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  1. thurmma

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    Our winds would start out down the runway and by the time you were done practicing they were coming straight across the runway, not fun! Kind of reminded me of the contest in Kansas last October, crabbing in at a 45 under pretty good power just to make it to the runway :(
  2. thurmma

    Trophy showcase

    I am a glutton for punishment :) Bring it on!
  3. thurmma

    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    We had those winds on Sunday here. Not quite 40 but definitely some 30mph gusts. I went up for one flight and that was enough excitement for a long time :)
  4. thurmma

    Hello from Mount Joy,Pa

    Welcome to GSN Dennis! As for the knee-knocking, it never quits, just gets less noticeable :) After you get a few more flights on the big plane you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner. The old saying "Bigger flies better" is true. I have a 42% Edge from Pilot and a 40% 330LX from 3D Hobby...
  5. thurmma

    Trophy showcase

    I just like to stay at the bottom of the heap so I jumped :) I ended up 3rd for the year in Basic last year and flew the Sportsman sequence a few times. Then one of my friends said "Hey the only thing you haven't done in the Intermediate sequence is the roller" So I started flying the...
  6. thurmma

    Trophy showcase

    @IMAC FANATIC, any chance you could get me a copy of the Intermediate Unknowns? I keep a copy of everything I can get my hands on and at the end of the day of practicing I will have one of my friends pull out a random unknown, take a little bit to look it over and then go fly it. This...
  7. thurmma

    Trophy showcase

    Congrats Brian. I think you should move to Intermediate :)
  8. thurmma

    Trophy showcase

    Nice job Paul! Congrats!
  9. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    Wayne, Thanks for the input. I did exactly what you explained last night and still no luck. I am going to compare the output of the GP and DLE tach ports, voltage wise, and see what the difference is. I have some 4.7k resistors and may try to configure the setup like the DA configuration and...
  10. thurmma

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

    Flew the Extra with the 29x12 standard 3 blade. It was better but, still not enough pull on the uplines :-( I think I am going to throw the 30x13W falcon back on and see if I can figure out the throttle a bit better. I love the way it pulls but, it rips so easy. I have to figure something out to...
  11. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    So I went home for lunch and pulled the Edge out of the trailer with a dle170 on it and a Jeti EX R9 rx. I plugged the mrpm-ac into the EXT port, which is different from the CB200, where it is plugged into Pin14/Ext3, and it worked like a champ. So, tonight I am going to try it in the EXT1 port...
  12. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    Wayne, The issue with hooking the tachs up was due to people using life batteries to power the ignitions. The ignition needs a solid 6.6 volt input in order to use the tach port reliably. I am running 2s lipo and have never had an issue :-)
  13. thurmma

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

    I was thinking the same thing about the hobby. Might be some really good deals on a couple of 40% planes shortly.
  14. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    @wfield0455 is the gp ignition an older one? I have one of the newest ones designed for the 176EVO. According to Ken Crane, these were made differently than earlier ignitions so, that may be the issue. The Jeti module may just be that sensitive. I guess I could hook it up to the Edge with the...
  15. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    I programmed the tach unit but, still no rpm reading. I checked the voltages with the ignition on and I have 5 vdc on both the red and white leads from the ignition. I will stop by radio shack and pick up a 4.7k resistor and try the da setup but, I am not real hopeful that it will work because...
  16. thurmma

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

    Helped my daughter work on her 3DHS 61" 330LT. She got the servos in all of the surfaces and we got them trimmed out. Now to mount the motor and get it flown.
  17. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    Thank you. I will post back what I figure out. Maybe it will help another Jeti newcomer one day :-)
  18. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    @scruffmeister I actually have the module plugged into the CB200 on pin 14. Do I need to plug it into a rx to make the changes? I will exeriment with it tonight :-) Thank you for the insight.
  19. thurmma

    jeti DS 16 thread

    Ok, I have aGP-176EVO with a tach port that drives an RCExcel tach just fine. I ordered the mrpm-ac and configured it as though it was a dle ignition with tach port and no luck. I swapped the connector around and still nothing. I have the red wire from the module connected to the white wire from...
  20. thurmma

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

    Drilled the 29 x 12 3 blade standard and gave it a shot. Turned a solid 5650 so I think I am in the ball park. I was hoping to get to the field sometime tomorrow but, just looked at the forecast and starting at 9am all the way through 8pm scattered thunderstorms! Looks like Thursday is the...
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