u/DistinctAsparagus421 — reddlx

Rest in Peace

I've decided to retire my Vulcan after an unscheduled rapid disassembly this morning. It was my first EDF, and our time together was... rough.

I started on an Apprentice, then got the Vulcan (70mm 6s), then got a T-28 (1.2m 4s) (I know, I'm out of order there).

I'm trying to decide how to move forward. I don't want to give up on EDFs, but I struggled to fly this one so much, getting another one right now just feels like throwing money (and my confidence) into the fire.

Anyone have a recommendation on a prop plane that would make a good next step between the T-28 and an Avanti? Maybe something that'll help me get used to the higher speeds & less forgiving turns? Perhaps a P-51?

Edit: The plane really isn't recoverable. I've rebuilt it before, but the damage is BAD once you get close. I'd spend as much on parts as a whole new plane.

Edit 2: gonna try and put it back together. Figure I don’t really have much to lose at this point. Thanks for all your help guys!

u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 6 days ago

▲ 2 r/RCPlanes

Plane Flying Sporadically

My Apprentice STS has gotten a mind of it's own this year. I fly it with SAFE & AS3X disabled. Most of the time it flies just fine, but occasionally it just... freaks out.

Sometimes I'm mid-turn & it'll just level out all on its own for a few seconds, then go right back to turning.

Sometimes it'll just nose-dive out of nowhere. When that happens, no amount of elevator will bring it back up, although I still seem to have some aileron control. Enabling SAFE didn't help. At first I thought this was the wind, but it happened again this morning, and there wasn't even the faintest breeze.

Every time I get the plane back on the ground & all the surfaces behave normal.

After it crashed this morning I checked the flight log, which showed A:9 F:9 H:0. From what I've read, that's not a bad amount of fades/frame losses.

I've crashed this thing a few times by now. My best guess is that I've damaged the flight controller. Anyone else experience anything like this before?

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u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 2 months ago

▲ 2 r/RCPlanes

Help with T-28 landing gear

I recently broke the front landing gear on my 1.2m E Flite T-28. I replaced it with the FMS 80mm landing gear. The new gear fit great, right until I tried to take off on our grass field. Throttle makes the gear compress and then the prop hits the ground. It'll roll on pavement just fine, but I figure it's so short that even if I get it off the ground, landing won't do good things to the prop.

So, does anyone know of another landing gear that will actually fit? Or does anyone know if it's possible to extend a landing gear to make it a bit taller?

Edit: I got a close look at the FMS gear, and don’t see any way to extend it. Anyone have recommendations on a good alternative landing gear?

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u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 3 months ago

▲ 2 r/Traxxas

Mini Maxx/XRT Rear Diff pinon keeps breaking

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I put a slipper clutch in my Mini Maxx a while back, and now the rear diff on the car sounds AWFUL. The problem is the pinion gear. If I put in the original pinion or the pinion from the front diff, it all runs smooth. Problem is, this is my second pinion gear since adding the slipper clutch, and it didn't last long at all. Anyone else have problems with this part? Is there a way to shim the pinion?

Most of the chatter I see around these diffs is about swapping them out with versions from other cars that don't use the planetary gears, but they're still using the same spur/pinion, right?

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u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 4 months ago

▲ 28 r/cats

He’s playing, right?

Just got Spazzles about two months ago. He’s my first cat. He’ll come to me like he wants love, and when I pet him he’ll do this. He’s trying to play, right? Or is he trying tell me he wants to be close without being touched? He came right back after running off.

u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 4 months ago

▲ 4 r/RCClassifieds

Selling 4Tec BL-2S

Selling my 4Tec 2.0 with a BL-2S system & corvette body.
It’s mostly stock, just has a TSM receiver and hardened metal 70T pinion.
All the goodies in the last picture are included. No battery or tx.

Asking $200 USD
Shipping to continental US included
PayPal only

u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 5 months ago

▲ 13 r/Traxxas

BL-2S too large for 4Tec

Did traxxas make the 4tec chassis longer to fit the bl-2s system? The only way I can see this fitting is if I chopped off one of the ESC mounts, and I’m guessing ya’ll can see why I don’t really want to try that

u/DistinctAsparagus421 — 5 months ago