stan
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Post by stan on Apr 19, 2007 1:59:10 GMT 1
If I pay somebody for 2 hours of continuous instruction, I want to have sufficient batteries to fly for that duration. What do I need for batteries (and spares) and a charger to keep going for that duration? For example, 6 packs of X which last 20 min each or 2 packs and a charger Y which recharges them in 20 min.
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Post by davemac2 on Apr 19, 2007 10:35:41 GMT 1
Well, if you use Elite 1500maH NiMh 7 cell packs ($23 ea from cheapbatterypacks.com), you can get about 15 mins of flight with those at 3/4 throttle. If you get a MRC 969 charger or something similar, it can recharge 2 of those packs simultaneously in 1/2hr at a 2C charge setting. You can buy that charger used on Ebay for around $50 avg. So with 3 packs, you can fly continuously just barely since you'll be constantly runing over to the charger to change out packs. That's about $125 minimum. You may also be able to gang 2 of those packs in parallel if you use Citafly's mod ( www.ampaviators.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=27) and remove the battery bay and stick two packs in from the top. That would maybe give you 1/2hr of fly time. cheers dave mc |
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Post by mrmugen on Apr 20, 2007 0:50:59 GMT 1
Or you can go lipo and get 1 hour at 1/2 thorotle off a 3300 pack. ( 1/2 th. lipo ((3s)) is more than full with stock packs)
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Post by davemac2 on Apr 20, 2007 1:38:00 GMT 1
Or you can go lipo and get 1 hour at 1/2 thorotle off a 3300 pack. ( 1/2 th. lipo ((3s)) is more than full with stock packs) Is this what your are actually getting in practice mrmugen from your lipo's? If so, that's awesome! dave mc |
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Post by cjg on Apr 20, 2007 3:02:49 GMT 1
You don't need an instructor to fly this plane. If you understand flight controls you can do it. Find a really big field (I learned on a space of about 3 football fields, 3 city blocks). I had NO problems learning to fly it on my own.
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stan
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Post by stan on Apr 21, 2007 22:10:50 GMT 1
You don't need an instructor to fly this plane. If you understand flight controls you can do it. Find a really big field (I learned on a space of about 3 football fields, 3 city blocks). I had NO problems learning to fly it on my own. OK, I'll give it a try. |
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Post by cybersoft on Jul 14, 2007 14:01:32 GMT 1
stan,
Forget paying someone to instruct you, this plane is really easy to get used to.
Just remember that when new to flying, altitude is your best friend, this leaves lots of space for errors. Also if you know the basics of the controls then you should try flying without the help of ACT, I'm sure this caused most of the damage to my plane in the early days.
I've got 4 stock batterys, I go to the field with them all charged and this gives me plenty time to play. It also helps me get used to T/O's and landings.
1 last tip, never fly if it's too windy and when you do fly, always T/O and land into the slight wind. This gives good lift for take off and gives a good glide for a nice soft landing.
Now go back to your would be instructor and tell him you know everything you need to know now :-)
Good luck
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surjer
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Post by surjer on Jul 16, 2007 17:17:48 GMT 1
So did you get an instructor or just start flying? I am assuming you have made it up in the air by now? If you havent made it up I would suggest at least finding some other RC pilots to hang out with and learn from. Veterans of the hobby have a wealth of knowledge to share with you that will help you progress withought wasting tons of money. Yes, you can teach yourself to fly on a SuperCub with minimal expense but if you have the cash for an instructor it would be well worth your time...
Just my 0.02 tho...
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hack73
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Post by hack73 on Jul 18, 2007 18:09:43 GMT 1
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Post by thecreepa117 on Jul 18, 2007 23:50:34 GMT 1
Could something like this be used to convert to two NiMH's? Oh yeh, and how high do you guys usually like to fly. I actually got my plane up into a passing storm cloud yesterday and fly around in it untill my lvc kicked in. Man that was sweet and it took like 5 minutes to glide back down to a perfect landing.
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Post by thecreepa117 on Jul 19, 2007 0:03:24 GMT 1
Oh, and I wouldn't spend the money (not sure what the avg. rate is) to hire an instructor. I had never flown anything in my life aside from video games and I've got about 25 flights in now with nothing but a cracked cowl. Which I contribute to an error with the lvc. This thing flies itself, just make sure you have plenty of room to land and there aren't any people around when you cras, I mean, fly it.  JK |
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hack73
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Post by hack73 on Jul 24, 2007 16:06:23 GMT 1
I thought I saw something for NiMH's in this forum somewhere. So to answer your question, Yes! |
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