My Skywalker is taking shape...

[rob.thomson]

Skywalker is ready.

Well...  Almost.

Only bits missing are:

Servo expander for the pan tilt.  (I ordered one, but can't find it in my workshop, so just ordered another!)

Ordered a 5000 mah battery.  My 4000 mah will work, but would need lead... So 5000 it is.

I should maiden it later this week/weekend.

Rob

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[chris-s]

Look forward to the flight report. Mine is still months awaya the current rate.

What servo expander are you using? I'm playing with a frsky x8r, sbus, APM and upto 16 channels.

Chris

[rob.thomson]

Why do you need that many channels?

KISS.  Its a good rule to follow, and will get you air borne fast

The expander is this one.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111205806534

Should do the trick.

Rob

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[rob.thomson]

I just made a mod to my Skywalker.



Optional landing gear!

I fly every few weeks from an old airfield.  The gear will be a nice option for touch and go practise on the runway!

I put a ply plate inside the body, and a small plate on the outside.

A carbon tube is attached to the internal plate, and allows me to use elastic bands to secure the undercarriage.

Result..

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[chris-s]

Neatly done.

Chris

[BlueFlyer]

nice way to mount the landing gear,nice one.

I've got some landing gear for my skywalker but it's the bolt on kind... not done it yet as I don't want to limit my flying locations to flat hard ground only.

might take a design cue from this solution :)

[rob.thomson]

Took all of 20 minutes to install!

Close up shown in this picture.

   

The key is to get a good plate inside the body to spread the load - and stop the carbon tube billing through the foam!

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[Coyote]

Jobs a gooden there Rob :)