I received an 11.1 volt, 1800 mah 3 cell Lipo as part of an ARF kit that did not have a balance plug
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How To Add A Balance Plug To A Lipo Battery
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The Death Spiral Maneuver
This article is about a maneuver that every 2 channel pilot should learn.
It could save your plane!
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Propeller Equivalencies
One of the most common questions I see on the RC Forums concerns propeller equivalents.
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Basic RC Plane Electronics
Understanding how your model's electronics work to deliver power and control is fundamental to flying safe.
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Beginner’s Picture Guide to Parts of an Electric Plane
I know there is a lot of material out there for a beginner, but when I
got into flying back in January, at first with a Sky Fly RTF
(Ready-To-Fly), I found jumping into a custom plane a bit slow – I
didn't know how everything fit together
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Beginner’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Lipo Batteries
One of the enabling technologies making electric radio controlled flight more feasible has been the development and wide use of Lthium ion Polymer (Lipo or Lipol) batteries.
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Lightflite RC Bug
One of the intriguing planes I saw at the WRAM Show was the The Lightflite RC “Bug”.
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Ugly Plane Contest – $50 Cash Prize
Most likely you have a model that might be considered ugly – could be about as beat up as you could get, held together by chewing gum and baling wire, could be in pristine condition but just looks “ugly”, or could look fine but flies ugly – up to you to decide what’s ugly.
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The “Video-Hat”
Sometimes you want to shoot a video of your plane in flight and you’re alone. A drop-dead easy solution is to make a “Video-Hat”.
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