YellowJacketsRC
70cc twin V2
Yes, I have a laser on the way! Crashed my Edge into a light pole due to poor depth perception and WILL replace it just as soon as I can save the money!
Which 60" to buy!?!?
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ЯК Attack
50cc
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I bought the power combo with both of my EF planes (48"). I figure go ahead and free up some cash for your servos and, in my experience, have more power on tap than you ever really need. I just saw a 58" Extra at the field today, powered with a Torque/Airboss combo. The thing was ballistic on 6S with a 15X7.
Even if you are able to find a 3DHS/EF/PA plane that exhibits instability in a harrier, or snaps out of things (whatever that is) you may just find yourself flying it more than your über 3D capable airplanes. Lately, my tumbling-mad-man Yak gets flown more often than my dead-neutral-harrier Edge. It's just a very different feeling plane with idiosyncrasies that make it a bit more interesting.
Your best option is to buy one of everything.
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Enterprise
150cc
The Torque V2 motor is great. I personally run almost all HV servo setups and I went with the new Gecko 85A ESC in the Laser and I am running the servos at 8.4V. I put the Airboss in something else with regular mini servos. If you are running 5245s or Spektrum 5040s, then the power combo can not be beat.
ЯК Attack
50cc
Are you running 7245s in the laser? Do you have experience with external BECs in your setups?
Enterprise
150cc
I have 7245s in the ailerons and I am trying the new Spektrum 5060s in the tail. They jitter a lot on the ground trying to find center, but are fine in the air.
I have gone all the way up to 12s 5300 setups and I have used a number of seperate BECs. In my 51 slick I had to, as there was not other way to get HV into those 5087s without doing a seperate flight pack when I put it together.
I guess the point is that you can get the combo with the airboss and use a seperate BEC. That is certainly a valid way to go and the small castle BEC is pretty light and only $20. With the way I do my wiring I was trying to avoid the extra wires going up to the connector and I wanted to give the Gecko a try.
I have gone all the way up to 12s 5300 setups and I have used a number of seperate BECs. In my 51 slick I had to, as there was not other way to get HV into those 5087s without doing a seperate flight pack when I put it together.
I guess the point is that you can get the combo with the airboss and use a seperate BEC. That is certainly a valid way to go and the small castle BEC is pretty light and only $20. With the way I do my wiring I was trying to avoid the extra wires going up to the connector and I wanted to give the Gecko a try.
skibum44
70cc twin V2
I put a sliver of fuzzy side Velcro between all the control surfaces on my HV servos. Eliminates jitter on the ground. In the air it has never been a issue.
skibum44
70cc twin V2
I run my 7245s regulated to 8.4V via a castle 10A BEC with close to 1000 flights now.
gyro
GSN Contributor
Absolutely, via greyhound.
http://www.3drcforums.com/content.php?167-How-to-ship-a-built-Airplane
I've got a spare setup I can use for my next plane, so I'm also open to selling it with all components except receiver if someone wants that. All or nothing tho, not going to split.
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