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Beta testers I have updated the newer version of the model boat computer program. Download directions are below....

Freedrive download instructions...
Go to http://www.freedrive.com/
type iamto@hotmail.com into the email address box
type qwerty123 into the password box
Then click on Sign In
This will log you in
Once you are in click on the My FreeDrive tab at the top. This will take you to where the file is.
Now click on the FEsetup2.exe and this will take you to the next page. Here you will see a blue arrow that points down. This is the download arrow. Click on it and it will ask you where you want to save it. Make sure you name it FEsetup2.exe as Freedrive just names it FEsetup and it will not open later unless you call it FEsetup2.exe. Now save it and after the download finishes find the file at the location where you saved it and double click on it. This will start the install process. If you have any problems let me know.

You will notice a picture of one of Douggies monos and some of Jans hydro pictures have been added. A small write up about 1P and 2P added also.

Anyone else that wants to try it go ahead

Have fun.

Paddy

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Andy it is not often I post something serious on this thread but today I will.
As you know I have been trying to get a boat with a Chinese motor to do 60 mph and this morning I did that.
Here is the setup......

Xzess 2 rigger, 4s Lipo, Feigao 6XL, X642 prop and Barra 120 esc

Speed was 62.75 mph. Not a world record I know but it is a personal best. The best part was the temps. Motor was 124 F and all the other temps were lower than that. I only done 4 two way runs and let is rest for 2 minutes between runs so I guess that helped with temps. That was your old boat (Liquid Insanity).

Well I guess I have to set the bar a little higher now and aim for 65 mph.

Thanks for all the help you have been in assisting me to achieve this goal

Paddy

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Way to go Paddy!

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Way to go Paddy!

Thanks Chuck,
I have learned a lot in the last few months. At first I was just throwing money at boats to try to make them go fast eg. big batteries and big expensive motors. Now I love 4s and 5s batteries and I am starting to see how fast these cheap motors can go. I think I must try an ETTI esc soon and see how they hold up under the torture I will give them.
Do not get me wrong, my Barra esc's and Neu motors have taken a lot of punishment and I really do not know how I have not blown up more CC esc's. I can only say good things about the old Barracuda esc's.
Paddy

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Andy another best speed with the Chinese experiment this morning.

104 kph or 64.62 mph.

Xzess 2 rigger, 4s Lipo, Feigao 6XL, X642 prop and Barra 120 esc
Same setup as before but a shorter turn fin. Actually even though it does not turn as well it is easier to control and does not want to flip as much. Last time I said I would raise the bar to 65 mph. Almost there dude.

Mr. Krabs has a 1521 1D spinning a M545 and has only done 108 kph and that part makes me want to cry. Something major wrong there.

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Excelllent work Paddy old mate only .58 mph to get that hull faster than I ever did. Just goes to show that some of the cheaper gear is OK and capable of good speed.
Sorry If I offended you with last nights phone call, can not remember much but to my defence you did phone when I was very pissed at the work xmas function, I probably will not have a job on monday as the worksho manager freaked my daughter out by picking her up and shoving her in a very large ice bucket, I heard her screaming so ran over and smashed the prick before retrieving her from the ice. It is a great way of killing a party!!! Ha

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Excelllent work Paddy old mate only .58 mph to get that hull faster than I ever did. Just goes to show that some of the cheaper gear is OK and capable of good speed.
Sorry If I offended you with last nights phone call, can not remember much but to my defence you did phone when I was very pissed at the work xmas function, I probably will not have a job on monday as the worksho manager freaked my daughter out by picking her up and shoving her in a very large ice bucket, I heard her screaming so ran over and smashed the prick before retrieving her from the ice. It is a great way of killing a party!!! Ha

Mate if you do that to someone's 10 year old daughter you gotta expect trouble. People have disappeared and never seen again in Tasmania for less than that. He will not do that again. You made a comment about spitting an olive down the office girls shirt when I was talking to you. It sounds like a normal end of year party where some one gets their lights punched out and the office girl.... well we will not go into that.

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A picture says a 1,000 words.

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Paddy you twit!! I have tears rolling down my old face,

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First flight

Andy,
As you know I got myself an R/C electric glider last week and I took it flying for the first time today. Not being a member of a club I thought I would do the good old Aussie thing and jump a farmer's fence and fly in his field. It was a little windy but I knew I could fly in winds like that so I gave it a little throttle and a big push into the air and soon it was climbing nicely. After about 5 minutes I thought I would land it as the wind started to get stronger. Mate you would have been proud of the landing. You had to see it to believe it but as luck would have it I managed to get a picture so you can see....






That is the glider parked up there in amongst all the Koalas and leaves. Not everyone can do that mate...


Having landed it there I thought the only way I have to get it out is to fly it out so I gave it some revs and it starts to climb nicely but then a branch and the prop had a coming together and now this is the only thing I have of my plane



The good part is I have the most important part and just need to buy a glider to put on it. Mate could you do a good S&B job on that prop for me while I wait for my new parts (glider) to arrive.

Now comes the bad part. I was walking to my car when all of a sudden I hear BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG and I look around to see the farmer shooting at me with his rifle. Well I cleared that gate by about three feet and got in my car real quick. I started the engine and then BANG, BANG, BANG. The idiot is shooting my car as you can see by the bullet marks in the driver's side door....



I pulled up about 10 miles down the road to clean my trousers and get the picture. Mate my knees are still knocking.

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Andy,
After cleaning my trousers I went lake hunting and found this one....

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=BuuG_Ki6P7M

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*!***!***!***!** mate, I told you those flying contraptions cause nothing but TROUBLE. I will send some boys down to deal with the cock head with the gun! Must be an American imigrant as the shoot first ask questions later thought process shows. Either that or he is like me and HATES RC planes!
That lake looks the goods though, where is it? Far from town?

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NEWS UPDATE, Paddy is dodging the bullets and trying his hardest with a fishing pole and sinker to retrieve the troublsome plane. Paddy if all else fails shoot the bloody thing out of the tree. You could even shoot some *!***!***!***!**ing Ducks while you are at it................................................ ........ I am luaghing SOooooo Hard it hurting................

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*!***!***!***!** mate, I told you those flying contraptions cause nothing but TROUBLE. I will send some boys down to deal with the **** head with the gun! Either that or he is like me and HATES RC planes!
That lake looks the goods though, where is it? Far from town?

Andy the lake is at Grindelwald and about a 20 minute drive from my house.

http://www.crikey-adventure-tours.com/grindelwald.html

As you know I went back tonight with my fishing pole to try to get the glider.
SCORE
Tree = 1 sinker
Me = no plane
I will return tomorrow after boating armed with more sinkers and a bullet proof vest (and a lot of toilet paper).

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Paddy you better get dressed up like you are out of the cast of Sound of Music, here Heidi, here heidi.................... Mate I am still laughing. Oh the pain you bastard!