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Product for removing water from glow fuel?  Hey!

I found your page via a google search, and love the loads of
info, but I was hoping you could help a friend of mine and I out with a
problem....

Sig Kadet Seniorita buid time?  I am building a kadet seniorita for my senior project and was wondering about how long it will take to build it from a kit.

Airfoil Question  Let me see if I have this correct. If air moving over the top surface of the wing must travel a longer distance than the air under the wing, therefore ...

Nitro car goes full speed when first started Please help?  I recently got a new pull start and fitted it on the car. And put some fuel in and tried starting it.
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It took a while and then ...

Dx5e and Dx6i  Hi I fly an apprentice and I was wondering what the settings are on the 5e when switched to low so I can copy them to my 6i can anyone help. thanks

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What Firebird is a good beginner plane?  I want to give RC flying a try with my 9 year old for this Christmas.
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What Firebird model(s) would you recommend for a 45 and ...

Cleaning the Fuel Tank of Thunder Tiger Trainer 40  Greetings Pilots,

I recently recieved a old thunder tiger trainer 40 that had been sitting 3 years with 1/4 fuel in the tank. also, the fuel looks very ...

center of gravity dehavlin beaver  how far back from le is the cg for the dehavlin beaver.

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Covering a Hobbico Superstar trainer  Can someone explain how to cover the wings on my hobbico superstar,i am having problems with the wing tips.

Thanks Ron.

sharpredvette@aol.com

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Brushless Motor Specifications  If I may comment on your "Understanding Motor Specifications" section:

Actually, Kv is exactly the amount of voltage produced for the number of rpms ...

Centre of Gravity of low wing and biplane  Hi

My questions is, how do you check the c of g for a low wing(mustang) and Biplane(pitts), is it the same as for a high wing?

Regards

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Kadet Senior landing gear  I have modified my Kadet Senior for electric power.It flies great!
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However ,with my 14/8 prop I frequently cut grass when the ...

4 blade prop selection  I have a House of Balsa P 51 kit. I am about to build and purchased a TR 35-36C Brushless Motor.

Flying weight will be approx 1250 Gr.
Wingspan 43"...

how to build RC planes at home?  How to make a rc plane in my home ?


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super cub LP reciever??  so i just bought a super cub rc airplane, and as soon as i plug the battery in the motor goes on full bore, would this be a bad receiver?
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How far can rc airplanes fly?  Hello,how far and how high rc models can flight?
thanks



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Where to fly RC plane in San Diego, CA?  new to computers and rc planes. where can I fly my plane (first flite) in san diego,CA?



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48 in long leading and trailing edges  Does any know where i can buy 48 in long edges?
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I built a 92 in P 38 ten years ago and want to build a more to scale one but can'...

how to build RC plane?  my Question is how to build RC plane at home?




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RC airplane pulls left when taxiing  Im new, my RC plane pulls left on taxi, is there any thing I can do?




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Spektrum DX7 Radio Help  I have a spektrum DX7 transmitter and AR7000 receiver.

My receiver was working fine, but now it blinks once and then does nothing when you turn it ...

Robart air retact system  Bought a Top Flite 1/7 scale P51 used off of RC Universe. Comes with air retracts, but do not know how to use them.

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I bought ...

Sizing the battery and servos for an RC airplane   Hello,

How can I size the proper type of battery, per electric motor. I see a 24xRC 1700. What does that mean?
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The proper ...

Spares for Hobbico Nexstar R/C Trainer Airplane?  I just recently purchased the Hobbico Nexstar R/C Trainer Airplane w/Flight Simulator and would want your advise on spares I should purchase. I'm new to ...

CanI build a glider with rudder only without ailerons?  I am making a glider for the first time. I have given a dihedral
angle of 10 degrees, so I plan to control only the elevator and rudder as the
dihedral ...

crrc pro 50cc engine on hanger 9 260  question

i have crrc pro 50cc engine on hanger 9 260 want to hook up throttle linkage. the return spring puts pressure on the servo.

