Welcome to the Australia Regional Forum

[Mike Parsons]

This forum is for our neighbors across the pond. Good Winds!

[watt_the?!]

cool!..ill get the word out.

hopefully they will support it but itll take time to change old habits..

tim

[n1troboy]

nice work guys. Nice to have a place that we can call home

cheers

Andrew M

[Son of Paleface]

I think yes Tim , anyway I hope its a go'er

Ian

[bigleague]

Hi to all of the other blokes.
I seems like a great place tp meet and rave about our hobby.

Bigleague

[tocix]

Evenin all Oz WattFlyer's

Hi people's
what about some saturday or sunday group Fly Time
If any one is from the near surrounding suburbs and wants to fly with a group, please post your thoughts for all Oz Wattflyers.
Any ground is good ground for flying in my opinion.

Anyhoo hope that we can get a group running
Im flying every weekend 5 mins from my house but willing to travel to meet new people and learn new trix.

Venom 3D
Eflite Ultimate 3D
Electrify Turmoil

remeber this,today will be tommorow yesterday

[kgfly]

G'Day

[DamianWalker]

Hello Oz WattFlyers.

Local Canberra park flyer here, flying at Aranda oval 7:00am most Friday mornings. I own a Slow Stick, Easy Star and Rainbow. Soon to own a GWS Me109 and an E-Flite p-47D.

Cheers
Damian

[virtual]

anyone from perth ? oO

[watt_the?!]

woah !! nice to see you guys!...WF have been extremely good to give us this place to call home- we are first cab off the rank too!...personally i think it is needed because the open for all forums really dont cater for us down under- yet we still want to know what is going on around the globe...so now we can stay in touch locally and not miss out on the global scene at the same time!

good on ya cobbers...lol..

[Joe41]

Hi everyone from Bendigo
Joe

[up_ya_go]

Well Hi there Damian !!!! and howdy also Joe !!!!
Cheers
Ray

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Ah, Gday mates,
Hello Tim, wheres ya bin?and your right we'll have to drive this from this side of the globe to get it rolling but its a great thing wattflyer has given us. As for son of Paleface, when you coming past for a coffee? the shop aint the same with out you keeping the seats warm.
Now, I'm a current member of the Strathalbyn club but also do a fair amount of park flying with all kinds of stuff from small electric parkflyers to silly over powered gliders and a fair amount of heli flying too, I also as a hobby retailer run once a month indoor flying in my hometown and then have a commitment to help out at another about a half hour from home so its a busy life but somebody has to do it.;)
Currently I'm building a Jr voyager e heli to put in to an awesomley airbrushed scale bell 222(I wish i could say I painted it but sad to say I did pay to get it done) and when I can find my camera cord I'll post a picture or two, I'm also flying pattern in sportsman after a 23 year break from competitive stuff and loving the challenge just wish I could get out and practice to really make the most of it.
I look forward to hearing what is other peoples interests around the great southern land and hope this forum flourishes.
TTFN
Alexis
I'll fly anything if you'll hand me your transmitter!&%$:rolleyes:

[West-Oz]

G,day from Ravensthorpe,WA. (600km East of Perth, 200km from the nearest club.)
I fly two aircraft presently. One is a bone stock powered Ego Cessna 182 which I use to keep my skills up to fly my YS 140 3HP powered CMPro FW190. I fly both at their (radically different) limits.
FYI, the Cessna with its lack of power and its poor surface centralising is harder to fly than the FW 190, but for $200 with radio its a good deal compared to the $2000 FW which also requires a huge landing area.
May this forum grow!
West-Oz

[airmail wf]

Well Hi there Damian !!!! and howdy also Joe !!!!
Cheers
Ray

Hey Ray, How about this a thread for all you guys "Down Under" in the land of "OZ":D

Terry

[up_ya_go]

Hey Ray, How about this a thread for all you guys "Down Under" in the land of "OZ":D

Terry

Hey there Terry !!!
Yes this thread should be well supported as word gets around , and it will be great to have for this part of the world !
You did well to spot it mate !! Incidently the "little guys" have booked a seat on the Rainbow when she's up and running !!!
cheers
Ray :)

[paranoia]

I’m from the city of churches, but live in the OC......

