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  1. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I'll say, electrical problem or did you just loss track? Need telemetry alarm!
  2. TonyHallo

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Looks like a good place to get batteries Mike, thank you.
  3. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Somewhere sometime ago I was told that cans should be installed at the quarter wave length for what it is worth. I normally just make the headers work for the plane. I did build my Christen Eagle around a ZDZ 80RV with the supplied header and JMB can and it has very linear response.
  4. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    What i beautiful backdrop for flying, sorry you damaged your floats you hot dog!
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    As a note the Cessna 150 and the Cherokee shared the same crappy stock nose wheel, need to do a little lathe work. These are photos from a friends Cherokee that a brass bushing was installed to eliminate the slop in the stock nose gear, need to do same for the Cessna,
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    FedEx was here today. These appear to be a magnitude of order larger then the 1/2" diameter used on the original, good for 25 to 50 pound. just collecting parts right now, putting together a RC Guys 150 Cessna to finish out the season plus helping a friend side his rental, not enough hours in...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Ordered the landing gear yesterday, plans show Sierra gear, I'm going with Robart. Had to order the fixed yoke style (No. 684) for the nose wheel due to the wheel diameter shown on the plans. Will need to make a trunnion and linkage to make it steerable, some lathe and milling machine work...
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Spent yesterday helping a friend setup a PowerBox SRS Mercury in a 42% Slick Lite he had bought. Came with four Spectrum satalites of course he had a Futaba transmitter. Took the better part of the day getting the transmitters hooked up and going through the settings of the Mercury. Looks to...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Someone brought this nice Champ to the Indiana Flyers Club fun fly on 6/29/21, wonder who?
  10. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Same here in Pennsylvania, there's a nest along the Allegheny River about 4 miles south of me, there are always bird watchers there. My neighbor owned the property where the eagle decided to built it's nest, it was land locked since the late 60's due to construction of a new highway, he payed...
  11. TonyHallo

    7th Annual Summer Solstice Fun Fly

    Some photos from the event, signed up 21 pilots on a rain delayed event.
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Wonder if this might work...
  13. TonyHallo

    Cub 1/3 scale

    I remember some of the Byron planes had rubber bands hooked to eyes.
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Cowl and wheel pants arrived yesterday from Fibertech-n-More, nice and light parts. This plane is 10% larger then my previous Cherokee but the cowl looks so much larger. I had to use a 1/4"-32 plug on the left cylinder to avoid cutting a hole in the cowl, will not be problem on this cowl, over...
  15. TonyHallo

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    What is the advantage of chucking a chuck in a chuck?
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