Category Archives: Tips

Hobby tips and tricks. I have a few thing to share and I don’t mind learning either.

Repairing my foam park flyer

Repairing my foam park flyer By James Packwood www.myrccenter.com   [wpdevart_youtube]EKzoz7dK_jc[/wpdevart_youtube] I managed to face plant my BNF Basic Zero into the ground the other day. My first thought was “It was only $99.00” “My second thought was. I don’t want to spend another $99.00”. Since I like building and have the resources I decided to […]

Dens E-Zee Free Flight Timer Programming

Dens E-Zee Free Flight Timer Programming by James Packwood www.myrccenter.com www.my-rc-zone.com https://youtu.be/pXSi81o3vWE   A Free flight electric model. Yea Sure. You can buy one already built and cheaper, but if you’re a builder like me. You just can’t help yourself. There is a Guillow’s model you want to modify beyond what the plans say. I kept […]

E-Flite 10A Pro ESC programming

E-Flite 10A Pro ESC Programming  by James Packwood www.myrccenter.com www.my-rc-zone.com https://youtu.be/Y4ZJNV2d2mk   These instruction come from the documentation that comes with the ESC and practice on my part. Since the instructions are in small print and I am a Semi-old fart. I needed to type it out in large print so I can follow the […]

Balancing your R/C boat

Balancing your R/C boat by James Packwood www.myrccenter.com www.my-rc-center.com This is from my Carol Moran Build project. After I finished  the R/C boat project I found that it floated high on the water and listed to the side. You may or may not have to balance your boat but this is what I did to […]

Covering Your Balsa Model With Tissue

Covering Your Balsa Model With Tissue by James Packwood www.myrccenter.com www.my-rc-zone.com https://youtu.be/zrx8v0oks1c   I think most beginning modelers are missing out on the satisfaction of building a balsa model. Either as a static display model or as a functional flying aircraft you will hours of fun building the kits with your family or as your […]

Covering your model with different color tissue

Covering your model with different color tissue by James Packwood www.myrccenter.com www.my-rc-zone.com [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPHm_iVGkgw[/embedyt]   If you don’t want to paint your model and you want to apply a color scheme other than white then using different colored tissue is for you. I have seen some really great looking models that have used different colors for […]