John Falconer
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I have bought the Hitec Variometer and the advanced sensor station and attempted to use them connected to a Optic 7 RX in my Multiplex Cularis glider. I have an Eclipse 7 Pro TX which Hitec say is compatible with all their telemetry sensors. However, I am not receiving any beeps when I fly Is the variometer really compatible with the Eclipse 7 Pro? Has anyome successfully used one of these variometers? Grateful for any assistance/advice.
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RCM&E 2010 Hobby Awards
John Falconer replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
1. Model Maniacs - Calne 2. Giant Cod 3. Multiplex Twinstar II 4. JP -
Hi Graham, I bought my plans from: Nexus Special Interest Plans Service Nexus House Azelia Drive Swanley Kent BR8 8HY Tel. 01322 660070 This was about 4 years ago so I don't know if they can still supply them. Worth a call?
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I built one of these with the indoor non-aileron wing and had my maiden flight at our club's indoor meeting on Tuesday. Weight was a little heavy at 95g and it needed a lot of speed (by indoor standards) to stay airborne, eventually leading to collision with the gym wall and a broken prop . I added a wire u/c and only had a 340 mah battery both adding to the weight.. It tends to dive while turning so I will mix in some elevator before my next flight. I have some 180 mah batteries coming from robotbirds so that should reduce the weight. I'm building the indoor aileron wing and will try that out next week.
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Done a bit more! Tail feathers are straightforward: But the leading adge is quite fiddley to attach to the ribs and I have a few gaps left. I'll strengthen the joints with gussets before I finish the sheeting. If I was doing this over I would buy shaped balsa leading edges from the model shop and flatten the LEs of the ribs and slot them into shallow notched in the LE strip. Sheeting is also straightforward apart from fitting around the servo housings which I have yet to tackle. Hope to do a bit more over the Xmas break.
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I got KS's book for Xmas about 5 years ago and have been intending to build a Micro T ever since. I'm pleased to say I have finally started construction. Thanks to Tony for the heads-up about the weight of the tail boom. I'll make sure I find a lightweight tube before I invest too much time building the fuze. I followed KS instructions re making an angled workbench and find it very useful. I have started the wing assembly and find the instructions very helpful so far. I decided to use two wing servos instead of KS's single servo with mechanical linkages. This is a bit simpler (albeit more costly) and will allow me to have flaperons with additional control when landing. This required some simple modifications. I moved W1 in the RH wing to make the centre section symmetrical and made holes in the ribs for servo leads. I also replaced the bellcrank supports with platforms to hold mini servo boxes. That's as far as I have got. I hope to have it in the air before another 5 years goes by! Grateful for comments, suggestions, things to watch out for etc.
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Name the new Britflight plane
John Falconer replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
Hi-Roller
