Subj : New hobby
To   : Digital Man
From : Pistolgrip
Date : Wed Jan 10 2001 05:44 am

RE: New hobby
BY: Digital Man to Pistolgrip on Tue Jan 09 2001 11:28 pm

 >  >  > Make sure it supports mixing channels 1 and 2, and a single stick is t
 >  >
 >  > Yeah, I think it supports mixing on al 4 channels, but I need to dig it o
 >  > check.  It is a 2 stick model though, serious problem you think?  I'm use
 >  > one stick for throttle and one for flight controls.
 > 
 > As long as you can mix 2 channels and use one stick for those two channels (
 > the other stick for the 3rd channel), it'll work fine.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it will work then. I need to get it out though and see if
it even works at all anymore :)

 >  >  > I thought I might be able to recycle some of my old R/C car stuff for 
 >  >  > planes, but haven't been able to. I even had to buy a new battery char
 >  >  > old chargers didn't support 8 cell packs. <shrug>
 >  >
 >  > Dam, guess that prbably means my old TEKIN charger won't work either :-(
 >  >
 >  > Thanks for the info.
 > 
 > Yeah, no prob. Looks like fun, huh?

Oh yeah.. I had been thinking about the old R/C days recently anyway and after
you mentioned your new hobby I figured I'd give it a go again.  I got in
contact earlier today with one of the R/C groups in my area and once spring
hits here I think I'll be ready with a 400-X and possibly one of the gas
powered trainers as well.  I was talking with the guy from the group and he
says there's usually 10-20 guys every weekend at the local 'fly-park' around
here.  He also said to be sure and bring some extra crystals, they 'assign'
frequencies at teh park and you need to make sure you've got something in their
range.  I might have to buy a new radio anyway, I'm not sure if I can get too
many more crystal sets for this old radio? 

PG

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