MAYDAY! Model Aviation » Web http://www.maydayrc.com Radio Controlled Aircraft Blog and News Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Bit About Servos [LINK] http://www.maydayrc.com/a-bit-about-servos-link http://www.maydayrc.com/a-bit-about-servos-link#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=1298 Here’s a great article by RCHelicopterFun.com about the different types of servos and the technologies used to make them work.

You can find this and many other awesome links to RC resources on our Links page.

 

( Understading RC Servos: Digital, Coreless, Analog, Brushless – via RCHelicopterFun.com )

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/a-bit-about-servos-link/feed 0 New Logo: New Image? http://www.maydayrc.com/new-logo-new-image http://www.maydayrc.com/new-logo-new-image#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:56:59 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=1031 I got a little tired of seeing the that outdated logo I’ve had on the site header since like forever so I went into Photoshop and made me a new one. I also changed to graphics on the heading around the site and brought it all a little up to the times. Did away with the ugly orange that was previously bathing your eyes in blood.  Thoughts?

First MAYDAY logo ever. Old and boring.

The second time around I added the Pitts Special. A little better <3

NEW logo. All postapocalyptic and stuff. I like it :D

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/new-logo-new-image/feed 0 Understanding Transmitters – via HoverAndSmile.com http://www.maydayrc.com/understanding-transmitters-via-hoverandsmile-com http://www.maydayrc.com/understanding-transmitters-via-hoverandsmile-com#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:27:38 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=738 I just ran across a great series of articles written by Eric of HoverAndSmile.com where he explains in detail a lot about transmitters and how they work. He has made it very easy to understand for those who have never flown RC before or have little experience doing so. I’d like to share these articles with my readers since I know many of you are new to the hobby. Here are articles One, Two and Three.

  1. RC Transmitters Part 1 – Types of Transmitters, and what it all means
  2. RC Transmitters Part 2 – Binding and Model Memory
  3. RC Transmitters Part 3 – Dual Rates and Exponential

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/understanding-transmitters-via-hoverandsmile-com/feed 0 NEW: Links to RC Resources http://www.maydayrc.com/new-links-to-rc-resources http://www.maydayrc.com/new-links-to-rc-resources#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:13:34 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=636 LINKS page to explore and contact us to submit your favorite websites.]]> I’ve compiled some links to resources like plans, weather info, forums, and other RC websites of major use to new pilots. Visit the LINKS page to explore and contact us to submit your favorite websites.

http://www.maydayrc.com/links

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/new-links-to-rc-resources/feed 1 Neat Way to Solder EC3 Plugs http://www.maydayrc.com/neat-way-to-solder-ec3-plugs http://www.maydayrc.com/neat-way-to-solder-ec3-plugs#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:30:09 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=609 For many new RC pilots, soldering has to be one of the most dreaded tasks they can’t avoid forever. A fellow flyer, iflyforfun has made a video* on soldering EC3 plugs that makes it easy for just about anyone to solder them. His trick is simple yet very effective:

For more info about this video visit the thread at the Super Cub Club:
http://supercubclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=tt&thread=3481

*please not that I did not make this video or help with it in any way; iflyforfun has allowed me to share it with you.

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/neat-way-to-solder-ec3-plugs/feed 2 New HobbyKing.com U.S. Warehouse http://www.maydayrc.com/new-hobbyking-com-u-s-warehouse http://www.maydayrc.com/new-hobbyking-com-u-s-warehouse#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:20:43 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=592 HobbyKing.com is opening a new warehouse in the U.S. on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010. Many RC hobbyists are, rightfully, worried about prices being higher than their Hong Kong warehouse. Well, DUH. HobbyKing has sold products from US warehouses before and they have been more pricey. The good thing is that you get your stuff quicker and you pay much less for shipping.

Now, don’t be discouraged, you can always keep shopping from their international warehouse and pay high for shipping half-way around The Earth and wait 2-4 weeks for your stuff…

Expect a follow-up article coming later this week, after the warehouse opens.

