Antenna Tube

[ronlock at comcast.net]

I got a free plane years ago when I found the antenna piled up in the wing bay
after a flying session.   
After antenna is threaded into the tube, it needs to be secured.   
I wedge the antenna in place with a piece of fuel tube cut a severe angle.

Later, Ron Lockhart

"...I got a free plane when I had a similar symptom because my Rx antenna was coiled up around the fuel tank. Plane flew fine after I rethreaded the antenna in the tube..."

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Bill,
 
Although Airtronics didn’t find a problem with the receiver, they did replace the crystal anyway. They were very responsive to the problem… Outstanding Customer Service!!!!
 
I’ll setup my Magic and give it a work out for a while before I fly my pattern planes…
 
I had around 50 flights with no problem in the same Focus. It never failed a range check. Then at the Dayton contest I got a free plane when I had a similar symptom because my Rx antenna was coiled up around the fuel tank. Plane flew fine after I rethreaded the antenna in the tube.
 
The next contest was the Shoot Out. After I aborted the first flight, I checked everything out…especially the antenna…everything looked good. About 20 minutes later, I aborted the second flight for the same problem during flight.
 
I have never had this kind of problem before.
 
The RX was an Airtronics 92778 FM – 8 Channel. I will be using a PCM Rx for now on…
 
Larry
 



From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of William C. Harden
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:52 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: [SPAM] Need Help....
 
Whatever you do, do not fly again with this radio in your pattern plane until you discover the problem.  I would first suspect the receiver as faulty.   If you have a slow flying plane like a trainer then place the receiver in the plane and flight test it.  Also, throw away the leaky battery as you can no longer trust it.  
 
A leaking battery cell is not good, but if the battery pack had good power and checked out good under load then it isn’t the source of your problem.
 
Have you flown with this radio before?  Is this a new problem?  Is your receiver FM or PCM?  
 
Bill
 
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