Redwing MSX-R

I got a new-to'me Redwing Models MSX-R!!!!!! Yay!! Just getting back active and wanted something more acrobatic, gas, but not too big. He had an extra cowl and canopy. I'm stoked! Here's a pics...

Spektrum AR7000 Receiver

 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....

Flying w/son and grandson, 10/5/24

 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...

Chris' Venus in the forefront...

Chris setting up the radios for buddy box operation...

Desmond is ready to fly!

My old flight box from around 1985 by Custom Woodcraft...

I completed this trailer in the fall of 2022, then it sat idle since Feb 2023 due to vision problems. I have one eye fixed now and can see pretty good. Hopefully the 2nd will come soon!

Desmond on the taxi roll back to the pits...

Desmond flying, with dad on the ready with the buddy box...

Desmond saw this balloon while on the ride back home..

My Twist coming in...

This is a fun bird, and been splattered so many times :-)

Desmond did with his dad's Venus. Great pic!!

I wish these days could last forever!

Getting the gear ready after a long sleep...

 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 :-)

Marketplace Find...

 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...

 

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New RDRC Clocks finished...

I've been busy with a houseboat project (you can see it at http://www.NCFishy.net), and we've been sick with some sort of bug, so I've not put much time on my airplanes. I've had a bit of time to tinker on the clock layout. I had made one for myself many years ago, and it finally quit. I got back on CafePress and laid out the logos and played around with it. You can see them online at https://www.cafepress.com/rdrc/17332617 . They're online with no markup, so you can get one at CafePress' base cost, if you want one too. Here's the clock faces...

 

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A New Charger for the Fleet...

 Now that I've been getting active again, I found I needed to keep up with the changes in tech to better charge my batteries. I talked with some of the guys at the field, and saw they were using high capacity multi-port chargers. I needed something that could charge large LiPo batteries, maybe up to 6 cells. I found a great deal on a new HiTec X4-ACPlus. This should handle my charging requirements for a while :-) Here's a few pics...

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