Tag Archives: Model Airplane

Tactic Anylink 2.4 module


Posted by Vintauri

 

For the past 8-10 years I have mainly flown JR and Spektrum radio gear.  This is mainly due to the fact that my club is mostly JR people and it makes it easier when helping each other out if your familiar with the equipment.  When we were back on 72mhz being brand specific was not as big of a deal as on 2.4ghz.  Many brands of receivers would still work with other radios due to the analog nature of the technology.  PCM and frequency shift issues changed this a little but 2.4 was the real killer.  Things are digital now and need to speak the exact same language.  So now we’re stuck with brand specific receivers.

This can be a big problem with bind and fly airplanes that are setup for a specific brand radio.  For example a person with a new 8FG radio from Futaba would not be able to fly any of the Parkzone micro airplanes that are so popular.  So they are stuck either not enjoying those planes or they have to buy a separate radio just for them.   Tactic RC decided to do something about that for their receivers and airplanes.

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I Design a plane in Google Sketchup


Posted by Vintauri

 

I’ve been building RC airplanes for a number of years now.  It all started back when I was in grade school and my dad started building a radio controlled glider.  I was intrigued and as all little boys do I bugged him all the time about it asking questions every time he woudl work on it.  Luckily for me (and an attempt to save his sanity) we went to the local hobby shop and picked up a Guillows free flight airplane kit for me to work on while he worked on his RC glider.  Once we were finished we took them both out to a big grassy field and both airplanes took flight!  From that first kit I was hooked!

Since then I have built and repaired many planes.  I do enjoy the building side of the hobby which helps during what normally is 5 months of cold and snow up here in Minnesota.  However what I have always toyed with doing was scratch building in the truest sense of the word.  To me scratch building is starting from nothing more then an idea or a picture and creating the airframe yourself.  While I have always had ideas rolling around in my head I could never seem to get them drawn out on paper or on the computer in CAD. Continue reading →


RC Expo in the UNI Dome


Posted by Vintauri

The Black Hawk RC Flyers of Cedar Rapids Iowa put on an indoor fly in at the UNI Dome each winter.  It is billed as the largest indoor fly in of the Mid West.  The UNI Dome is a great venue for this type of fly in as there is ample space and a high ceiling at 162 feet with few obstructions.  The air is calm and the temperature is a warm relief in what is normally the dead of winter in the midwest.

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Indoor flying at the Metrodome


Posted by Vintauri

Each year the MARCEE club I belong to secures a number of days at the Metrodome to do indoor flying.  This year we got a number of days in December and I was able to get there for a couple of the days.  It’s always a good time as with the days spread out over the month not everyone crams into one day.   On a busy day we might have 30 flyers there.  The hours often run from 5am to 4pm so it’s possible to get more then a fulls day of flying in.  This year I came armed with a variety of airplanes and my cameras.  I took video of some specific airplanes but I also tried to capture the general fun and atmosphere of the day.  My hats off to both the MARCEE club for being fun and courteous but also and more importantly to the Metrodome staff that make us feel so welcomed and truly seem to enjoy s being there.  We do make a point to find one day to bring in a big table of food to feed the Metrodome staff as a thank you.  They seem to enjoy that as well.

Here are a few of the videos I put together from the two days I was able to attend.