[airmail wf]

Hey there Terry !!!
Yes this thread should be well supported as word gets around , and it will be great to have for this part of the world !
You did well to spot it mate !! Incidently the "little guys" have booked a seat on the Rainbow when she's up and running !!!
cheers
Ray :)

Hey Ray let me know what they find on the other end of that Rainbow.:D

Terry

[Mighty Wings Australia]

So tell us Paranoia what part of this beutiful place did you fly when you were here?

[paranoia]

all my gear was on 72hz (for the US) but now i have the 2.4g system, i'll have to bring a plane next time i come home to Adelaide.

I've only been flying since i've been here Orange, CA. I've been here in the US for 9.4yr, i didn't have any plane money when i was back in ADL. and used to build static detailed models....

[Don Sims]

Not only do you Aussies have your own thread but you have your own forum to go to town in! http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=96

Welcome to the site gents!

[watt_the?!]

I’m from the city of churches, but live in the OC......

my home town...the most under-rated city in Australia....and we like it like that.lol.

:)

[watt_the?!]

all my gear was on 72hz (for the US) but now i have the 2.4g system, i'll have to bring a plane next time i come home to Adelaide.

I've only been flying since i've been here Orange, CA. I've been here in the US for 9.4yr, i didn't have any plane money when i was back in ADL. and used to build static detailed models....

can you say hi from me to the tuttles?

lol. got me some friends in LA from this wonderfull world of RC. Russ Ahlberg who makes scale EDF F35s and F14s there- you should look him up.

tim

[paranoia]

haha, it's a small world!!! i know Russ well, i work with him haha, say is that your picture on the http://www.oakdaleaircraft.com/ web site with his F35? He said he worked with someone from Adelaide.



fyi, 'American Chopper', and the Tuttles are not from or filmed in OC california. OCC is in Rock Tavern, N.Y. state

[watt_the?!]

we used his fuse for some vtol work and that F35 is my mate's balsa/ply version and YF22 prototype actually...very small world indeed!

lol.

Tim

[up_ya_go]

Hey Ray let me know what they find on the other end of that Rainbow.:D

Terry

LOL ..... may even be that proverbial "pot o gold " ... with some luck !!!
Ray :cool:

[airmail wf]

LOL ..... may even be that proverbial "pot o gold " ... with some luck !!!
Ray :cool:

Some where over the Rainbow.

[pldaniels]

Hey everyone... nice to see another Aussie thread here on Wattflyer :)

Do I have to do the "big introduction" or does everyone pretty much know who I already am? (Now I'm being presumptious aren't it :D )

Paul.

[pldaniels]

So, what's everyone doing this holiday?

I'm thinking of powering up the SlowStick and giving my wife some more time in the air... while also conjuring up ways to make my Seether drop bombs -and- close the bay doors again.

[up_ya_go]

Nice Rainbow Terry !!!!

Hi Paul ... good to see you have found this new thread . Goodness with the likes of ... What_The (Tim) ...and yourself in here ... I'm sure those of us still trying to learn about all this stuff .. will sure benifit and enjoy this thread as it developes !!
Quiet weekend ahead for me ... but looking forward to a nice family BBQ and picnic with the Grankids on Sunday.
Have a good and safe Easter everyone
God speed !!!
Ray

[pldaniels]

Just got back from the park, teaching my wife how to fly on the SlowStick - alas it was slightly gusty and there's something not quite -right- with the ESC at the moment, or the motor... or the wiring. Anyhow, looks like I'll have to give things a bit of a strip-down and cleaning.

Paul.

[up_ya_go]

Wow Paul ... you are a very game man by golly !!! setting out to teach the managing director to fly is a very risky thing to do !!!! Full marks mate ... a real gutsy move !!!
Let us know of your survival score .... and do you get to sleep in the house as normal ... or out in the dog house ????? Tee Hee
cheers
Ray

[pldaniels]

Ray,

She enjoyed the flight she had the other week - but today the weather was a little more gusty (ie, gusts up to 3~5km/hr :D ). Also, the ESC/motor was playing up and despite the ESC showing "power to the motor" the motor simply refused to kick over until I wiggled everything and it was running again - most confusing and she started getting that "I'm bored look".

