Autumn has arrived..

While the rest of the world appears to be enjoying a nice warm summer, over here in the Mourne Mountains, autumn has already made it’s entry. As I look out the window, the wind is howling, rain is clattering against the window, and in general it feels like time to light the fire! I was … Read more

Teach an old Tranny new tricks

moduleMy Cockpit SX is not that old, but still.. As my understanding of the 2.4GHz technology grows, so does the urge to go the full way.
As you know I like to throw planes now, and I really like the small Multiplex SX. It seems to be built for the job (it actually is). My last session out was with the new Blaster and a cranky 35Meg receiver. In all honesty, the less then perfect performance of the radio was largely due to an empty-ish Rx battery, but still. Of course a plan had already been hatched long ago, so this was just the excuse needed to fire up the soldering iron.

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