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 When going over your aircraft to
tighten bolts, nuts
and
screws, don't forget to pull on the control surfaces to
check the hinges. Hinges will & do fail!
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Trying
to run aileron extensions or an antenna wire?
Get about 6 to 8 feet of ball chain (used for on ceiling fans
to turn on and off) and put most of it into
the opening. Then
gently shake and let gravity do its job.
The chain should find
its way out then tie the
servo lead or antenna to the chain
with dental floss and pull the chain out!
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No
external battery charge socket?
Bring the charge lead
out and to the opposite side of the exhaust between the
wing and fuselage. Not long enough, use an extension.
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Trying
to get Oil out of that wood? Spray CA "kicker"
on the
area,
let set 1 or 2 minutes, wipe off. Repeat if
necessary.
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Consider using metal "locking" clevis
at least for your
elevator and
ailerons! Those plastic / nylon clevises that
are provided with most
ARF / RTF /
Kits WILL fail.
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Use dental floss as a "keeper"
when joining an extension to
a
servo lead. It's less expensive than small cable ties and
won't
break the
wire
connections.
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Edges keep coming loose on your
fuselage covering. Use a
clear
covering
cut in about 1" to 11/2" strips and iron over
the
corners or
edge of the plane. Iron toward the edges to
prevent
air bubbles.
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Sears has "mini" screw drivers
with large
handles. Not only
are they
Craftsman®, the handles are
color coded, and easy
to find in the flight
box!!
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Use Locktight®
on wheel collars and firewall mounts, Always!
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Remember
the switch (off and on) on your aircraft is the
most
important piece
of
equipment you buy. Failure = Crash!
There are no cheap bargains
for this
component.
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For more tips from aircraft
Proving Grounds click
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Do
not fly if your receiver batteries are less that 1.1
volts per cell. Translates to 4.4 volts for 4 cell or
5.5 volts
for 5
cell. (4.8 or 6 volt packs) Takeoff value
is 4.8 or greater!
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Cycle those
Ni-cad batteries at least
twice a year!
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Consider replacing NiCad's with
Nickel Hydride when your
NiCad's give up. Nickel Hydrides weigh less, and have
a higher capacity than NiCad's and cost almost the same.
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Click
here
for Battery Clinic information
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Considering
using at
least 1100mah or higher milliamp
batteries
for
your flight packs if you have more than 4 or more servos!
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Using
LiPo's! Have had two fellow pilots that have stories:
One lost his new truck and One almost lost his house,
because they weren't charging in a fire safe container.
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