My First Antweight

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oxhey
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Re: My First Antweight

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Thanks , ill look into that .

Whats best mode 1 or 2?
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Re: My First Antweight

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It depends entirely on your driving and control style; obviously you can set up any combination of channels to drive motors, but on some of the speed controller/reciever combo kits that are available it's not a small job to swap the signal wires around to any channel other than aileron/elevator, which is the right stick on mode 2 and the left on mode 1.

It is worth bearing in mind though that mode 2 is more common in the UK, so should you wish to upgrade to a transmitter with more features that will be easier to find.
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Re: My First Antweight

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On some transmitters swapping between mode 1 & 2 is far from simple.
The throttle/rudder stick (left for mode 2) usually has no spring return on the throttle (up/down) movement and sometimes has a ratchet too.
It's not always easy/possible to swap the springs and ratchet between the left & right controls.
There are some (usually not the cheapest!) transmitters that are designed for the user to swap them between mode 1 & 2 but it's a whole lot easier to get the right mode in the first place!
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Re: My First Antweight

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Just got the chassis 3D print back from shapeways.

I used the strong and flexible plastic . It seems solid and is really light.

Just need to get the rest of the parts and some sheet metal for the actual flipper front.

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