To make things even more thrilling, the motor decided to eject itself at one point in the flight... at least I didn't have to twist those wires up again :| Fortunately the rubber bands holding the 2S2200 lipo also were holding the motor wires so the motor didn't move too far and hence the CG was still "flyable".

Tonight I replaced the wires and the connectors (Deans Ultra) for the ESC and motor, let's hope that it flies okay tommorow :) (I think it's a bit too soon to have her flying the Seether )

Paul.

[up_ya_go]

that's great then Paul .... everyday we survive with a tick in the box is great eh !!! I take it you have escaped the "sleeping out with the dog " thing .. so you really are indeed a genius .... but when she who must be obeyed is flying the Seether .... then mate ... you better be real careful !!! LOL
cheers
Ray

[paranoia]

what_the!?

so where is your flying fields at then, are you in a club?

[watt_the?!]

I must admit that my flying has been severely cut back since my daughter was born...i fly at a nearby paddock but have taken a look at the RAAF base's club recently and might join up there....not exactly ideal though for electrics..

[pldaniels]

Hey everyone,

Managed to get some time on the GWS Mini-DF before the sun went down today, about 10 minutes all up. Fortunately the wind wasn't very strong outside so I managed to do some FFF without slamming into things and breaking parts :)

Paul.

[psion854]

Hi everyone, just wanted to say im new to rc. Always had an interest but never did much about it till now. Just bought a Blade CX2, and am having a blast. Fly it outside at about 6.45am b4 i start work - best time nice and still. It's great to fly. Anyway just thought id say hi from Adelaide

[pldaniels]

I think we need a bit more chattering in here :)

What's everyone working on lately?

I'm trying to get a GWS Beaver and DC-3 finished.

... and design a new balsawood kit for MountainModels.


paul.

[West-Oz]

Welcome Psion 854, do you have an easier name? What is a Blade cx2 and was it your first model? Are you self taught?
Does anyone out there know if I can add an extra cell to the seven cell NMH pack in my EGO 182? There is room for it but Im not sure if the rx etc can handle the extra power? Has anyone converted the EGO 182v to run on lipos or uprated the motor etc. As you can tell, I am relatively new to Electrics having flown IC forever.
Tim.

[kgfly]

G'day Tim,

A Blade CX2 is a small twin rotor coaxial RTF heli.

http://www.modelflight.com.au/eflite/eflite_blade_cx_2_helicopter.htm

It comes with a 2.4GHz spread spectrum radio (Spektrum brand) and is an excellent first heli. It is best suited to indoors but can be flown in dead calm outdoors. Range is intentionally limited to under 100m which is not a real limitation since you couldn't possibly see it well enough to fly it more than 30m away anyway.

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Hi west oz,
I cant remember if the ego 182 can cope with extra cells but I would think so, what I can tell is that with a cheapy 400 size brushless and lipo I had a ball flying one a while back fitted with a set of GWS floats, with the motor I used it could r.o.g from wet grass with out a problem and even with the extra drag and weight of the flaots it was very capable of nice inverted flight and other great non scale aerobatics. I'm told the radio in them is now quite good unfortunately the first batch we sold through the shop suffered from inferior radio and tarnished my view a little, I met with the ego guys at toy fair and found them to be a good bunch of straight guys and believe they have done everything in their power to sort out their early radio issues.
the ego cessna is agreat flying model thats for sure,
regards
Alexis

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Hi Paul,
I like your designs I have spent quite while studying your slipso design, and if work didn't get in the way I would be geeing up my flying mates to build a batch for match racing, they look like they would be a blast.
as for the beaver and DC3 I have a dc3 I part covered in in world models light tex and I think it looks quite nice, I'll see if I can attach apic for you here,
good luck to you,
regards
Alexis

[West-Oz]

Thanks kgfly.
Alexis,can you enlighten me as to the radio problems with the 182? I quite often get glitches when I am flying and suspect the conection for the battery is el cheepo. Have bought some deans plugs but am saving them for the moment.
I really like the look of the Electric Shock reviewed in the latest Airbourne mag. I used to fly a Sig fazer .40 for many years and the Electric shock looks like a nice step up. Can anyone recommend the Electric Shock? I got caught out once believing a mag review about a fun fly profile plane. It turned out to be a heavy shoddy dog of a thing, so now I only go on word of mouth from fellow flyers as to quality of stuff on the market.
Tim.

