Crash Investigation, Why did it crash?

Just as in full scale aviation, crashes are often because of a sequence of things going wrong. I received a letter recently asking my opinion on a set of circumstances. At the time of this writing there is no 100% sure answer, not enough info is provided, however...

Keith Shaw’s Radical RC 1905 Wright Flyer Project Part 1

This series of posts created from email correspondence between Keith and I. He’s really done a lot of neat things to this kit. Expect a new report every Thursday for at least 5 weeks. Keith is in the AMA Hall of Fame. He is one of the fathers of modern day...

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS AT RADICAL RC

SPECIALS RUN ALL WEEKEND Check out all our Black Friday specials. Radical RC Site Airtronics SD-10 Radios! Limted stock, Reduced Price Plus we add a BONUS 5CH 92124 RX. Radio Sets Remember the Cox free flight models that were so fun to convert? These are pre-painted,...

1905 Wright Flyer With Added Bling

Stephen Cushing writes and provides photo’s of his Radical RC 1905 Wright Flyer kit. He added flying wires and also built a dolly. I know the dolly has it’s own RX that responds to his rudder inputs so he can taxi and guide the model on it’s take off...

Lipo Battery Disposal

Warren Behymer asks and interesting question: I need to know how to dispose of LiPo battery that has swollen due to an overcurrent. There are two issues. 1. We want to discharge the battery in such a way as there is minimal risk of fire during the discharge and later...