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Slow Summer of 2012

Haven't updated blog lately do to the lack of flying on my part. Only went out a handful of times due to weather and other commitments. That is about to change now that it is cooler and have added a few new toys to the hanger. Bought a couple of T-28 Fun Fighters from Banana Hobby while on sale for $50 each. This was my first purchase from them and was a little hesitant with all the negative reviews written about them. Planes arrived in good shape and other than missing the linkage package in both everything was fine. One call and they shipped the linkage packages which arrived the next week. Using 1000mah 3S batteries in them most of the time but also have 4S also. Estimate the speed to be in the 60-70 mph range with the 3S and the 4S easily in the 90-100mph range. Order a couple of TechOne PopWing kits from NitroPlanes for $39. Using a Turnigy D2826-6 2200KV motor with 30 amp ESC. Balances out great with a 1300mah 3S battery. This is about all the airframe can handle without modifications. Put a 1000mah 4S in it but found it put too much stress near the motor mount and tore the foam around the motor mount while at full throttle. If you decide to make it for speed add an addition carbon fiber spar just in front of the motor mount to distribute the stress/flex over a greater area. Recently purchased the Turnigy 9X transmitter from HobbyKing as a backup radio. Upgraded it with a blue LCD backlight board and lipo battery. RCFoamFighter's video on installing the backlight made the project a snap. HobbyKing USA warehouse forgot to ship the battery so I got the pleasure or lack there of in dealing with their support department. After taking a dozen pictures of the packaging and of it all being weighed on postal scales they gave me credit for the battery but not on the shipping. One would think they would ship you a new battery but that is not the case. The receiver really is enclosed in a rather large plastic housing. It is about twice the size of the OrangeRX clone of the Spektrum receiver.