Author Archives: Mark

Ultra Micro T-28 Trojan

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Mark

My bone stock, out-of-the-box Parkzone Ultra Micro T-28 Trojan. This plane is a lot of fun but, man, is it quick. I’m currently running Lectron Pro 150mAh 25C batteries in it and, while I haven’t been keeping any hard data, I’m … Continue reading →

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Tales of Gross Stupidity

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mark

I have a deplorable tendency to treat servo screws as ‘optional.’ It’s never really bitten me until a couple of weeks ago when the elevator servo arm detached in flight on my F8F Bearcat, resulting in a short and very … Continue reading →

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White Lightning – Lightweight Night-Flying Stryker

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Mark

White Lightning is a custom, lightweight Stryker. Built on abare, unpainted Stryker fuselage, the plane runs: TURNIGY Plush 10 amp 9 gram ESC GWS EP  8040 propeller Turnigy 2730 1500kV brushless motor 2712-12 1300kV brushless  outrunner motor HXT900 9g Servos … Continue reading →

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Maiden of the Light Stryker

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Mark

I took the new lightweight Stryker out to a nearby schoolyard and tossed it into the air. After some tweaks to the CG by moving the battery around, it flew pretty great! I can’t wait to get in a real … Continue reading →

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Lite Night Strkyer Build – Part 2

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Mark

I’ve got the new Stryker 95% together. All the lights are wired up through the Turnigy switch, so I can turn them on and off with the GEAR switch on my radio. You can watch a test of my light system, … Continue reading →

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Always screw down your servo arms

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mark

My attempt to maiden my new brushless setup on my Bearcat went quickly awry when the arm came off the elevator servo mere seconds into the flight.    

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Rebuilding the Monkee Shines – the Bearcat gets a brushless setup

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Mark

When my F8F Bearcat, Monkee Shines, made a nose-dive into the dirt, breaking the motor mount and snapping the prop shaft, I decided to take the opportunity to upgrade the plane to a brushless setup. Since the new motor is … Continue reading →

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Building a Light, Night Stryker – Part 1

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Mark

Seems I’ve always got another project in mind in the basement. My latest is a ‘light’ Stryker. Where most modify their Strykers for speed, a few go the other direction: building a Stryker that’s as light and slow as possible. … Continue reading →

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Stryker Motor bearing going out

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Mark

It looks like something’s failing in the motor on my Stryker. I’m looking at a cheap and easy replacement. I’ve had the Turnigy 2835 2700kV motor recommended as a good replacement for the stock motor. If I ever get $20 together … Continue reading →

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Glider Down – the crash of the Night Radian

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mark

Well, Getrude had her first major crash today. It was pitch dark – 11PM – to boot. I was night flying my Radian from my usual pitch black field in the middle of nowhere. I was climbing out after launch … Continue reading →

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Playing with Gyre – Detrum GY48V

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Mark

I wanted to play with gyro stabilization, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money or do a lot of thinking. A little internet research indicated that the cheapest useful gyro was probably the  Detrum GY48V piezo headlock … Continue reading →

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Hard Candy – Parkzone F-27C Stryker

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Mark

This is my new Stryker. I bought the naked fuselage and fins online, and transferred the electronics and etc. from my old, crashed Stryker. The motor immediately began going out (of course.) My current setup is: Venom V40 3125Kv brushless … Continue reading →

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