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Newest Content -Setting Up a New Plane

Beginners Tech

Help for those new to the RC hobby or veterans looking for a fresh idea

Applying FlyingRC.net FAA Registration Numbers

FIRE!
I sabotage my own (new) RC airplane

Repairing Dumb Damage
The not-so-smart way to generate a How-To story

Spektrum DX9 Dual Rates & Expo on 1 Switch
Once again, I like simple

ROK Metal Polishing Kit
Shinny things capture our attention

Setting Up a New Plane
Leaving the terror on the bench!

Can I Go to Fun Fly’s?
Sure you can, most of the time

Matching Elevator Halves
Getting them to work together

Making a Manual Choke Rod
Cheap, simple to make and low brain-drain easy to use

Making No-Slop Throttle Linkage
No-slop linkage enables a dependable idle

Repairing Hangar 9 10cc Valiant Crash Damage
I stuff one in the ground just to show you how I fix it - Honest

Hinging Control Surfaces
Easy to do and to mess up

Installing Gas Engines on Beam Mounts
Old school my butt, this is college-level decrepit

Installing a Gas Engine
Placement is critical and options are few

Installing a Gas Tank
It doesn’t flush but the plumbing must be right

Installing Horizontal Stabilizers
Precise alignment means your plane won’t fly like a drunken truck

Installing a Pull-Pull Rudder System
Super-tough, light and precise

Installing Servos
Solid basics mean a dependable installation

Drilling Props
Shooting holes square to the hub and indexed correctly

Using Spektrum Flight Modes
Making the Spektrum transmitter “remember”

Air Frame

Fixing Leading Edge Damage

Even I can do it sometimes!

Repairing Hangar 9 10cc Valiant Crash Damage
I stuff one in the ground just to show you how I fix it - Honest

Crunched Rudder Repair
A simple fix for hangar rash to small “incidents”

Now and Then RC Plane Maintenance
Simple checks now can prevent a crash “then”

My Cowl Cutting “System”
I gotta do it my way

Saving a Giant Scale Top Flite P47
A look at the repair process

There’s a Bunch of Dark Inside My Cowl
Frustrations from where the sun don’t shine

Tighten RC Nuts and Bolts
Prevent a stupid way to lose a plane

Sealing Hinge Gaps
Enhance performance and integrity

Building/Setup

Hangar 9 RV-4 Speed-Related Ballooning
Easy "fixes"

The “Best Medicine” Project
I get grounded, you get content

Components and Setup - Aeroworks 50cc Edge 540 ARF
What went where

E-flite Valiant 1.3m Park Flier BNF Basic
Building/setting up an ARF for the best performance

From the Box to Ready for Assembly
Prepping an ARF kit to avoid problems (or disasters) later

FlyingRC.net Giant Scale Build Series
I build an Aeroworks 60cc Freestyle Extra 260 QB-L

RC Pilot Figures
Whimsy vs. Scale

Setting Up a New Plane
Leaving the terror on the bench!

Squaring the Wing
Straight and square equals flying right

Using “Hookers” (to Secure Batteries)
And, get your mind out of the cyber-gutter!

Covering

Covering Maintenance
Taking care of the little things prevents a big ugly

Engine

Elusive Engine Problem
Accidental discovery with an easy fix

Installing a Gas Engine
Placement is critical and options are few

Rebuilding a Gasser Carb
Making my favorite engine my favorite again

Saito Spark Plug Wires Falling Off
A simple fix for retainers that don’t retain

Tight Mufflers – No Gaskets
Permatex Gasket Maker saves the (flying) day

Electrical

Replacing Servo Leads
We broke it, we should fix it, maybe

Sullivan Dynatron Starter
Make engine starting easier and portable

Flying Tips/Techniques

Improving Landing Skills

Practice saves money and is fun.

Setting up CROW on a Spektrum DX-9 or DX-18
Steeper approaches with full control

Flying my Mamba in Stupid-High Winds
Not One of my Better Ideas

Fly Better With the Rudder
Cheating the legal way

Flying RC Off Grass Runways
It doesn’t have to be a problem

The Cheapest Safety Device
I nearly lose a plane without it

Landing Gear

Making Bungee "Springs"
Suspension refinement for Cub-style main gear

Aligning Landing Gear Wheels
Getting rid of those "automatic" brakes...

Wheels Falling Off
Simple problem, complicated damage

Fixing a Ripped-Out Retract
What happens when I whiff a nuts and bolts check

Inconsistent Electric Retracts
A dab of hot glue can be the fix

Warbird Ground Wheels
Because the other wheels left with the wing

Propeller/Spinners

Drilling Props
Shooting holes square to the hub and indexed correctly

Radio

Attempted In-Flight Fire
That’s the best description I can come up with

Curing Stalling Servos
Smart-Fly power management to the rescue

Installing Servos
Solid basics mean a dependable installation

Using Spektrum Flight Modes
Making the Spektrum transmitter “remember”

My Hangar 9 Valiant “Autopsy”
The end of one of my favorite airplanes

Programming a Throttle Lockout on the Spektrum DX6i
It has it's drawbacks but it is safer

Replace the DX6i Throttle Cut Pushbutton with a Toggle Switch
Click you are safe, click you are hurt

Securing Permanent Servo Extensions
Simple and frustration-reducing at the same time

Spektrum DX9 Dual Rates & Expo on 1 Switch
Once again, I like simple

Setting Up Dual Receivers
Low (er) dollar absolute redundancy

Spektrum’s DX9 Wireless Trainer System
Complex inside, super simple for us

Teach Your Spektrum Transmitter to Say What You Want
Yes, I know somebody’s radio will soon fart

Storage/Transport

Ceiling Fuselage Holders
Put them up out of the way and out of danger

Refitting My Continental Cargo Trailer
Chaos had snuck into my airplane hauler

Send Me a Giant DC-3
Part of the FlyingRC.net Texas Bill Squad Steps It Up