[psion854]

Welcome Psion 854, do you have an easier name? What is a Blade cx2 and was it your first model? Are you self taught?
Does anyone out there know if I can add an extra cell to the seven cell NMH pack in my EGO 182? There is room for it but Im not sure if the rx etc can handle the extra power? Has anyone converted the EGO 182v to run on lipos or uprated the motor etc. As you can tell, I am relatively new to Electrics having flown IC forever.
Tim.

Just call me Boz if its easier. I see someoine else answered what a BladeCX2 is. Yes Im self taught and love flying it. Im 43yrs old and when I was in my teens I got the building bug and built a gas rc trainer. I never flew it but enjoyed building it (I gave it away).
Now i have a young son that is interested in planes so I have been exposed to the new electric technology (unbelievable what can be done now)

I am looking at buying a ego Cessna 182. Are they any good as I have read some bad posts in the forums like bad glitches and esc etc.

I was looking at a Hobbyzone Super Cub but there electronics sound crap. Would really like some help in deciding on a good first decent plane.

Regards

Boz

[pldaniels]

Alexis,

Hopefully the design was sufficiently appealing to your desires :)

A lot of the time my designs are very much a TLAR inspiration and I chip away at it from there. Most revisions on the designs have more to do with making the build process simpler or more accurate (laser cutting opens up many avenues).

Paul.

[West-Oz]

Hi Boz
Coincidently I am a '63 model as well!!!!!
I like my 182, mostly for its scale looks. It flies reasonably well. It tends to be a little difficult in four channel mode as it does not level out laterally very well due to the ailerons not self centering properly. It uses wires in tubes to activate the ailerons via a single servo and the ailerons tend to require constant correction to maintain level lateral control.
The power is just sufficient providing the batteries are in tip top condition. Rolls, loops from a shallow dive and inverted flight is possible. With care, it can be thrown around pretty well.
I considered using the spare three channel wing to make a motor glider version by stretching the wing by about 300mm after catching a few thermals with the standard wing!
The only mods I have made so far is to sand off all the mold dimples from the foam fuse and wings, adding tape covers to all the hinge gaps and taping over a molded in channel that runs from tip to tip on top of the wing.
I also fitted a pop stick under the rear of the wing to correct a climbing problem under power. Inverted flight was improved by this mod also.
Value for money it is a good deal, especially if the afore mentioned radio problems are resolved now.
I went for the 4 channel version and got an extra batt pack to get a couple of flights in each time.
I am not sure if I would recommend it as a plane for a beginner. Providing you have a very big field, pull it up gently but get plenty of altitude and you may be OK. Obviously, instruction and buddy flying with an experienced flyer is the ideal scenario.
Perhaps the three channel version would be lighter and less complicated to fly?
Tim.

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Evening Boz,
Just to throw my two bobs worth in here, since you have a blade, have a look at the quality of it, that will give you an idea of what to expect with a super cub, all comes from the Horizon Hobby group. I can't say I like the radio that comes with the cub, but not for any quality reasons, only because the set up is really dedigned to stay in the cub and not be transported off to the next project once its finished with, what I will say is that because of the conection to horizon I mentioned earlier I don't think you can fault the flying of a super cub it is brilliant and looks fantastic in the air and uses very lettle power to maintain flight something I cant say about a lot of trainer packages, I have flown many of them and find that they are very able to maintain height and perform nicely at just under half throttle leaving plenty of reserve and keeping good duration. A word of advice about the so called anticrash technology, it does work but only if the aircraft has enough height to recover, in other words don't turn it on at launch and expect it to teach you to fly, instead launch it and keep your elevator hand in your pocket and let the power and the wing gain you some altitude then you can turn on the anticrash if you start to have trouble gaining control of your new addiction, I have seen what happens when people turn it on and launch and the result looks terrible because part of the inbuilt recovery system is that the power is cut until level flight is returned, so if you launch poorly and the the motor cuts to help recover the bad attitude the aircraft has been put into by that poor launch you have very short unsatisfying flights, and it is in my opinion a nice flying model.
I hope this helps you with your decisions, I will let somebody with newer than 12 month old experience of the cessna tell you if their radio is any good because my experience of the early stuff was that it had virtually no range and glithcing was constant not just a rare occurance, as I said earlier though I don't want to bag a product that may well be now sorted, that would be unfair to the people who have done hard work to fix up the problem.
regards
Alexis,

[Fugitive_Bill]

Hi,

Great idea for Australia to have its own thread, hopefully when 'WE' ask a question we can get local general info. (ie products we've HEARD of!!)

