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Another nice video Mr Frog, it’s nice to catch up with what else is happening around the field when you are airborne & concentrating on your own plane.
Dave, the FCC version is the one you want, this is the “International” version . The LBT version is for EU contries only (a different standard).
Unfortunately you cant use the R161 as suggested by Gerald unless you get a different (more updated) flight stabiliser.
The R161 is SBus connected & the FY-41AP stabiliser does not support an SBus connection.
The RadioMaster R168 receivers are out of stock (again) at HK.
They are available here
https://www.rccrewhobbies.com.au/radiomaster-r168-16ch-frsky-d16-compatible-pwm-rec
Here is my video from the other end of the canal today.
Yes there were only 4 of us in attendance but we still had a nice sail on a very pleasant morning.
No we didn’t have a BBQ lunch today as 2 of the 4 needed to leave early & anyway it appeared that both the BBQ’s were in use.
What’s this, pick on Mr Moose week?
I can see that next flying day I will need to attend with camera in hand & a civil tongue in my head and take out yet another GMA !!
All my planes are ready to fly again after a couple of minor (very minor) errors on my part last flying day, just need another fair sort of day.
David, Bix 2 needs 1 x 2200mAh 3S LiPo. I would recommend at least 25C rating & the higher the better. C rating does not significantly affect size or weight whereas if you increase the mAh rating say from 2200 to 3000 the battery is significantly larger & heavier.
I find the H K Rhino brand batteries are far less likely to puff than their Turnigy (Blue) batteries and only slightly dearer.
3 batteries is a good number to start with as each will give you around 15 minutes of flight time & you can always recharge them at the field (from your car battery) if needed.
As for a receiver to suit your radio a Taranis X8R (if you can get one) or the Radiomaster R168 if you want to use one of my stabilisers, if using a newer SBus stabiliser then the RadioMaster R161 will be just fine.
Well then you never know, and I went to all that trouble of putting some lovely Slo Mo shots of your plane in there as well.
I’m afraid I must lodge a protest Mr Moose.
Not saying that Gerald’s video is unworthy of the GMA this week (far from it although Chris’s was pretty good as well) but I think that you as the sole judge & jury should at least wait till all the videos are at least posted before announcing the award for the day..
It does help to make the competition look legitimate !!
I will be finished editing shortly now that I have returned from my customary Friday evening meal at the local watering hole.
Another quality production today Gerald.
It will be a toss up between you & Chris as he has some very nice panoramic shots from over the Mobile Phone tower hill. Plenty of colour rather than just dry grass !!.
But then again, I did notice that the Moose did feature predominantly in your video so that may just get you over the line for the GMA this week.
I better go and finish my entries.
It was another fine day for flying @ the Field today.
Only a small crew of Moose, Chris, Gerald & myself.
Chris posted an early start as it was to get windy around midday, and it did.
No major issues today & from memory apart from one wing-tip that needed re gluing on my Sky Shadow, everyone’s planes went home in the condition they came.
G’day Dave, the Bix 3 is a good trainer but I would suggest removing the wheels until you get used to it. A rough landing will almost always cause the wheel strut to break the nose off the plane.
If you need a stabiliser setup for it I have a couple of FY-41AP Lite systems available for sale. This is identical to what my Bix 2 had installed when you were learning to fly.
It was another fine day for flying but as alluded to by Chris it was not without incident.
I was testing the new release of iNav 4 in both the Sky Shadow wing & the Raptor FPV plane as as there is a bit of a learning curve with new firmware releases I was anticipating problems.
The Sky Shadow was first up and after the first failed self hand launch I was assisted by Stephen, this launch went much better but the wing would not fly level with the AP on. Upon landing I found the FC had dislodged on the first failed attempt so after re securing it the wing flew beautifully. V4 appears to work very well.
Next up was to try the repaired Bix 2 sport (fitted with a ZOHD AP). The Bix flew well (as expected) however unfortunately, when I momentarily lost sight of the plane, the ZOHD RTH DID NOT WORK and the plane disappeared, never to be found again. First plane I’ve ever lost since I started flying & I don’t know if the electronics failed or the battery disconnected after crashing but I completely lost the RSSI signal (which we always use to find lost planes). A fairly extensive search was mounted where it was last seen but as no one saw it actually go down it was a bit like the search for MH 370, going no where fast.
I opted not to fly the Raptor FPV as the rudder was programmed in the FC incorrectly & I didn’t want to tempt fate again.
For the rest of the day I just stuck with flying the Sky Shadow wing & fiddling with the iNav V4 firmware.
As for the rest, Dave & Andrew had a mid flight coming together which pretty much totalled Dave’s Razor & also left Andrew’s big 3m glider in need of elevator & fuselage repairs yet again.
Kermit had a prang with his Cub (repairable) & I think everyone else got away clean from the day.
Only one video from me today
Very nice Uncle G, some very nice models here, just a pity they didn’t stay around for a bit longer. I was running late today & arrived @ 10:20am and your mob were already all out of the water. We may have started a bit later down @ the pontoon but we did at least hang around till the sun was over the yard arm !!
