tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170017642023-03-21T20:43:08.374-05:00Information on R/C HobbiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17001764.post-1130859383676054062005-11-01T10:30:00.000-05:002005-11-01T10:41:48.056-05:00

Engadget is reporting a Radio Controlled Lincoln Navigator with built in MP3 Player. Available from Toys R Us via Amazon, this 1:6 scale 'ride' has a 7 function radio control. Comes in Black and White. Sa-weet!Engadget backlink.

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Spektrum RC Introduces a new radio system called Spektrum. Their top of the line DX6 transmitter features 10 model memory, dual rates, exponential and a host of other neat ideas. From their website: SPEKTRUM'S DSM TECHNOLOGY In development for over four years, Paul Beard, a leading engineer in the Spread Spectrum industry, designed Spektrum's

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Servos are the electronic - mechanical devices that manipulate the control surfaces of your craft. They make the wheels turn on your car or truck and make the elevator/rudder/ailerons move on your airplane. Servos also control the throttle for acceleration.One thing modelers need to be aware of when selecting a servo for a particular application is the the torque rating of the servo. Use a week

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I am in the process of putting together a weekly RC Hobby podcast. I hope to include RC insiders and enthusiasts. Leave a comment if you have any ideas for interview subjects.Tags: hobbies

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Well back this week with some more exciting industry news.ExtremeFlight is now shipping their Yac 55SP-E in both Plane only and Brushless Combo.The combo is $199 and has Extreme Flight Brushless BL-20 motor, 15 amp ESC, gearbox, prop, spinner, removable landing gear and hardware. Good deal!RTL Fasteners is having a 10% off Fall Sale. Enter code RCG3 at checkout.Hobbytron has an Orinthopter on

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I have been collecting a list of R/C links to feed my daily addiction for all things Radio Controlled. So, like any good pusher, I thought I'd share some of the best ones here.The best resource I have found is RC Groups. On R/C Groups you'll find all kinds of forums relating to everything from Cars, Boats, Airplanes etc. A very friendly place to get advice about just about anything.Another great

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Builders prefer to build from a "kit." Others, like me, prefer to put together an ARF or Almost Ready to Fly plane. Still others like to open a box, charge the battery (or fill the tank) and start flying (RTF or Ready To Fly). Which is better? While you can be sure of the quality of anything you build yourself (good or bad) today's ARF's and RTF's are fantastic flying machines.When looking at a

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Hobby People are having a sale on Phase Three models. Check out their 370 size J-3 Cub.Sola Scooters is offering RTF ESky HoneyBee Helicopters on ebay. These are fully acrobatic CCPM helis and are LiPo powered! Biddding usually tops out at around $120-150. This is simply the best deal out there if you want to get into heli flying. Check out their video too - 3D heli flight! (NOTE: Heli flying

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Sometimes, great flying planes come to a bad end due to unforeseen acts of nature or human failure. If it was avoidable, then you can learn a lesson and, hopefully, never repeat it. If it was simply an "act of God" then you pick up the pieces and move on. What is harder to loose, an expensive plane that is a so-so flyer or an inexpensive on that flies fantastic? I think it depends on the

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I'm thinking about why I write this blog and who may be reading it some day. Maybe you are a newbie, maybe an old fart, maybe 'just looking'. This post is for those 'just looking'.You may be asking why would anyone want to do this. Or, maybe you are interested in getting started in this hobby. Here is a list of reasons that I have found that make it a worthwhile endeavor. It's fun. It takes

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Everything in R/C flying is optional - except landing. This takes some forward thinking. You can take off in 15 mph winds but your landing will be tougher. You can try to fly inverted, but you may land earlier than you had hoped (and at a orientation that is hard on your model).That said, get a model that can allow you to make a few errors in judgement. I mentioned before that my second airplane

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Oh sure, there are a LOT of things I could get (and have been) hooked on. I never thought "toys" would be one of them. It started one day after seeing a friend (we'll call him Larry) toss a new Parkzone F-27 Stryker in the air and do some amazing things with it. Looked like fun. Now I've always wanted to learn to fly but never had the funds. I found an Acipeter Badius for sale by Raidentech and

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