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Joe, Thank you very much. I just got the S8R on Monday and I went to my friend Irwin Funderburk's house to get my Taranis X9D Plus. I had forgotten that mine is the Plus edition. I demoed some guitars amps for Irwin, but it got late and we did not actually bind the receiver to test it out. Looks lik...

Joe DeLateur. I have heard you are working with the FrSky equipment and have a solution for getting RPM via the crank pin on glow engines. Are you using the Spektrum Aircraft RPM Sensor and Bracket ??? Spektrum Aircraft RPM Sensor and Bracket.jpeg And are you using the FrSky Smart Port RPM and Tempe...

... If people are afraid to plug a computer into their planes, they are going to get left in the dust. ... Let me clarify this statement. I do not mean left in the dust on the course. I mean left in the dust of R/C technology. When proportional radios came out, many were afraid of them. Not my fath...

You do not want to use velcro to hold a stabilization receiver down - the receiver can move out of phase with the airplane. Using double sided foam receiver tape to both secure the stabilization receiver and also null some of the vibration out is a better method. ... All my stabilization use has be...

Scott, I'm not probably going to open up my first FrSky s8R receiver. I might though. But depending on what the PCB board looks like, it may be possibly to just remove it from the case and put shrink tubing on it except over the ports. Then Velcro it down for a little vibration isolation. My first o...

The WEST SYSTEM resin can says that WEST is celebrating 50 years. I'm 60 and I started using it sometime in 1969 to 1971. I made the molds for this 1/2A Proto Speed plane in that time range. I still use the WEST epoxy, especially for molds. I will be trying MGS and other stuff for plane layups as I ...

Don, We have been experimenting with the FrSky S6R receiver. 1) The receiver works fine with electric and typical 40 powered models. 2) We had issues when using the receiver with Q40 models. The extra vibration appeared to be the problem with a Q40 model. I removed the received and shook the receiv...

If you don't follow me on Facebook, you missed this: I bet you remember these Adam Talmadge The cargo rocket was either my first or second rocket. Maybe the third at the latest. The kids came from around the neighborhood when I shot this one off. Especially if I used B14 center burning engines. IMG_...

The next step is preparing the surface. On some fiberglass parts, one needs to add some structure or reinforcement. I was able to sand the cowl with 3M Wet or Dry 220 sanding paper and take the gloss off without hurting the part. It flexed a little but no breakage. IMG_0197_1024.jpg This cowl was la...

Since I'm in extreme mold making mode. I'm getting another set of molds in progress. I have molds in progress for the Proud Bird EF1 belly pan, wing fillets, and cockpit pieces. They have the surface coat on them and some layers of fiberglass. I filled the motor shaft opening in the cowl (nose ring)...

After researching the FrSky telemetry and stabilization equipment, I got the following: FrSky S8R 8/16 Channel Receiver with 3-axis Stabilization FrSky S8R 8-16 Channel Receiver with 3-axis Stabilization.jpg FrSky STK Tool for S.Port Products Upgrading and S6R/S8R receivers Configuration FrSky STK T...

"The FrSky system does not have it's own stabilization system built in." I think they do. I've heard of some folks experimenting with them. FrSky S6R and S8R - receivers with stabilization. Thanks .. Looked it up on Amazon and that listing does not show telemetry unless I overlooked it https://amzn...

Thanks Fizz, I have not gotten any of the PWM compatible FrSky receivers yet. I was going to get the RX8R PRO but I will check out the ones you listed. I will be running engines this weekend and my gas test stand with servo controlled throttle and choke, plus telemetry, and my GoPro will be getting ...

I love telemetry. As a software engineer, I have to have data to analyze things. You cannot guess when building software systems. Everything has to be discreet and deterministic or you don't get 100% accuracy. We can't get 100% accuracy with model aviation. But just as people have found radar equipm...

The radio and compartment access belly pan mold IMG_1489_1024.jpg The engine cover mold. IMG_1490_1024.jpg While the plane molds are in good shape from the front of the wing back, the nose is going to requite some work. I will make male molds from them the way they are. Either after making some fuse...