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A bit of winter flying.
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I wouldn't sweat running an RC car on non-busy roads. There really are no laws against it that I know of. When I was a kid, the thought I might be doing something wrong never once crossed my mind. As long as your vehicle is parked off the road, you aren't tearing anything up, and are mindful of any possible traffic, I don't see why a cop would have a problem. If they pulled up while I was running I would just make sure I wasn't getting in their way and keep on running, but maybe not at full speed lol. You're paying taxes to use that road afterall. Who cares if your car is a bit smaller than normalR/C runnings been on a pause here lately. Been a rash of intersection, street and parking lot takeovers by the 1:1 drift groups. Some social media organized; some ad hoc. LEO's really beginning to crack down with arrest's, charges and impounding of cars.
Call me paranoid, but all I'd need is an over-zealous LEO to tag me doing speed runs with my r/c in the industrial area. Street I run on has a lot of rubber lay-down, so suspect it is an after-hours street racing site. Sure don't want to end up as a test case for r/c use of public roads and streets.
Been scouting out prospective parking lots with the notion of asking permission of the owners to run r/c. But now, with LEO's going into parking lots as well as city streets, that's on the back burner as well.
Thinking going all-grass speed runs with the local ball field I've been using. May be the only immediate workable option.
Anyone else seeing an upsurge of drift car take overs and how are LEO's responding? Can't help but think this is eventually going to bleed over into r/c. And nobody has our back as r/c'ers.
Are those hard to fly? Are they like 8 channel, or are the controls simplified?A bit of winter flying. View attachment 161231
Extremely difficult!! You need a minimum of 6ch I believe. Most have some kind of stability mode now and some even have gps lock on them and will do certain tricks with the push of a button. But the regular flight mode is a very steep learning curve. I’ve been flying for just over a year now and only now can I fly without crashing. That’s if I’m not doing dumb stuff or trying something new.. Not only are they hard to fly, they are extremely difficult to setup correctly compared to surface stuff. Not to discourage anyone, it’s extremely rewarding if you have the patience for it.Are those hard to fly? Are they like 8 channel, or are the controls simplified?
Judging by my extremely short flight time on Real Flight, I ain't investing in one of those anytime soon.Extremely difficult!! You need a minimum of 6ch I believe. Most have some kind of stability mode now and some even have gps lock on them and will do certain tricks with the push of a button. But the regular flight mode is a very steep learning curve. I’ve been flying for just over a year now and only now can I fly without crashing. That’s if I’m not doing dumb stuff or trying something new.. Not only are they hard to fly, they are extremely difficult to setup correctly compared to surface stuff. Not to discourage anyone, it’s extremely rewarding if you have the patience for it.
Anyway my ADD is kicking in and I lost my train of thought…
Practice, practice, practice!Judging by my extremely short flight time on Real Flight, I ain't investing in one of those anytime soon.
Yeah, but I have the attention span of a 5yo.Practice, practice, practice!
It was only a few minutes, but I got some rc in. TRX4M Bronco in the frozen backyard.
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That would look killer sitting in that pic all snow camoed out... for sure man.Snow camo! Glad you got out to play , even if it was a quickie.
do you have instructions and files for me to make one of those?????Its like 50* F and sunny here today , so I was able to get this 1/24 machine out for its maiden passes.. She looks so purty in the sun , you can't see the chameleon flake in the pics , but WOW it pops to the naked eye!! View attachment 160173
All files are FREE on my cults page, there is a materials list and an assembly walk through, a heads up racing vid and a speed run vid linked on you tube. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/csrc-1-24-r-c-top-fuel-cardo you have instructions and files for me to make one of those?????
What motor and esc do you recommend? I want it to be brushlessAll files are FREE on my cults page, there is a materials list and an assembly walk through, a heads up racing vid and a speed run vid linked on you tube. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/csrc-1-24-r-c-top-fuel-car
I'd love to see one run with one of the Furitek Momentum motors.What motor and esc do you recommend? I want it to be brushless
Should I try one of them in it?I'd love to see one run with one of the Furitek Momentum motors.