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Best PFV Video ever.

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:05:50 +0000

Once again The team-blacksheep.com have such a great PFV video. I really wish that I can fly like him or the team. I am so amazed the video quality and skills in piloting the wings. Thumbs up. More video at team-blacksheep.com

Tearacer Plane in progress

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:27:03 +0000

During my CNY holiday, finding a free time to build my 1st homemade plane. With the plan taken from www.mugi.co.uk, I start the build up by printing plan, cutting plan, cutting twinwall or impraboard, joining the parts and tada the shape is coming out.

Cutting twinwall or impraboard is actually quite easy, as recommended just use a sharp cutter and you doesn’t have put to much pressure to cut. It will cleanly cut the twinwall. The tools I use is pretty simple, just small cutter and a triangle ruler.

In order to fit the wing to the plane, i made a cut but due to inexperience the cut is just too deep. There are space between the joint between wing and fuselage. I am not really sure will that effect the flying characteristics of the plane but sure enough it got more ventilation. ha2.

The electronics now is installed and after some transmitter programming, I am ready to maiden the plane.

Electronics used on the plane:
1. 3 Servos HXT900
2. Rhino 1350mAh 3S 11.1v 25C
3. 1100kv Outrunner motor
4. Simple ESC 20A

Guys if you have experience in building please share it here.

AXN Glider Inflight Video

admin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:26:26 +0000

This is the continuation of my AXN glider story. After months of non-activity, I have fixed my AXN glider and manage to flown the plane. With the same setup, Lipo 2200mhAmps, 5X5 standard prop the glider flew pretty well. On my second flight, I attached this camera for the inFlight video. Enjoy

RC: My Next Remote Control AeroPlane Sky Funjet

admin — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:14:02 +0000

Have been eyeeing on this plane since few months. Watching the video on youtube make me so amazed on how agile is the plane and it also can fly slow as park-flyer.

While satisfying my thirst over the plane, saw this home made funjet in indonesian RC forum. So similar and identical. As shown in the picture, the person that build this plane does really have high creativity and skills. He just build the plane from the image he got on the net. I am really amazed.

I did tried to build my my home-made plane made out of styro-foam boxes, the result is disaster. Ha2. I will share it later once I test fly it. ha2.

RC: Lipo fire is real

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:37:18 +0000

Being to the world of RC is so much fun and entertaining, although sometimes you might spend too much time in it and less time with your family. he2. Just want to share with fellow electric flyer, especially when you are charging your lipos. Lipo fire is real, if you are not careful. We can have fun but safety always the first priority. It is better be safe than sorry.

Flyer in US left his lipo charge without supervision and get firefighter came to his home, and see what was found :

This education video shown how a battery might burnt if it overcharged.

Few tips to share :
1. Always set charge rate low, and max 1amp. Yes we do not have much time, but always remember it is always better to be safe.
2. Use a reliable and good charger. I am myself using this charger. so far so good.
3. Power up your charger with good power source.
4. Always use battery bunkers or lipo sack.
5. Never never leave your lipo battery charge without supervision.
6. It is always good to be patient.
7. Have fun flying.

Find this great article in the rc forum about how to read and select power system for you plane. Enjoy and have fun flying.

RC: RC Planes out of anything by Mike Haddad

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:41:37 +0000

Saw these rc plane on the web. The rc planes are created by Mike Haddad, his blog motto is making anything fly. so cool. These projects proves that if you have the will you will find the way. Cool Mike. Link to Mike blog.

Flying Spongebob

Plane made out of cups and plates.

Click more for video

RC Plane Rescue @ frozen lake

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:19:51 +0000

Saw this video on youtube. The rc plane prop actually broke in middle of frozen lake and being rescued back using nitro buggy, buggy failed, and then how. See the video for the answer. Anyway they are actually quite prepared for such incidence. ha2. Dangerous though.

RC:iPhly control an RC airplane with iPhone

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:50:15 +0000

RC. I miss so much of remote controlled plane. Do not have much time to enjoy my this nowadays due to family commitment and work. Anyway I am browsing around and notice this Iphone apps by Ari Krupnik. He develops iPhone apps that controlled all DSM2 compatible receiver. With a RF transmitter module + iPhly, you will be able to fly your DSM2 compatible plane with your iPhone. Nice apps Ari. Complete details as click here.

Videos :

RC:RC plane from household trash

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:16:07 +0000

Wow this is cool. The guy is amazing, in response to LipoPilot project to build rc plane from household trash, the plane actually created and it seems to fly quite well. Cool.

RC:Cool RC Plane (RC SR-71 JET)

aliank — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:32:08 +0000

Not much to be said. This is really a nice cool and expensive piece of rc plane. I just wish I have one to fly. he2