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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.
