3DHS 70" Velox

[ddparker]

Well I learned something today, that is to always use safety clips on all battery plus and make sure the battery's are tied down tight.
Today BBrown was fling my Hanger 9 sukio and did a snap roll and a battery came loose and unplug the battery from the ignition.
Blake bid a good job landing the plane dead stick.
A Big Thanks goes out to Blake.

 

[Enterprise]

I can't count how many times the battery keeper on my powerpoles have saved my bacon. Ditto on the servo wire connectors. Cheap insurance.

 

[Fast3D]

Do you mean if I dont buy the programmer, I can use my transmitter only to do the programming? thanks.

sorry for this basic question. I received my gecko 125 mah, and used a BEC PRO which was set at 8v for my HV servos. Do I need to do any programming to my ESC at all? thanks.

 

[3dRCparts.com]

you unpluged the red wire from the ESC?

Then all you need to do is calibrate the throttle by setting the end points of your radio to 150/150, throttle all the way up, plug in esc, wait for 2 beeps, pull trottle all the way down, and your done

 

[Fast3D]

Yes I did unplug the red wire from the ESC so its internal bec is out of the equation. Thanks a lot.

 

[Fast3D]

Thanks again but still not sure why I need to enter into the ESC programming. wouldn't two beeps get me into battery mode. I think...

 

[gyro]

Thanks again but still not sure why I need to enter into the ESC programming. wouldn't two beeps get me into battery mode. I think...

You're calibrating the ESC to your radio's throttle channel. This maximizes the throttle response.

 

[Enterprise]

Got some good flights on the Velox today. The video did not come out as I am using a new hatcam and it was pointed too high. The 18x7 is a great combo with this motor and I don't see dinking around with it anymore. I was 9lbs 7oz AUW with fuel. I will try to remember to get RPM next time out and figure out my effective thrust, but it has plenty of pull out thrust. Does a couple of spins in pop tops.

I also noticed today that the fuse is a bit longer than my 74 Edge fuse when I was trying to load the truck. This plane has a very different formula than a lot of the other stuff on the market and I wish it was available in other sizes. I have a stock pile of 48" Velox stuff, but bigger would be nice.

 

[Fast3D]

You're calibrating the ESC to your radio's throttle channel. This maximizes the throttle response.

Got it thanks Gyro.

 

[ryan_m]

Got some good flights on the Velox today. The video did not come out as I am using a new hatcam and it was pointed too high. The 18x7 is a great combo with this motor and I don't see dinking around with it anymore. I was 9lbs 7oz AUW with fuel. I will try to remember to get RPM next time out and figure out my effective thrust, but it has plenty of pull out thrust. Does a couple of spins in pop tops.

I also noticed today that the fuse is a bit longer than my 74 Edge fuse when I was trying to load the truck. This plane has a very different formula than a lot of the other stuff on the market and I wish it was available in other sizes. I have a stock pile of 48" Velox stuff, but bigger would be nice.

Sounds like an awesome match - may have to build me a gas one with that motor.
I too wish that they would make the Velox in bigger sizes! A 50cc one especially...