Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

That is very interesting Emjay. We will have to talk more, most like over the weekend. Interested to know all about that flying drainpipe and how easy/hard they are to fly.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

DOF. Before you get involved, do some research into the subject.
You could end up spending much more than you need.
Some of these 'quads' quadcoptors, drones, call them what you will, can cost much more than you need to spend.
The electronic technology is amazing. If when flying you get into problems, at a flick of a switch, the thing will RTH (return to home) and land itself inches from where it originally took off.
http://www.rcgroups.com/multirotor-talk-659/

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Something to start with. I have one similar.
http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX2...-p-932145.html

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

It's a long time since I did any aeromodelling. It was rather more regulated in Hampshire than it is in rural Scotland.
I was brought up in the time of balsa wood, valve equipment (Hill mk 2 receiver) and crude proportional control such as the 'Galloping ghost' system.

Most of my planes were 'free flight' or control line 'stunt' planes. People of my vintage will remember 'Frog', 'Mills' and A.M. engines.

Happy days.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Yes it was happy days. Cutting out the ribs for the wings, the smell of the balsa cement and dope.
My first RC was McGregor. Single channel with elastic wind up escapment. 1 click for left and 2 clicks for right.
Later I had proportional reed stuff.
Look at the modern stuff, time moves on.
I still have an original Mills 75.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Hi Emjay
Will read your links at leisure later in the day, talk later.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Still looking at your links Emjay and trying to resist the temptation of spending yet more money.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

I haven’t a clue about them but I found this one in the garden last June, it’s foam and very small and the tail wing is broken. I’m holding onto it in case somebody knocks looking for it.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Who ever lost it would live near to you. It would have been quite cheap, and the range is not great.

Re: Radio controlled boats, planes, and cars.

Thanks Emjay, I'll ask the wife to check with the neighbours, plenty of kids around here during there Summer holidays, I'm glad to hear it's not an expensive one.