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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Had to get out and fly something yesterday, so I took the 115" AJ Laser up. Love flying this airplane :)
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Piko was being offered at 20% off because the USA distribution for Piko is local. Might go pick another car up this week or next, and possibly some track.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I think I just made a huge mistake yesterday fellas... :oblong::confused::eek::eek::eek: The LTS (Local Train Store) was having a 20% off sale on Piko trains, so I picked up this starter set and an additional hopper car (silver) for a steal. Unfortunately their store was listed for sale...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Negative, just use the exact same tubing size, spread open with a pair of pliers.
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    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Don't use it, you'll never use your DC chargers again :oblong::oblong::D
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    No photos, but I got the Libelle DLG ready for flight, needed a hair over 1oz of nose weight to get it in balance. I think I'll take it out to the desert this weekend and give er a whirl (literally) :cool:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Accidentally built another airplane last night :oblong::oblong:
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Got some new Team Hitec swag last Friday and had to take it out for a test flight :mario-banana:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Anybody install ETrack in their rigs? Looking at putting in a shelf in my van to give me extra storage space for those long road trips.
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Got back from the TriCities Huckfest last night, 2600 miles round trip!!! Had an absolute blast, more than last year!!! Both the 105 and the 115 Laser got a thorough workout, and the 105 even came home with a little less covering on the tip of the rudder :D:oblong:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    @Snoopy1 I'd suggest the D-955TW. It'll be a gratuity of torque and speed for that airplane.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Did this the other night, but got my new pants in from AJ Aircraft for the 105 Laser :) Instead of the blue wheel pants, I opted to switch to white. The only problem is the yellow star doesn't match the Red, White, Blue scheme :oblong: A little magic marker to the rescue!!!! Looks...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I must be sick as a dog then!!! :eek:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That's a little too dirty for me :eek: Most guys I know run a choke rod to the front of the engine, where they can pull on it from one of the cowl intake vents. There's a ton of photos out there on the web showing how to do this.
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Painted up the Multiplex Mentor in a high-viz scheme for my girlfriend, and finally got the SAFE rx dialed in. Looks fantastic in the air!! Also got the maiden in on my Pulse. Flies fantastic, can't wait to get more stick time in on it. Discovered I had a lower KV motor than I...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Found this little organizer on Amazon for 50 bucks, thought it would help me clear out the cluttered workbench I've got going on. Well, I managed to get it this full as quickly as I was able to build it (it builds fast), and my workbench is no cleaner than when I started... :gnashing: I may...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Essentially, the Aura8 handles all functions of the airplane, it only needs the most basic of input signals to tell the servos what to do. That's how most of these higher end gyros are regardless of brand. They only need to see 4 or 5 channel inputs from the transmitter.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Finished installing all of the electronics last night in the Pulse. She's ready for maiden!!! Final specs Himax HC 4220-770 Falcon 13x6.5 beechwood Castle Creations ICE 50 HV ThunderPower 4s 3300 45C Hitec HS-225MG all around
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    They are likely referring to subtrim. As far as in flight trims, it probably has a method you are supposed to do in order for it to recognize the trims next time around.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Problem is, this particular receiver came out of a different airplane and had an odd trim angle set into it of -16º. Since this was not an off the shelf receiver, the trim angle was not adjustable through the programmer. I had to spend a few hours inside of a text editor in order to modify the...
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