four stroke plugs which cope better with the long delay between firings, but the carb still has the usual adjustments so the inveterate fiddlers can still twiddle and cock it up! 4 St tend to prefer (or should that be tolerate! ) lower nitro levels than 2 St . I tend to run all my 2St on 25% but 4 St on 10%. These days the manufacturers recommendations/instructions are much better at advising than they were so I suggest you have a think, choose a few right sized engines in your price range, go read the instructions from the manufacturers website, and that will gi

Love the fact that the TJD website shows a 91 2st and a 91 4st on the Tucano page like they are equivalent power for it. Helpful - NOT. In principle, and these are sweeping generalisations:- Petrol - Cheaper to run, more difficult to install, more difficult to keep noise down to limits (std exhausts usually rubbish!). Was trendy a year plus ago. Methanol - Considerably dearer to run, more awkward starting and tuning requirements. Less likely to suffer "heat in cowl" issues. Known type to you so used to handling There are SO many "but if's" though, for example, why install a

Shane, It made sense before, but:- 1. I question the validity of the "adjust the mixture to synchronise twins" advice you found out there, not your interpretation of it. 2. I don't think it's necessary to have automatic throttle compensation in the same way I do not mix elevator to flap or mix up a knife edge mix. 3. I think the "Twin Sync" is possibly an application seeking a need rather than the other way round, in the same way that people fit in flight adjustable mixture to RC Helicopters, which in effect is either admitting they can't set an engine up for toffee or that fidd

Differential thrust management does not "detune" an engine! You do not tune an engine with throttle. Keep in mind than most manufacturer recommendations are based on American site standards and NOT draggy short grass strips (no insult to the now good grass cutter intended!)

Moi, Brutal? Pretty sure engine power sport twins have flown Fickleshole, memory says Oily (Peter) or Roger? Dunno about twins at scale model weight though in the available space, every TO and landing would need to be perfect. Noise very likely an issue, suspect much more of a problem with petrol than four stroke glow. A while back i did a couple of electric twins (both still extant) and used "throttle" to "rudder" mixing for differential thrust, both with stick to act as rudder and trim to synchronise throttle. This only used two channels and was effective, so effective apa

That is a very suitable plane for quite a few members here. Have to ask though, WHO have you got locked in the freezer?

Hi Terry, Good to see you back on't forum! I'm probably the closest to you (if you have not moved!) and am up to date on values etc. I'm back from Hols so around this week, and even if not passing your road to/from field could call at a time the mad mile is not clogged. I'll PM my phone numbers or PM me here. BTW, I have not flown the "Edge" so far this year but it's still active!! Dave

The VTOL Eflite Convergence has a magnet attached canopy and that was designed for FPV. (cynically that's maybe why some are falling out of the sky cos it would NOT be the pilots or Spektrum, would it!!) However, think about Quads, they have LOTS of powerful magnets in the motors hurtling round and round (I have just completed a 250 that has 1.7kg of thrust PER MOTOR, getting close to 7kG pull, so imagine the magnetic power!!!!!), and the ESCs generate all sorts of RF clutter, often all jammed up together. The trend is to smaller quads with bigger motors and small high pitch or multi blad

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40697682 That drone is from the photos a DJI Inspire, and costs roughly £3000 min to put in the air, and needs a lot of power to lift its 3 plus kg weight. Beginner material? Should a beginner be ABLE to buy one AT ALL?? This is the drone equivalent of a raw beginner fixed wing pilot with a 100cc 1/3 scale petrol plane. Or a learner driver with a suoercar driving it solo. Registration would have made no difference. An Online course would have made no difference (The owner had rec'd hands on training which it seems was not complete, yet went his own w

As EASA has long stated, and which has not been counter stated anywhere AFAIK within the UK or Euro zone, registration changes are planned to apply to ALL unmanned aircraft (within whatever weight etc bands they finally end up with, they seem to just be copying Canada's "blind man in a coal cellar" approach since they can't copy the USA as its been legally squashed!). Any changes are therefore heading towards ALL model flyers despite what the press choose to highlight. ( why I posted in members, general)

................... differing designs of prop make little difference............................ How it flew with the "latest thing"................... and this is what it SHOULD go like and did after the props were swapped back........................... And the REEEEELLLLLY BAD props? Flying Fish Tri 5041 blades from www.ideal-prop.com And the good blades? DAL Tri 5040 V2 from a variety of sellers including UK sources like hobbyrc

Quick Mini-Review Been around for a while now, has the VTOL able Convergence, so there's quite a few reviews, unboxings (and WHAT a box, it's immense, so if you need to smuggle it in its NOT for you!!) and first flights on YouTube. Here's my extensive review...................... "It does what they claim". Good Review, Eh? It's not the absolute easiest Delta to fly in plane mode, its not the absolute easiest Tricopter to fly, but its perfectly adequate at both. IMO and from my background I went straight to acro non self-levelling and feel that self levelling mode is only u

OK lets treat this as if if were not a wind up...................as some may get confused..........................and putting it in print without clarity is not helping our case for being responsible people fully capable of being safe when taking part in our sport. Cost of Rx battery? Less than £8 https://www.vapextech.co.uk/batteries/radio-control/receiver-packs/4-8v-battery-pack-48v-2600mah-nimh-flat-vapextech-rx/ https://www.vapextech.co.uk/batteries/radio-control/receiver-packs/4-8v-battery-pack-48v-2500mah-nimh-instance-flat-vapextech-rx/ https://www.vapext

A NORMAL NIMH battery will steadily start to lose its charge even if not connected anywhere in a few days, unlike a LiPo or LiFe. It is therefore risky not to top up charge before use if several days have elapsed. The "ENELOOP" and "INSTANT" types were introduced to limit that loss, though TBH I prefer the normal type as a lot of the low discharge NIMH available exhibit other flaws esp the ability to be easily over charged and damaged if repeat charged "to be sure they are OK", as some people used to std NIMH do. Most chargers are simply sensing the start of a negative dip in cell vo

Ben, having 52 power is not necc defeating the object or a waste, subject to its handling. The greater power/torque allows (you infer forces, its a question of perspective!) lower revs sure, but that is a benefit and keeps the noise down, particularly prop generated noise, and with a lower than usual pitch prop gives scope for instant blips of power to put prop wash over the surfaces for control when the airframe has no airspeed to give it due over ambitious 3D or just getting it too slow! My first RC plane was a third or fourth hand Super Sixty, (60" span high wing cabin) the sort of "c

For the record, SC, ASP and Magnum engines are all made in the same factory, British Leyland obviously exported their badge engineering expertise. I have used SC for planes since at the stage I was buying they were easier to get. You'd need to check but 46's and 52/53's usually use the same crankshaft casting so weight is not really much of a factor. NO experience of any of the four strokes as I try to avoid them (except Lasers), as I really don't see the point in adding weight, more wear out parts, and throwing away half the power strokes for a "nicer" noise. . For heli's I use

No such things as a nice model 4 stroke.................

None in that specific thread are exclusively mine, but I have teamed up with "Rickp" on a few. In the past I have done a number of 3D models and skins for Flight Sim and three figures numbers for Train Sim. The "Spin Delta" in that thread is a design of mine, and I sent the details and graphics photos to Rick, and then "tuned" the model close to "real".

Some of the later issued models by Rick use the Phoenix package input method, NOT a zip file. (BTW, there's some of my work in that thread, tuning and complete models with Rick) With regard the "rearward CG" of the Cougar, though I had no input to that one, it's a Fun Fly, it's SUPPOSED to have a rearward CG and the worst part about the "real" Cougar is getting the gear in far enough back to make it work well without just adding weight.

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