RC Plane thread!!!

[Vaquero]

Well, I gone and done it now.

You need that on 2 t-shirts.
For you and Butters.

 

[Younggun]

Should be here by Wednesday, but probably be too busy to open the box.

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[TexasBrandon]

I like how you upgraded relatively quickly. My ZMR group buy thing should be done this week and I will have it by the end of the month or beginning of next. I just need to dump some money on goggles now but I just blew a ton on ammo. Why did they charge shipping?

 

[Younggun]

Because I opted for 2 day shipping because I'm impatient, even though I'll probably be too busy to get it out of the box.

 

[TexasBrandon]

I see

 

[Sugar Land]

Very nice YG. I did a lot of looking at that aircraft this weekend. Very imperessive. I have been trying to compare it to the P3 and am not real sure of the difference. I may opt to go with that QX3 instead. Have you done any compairison?

 

[Younggun]

I've only looked a little.

My main reasons for choosing the QX3 were

I'm pretty much dedicated to Spectrum at this point, like having 1 Tx for everything

It looks like it has some incredibly easy flight modes so I don't crash it and break it the first day.

It was only $720 for the AP combo with MY15SAVE promo code.

I don't have a GoPro or plan on buying one so I wanted a camera included in the kit.

WiFi will give me live video feed within a reasonable distance to see what kind of video I'm getting. Not looking for full blown FPV at this point.

It just seemed to fit what I was looking for. Plus, I get HorizonHobby customer service.


Still haven't had a chance to get the 200 QX in the mail.

 

[Younggun]

The P3 looks really nice and probably a better quad in many ways, looks like the video transmitter is WAY better than I'll get with the QX 3, but not willing to part with the extra cash at this point.

 

[matefrio]

I'm trying to love these Micro Motors, I really am, but it's not easy.

My boss and I flew Wednesday but I only had the Alias. I sent this email to MM that evening:

I was very happy to see next day shipping [in reference to the 1st set of motors I bought], on a Saturday no less, and to receive them on Monday but I'm afraid actual use hasn't gone as well.

I installed a complete set of the Dark Edition motors on Monday and flew for approximately 30 minutes with no issues. Today 1 battery was used also with no issue and then the 2nd was run down until the *land now* alarm sounded. The Alias was @ 10' above ground when it cutoff and landed on all 4 pads. I wasn't worried because I've done it with the original motors too. However, when I picked up the quad I noticed the still seated rear 2 motors did not spin freely. It turns out replacing them solved the problem and normal flight resumed.
Obviously I would like replacement motors. I look forward to a positive response.

Curtis


MM followed up to the email with:

...
You might want to take them apart and play with the magnets

Make sure that the complete drive train is in mint condition. Check frequently!
And go off the throttle as soon as you can when crashing. Dont throttle up when there is grass or other stuff in the gears, props.
That should yield long lasting fun!
...

Once again CS was awesome and fast because I received a set of 4 replacement motors yesterday. But, once again, reliability is below expectation. The winds have been high & gusty today but I flew a little anyway and had to retrieve it from the roof twice. The 1st time was a somewhat hard landing on metal but cushioned by tree debris on the roof. Unfortunately that wasn't enough because while one of the motors still works, it does not spin freely like it should and is a drain on the battery cutting flight time roughly in half.

My next move is most likely to buy some OEM motors from Traxxas.

Man, that's some back luck with them.

 

[Sugar Land]

I've only looked a little.

My main reasons for choosing the QX3 were

I'm pretty much dedicated to Spectrum at this point, like having 1 Tx for everything

It looks like it has some incredibly easy flight modes so I don't crash it and break it the first day.

It was only $720 for the AP combo with MY15SAVE promo code.

I don't have a GoPro or plan on buying one so I wanted a camera included in the kit.

WiFi will give me live video feed within a reasonable distance to see what kind of video I'm getting. Not looking for full blown FPV at this point.

It just seemed to fit what I was looking for. Plus, I get HorizonHobby customer service.


Still haven't had a chance to get the 200 QX in the mail.

That looks like a great price. I may pick one of those up also. I thought the AP was closer to a grand. The reviews I looked at were quite good.

 

[Glockster69]

Man, that's some back luck with them.

Issues with 2 more NIB motors yesterday. On one a wire pulled out of the connector during install. Difficult for me to see but it looks like it wasn't crimped well. The other took a 2 or 3' drop and is no longer spinning freely, something OEM motors handled much better. Speaking of, I ordered 2 sets of OEM motors and misc. parts yesterday and they shipped today.

Have you ever disassembled/repaired one of these little boogers? I can't tell how to pull apart w/o damage.

 

[matefrio]

Issues with 2 more NIB motors yesterday. On one a wire pulled out of the connector during install. Difficult for me to see but it looks like it wasn't crimped well. The other took a 2 or 3' drop and is no longer spinning freely, something OEM motors handled much better. Speaking of, I ordered 2 sets of OEM motors and misc. parts yesterday and they shipped today.

Have you ever disassembled/repaired one of these little boogers? I can't tell how to pull apart w/o damage.

Ya, you can't dissesmble\re.. just doesn't work

 

[Younggun]

Should have the 350 QX Wednesday evening.


I'm a little exited, hope I'm home to play with it.

 

[Sugar Land]

That's bad ass YG. Can't wait to hear how it runs.

 

[TexasBrandon]

One week and a few days the ZMR will be in

 

[Younggun]

Flew the QX3 this evening.

Was pretty weird since the throttle reacts differently than the 200 QX.

First flight the landing legs caught in the grass and it flipped and started beeping. That happened again later.

I hadn't really read the instructions so I kept it around 5'. Also hadn't charged the battery so I didn't fly it long. Just enough to test the camera.


I don't like "smart mode". If you know how to fly it will only screw you up. AP mode from now on.


Maybe tomorrow I can take it out with a full battery and push it a little further. I will say it doesn't have a sporty feel. You can tell it's made to be a stable platform, not a race car.

 

[Younggun]

Stupid group policy BS on the computer won't let me download the software to change distance and altitude restrictions.

Oh, and the gimbal seems to work pretty good.

 

[TexasBrandon]

I'm trying to find a good set of goggles for the ZMR. Not going to buy them right away but with a 1/3 CMOS camera I don't want to dump 800 million bucks on a high end set of Sharks and not be able to use them.

 

[Sugar Land]

YG from what I have read the QX3 was faster than the Phantom 3. Is that not correct?

 

[Younggun]

I only took it up about 5 feet and moved it around a little. Didn't give full control in any direction due to the low battery and lack of experience.

Battery is charged now so I hope to get it out for a full flight in the next couple of days.