I got these vintage R/C bits from my friend Yates Millis to add to the collection. Some of this was from the early 1960's, and still look good. Here's a few pics and a link to the collection slideshow.
https://wb4iuy.net/phprc/phpslideshow.php
In the slide show, you can run it in auto, or tap the pics to jump from pic to pic.
Finally!! Beautiful weather is here, things are warming up, and I'm prepping my gear to go flying. All of my equipment has been in hibernation since last November. I was a little concerned about moisture and insects, but when I popped the hauler open, all was well!
I'm charging, shrinking monocote, running engines, etc. I won't be long now!
After flying and debugging a bit yesterday, Chris and I were working on a few issues today. One problem from yesterday was with the AR7000 receiver in my Kadet Senior that wouldn't bind to my transmitter. Last flown, it bound nicely. Try as we might, it simply wouldn't bind.
I had another in the shop that was OK, minus one of its receiving antennas lost in a previous crash. I swapped the receiver cases, as the original had hook and loop to attach the receiver to the servo tray in the airplane. I installed a pair of new antennas on the rx board, and all was well. Now, time for a new flight battery....
This was a great day for me at the RDRC field. My oldest son Chris, and grandson Desmond (age 9), were in town from Indiana. We charged the batteries, checked a few things out, and headed to RDRC as a guest of Kerry. I had not flown in 2 years due to vision issues, but they are now partially resolved.
Desmond started by flying the little Timber UMX on the buddy box with his dad. He progressed in subsequent flights to taking off. Finally he landed all by himself! The Spectrum AS3X technology is such a boost for today's new pilots.
Chris flew his Venus pattern bird as we were working out some engine issues. It was finally running and flying great.
I flew my 2006 .40 Twist a bit. While jerking it around and having fun, it began behaving strangly with its own pitch changes... not initiated by me. After landing, we discovered it had a broken wing dowel, and the landing gear was the only thing holding the wing on! Hahahaha.... that airplane has such a history!
Here's a few pics and videos...
Desmond did very good, and was having a blast!
Chris' Venus was running and flying great in this vid...
Desmond did with his dad's Venus. Great pic!!
I wish these days could last forever!
My oldest son and grandson are in town from Indiana. We had not been flying in over 2 years. I've been inactive due to vision issues, but have that partly resolved. We got the R/C trailer out, cleaned up, and ready to go. It had been covered and just needed a bath :-)
I can't help myself when I run across a bunch of bits and pieces of old vintage stuff in a garage sale or swap meet. This popped up on Facebook Marketplace, and it looked like something I could rebuild one day. I contacted the person, and scooped it up for possible winter builds. Here's a few pics...
