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  1. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    My Blade 250 is back together and ready to go. Installed new Swashplate new rotor head Linage, a new main gear, tail boom, tail rotor blade, and a new vertical tail fin. After repairing the tail motor wires as previously shown.
  2. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Had a minor mishap with my Blade 250 goofying around last week.Got all the parts needed, now for the repair. Parts added up to just over 40 bucks. I guess it could have been worse. Got Disoriented in the sun. OUCH!!
  3. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    One of my first video's i did with my new Go Pro mounted on top of my 84" Cessna 150. I was having fun doing touch and goes in the snow. With one of Motion RC's Admiral Pro 6000 mah batteries I can get over 15 minute flights,and then some
  4. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Today I’m adding 3m packing tape to the bottom of my floats on my 84” Cessna 150 and my C-123 Twin Cargo plane with floats, to keep the snow from tearing up the bottom of the foam floats. This makes the bottom slippery and will slide better even on wet grass.
  5. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Awesome video AFNick. That gives more idea's on different positions to mount my Go Pro. I just started playing around with it need to practice a little video editing to. You are right the hinging does take a little time, but at the end is very rewarding knowing another project is Complete. Well...
  6. Wild man

    Tundra problem

    I set up a throttle hold on all my electric plane’s jet’s and my heli’s. A very good feature to add. Everybody at one time or another has accidentally bumped there throttle stick. Glad to here Horizon techs helped you get it right Now go fly and have fun
  7. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    hopefully going out this afternoon as soon as I charge up a few 6c 6000 batteries. That will give me time to install the air scoop and water rudder on my 2.1m C-150 so I can get bask to shore easier LOL!! Early this morning it was little cool but calm and Sunny so I loaded up my Free Wing 90mm...
  8. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    In SD and Wyo, to doing a lot of flying we learn to fly in very windy conditions. There are a hand full of us that venture out and love to fly in windy conditions. Most around here only fly on the very scarce calm days (Fair Weather pilot's) So they do very little flying. I love flying in the...
  9. Wild man

    Anyone Going to the Warbirds Over the Rockies this year?

    Finally started to upload some of the video's I took with my iphone at the War Bird's Over the Rockies in Golden Colo. along the Front Range. Here is one of a Military C-47 refurbished into a Civilian DC-3 awesome low level fly by and one more Two WWII War Birs
  10. Wild man

    Anyone Going to the Warbirds Over the Rockies this year?

    Here is a short video of one of many full scale fly by"s With a T-33 Shooting Star Air Force Thunder Bird
  11. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    In 40 some years of flying RC I have only been involved in one midair. I was instructing one of my students at a club field when another member experienced one engine out on his Twin Star 40. We started climbing to get out of his way while he was doing just the opposite of what he should have...
  12. Wild man

    Cold Weather Engine Starts — in 10 Easy Steps

    Haven't flown glow for years,. here is what we did for cold weather starts we used a heat gun to warm up the motor, doesn't take very long at all and starts with a single flip of the wrist. used a 12 volt converter to run the 110 heat gun. For what is worth,try it you may like this method Ski's...
  13. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Wow I most be getting lazy. I use to love building. I see you are using Sig Coverall biult a few with that method, lasts for years. Still have a Sig 1/4 scale cub I biult over 20 years ago with coverall a little tattered but still as tight as the day it was finished
  14. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I have a few projects i need to get done. Last night and to day I will be working on my 84" Turbo Beaver, and installing new batteries in my 30cc Pilot Yak with an EME 35. After I clean up the mess I made last night LOL!!!
  15. Wild man

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Just received the second A-10 Wart Hog 80mm twin EDF, I ordered for my brothers Christmas present. I hope he likes it
  16. Wild man

    Easy way to disconnect EC3 & EC5 connectors

    Here is what We use. As a heavy equipment mechanic I have many pairs of snap ring pliers. Just insert pliers in the slot and bingo they are apart. WORKS GREAT!!! One thing i should add you can pick up a pair at any hardware store Lowes, Menard's Home Depo ect. and they are inexpensive.
  17. Wild man

    New Product Strick Pro Grip Radio Trays and Harnesses

    I ques it fits the old saying( to each there own style) I have never used a transmitter crush. I do not like to where a neck strap. i like the freedom of just holding the transmitter free style, might be because I fly with my thumbs and Have no problem flying precision aerobatics. IMO every body...
  18. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Here is a little longer video of my Electric PT-17 with the go pro Hero 7 mounted on top of the wing with Velcro Worked great. This video was just a few days after the 4"s of snow melted and we were back to nice warm upper 50 degree days after a day of high winds 20 mph with gust of 40 mph then...
  19. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    i did some studying and believe I can show you a short video of the C-123 Twin Cargo plane on floats in this one the snow was almost melted away on a nice 50 degree day but we still had a great time I hope this works This is for you AKNick this was my first time using the Go Pro with out...
  20. Wild man

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Here is a question for you AKNick. How do I insert my you tube channel into my preferences here ?
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