Dave's RC Video Beginner Classes!

[RCPowers]

Dave's RC Video Beginner Classes are archived here. Remember, they are in order of newest first:

http://www.rcpowers.com/forum/blog.php?u=24

Topics the Classes Cover:

Class 1: Learn to Fly RC Planes (scratch built and store bought basics)

Class 2: Building a Foamie (foam types, paint, carbon, control surfaces, motor mounts, etc.)

Class 3: How to Install Servos, Pushrods, and Control Horns

Class 4: How to Set up a 3-6CH Radio Part 1 (servo centering, reversing, travel, slaving, trim, and, sub trim.)

Class 5: How to Set up a 3-6CH Radio Part 2 (dual rates, exponential, elevon/delta mix, v-tail mix, flaperons, spoilerons, bomb drop, and landing gear.)

Class 6: The Basics of Helis (what each channel does on a 2-6CH, a good heli overview)

Class 7: ParkFlyer Power Systems Part 1 (what prop, motor, battery to get for your plane)

Class 8: ParkFlyer Power Systems Part 2 (what prop, motor, battery to get for your plane)

Class 9: Q/A (How much for everything? What radio and charger should I get? Can I use my radio on another plane? HobbyTownUSA? Ailerons or rudders only?

Class 10: How Flaperons and Spoilerons Work! (how they both work, how you set them up, what planes to use them on)

Class 11: The Importance of Center of Gravity (nose heavy, tail heavy, how to find CG, etc.)

Class 12: Q/A (Dihedral? Separate battery for your receiver Dual rudders? EDFs for speed? Finding CG? 2cell or 3cell? How far back of CG can a gyro handle?

[IndonesiaRC]

Hello Dave..I'm Stefan from indonesia actually I want to ask you how does canard work..its similiar with the flaperon or oposite them?..how it's work that's realy confuseing me Oh..ones again..how to install the gyro ..right..because i can't do it well

[DavePowers]

Originally Posted by IndonesiaRC

Hello Dave..I'm Stefan from indonesia actually I want to ask you how does canard work..its similiar with the flaperon or oposite them?..how it's work that's realy confuseing me Oh..ones again..how to install the gyro ..right..because i can't do it well

Hi Stefan! Good questions. Canards work opposite of the elevator. So they move DOWN and this pulls the nose UP. And with the gyros, we are working on getting some more videos for that to help explain it better.

Dave

[IndonesiaRC]

Thank's Dave about your answer but it still make me confuse about the canard and the elevator works..it same direction? I mean when the elevator move UP so the canard move DOWN so we can get the pulls up ? so if the elevator move DOWN like if we want to pulls down the canard help it and move UP ..like that?

[DavePowers]

Originally Posted by IndonesiaRC

Thank's Dave about your answer but it still make me confuse about the canard and the elevator works..it same direction? I mean when the elevator move UP so the canard move DOWN so we can get the pulls up ? so if the elevator move DOWN like if we want to pulls down the canard help it and move UP ..like that?

Yeah it is kind of hard to explain with text. Have you tried doing a Google search on it?

[IndonesiaRC]

Off course I did, and there still not explain to me about the real direction of canard. Thats why I 'm asking you about that.
You the one IN THE WORLD who really know about it, and will to share with guys like me. By the way can you draw it , simple picture maybe..I think a large number people will helped for knowing canard

[cubusaddendum]

Dave must be very busy. Maybe I can help?

There is absolutely nothing complicated about control-canards. They are identical in function to all-moving elevators with one important difference: They have to rotate WITH the elevator stick control because they are IN-FRONT of the lifting wing. All-moving elevators rotate AGAINST the elevator stick control because they are BEHIND the lifting wing.

Check here under the heading "control-canard":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard_(aeronautics)

If you want to gyro-stabilize a control-canard, the gyro's reaction to unwanted elevation should always oppose it. Therefore, the gyro should tilt the canard back when then aeroplane is tilted forwards and vice-versa.

I sounds like you need to get past that initial thought-barrier. Stick at it, because once you've got it you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

All the best,
Rob.

[DavePowers]

Hey thanks so much for jumping in Rob! Yes, very busy here for sure.

Stefan, you gave me and idea to cover canards in a future videos. I like and use them alot by come to think of it have never really done a good video on them. It might be awhile before I can get to it because of all my other responsibilities, but I think that would be a very helpful video for many guys!

And I did find this video on GYROS here. Might help some.

[IndonesiaRC]

thank's a lot

[AgEnT x19]

thanks