Here is few images of my easystar.

Im sure some of you have done some thing simple like this happy new year all

I've had a rather easy week. Relaxing after a hectic Christmas and New Year (I wish) I finished off my HAL Hexcopter, fitted servos to the new Bixler 3, made up a number of patch leads. (why is it that no matter how adapters and patch leads one has, there's never the right one when you need it) Christened the new Flow solder station and fitted a backlight to one of my old Turnigy 9X's It's only been in a parts box for 18 months. :-) Tomorrow I'll finish off multicopter serial number 016. While I'm here, has anyone purchased one of the new HobbyKing quad frames with the carbon rod inside the motor arms? I was wondering how tough the engine mount is and also the undercarriage. It's all very well to have non-flexing and tough arms, but if the mount is weak then it's all a waste.

Happy New Year everyone   Stu

I bought the flight sim Phoenix version 5 that comes with USB cable to my DX6i.  Now I'm learning 3D! And I don't jave to spnd money to replace crashed airplanes.  This is me learning 3D flying.

Flew on the beach - no crowd, very lonely place in winter, perfect for RC flying or driving, but go during low tide or waves will get your electronics wet

Hi Guys,
It was just 1 hr before i had my first flight with DIY 24" Nutball.
The Flight lasted 5 sec, here is the story.
It was 1 weeks before i got all the electronics ordered from different sites including HK.
Fortunately i was able to find 5mm depron at a place in Mumbai. Took me other 1 week building the nut-ball piece by piece. It was completed by yesterday evening.
I had my dinner and then decided to go for a test flight with my younger brother.
We went to a nearby ground, it is night but still sufficiently lighted.
And as i entered the playground people walking nearby gathered to see whats going on, so now it was a matter of prestige.
I had 2 Lipo's with me 7.4V & 11.1V 1000mAh 20c.
To start with i connected 7.4V Li Po and put the nut-ball on landing gears to take off by itself.
Although it was a sandy ground the speed wasn't good enough for take off.
So i connected the 11.1V Lipo this time and again put it on landing gears for take off, people were watching which got me more nervous. I throttled to the full and by the time it reached full speed the landing gear(Made of Broomsticks) broke. :'(
I couldn't wait for anymore to see it flying so i took off the landing gear and told my brother to launch it on full throttle.
And when he did so...it took off, but it caught me completely by surprise. It was way faster than i expected and since it was my 1st time i was flying an RC plane without any prior knowledge.
I wasn't able to handle it and was just tilting keys all around to keep it flying.
In the mean time the nut-ball went quite high. Once it did a loop and then it was flying upside down, i was watching with my mouth big open and my brother was all excited and jumping.
Then suddenly it turned towards the ground and crashed. That was all in just 5secs.
Disappointed that we crashed, but still excited and hope full that it flew.
End of Story.

Good thing is nothing except the propeller and landing gear was broken, the foam was intact as it was before. Fortunately i have one more propeller in my inventory.
But i think i should rather train myself on a simulator 1st. I have a Turnigy TGY-I6 Radio which has a simulator port similar to one like a keyboard female connector in PC. I was looking around on web,and just wanted to know is it possible to use this cable (http://hobbysea.com/products.php?69&cPath=52&sid=5ab0e05b2fbd9b6b037dbbbebe5ed8a7) or this (http://rcbuildfly.weebly.com/flight-simulator-fly-sky-cable.html) for the same purpose.

The simulator you have found willl work with your radio .

Train well on the sim,

Good luck for your next try .
Before take off - check all control surfaces are working properly .

Thanks Sooraj, can you please be more specific with which Cable to choose from the above 2.
Yes, i did checked the controls prior to takeoff.

Both will work - hence go for the cheapest

@abhi.vishw, once the plane starts flying, reduce the throttle.
The faster a plane will be flying, the more aggressively it's going to respond to the stick inputs.

Always remember, it's not the motors/Props through which a plane flies, it's the wings.
You sure need more power while takeoff/Hand Launch, but once it's in the air it very well can fly slow at low throttle which is much easier to control.
Once the plane is in the air, atleast for now Faster = Bad, and Slower = Good

The Simulator is the best way to start with.

Had Good flights with the skysurfer , i have not flown my scanner in a while though and to be frank flying the skysurfer has gone boring (it can only do basic aerobatics)

Went on a Trip with friends from New Delhi all the way to Pondicherry and made sure to take my MXP230 mini quad with me and had a blast flying at such beautiful scenic locations and managed to capture some really good footage.Hope you guys like the edit.Enjoy 

Crashed to death my 3rd Nut-ball last Sunday.
This one survived almost 8-9 crashed directly on Nose.
Again it was problem with CG and some "kaamchalau" Power Combo.
The biggest mistake was that the Elevator was acting reverse.
It was too late before i could realize it. The plane flew nicely for the duration it lasted.
The Prop Saver broke on the last crash. Ordered some of them from VH.
Completed building another 19" NB and would try it this weekend.
This time im very much confident i would safely bring back home this one.

Flew @ RCPA this sat sunday, Thanks arvind sir for your kind invitation.
flew upto 1AM in the night with Skysurfer and leds.
tested my FPV skills and i progressed very well.
flew on goggles in just 2nd flight, plane was APM stablized and i could even land with goggles on,
enjoy the view from above.



Ashok.P

Some good flying!! Also consider bumped, no flying guys??

JK

Pics from plane!!

More!!

So is this how you get out of the hobby Subhash? Which place? looks like around the chiks mountain range to me. Should say breathtaking view from the top!!

me too was with subhash ... i am soo thankful to him for that
it was a great experience flying in this place....
it is Bandipur tiger reserve .

@tantragna- this is  my last project!! I was there for few testing and demonstration!! 

JK

Oh! So you are determined to leave the hobby.. Not good to hear someone exiting the hobby! All the best for your future otherwise..

just for sometime!! Studies are first priority!! and anyways here is my hex build,i know its too much for a guy leaving the hobby!!

Ready for maiden

Yeah it really is

always excited for flying in pune here r some pics