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da 50 prop bolts

Posted 03-16-2010 at 04:58 PM by bthrone

could someone tell me the proper torque for the prop bolts on a DA 50?
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RC 2.4GHz Radio's

Posted 03-16-2010 at 08:27 AM by RC Trevor

I am sceptical as to the 2.4GHz. I can pick up one wireless network 15 - 20km away, so image the strength.
According to the spec's of RC 2.4GHz radio's they seem bullet proof but I still remain a sceptic...
You can read an article here:


http://www.rc-universe.net/articles/#RC2.4ghz
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Pics from my visit with Sean D. Tucker and company

Posted 03-13-2010 at 08:17 PM by Jonathan Ott

I got a chance to visit Sean D. Tucker's hangar in King City, CA today. Eric, Chelsey, Ian and the man himself, Sean D. Tucker welcomed me and my friend Mike with open arms.

Chelsey showed us around the hangars and out on the ramp, and gave us the opportunity to take as many pics as we wanted.

Sean's Challenger III was there, as well as the new Wolf Pitts Pro from Steve Wolf. The Pitts Pro is esentially what the new Challenger is , but Sean's is getting the royal treatment from Brian, his chief mechanic as well as the others on Team Oracle.

This Pitts...
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Park Fun Plane Plans

Posted 03-12-2010 at 07:51 AM by RC Trevor

I got to playing with my little park fun plane I built. It is a great plane to play around with and not difficult to build. If you are interested in a good fun plane you can get the plans here:

http://www.rc-universe.net/projects/
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RF interference Leaf spring ?

Posted 03-11-2010 at 09:46 PM by titanium

Is it possible that a metal style tail wheel leaf spring could cause RF interference ?
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Touch my G/F Dont touch plane
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