Blogs
- Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Ritewings: Assume the position!
So how would you like to have THIS going on in your backyard? Six Ritewings in the sky. Music to my ears! :) http://www.ritewingrc.com
- Monday, July 21, 2008
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This could be anybody's day.
Could be worse..right?
So, how's your day going?
- Sunday, July 20, 2008
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Better sound coming and some shots of Frank central.
Just upgraded to some better Microphones for Brian and I . Also now using a better recording system. We're getting there folks! Now to get dialed in. Some pics of my work area requested by some nosy long distance friends. Suitable as wallpaper?..yeah right.
Frank
Frank central 1
Frank central 2
- Thursday, July 17, 2008
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RealFlight G4 Easter Eggs
By request, here are the Easter eggs mentioned in RCFlightCast episode #14.
New in RealFlight G4, there is a console that can be used to enter text commands. Hit the tilda key, this is the ~ character, which should be to the left of your 1 key and/or under the Escape key.
help - lists standard commands
kablooey - next time you crash, you'll notice a big difference
poop - a bomb drop from the aircraft, with an accompanying sound
flushpoop - get rid of the poop command's mess
fruitcups - Knife Edge snacks! Keep 'em cold in the fridge.
For the Bowling Easter egg - Select Air Race Stadium, push the x key a couple of times, you will be lined up for a nice bowling surprise.
Thanks go to Eric and Ryan of Knife Edge!
- Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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SuperFly!
As requested, we'll start posting some of the junk- er, great stuff we're working on. Since we've recently been messing around with the SuperFly kits, here they are!
Frank's Superfly. Please don't steal this paint scheme ;)
Superfly1
Superfly2
Superfly3
Jeep O' stuff
Brian's SuperFly.
Parts used:
Stock TowerPro motor with the SuperFly kit
Prop adapter stolen from poor EasyStar - prop adapters that are always in demand are on order!
Stock GWS HD prop with the SuperFly kit
HeadsUpRC.com Power Up "it's-all-I-had-spare-20A-overkill-for-SuperFly" ESC
Futaba 2.4GHz receiver
Very pricy Towerpro SG90 9g servos (over $2.99)
The foam bits were cut out with a soldering iron against a metal ruler. Pretty basic layout. I cut the ESC and motor wires as short as possible, yet I still ended up with a rat's nest! If you cut your brushless motor or ESC wires, make sure to cut them as even length as possible. I've been on a hardwiring binge lately, simply soldering my motor wires instead of messing around with finding bullet connectors. Either way, you have to solder.
When gluing down parts, if they have stickers, make sure to take them off. I'd rather glue to a large plastic case surface than the small sticker possibly not so well glued to said plastic case.
Hot melt glue was the only adhesive used. We finally got the hot glue hinges worked out on my kit after Frank messed his kit up. :) Prototype! Muhaha.
I tossed out the "canopy" EPP foam piece and mounted a velcro strap along with a few small pieces of velcro to grip the velcro on the battery pack.
When joining the wing halves with hot glue, make sure to lay down some waxpaper or at least some clear plastic. Part of the piece of wood laminate we used as a workbench stuck to the bottom of the plane when the glue smooshed out of the bottom. I figured this would happen but I was too lazy to put anything underneath it. I applied the hot glue pretty liberally for the wing halves.
The throws I have setup on this thing are insane. I have them backed way down in the transmitter. For your first flight, less control rate (D/R) than you think you'll need is best. Hand launches are slow and easy. My CG is setup nicely. I was surprised how well the prop spins to a flat position when landing and doesn't break off. No prop saver needed- I'll save those for my 3D foamies.
Happy SuperFlying!
- Sunday, July 13, 2008
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7000 subscribers!
Thanks to everybody who downloads our show. Very much appreciated folks. The show just passed 7000 last evening (7-12-08). Thank you all for the nice emails with suggestions and ideas and just plain thank you's.
Frank and Brian