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/new-hobbyking-com-u-s-warehouse/feed 0 Authors Wanted http://www.maydayrc.com/authors-wanted http://www.maydayrc.com/authors-wanted#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:10:03 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=373 So I’m looking for someone (or sometwo) who flies RC and/or goes to RC events frequently around South Florida and would like to write  for MAYDAY!RC.com on occasion. This needs to be an individual who is a competent writer with excellent spelling and grammar.

I can’t go to many events but would like to continue the goal of promoting RC flight in South Florida. I need someone who can take photos and/or video at events or parks, club meetings, etc. Anything RC related can make it into the website as long as it’s well written and interesting.

No need to apply, just email the article to me using the form below and, if it’s good, I’ll make your user account an Author account so you can submit the article. It will appear on the MAYDAY!RC website just as mine do. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment.

Thanks – Erwin

[contact-form-7]

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/authors-wanted/feed 0 How to Tweet to @rcfinder South Florida RC Twitter Group http://www.maydayrc.com/how-to-tweet-to-rcfinder-south-florida-rc-twitter-group http://www.maydayrc.com/how-to-tweet-to-rcfinder-south-florida-rc-twitter-group#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 02:00:47 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=314 @rcfinder is our very own South Florida Twitter resource for RC communication. It’s a Twitter group that lets any follower to post to it, allowing all other @rcfinder followers to receive the Tweet via their timeline and optionally via text message. We keep each-other updated by sharing events, videos, links, news and flying locations like parks, schools, etc.

You can post Tweets to @rcfinder, all you need to do is click “Follow” at twitter.com/rcfinder, then send a Direct Message (DM @rcfinder) to the group with your post.
Here’s an example Direct Message:

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Begin all tweets with “DM @rcfinder” and follow it with your message.
GroupTweet takes care of posting all Direct Messages received to the timeline in just minutes, like this:

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Easy! If you enable Mobile Updates you receive all Tweets written to @rcfinder on your mobile device. So this opens up a new way to communicate amongst ourselves; you can now send your flying location to @rcfinder and others who see it can reply to you and possibly join you at the field.

Great. Enjoy it and if you have any questions contact @rcfinder or @maydayrc.

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/how-to-tweet-to-rcfinder-south-florida-rc-twitter-group/feed 0 Mach-3 Foamy Build http://www.maydayrc.com/harpycat-mach-3-build http://www.maydayrc.com/harpycat-mach-3-build#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:04:43 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=135 I’m building the Mach-3 by chara. Its free plans are located in this RCGroups thread.

Tonight I got the 4mm foam from Dollar Tree and cut the pieces out. I glued the cockpit/fuselage together and the horizontal stab/elevator to the vertical stabs.

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Things to-do this week or two:

  • Put in 3mm carbon-fiber rods (36 inches x 2)  in main wing, vert stabs, elevator and down length.
  • Hinge all control-surfaces (ailerons and elevator – original version is elevon-mixed; something which I cannot do with my radio)
  • Cut-out canopy for battery access.
  • Glue back-half to front-half of plane.
  • Install servos and linkages
  • Build motor-mount
  • More…

Follow this build at RCG:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1230656

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]]> http://www.maydayrc.com/harpycat-mach-3-build/feed 0 Where to Fly in South Florida? http://www.maydayrc.com/where-to-fly-in-south-florida http://www.maydayrc.com/where-to-fly-in-south-florida#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:00:03 +0000 Erwin http://www.maydayrc.com/?p=131 A few of us RCG members have started a collection of parks and other public places in South Florida where we can fly safely. It includes addresses, maps, and other details about the parks. It’s located in the RCGroups forums and I have made it available here in the MAYDAY! website on the Flying Locations page.

Help us improve this list by adding your own experiences with parks and other places. Go to the RCG thread or leave us a comment here on the MAYDAY! website.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1206972

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