I'm at Prospect (near Parramatta) and fly at a local park (Penrith) on Sundays.

The cars have their track and we have our strip, when cricket is'nt being played.

Here's what I fly when I go out there...
http://www.sportssyndications.com/pitts/pitts.htm

And fly my heli's sometimes, but I mainly keep then to the backyard.
Got a Walkere #22 & #36 they are fun, but I can't cut loose yet, like I can with planes.

Contact me pvt mail if you want to know exactly where we fly and see if we'll be that day (Sundays only - normally 4pm till dark)

We've never had trouble with council as there are only a few of us (up a 12 max show up, but that might change) and the electrics are so quiet, people hardly take a second glance.

Problem is the only two flying fields in zillion miles (Luddondairy and Vineard) membership is full. (and expensive)

And it's all just political for me.

Regards Bill.

[West-Oz]

Hi Alexis
Can you recall what size lipo was used in the Cessna and if it fitted into the 182 without mods to the battery cage? Was the original RX and esc used?
I flew the 182 again this morning and it really does need more power. Even allowing for the fact that I also fly a plane with close to 3HP it really is not comfortable.
Tim.

[skippy0708]

Hi there!!

I'm new to flying and new to this website. My g/f bought me an Ego Cessna 182 for Christmas and I've built it but my trouble is, trying to find someone to take me out for a few lessons. I've tried a few different contacts and even ran into some guys down at the flying field in Rosebud who gave me a name but everyone's either too busy or I run into dead ends.

I'm in the south eastern suburbs Victoria but would be willing to travel, if it meant some lessons. Would even be willing to buy lunch or a beer or two.

HELP!

[psion854]

Thanks West-Oz and Mighty Wings Australia for your replys. I emailed ego and they inform me that they have fixed all the problems with the radio (now 36mh) and new esc 30A automatic.

Also I was driving to work this morning and saw a Hobbyzone Super Cub flying in the parklands. I stopped and chatted to the owner. You are right it looks fantastic in the air.
The owner was a complete newbie and has smashed it up fairly well but it still flies great. He said it is pretty easy to fly.

What to do - I just read on another forum that the Multiplex Eazystar is a really good unit to buy. Will have to see

Thanks again

Boz

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Hi Boz,
I'm a bit of a multiplex fan so if your thinking down that path its hard to go past the Mini Mag, really nice tough elapor high wing aileron trainer,
I'm flying the acromastr at the moment and cant get enough of it, I've a lot of them and the customers that have them are saying whens the next batch coming as they want to buy a back up one to keep at home incase the worst happens and they smash up the one they have. i know I'll be keeping a spare stashed somewhere for when mine eventually dies its awesome.
regards,
Alexis

[psion854]

Hi Alexis,

Is the Minimag bought as a complete kit or do you have to buy the plane then the radio gear. How much is it.

Boz

[Phrozius]

Hi all, Ben here from Toowoomba QLD. nice to meet everyone one!

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Hi Boz,
At the moment the Mini mag, is an airframe and motor, I do complete packages also including brushless upgrades if thats what the customer wants, if you want pricing, give me a call at the shop or drop me an email on flyin@chariot.net.au and I'll reply asap, It can take a while for me to get back to you if you need to leave a message on the shop phone as I'm a one man operation in the shop, email can get you a faster response often,I can send email whilst servicing customers cant return calls with shop a full.
regards
Alexis

[tocix]

Evening Boz,
regards
Alexis,

hi Alexis
im wondering if your store has any Micro stuff
the plane is small wing span about 50cm
length 44cm foamy
it weighs about 30 grams no motor servos or batt
if you can get any of the micro stuff mentioned above would be a great help or any1 else
i can source these parts from US but postage is a killer
thanx all
:)

[Mighty Wings Australia]

