Recent content by wrench567

I just had a talk with the former Chatham airport manager. He said that fixed wing aircraft have a 1000 foot basement over people. 500 foot over open water. He managed the airport for 37 years and would get calls all the time. If the caller had the tail number, he would report it to the FAA...

It's an inlet to a harbor with sand bars and boat traffic. There are populated beaches and sand bars populated with grey seals. I have flown there many times and never seen any manned aviation there before. Once in awhile a coastguard helicopter but never a fixed wing. This was the first time a...

Hello all. It was a beautiful day so I took my H to the beach. While flying over the water at an altitude of about 180 feet according to the ST16. A small plane pulling a banner entered the airspace. I withdrew the H back to my location and waited for the plane to leave. Shortly after that...

As a hobby flier, I will not comply with the RID unless it is really inexpensive. $300 is way out of line for a hobbyist. RID is unconstitutional and courts should put the matter to rest. There has been zero studies made that would prove increased safety to the public or manned aviation. It's...

I too have cordless tools. I can't count how many DeWalt 12 volt batteries I have reconditioned with new cells. Then I started flying RC helicopters and learned how to properly charge and store LIPOs. Since then the only one that has gone bad was because of corrosion. That was a DeWalt 12 volt...

When it's windy or I sometimes gather a crowd, (happens more times than I like to admit.) I will hand catch the H. I know some say not too. But I find it safer than the bounce it usually does. And if I'm at the beach, it keeps the sand from flying up. I have a mat to take off from but it's not...

Leaving them fully charged will shorten their lifespan dramatically. There is still internal resistance and chemical reaction that leads to puffing and eventually shorting. Drawing them down to 3.7 to 3.8 volts per cell will keep them fresher for longer. For the cost of the batteries, I try to...

Received the FD200 today. I made up an XT60 to 4mm banana socket. I took some sockets from an old helicopter ESC that is fried. This way the battery charger adapter cable can be used for charging and discharging the drone batteries. Downloaded the ISDT go app on my android tablet. Did a...

Amain hobbies has the ISDT FD200 on sale. Put in my order and also ordered some XT60 connectors so I can make up a harness. It would work for my helicopter batteries too. Thank you guys. Pete.

Thanks guys. I didn't know about that automatic discharger. It seems they have a new improved version that is more powerful and uses an app. For around $100 it might be a future purchase. I took my charger adapter cable and hooked it to my HO scale test track and put a locomotive on the...

Ouch.

Hello good people. This past Wednesday saw beautiful weather and I had time on my hands. I charged up 4 flight packs and headed out. Before I could get to where I was going, the wife called and said she wasn't feeling well. I turned around and got home to find her on the kitchen floor...

Sent a message. Pete.

Finally had a chance to try the camera reset. I did the reset and had to bind the camera again. It seems to have improved. Although when I change resolution to 120 fps the ST16 view and the app on my phone was not too sharp. So I'm running it at 30 fps to sharpen it up. At least I can get out...

I never noticed those buttons. Wow. Thank you. Will give it a try and let you know if it works. Learning new things every day. Thank you. Pete.