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7 upgrades to immediately do to your Turnigy 9x

April 25, 2016 by justin 4 Comments

If you haven’t yet purchased a Turnigy 9x, you might want to instead consider the Taranis X7 which has even more features plus telemetry.

But if you already have a Turnigy 9x or got one on the cheap, here are a few things you should do to it right away as they’re all free or very inexpensive and will make your 9x experience much better.

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Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor Tagged With: 9x, battery

HK-T6A as a Trainer Buddy Box

March 28, 2016 by justin 2 Comments

I got super-cheap HK-T6A V2 6-channel radio for my first model airplane. It’s great because it’s programmable using a computer and a specialized USB cable. Using the USB cable, you can also play simulators such as FMS and RC Desk Pilot (among others). Did I also mention it’s dirt cheap?!?

After I built another plane and also purchased a small multi-rotor, I quickly realized the need for a transmitter that could handle multiple models. The Turnigy 9x fit the bill. I kept my old HK-T6A for using on the simulator and now my son will use it to fly his FT Flyer.

The 9x has a trainer switch and a trainer port, so I wondered if I could buddy-box these two radios. There’s plenty of information out there regarding modifications to buddy box two HK-T6As, but using the 9x as the master and the T6A as the slave seems like it would only require a specialized cable with no modification to either radio.

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Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor Tagged With: 9x, Ax-Man, budget racing, FliteTest, kids, training

Why is R/C fun?

January 4, 2016 by justin Leave a Comment

There are many things that I like about R/C, especially now that I have kids. At the heart of the matter is that having kids means having less cash. Fact. Also, R/C models are something my kids and I can enjoy together.

There is 99% less chance that I’ll get killed doing model racing or flying vs. “real” racing or flying. I have no desire to be the next John Travolta or even worse, John Denver.

I didn’t say the danger is 100% less, as proven by this video that made it’s way to Tosh.0:
(probably not safe for kids – but it is pretty funny)

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric On-Road, Fixed Wing, Flight Tagged With: HPI, rally

Meatball Racing Takes Flight

April 27, 2015 by justin 3 Comments

As a kid I was never really interested in flying models. I could only imagine my first crash with an expensive balsa wood airplane, and the ensuing rebuild.

From then until now two things have taken off (literally):

  1. Foam Models
  2. Electric Flight

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Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight Tagged With: EDF, FliteTest, training

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