Hi tocix,
Yes I can help with your requests,
here's my 2 email address' alexiss@chariot.net.au or flyin@chariot.net.au I would rather keep my commercial interests directly on the group to a minimum, drop me a line and I'll be very willing to help.
regards
Alexis

[Mighty Wings Australia]

In line with my last post I would like to turn the topic of disscussion towards a thought I have been working on lately, would anybody be interested in a semi scale electric pylon race with the feel of the old goodyear racers, things like cassut, shoestring etc?? I'm thinking of a 3 cell lipo max and perhaps a control prop so that we can have close tight racing at an affordable price,I'll attach a couple pics of the type of aircraft I'm talking about to help those who aren't sure what I mean.
Lets hear your thoughts guys,
regards
Alexis

[kgfly]

Well they are small, but I think they'll need at least 4S :p

[stinkweed007]

Greetings to the Australian crew... I wonder if you might want to participate in this project... Project Globetrotter... We want to fly an RC plane around the world... Would really want your help on this one..

http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19141

Stink

[ExtremeRC]

I'm in the south eastern suburbs Victoria but would be willing to travel, if it meant some lessons. Would even be willing to buy lunch or a beer or two.

HELP!

Hey Skippy, where abouts in the SE suburbs are you? send me a PM, I might be able to help you out, I organised a group from the other forum for local flying in Dandenong and we get up to a dozen guys every weekend, should be no problem to check over your plane, maiden it and give you some pointers. Have you been using the sim that comes with the EGO cessna?

[West-Oz]

Hi All
Just a quick update. I modified my Ego 182 to run on a 11.4 3s lipo and am now a real happy camper. It will climb at least 45 degrees out of sight, runs for ages and is a ball in close and fast. It easily handles inverted loops etc :silly: I have had to replace the original motor (brushed 400) once. I considered buying a brushless motor but I will see how the replacement 400 goes as I am finding that I am using the throttle now and can save full throttle for brief bursts.
FYI the plane starts to glitch when the motors start to wear out giving you fair warning.
West-Oz.

[ExtremeRC]

Not much activity in here guys, a few days with no posts! The only way to get a new forum up and active is to post things up and start discussing R/C! :)

Cmon ppl!!

[West-Oz]

Hi extreme rc
My Ego Sim never worked. From memory it loaded ok but the cable interface to the remote did not work (no light showing) I did not bother with it.
West-Oz.
Looking forward to this weather improving! Its been blowing solid here for a couple weeks now.

[ExtremeRC]

here too! and rain every day (which is a good thing).

Did you contact EGO? I used their SIM at the last trade show and it worked very well. Was a USB cable from memory. I do know some ppl have had problems setting up the calibrations etc in FMS, I use the GWS cables for JR radios, they are serial connection and always worked on every PC.

[West-Oz]

Couldn't be bovered. Postage on any warranty problem out here usually costs more than the item concerned. I use the 182 as a real life "flight sim" for my other aircraft anyway.
Any advice on a brushless motor to replace the the motor in the Cessna when it finally dies? I am running a 11.1V 1300mah 3S Lipo through the standard ESC at present.
West-Oz.

[Sky Sharkster]

Hello Alexis, just wanted to reply to your post regarding the "Goodyear" Racing models. I started a post on "High Performance Electrics" a while back; http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16252 to see if there was any interest in just such an event.
Well, it got quite a few "reads" and several replies but I haven't seen many models (photos) posted yet. Franny built a Goldberg "Shoestring" electric conversion (post # 13) and Airhead has good photos of the full-size racing on post # 9.
I did some research for plans/3-views and found several, in various sizes. I love the look of these aircraft and they seem perfect for a model racing event. As you suggested, some sort of power restriction would help keep things reasonably even.
Let me know if you get any interest and I'll do the same! I'm looking towards a Rivets, Ol' Tiger or LiL' Toni in the "speed 400" size range as a scratch build. We're a bit far apart for a race but maybe someday?
Best Wishes,
Ron

[ExtremeRC]

Any advice on a brushless motor to replace the the motor in the Cessna when it finally dies? I am running a 11.1V 1300mah 3S Lipo through the standard ESC at present.
West-Oz.

