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- From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
- Subject: Re: Some Glider Questions...
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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 17:22:35 GMT
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- Zsolt Frei writes:
- > I just decided to get into this hobby starting with some simple gliders.
-
- Consider an electric glider. I have the Goldberg Electra, and it's great.
- The cost of the kit with motor is less than $50 mailorder, or about $55
- over the counter, and it's a great kit; very easy to build. Yes, you do
- have to buy a battery and charger (about $50), but with
- an ordinary glider, you have to buy a hi-start (also about $50). The
- electrics
- are loads of fun; when there's no lift, you can throttle back to about half
- power and just fly around like a power plane. Which brings us to the
- subject
- of radios.
-
- If you go into electrics, I recommend the Futaba 4NBLE. This is a 4
- channel AM setup, with an electronic speed controller built right
- into the receiver. The set comes with 2 micro servos that are
- ideal for glider use, and it all works like a charm. This radio costs
- a bit more (around $170) but it's well worth it if you get interested
- in electrics. You can use an ordinary radio (like the Attack 4), but
- at best you'll just have on-off control of the motor with no speed
- control. Another advantage of the 4NBLE is it includes a BEC; the
- receiver runs off the motor battery, and a built-in cutoff turns
- off the motor when the batteries are low, but still have enough
- juice to run the receiver and servos while you glide in for a landing.
- Good luck and happy flying.
-
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- * These are my opinions only.*
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