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 Got an SQ8 camera to try as a hatcam.  It has a nice clip system.  I made an adapter out of instamorph,  Even if the camera turns out to ...

Here's what you need to get started. Basic Idea: Transmitter and Receiver Airplane Electronics Body Parts Nice Starter Plane: ...

Got this from Hobby King... comes in a flat pack, gonna have to really glue it up old school! HK Page RCG Thread Manual Based o...

Completely uses exactly one sheet of $Tree foam. The mighty Springer has a build thread . blogodex = {"toc...

Here's a current-sensing module from Sparkfun.  It's non-invasive, clamping around the wire carrying the current you wish to measu...

Every want to step through a video frame by frame? Here you go! http://rowvid.com/?v=M-k8VpIWxGo

1500 kvm, 24 gram "blue wonder" motor  $1.25    8x4 props (2)   18A ESC  $0.00    theraband prop saver bands  $0.19...

Over on rcgroups , user balsa or carbon shares some hints on making ReadiBoard EZFlys.  Check out his videos, you can see the great result...

Here's the Phantom Flash from 1937.  It's an ROG ("rise off ground"), meaning that it takes off and lands, instead of b...

Here's the current state of OrangeRX modules.  There's a lot of discussion that the Devo-compatible module has problems with the Efl...

Looks like a nice slow-flyer to build for beginners.  Based on the late Dekan's Simple Delta. GoldGuy Says: Twenty more square i...

Premium CP Laminating Film  -- 3mm regular, 5mm heavy duty. Premium clear gloss (CP) roll laminating film is a high-clarity, abrasion-re...

Courtesy of DrBamBam: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28540928&postcount=1148 Stock Propeller: APC 6x4 Stock Motor ...

RCGroups user midelic has a DIY FrSky D8 compatible receiver, porting PhracturedBlue's Deviation work. Canonical information page here...

EastBay RC went officially crazy at the HobbyKing Black Friday sale.  First up, the Wingnetic! Notes: Build was simple, just glue on ...

 If you've been involved in drones for any length of time, you're probably already familiar with Eric Cheng's Aerial Photograp...

Micron Wings is a great resource for all things involving small models.   This page  describes the battery and servo connectors to small...

Here's a photo by Concord Model Engineer Lynn Price of a participant at one of the recent Free Flight contests. Sometimes low tech i...

The first challenge in using Intelligent Navigation is finding the menu! Have the unit flying in the air.  If the unit is not in the a...

From an RCGroups post by blade strike of DJI Support, a pretty serious upgrade is coming. "Intelligent Flight Mode", with the...

So Eric Cheng really is the coolest pilot in the world!  Look at the back of this Inspire , where he mounted a GoPro on a gimbal.  Eric wr...

 Now that we've got the Apple power supply running, we need to hook it up to the charger.  It turns out that standard 110V blades fit ...

 I got an old Mac Pro power supply to replace my puny old Dell.  The thing is massive!  79A of 12V power, that's over 900 watts!! Bu...

CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 11, 2015 CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm ATTENDEES: 16     GUESTS:  0 MEETING...

Andrew Newton has a nifty video showing how to use heat gun to construct things from PVC pipe. You can get a flat piece of PVC for fabrica...

Walt Grant, RIP Aeromodeller and Friend CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 9, 2015 CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 ...

OpenRCForums user Myckey has a nice pair of posts on upgrading the 9xr Pro with Taranis gimbals. I'm preparing to try it.  I'll m...

Here's a nice mini-keyboard that I've gotten for my multimedia PC.  It's wireless, comes with a dongle, has a lipo battery, an...