The cessna you have has the direct drive 400 in it? Without wanting to sound too commercial I have a perfect sized outrunner in my EMAX range that will suit and should also drop into the mount ok too. An APC9045E prop runs at 9 amps for around 600 grams thrust so your battery pack will have an easy time. You can prop up to 1050E for 800 grams thrust at 12 amps.
You can run an 18A brushless ESC or similar without a problem and the flight characteristics will blow you away. If you want to chat more about it just PM me.

[dynomatt]

Hi,

Matt from Canberra here.

Me and a few mates are flying in and around the northside...Belconnen and Gungahlin as often as we can.

I've been flying for years on glow, and am a recent electric convert, but can't go back now.

We have a few of the Dynam Focus 400's and the Cessna off ebay. These are surprisingly capable models. As long as you keep in mind that they are $150 complete (radio, brushless, lipo, charger etc...), they are not bad. Of foam construction, the Focus pulls vertical no problems, and flies quite slowly when requested. Quality is average, but they have proven to be a pretty good second model for a few of my friends.

I also have a World Models EP Voodoo Mustang ARF.

Am also looking to convert my old glow models to electric.

Interesting reading about the club membership issue...we are constantly on the hunt for a reasonable park to fly in that doens't have people, and is not within cooee of houses etc. Weetangera behind the school is looking favourable.

Cheers,
Matt

[Son of Paleface]

Hi,

Matt from Canberra here.

Me and a few mates are flying in and around the northside...Belconnen and Gungahlin as often as we can.

I've been flying for years on glow, and am a recent electric convert, but can't go back now.

We have a few of the Dynam Focus 400's and the Cessna off ebay. These are surprisingly capable models. As long as you keep in mind that they are $150 complete (radio, brushless, lipo, charger etc...), they are not bad. Of foam construction, the Focus pulls vertical no problems, and flies quite slowly when requested. Quality is average, but they have proven to be a pretty good second model for a few of my friends.

I also have a World Models EP Voodoo Mustang ARF.

Am also looking to convert my old glow models to electric.

Interesting reading about the club membership issue...we are constantly on the hunt for a reasonable park to fly in that doens't have people, and is not within cooee of houses etc. Weetangera behind the school is looking favourable.

Cheers,
Matt

G'day Matt , would you guys like to participate in the WG1 project , Click on the link in my signature
All thing being equal...I will be bringing the plane to Canberra and flying with Damian Walker , he's at Murrumbateman
Regards Ian

[dynomatt]

Yeah sure...happy to help!

M

[Son of Paleface]

have you read what its all about ???

[dynomatt]

Only what is in the various threads...is there more I should know?

matt

[Son of Paleface]

have you read these ?

http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19141

[dynomatt]

I'll confess I haven't trawled through the entire thread...but it looks like you've got a Canberra person anyways, so I'll keep in the loop of when you're coming through, and come out for a watch!!

You'd need to get a photo of it with Telstra Tower, or Parliament House in the background...that should be easy enough!!

Cheers,
Matt

[Son of Paleface]

Thats whats planned

[ronchudy]

hi is there anywhere in sydney where they fly indoors???

[pldaniels]

Awfully quiet around here - how's everyone going these days?

[dynomatt]

I'm enjoying my Hawk and my Katana EP.

Got a Twinstar and have ordered a wireless camera, so am keen to get that going.

Turns out August is Canberra's windiest month (apparently) so it hasn't been ideal conditions here.

Matt

[Son of Paleface]

Well i had a great day , just about no wind ,clear sky , sunny , flew all afternoon , my Liberty arf A/P plane trying diff props , AXI 2820-10 , 3s 3200 , 60A esc.........settled on a 11x7apc E , next step ,get the canon 3.2 mp inside ~{:-)

[up_ya_go]

Well SoP, sure sounds like you really did have a great day, can see the smile on ya face even from here !!!!
Will be interested in hearing how you get on with that camera ! (What no BIG earthquake ?)

[Son of Paleface]

Hey , Ray ...R U stalking me....LoL ........no quake today , just fun

[up_ya_go]

Hey , Ray ...R U stalking me....LoL ........no quake today , just fun

Geeeez mate ... didn't ya know stalking = harassment and is reserved for the elite .... for example .... FlyingMonkey !!!! :ws::ws:

[DamianWalker]

I'll confess I haven't trawled through the entire thread...but it looks like you've got a Canberra person anyways, so I'll keep in the loop of when you're coming through, and come out for a watch!!