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DIY Radio Control Planes  Would anyone be able to tell me where I can purchase the plans to build my own R/C plane?
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Also could anyone tell me how to either ...

LIPO Packs C rating in parallel  I want to know if the overall C rating goes up if you hook up two or more batteries in parallel assuming that the batteries have the same specs or does ...

Glow plug gadget  While watching a fly-in in Los Angeles 30 yrs ago I saw a plane that had a gadget on the glow plug.

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when the plane slowed ...

airplane engine  Do you have any rc airplane engine that can be use as a very small airplane engine carrying about 160 pound max?




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gas rc plane  looking to get my feet wet in rc gas airplane..

i fly nitro now but would like to see if i can handle gasoline RC airplane engines...


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diesel fuel vs nitro fuel for RC airplanes  i keep seeing people use and talk about using diesel fuel instead of nitro fuel in their RC airplane engines. Whats the deal here?
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tips on how to repair the nose of my RC airplane  Hello pilots,

i have a little experience in rc flying but not enough,i have a pt-40 trainer i have just bought about 4 weeks ago and i practiced ground ...

How does a 3-channel RC airplane roll without ailerons?  I have seen 3-channel rudder/elevator rolls.

How does a 3-channel RC airplane roll with rudder/elevator only?




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How long can a typical RC airplane fly?  Hello,

I would just like to know the duration for which an ordinary, amateur style RC
plane can fly?


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need help with my kwik fill fuel ,pt40 trainer .40  i just got a kwik fill fuel set up. i installed it and the only place i had to put it was under the engine on the side of the cowl.
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Help with a Nexstar ARF conversion to electric  Hi.

I'm a brand new "newbie" to the hobby & I need some direction.

I bought a Hobbico Nexstar ARF & I want to build it with electric power. I've ...

RC Electric Motor cutting out  I just bought a Super Cub with all stock parts. After charging the battery for an hour or so, until the light stopped flashing, I put the plane together ...

what brushless motor to use  I have a P51 mustang that came with a glow engine.

I want to convert to a brushless electric motor, how do I calculate what motor to use?
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my showtime brushlessmotor  hi, john saunders here.

could you help me i have a showtime rc plane with a nice largish brushless motor, not sure on what type was install when got ...

which speed controler  How do I know how many amp speed controller I need?



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Fults front nose gear  I want to change the front nose gear and wheel that comes on most planes, to a fults nose gear.
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From the pictures, they (the fults)...

Spinner sizes for large propellers  I am using an 18 x 6 Prop on a Saito 1.80. It seems like all the spinners I see do not have a large enough cutout for the prop blades. I had a plastic ...

Hobbico Nexstar front nose wheel assembly   The nose wheel (the front wheel and its arm attachment)is bent.
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I can't find the part listed even with the manufacturer (Hobbico ...

Spektrum radio binding problem  Has anyone experienced a problem trying to bind a Spektrum radio with the airplane when the airplane receiver is turned on after the transmitter box?
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Lipo cell capacity in series  If Two cells of 3.7v are connected in series, but having different capacities (3700ma AND 4400ma)the would there be any problem.

Thanks

A reply to ...

Cirrus servos  Will the Cirrus servos work in the Futaba systems?


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Note on Parkzone T-28  If you try to fly the T-28 too slow she will Stall and spin out. I lost two of these before realizing what I was doing.


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Need a list of good RC airplane trainers  I TRIED THIS HOBBY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. BUILT A GAS POWERED PLANE, THEN COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE PERSON THAT WAS SUPPOSSED TO GUIDE ...

Where to buy RC airplane kits  Hey,

I want to start off by saying that I've been to many websites about RC planes and yours by FAR is the most helpful. So thank you.
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Micro RC propulsion systems for paper airplanes  Warning, this is a bit out of the box!

I've been designing and building near scale (for lack of a better term) paper airplane models for many years....

