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Category Archives: Building
Digital Scale
For weighing my planes and parts, I use a Blade digital scale, for which I paid about $9. It is sometimes a PITA to get the plane balanced over the scale and then a bigger PITA to read the display which … Continue reading
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Nico Hobbies profile F-22
In looking for a home for a leftover 17 gram, 2400kV motor, I happened upon Nico Hobbie’s little profile F-22 and decided to give it a try. The battery ended up very close to the CG of the plane, which I … Continue reading
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Blade Out!
I purchased a Venom V40 motor with an eye toward running it in my Stryker. To get an idea about amp draw, etc., I plugged it into my stock setup, clamped on my stock propeller, advanced the throttle to about … Continue reading
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FauxCote™
FauxCote™ is my name for the packing tape I use as a covering for my R/C planes. It’s a bit of a pun on Econocote and Monocote. (It’s not actually trademarked.) Note: this thin packing tape weighs about 0.7 grams … Continue reading
Katie Bug – junkyard Nutball
I’ve begun fooling around with a Nutball, made from Elmer’s Foam board and the leftover parts from a HobbyZone Mini Super Cub (motor, gearbox and 3-in-1 Rx/ESC/servo board). Had two very shaky flights before parts started falling off. But it … Continue reading
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