RC Junky

The Black Rainbow is an R/C paraplane that can carry a digital camera. It is made from carbon fiber and flies really well. I have uploaded a few pictures and a video of the Paraplane in action. check it out below. (more…)

Heres another great video from Dave at (RCSuperPowers).

In this video he gives very important advice to all you out there that would like to get started in flying RC airplanes or RC Helicopter. Everything he says in this video is true and you should really take his advice. All it takes is that one mistake and you will smash up your plane or helicopter (trust me I have done it) With a RC simulator you can crash a million times and its OK, you can save tons of money and time.

If you dont know what to get here is a list of simulators that you can try:

Flight Model Simulator (FMS)
RealFlight G4
Reflex
Phoenix
Aerofly
Clearview
HeliSim
FS One

Here is what he had to say about this video:

How to get into Radio Control Airplanes and Helicopters the most Efficient way. (more…)

Another Great Tutorial and RC History Lesson from NightFlyyer

Heres what he had to say about the video:

Crossed Trims were “old school” but were very handy when trimming your RC planes or helicopters without fumbling around trying to “feel” where the trim switches were while flying.
It is especially helpful with the newer electronic trims or while flying with gloves and not looking at your transmitter.
It is a much safer way to trim your plane or helicopter without removing your fingers from the control sticks on the newer fancy cases while trying to find the trims.
You should never have to look at your transmitter, to keep your eyes on the plane at all times.
Maybe some Manufacturers do offer this now.
It is pretty easy to do yourself, if you have a radio that doesn’t offer this feature. So here is how I did it. (more…)

Here is a great tutorial on how to make a 12 VDC power supply for RC LiPo Battery Chargers. These suckers are rather expensive so the manufacturers don’t usually include them. But with this tutorial you can save yourself some money to pay for other RC expenses

Here is what the poster NightFlyyer had to say:

Model airplanes and Helicopters come with battery chargers that usually need to be charged off a 12 vdc power supply. They are rather expensive, so the manufacturers do not include them with your models. So if you want to charge your heli and plane batteries in the house instead of in your car, try making your own supply, as I demonstrate here. Thanks to one of my Subscribers, Bryan, (bjudoka1) for putting the idea in my head.
I was thinking that you could also run a wire right out of your home pc and use it at the same time. (more…)

Dave from RCPowers.com gives us another great how to video. In this video he gives 5 steps to use when launching your ParkJet so you don’t faceplant it

Here are the 5 steps but watch the video because he explains it in greater detail with great examples

1) Hold it by the center of gravity
2) Have your throttle very LOW!
3) Run and throw it up slightly
4) Let the plane get settled
5) Slowly throttle up

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Heres a great video that teaches you how to fish with your slofly RC plane. He catches a pretty good size fish too.

Heres what the poster Digikong had to say:

Forget casting it far out. Just hover over any part of the lake and handle that fight back to bring her in! (more…)

Heres a great start to finish tutorial on how to build your own EPP RC Plane. If you don’t have one and would like to pick one up. You can find one here

Heres what the author had to say:

Techniques demonstrated for how to work with EPP foam (more…)

Another Great Video from NightFlyyer. In just under 4 hours and left over parts he builds an Electric RC Plane.

Heres what he had to say: In just under 4 hours, leftover parts were used to make a neat RC airplane as demonstrated in Mr. Herbert’s Science Class.
It’s called “The Junkyard Dog”.

Using mostly COX airplane parts from models gone by the wayside, I’ll show you how I made mine with no plans or a kit.
Tired of the noise and mess of my full size airplanes, and since electrics have come a long way, I’ve become intrigued by them.
So needing a break from all the muss and fuss of the full size, gas RC planes, I decided to try to make my own electric plane, with what I learned the hard way over the years.

Let’s see if I learned anything, and hopefully, if you decide to make one too, you will get some insight from this video.

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In this video “officalABproductions” gives some great tips on putting together, flying, tips and tricks, help guides and much more. You did a great job for your first video “officialABproductions” Keep it up.

Heres what he had to say:

officalABproductions: “first video. yes i do get a bit twisted on the words my bad. building of the rc spitfire mk 1″ (more…)

I retired my 1 yr old Stormlauncher when I got a deal on a few new ones from Wal-Mart. Here I show the mods I always make and the brand new one’s first flights. Hope you enjoy this.
Remember, keep the fingers out of the propellers and mind your transmitter so you don’t bump it when you least expect to.

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