You'd need to get a photo of it with Telstra Tower, or Parliament House in the background...that should be easy enough!!

Cheers,
Matt
Hi Matt

I'm the Canberra Globetrotter person, but if you want to be invoved I'd be happy to share the involvement. :ws: Let me know.

Cheers
Damian

[Son of Paleface]

Hi Damian , hows the Rainbow going , I got the same motor as you;-) for mine

[DamianWalker]

Hi Damian , hows the Rainbow going , I got the same motor as you;-) for mine
Hey SoP

It's going really well, it's a great motor for the price. It is definately my favourite at the moment. I just wish we didn't have so much wind, so I could get in some more flying time in.

One question though, what battery are you using, 3s or 4s? I'm running a 3s and been thinking of trying a 4s for that little bit extra power.

Cheers
Damain

[Son of Paleface]

mine's not built yet , been flying my Liberty , but will be using a 3s , I dont want it to go vertical...::o:Q

[viggen]

I write to a lot of R/C modelers there and always start with G'day and Later Mate.
To all those from Down Under , we all have gravity and up here it sucks or could be a down draft..north of the equator
JIM

[dynomatt]

G'day Damian,

I'm not particularly fussed...would love to be involved, would equally enjoy just watching it come through Canberra!!

When is it likely to come through?

Matt

[DamianWalker]

I think SoP will be able to give a better answer to that question, but I think overall the plane is traveling slower than first thought.

Cheers
Damian

[Son of Paleface]

Yeah Damian , your rite about that ie traveling slower ect....Stinkweed does'nt seem too concerned...even "Laid-back" about its lack of progress , so at this rate , we'll be flying it in our summer ....IF it gets here at all...:<

[Son of Paleface]

Hey , have you been to that shop in Kambah , Nitrodude ??

[DamianWalker]

Hey , have you been to that shop in Kambah , Nitrodude ??
Yep. Great store, nice people, good prices. It's like walking into a shed that all RC'ers would love to have.

[pldaniels]

Bit quiet around here isn't it :(

What's everyone been up to?

I've been killing braincells with electronics lately :D

Paul.

[DamianWalker]

@Paul: I've actually been watching your YouKnowWatt thread over on RCG. Do you know how long before you'll have one to sell?

Other than that, my flying is now restricted to early morning flying due the the spring winds here in Canberra. And since I have trouble getting out of bed that early on the weekends, there's not much flying atm. :red:

Cheers
Damian

[pldaniels]

Damian,

Could be a little while - I'm running into some teething troubles with it - just not sure of the source/nature of the problem yet. Basically, while i'm getting great voltage readings, my current readings are still bouncing around like a ferret on espresso.

Of course, the YouKnowWatt, like the ESC, are open developments, so other people can step in and make their own too :D

Today I'm busy with making up some more ESCs for orders... and also working on the new Normaliser design (I hate non-linear math :( ).

I know what you mean about getting out of bed ... I generally am doing an 8am -> midnight sort of routine at the moment, however a 6am -> 10pm would be better for me overall.

Paul.

[EDFjet]

This thread active anymore??


Liam :)

[pldaniels]

Seems to be doesn't it :(

[EDFjet]

I guess everyone is now talking at RCG in the Aussie forums there. Still, would be nice to see some more aussie content here.

Oh, buy the way Paul. Don from Dons RC plugged your Slipso400 in a Podcast Called "All Things That Fly" (www.allthingsthatfly.com)

Check out the Dons RC Episode


Liam

[Son of Paleface]

We are still here ... waiting for Stinky again , seems the boys in S Africa , have got cold feet about the cost of sending it to me..........

[astondb9]

Gday guys, only found this thread by accident.:<:. Great idea, though the feedback from the other "Overseas" experts is bloody helpful. :tc:. I'm only new to this gig, though I've been around for over half a century, bought a Twister Chinook a few weeks back, and became hooked on all things RC Electric. Spend have my down time at home surfin looking at new merchandise :silly:, and reading the posts on this site to compare...Anyway, Happy Easter and may the Easter Bilby bring you happy hours in the air..

Cheers and Beers,

Mike:D