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Electric-Powered R/C Airplanes

September 2007

Our club members as an aggregate have possibly close to a thousand years of knowledge and experience with glow-powered airplanes. Electric power has only in recent years become a viable power source for flying airplanes at the performance level most of us want, and many club members have limited experience with them. Some may even feel a little intimidated by the new terminology and reference to electrical parameters involved with them.

A "Fuel Gauge" for lithium battery packs

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My curiosity regarding lithium batteries led me to do some research. I discovered that the open circuit (no load) voltage is an accurate measurement of the capacity remaining in a partially discharged pack (as after a flight).

2.4 Ghz Radio Systems

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Use of “Park Flyer” RC systems can be questionable at fields such as WingMasters since their intended use is satisfactory only for small planes and helicopters operated at short range, maybe 500 feet max. Improper placement and orientation of the receiver antenna can reduce the range even more.

Procedure Turn Pattern

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I'd recommend practicing the pattern shown below (an overhead view looking down at the runway) at least a few times on each flight until it becomes easy for you. At first it won’t be nearly as easy as it sounds.

Carbon Cub S+ AS3x GPS

06/24/2018

This information is based on a Spektrum DX6e transmitter set up per airplane manual.

APC  Propeller Nomenclature

01/07/2019

This information is based on a Spektrum DX6e transmitter set up per airplane manual.

Motor/Prop Configuration

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After reading a very long thread on RC Groups about Tractor/Pusher Prop Configurations I knew a picture would be worth a thousand words.