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

    Been messing with the Multiplex Mentor a lot lately. My girlfriend is wanting to fly bigger airplanes now and the Mentor is a perfect step up from her UMX Timber. So I put a SAFE receiver in the Mentor :oblong: Backdoor programming of the AR636A receiver has been a fun learning experience and I...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Fit my PRC 107" Yak 54 inside our old 2006 Highlander all the time. With rudder and all.
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I'm a Toyota diehard but having a good bud who is a Toyota master tech has me leery of any 2018 model or newer.... --------------------------- In other news, I won a Pulse 25E in a raffle this weekend!!! Our club held a raffle for NMAD on Saturday and this was the grand prize. I always being...
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    Where's the support group for ex-DA70 owners? :cautious:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    This is the servo I use on ALL of my gas engines. Plenty of resolution, and coreless for precise movements: https://www.servocity.com/hs-5565mh-servo A cheaper alternative is the D-625MW, though you will lose some form of accuracy since the motor is an iron core motor...
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    If you like your Pilot's, then you'll LOVE this thing!! Everything a Pilot can do, and more :eek::cool:
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Got my 115 Laser completely dialed in this weekend, both it and the 105 Laser are ready for TriCities Huckfest 2018!!!!
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    WHEW! What a crazy past 2 weeks it's been. We moved our ENTIRE Hitec warehouse to a smaller facility (our old warehouse was too big for us for a long time) and it's just been chaotic getting stuff setup again. We finally have phone and data up and going again today :) I'm sure as soon as our...
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    No way man, you should bring that kid of yours' airplanes too :D and maybe him to :oblong::p
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    Pilot 40% 330 Recover and Build

    SHINY!!! :yesss::yesss: Can't wait to see it in a handful of weeks at Tri-Cities!
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Wouldn't be caught dead without my pants on if I could help it!!! Unfortunately I couldn't help it so I went pantless anyways :laughing:
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Some fun flights on the 105 Laser this weekend :D Yes I know it doesn't have pants :oblong: Waiting for new stock to arrive :rolleyes:
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Weight is the simple reason. It already flies on the heavy side with a 4s 2200.
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Ho ho HOLY ship batman!! :eek: She SCREAMS on 4S!!!! I'm still only managing 5 minutes of flight time, but now there's nearly 2x the power on 4s 2200's. The extra weight didn't seem to bother it either. At least I have 2 options now- run a larger prop and a 2700mah 3S pack for flight times...
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    Huckin' the little guy at the local school field last night. Been wanting to upgrade to a Phoenix Edge Lite 50 ESC so I can program the BEC to 6.5 volts to give the servos a boost in power. 5.5v works for most, but getting blowback when you're trying to crank it up isn't the most fun...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Finally sourced a canopy for the Mentor! :D Or so I thought :confused: Turns out it's a canopy for a Magister, which is a few inches longer. Cut the excess off and it fit like a glove :cool: I was the same way until my foot injury. It's just not fun driving a stick for extended periods of...
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Well that's certainly interesting, to say the least :oblong:
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    Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

    It was a perfect evening to score some more stick time on the Mentor. I swapped a bigger motor into it and now it's got a gratuity of power :):) Still on the lookout for a canopy though :oblong:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Got everything in place, FJU is ready for maiden, sans paint/decals. Nearly 1000w on tap should make it haul the mail :oblong:
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    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I think you need a cheeseburger to get your brain trackin straight again:epic: 35mm 1000kv outrunner is what's in my 48" Slick, swingin' a 13x6.5 on 3S 2200's. The stock powerpack for the FJU runs a 35mm 2900kv outrunner on 3s, and swings a 6x5.5 prop...
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