Setting up an electric rc airplane  Hey - Nice website, here's hoping I can get some help :-)

First off, I'm pretty new to the sport - I had a few 2-channel gliders which I used to fly ...

Please help me get started with RC airplanes  Thanks for your pages. They are the ONLY help I have found so far.

I purchased RealFlight 4.5 simulator and their instruction is of NO help. The guy ...

Help with remote control airplane school project  Hi,

My name is Russell and i am a student.. One of my project work this semester is to build a remote control aircraft, which should be able to take ...

Finally back in the RC airplane hobby  Hello,

I had a few glow powered planes when I was kid...about 15 years ago...
Cox models, which has since gone out of business.
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Help with Site Build It Reference  Hi Matt,

I am checking up on how I can build my own website and earn some money as a sideline - I was injured at work. I thought that SBI looked like ...

Brushless Motors heresy  "The quickest way to tell the difference between a canned motor and a brushless motor is to count the number of wire leads. All brushless RC motors have ...

RC Airplane Stand  I just built this plane stand for about $ 22.00. and it works,

If you need plans e-mail me for them, gethighhobbies@yahoo.com

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MY HOBBY SHOP   HERES MY HOBBY FOR ALL THE PIC.

E-MAIL ME AT gethighhobbies@yahoo.com

BAD ESC FROM THUNDER POWER  Thunder Power esc battery, 2100, you might as well just BUY the cheapp stuff, it's all the same thing...

I am MAD!

ALL THEY SAY IS SORRY,


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j-3 cub  well

i,m looking to put together a j-3 cub. prefer a .15,.25 scale plane kit.
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any advice to what plane to get as a second plane ...

cleaning your RC airplane  In the website you mention cleaning the plane with paper towels. but they sratch the surface of the solar film. The best method is to go supermarket and ...

What is a good second RC airplane?  Just wanted some advice on the next step up.

I have had a Super Cub electric for some time now and although it has been a great plane, I am getting ...

Electric BH T-28?  I am building the BH T-28. I bought it at hobbypeople.net. Anyone flying it electric?

New to RC Flying  Extremely good site!

Have read a lot, learned a lot.

What some people don't realize, this sport is very involved and technical. But I'm hooked, started ...

How I became an RC junkie  The first time I saw RC flying I was 5 or 6 years old. That would be 1961 or 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Had a couple of neighbors that were into ...

My First RC Flight  I flew control line when i was a kid. I never had the money for r/c.

Recently my son came across an r/c plane and was learning how to fly courtesy ...

Nitro Car Tires Don't go round?   Hi

I have already put two questions on. I am not very good with nitro cars. I started it up and it cut out the i did it again and pressed the throttle ...

R/C warplane armament for dogfight  Would like to find out where to obtain armament to fit to R/C warplane for purpose of dogfights.
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Also please to advise what kind ...

Help with a Nexstar ARF conversion to electric  Hi.

I'm a brand new "newbie" to the hobby & I need some direction.

I bought a Hobbico Nexstar ARF & I want to build it with electric power. I've ...

Is there an RC airplane market?  We recently had a close family friend pass and got willed lots of rc plane stuff, from aluminub casts to make fuselages to old single stick and ham band ...

How I became an RC Addict!  Hi, My name is Matt(they guy who works on this site), and I'm an RC Airplane Addict!
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It was at a family cookout for the fourth ...

New RC airplane kits manufacturing company  Hello , after 25 years in this hobby, i start a new venture : www.amr-rc.com
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building radio control aircraft kits

Michel

Aluminum Spinner  I want to buy an aluminum spinner and I do not know what I have to buy. I have a Goldberg Tiger .60 with an OS 61FX. and a 12x6 propeller and a Seagull ...

Free Flight Squirrel Airplane!  It's not a Scale Model but it can be used to hook your non modeling friends because it's so simple it builds in 9 minutes! Flies very well!

Videos ...

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