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This handy little test board is inexpensive and practical. I bought mine from Aliexpress. These instructions include information that they provide online along with my own observations. Note that the printed instructions provided with the unit were in Chinese, and the website that they provide a link to is quite unhelpful. What it is good …
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About a year ago our club president listed a number of items on our group Facebook page that were being sold by a former hobby shop owner in our area. One plane that caught my attention was this C-47. I was wanting a twin, and I love warbirds. Furthermore, I had actually ridden in a …
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Today I was testing a new power setup for an old sailplane. The results were strange and disturbing. The sailplane is one that I used to fly with my boys when they were entering their teenage years. And I'm thinking that even back then it was old - acquired second hand. We would either launch …
This article is intended to orient new users of Radiomaster radios to how they function. You may already be familiar with another brand or type of radio, or Radiomaster could be your very first. Either way, this information should get you going! While our focus will be on their flagship product, the TX16s transmitter, you …
It’s likely that you have heard about Express LRS / ELRS. But what you have heard may have scared you away. It can be a bit complicated. We would like to help clear the air from all the smoke and make it reasonably simple for you. Why Express LRS? “Express” – It’s fast. Quick response …
A buddy box setup is clearly the best way to train a new RC pilot. If you simply stick to one brand of transmitters for everyone involved, that's not too much of a problem. But most flying clubs have quite a variety of systems being used - most of which are not compatible with each …
Today a subscriber asked me to provide some photos and details for how I made my test cart. This is the one that I use to test thrust and current drawn on my electric motors used in my planes. Of course there are times that I just do it in the plane itself, but sometimes, …
We have begun a series of tests on RC plane receivers. In this set of tests we are using a test area full of obstructions and adjacent to homes which provide a lot of 2.4 GHz clutter. Watch our YouTube video, then if you want to look more closely at the data, those documents are …
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Communication is a two-way street. When it is only one way, you are asking for trouble. That's true with people, and it also happens with radio-controlled models! Your control signal from the transmitter to the receiver is one side of the conversation. The other is the telemetry signal coming back from the receiver to the …
Below you will find a pdf document that explains a lot of the terms used in radio control systems, and also gives you some vital things to consider in selecting what manufacturer's system to use. It's free! In time there will be one or more videos on this topic in our YouTube channel. I like …
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