Recently we've had a few of the moderators from wattflyer attempt to place personal attacks and clownish remarks on Z8RC; what they create everyday in their little cesspool. The regulars here don't need to be told, but in case any more wattflyer moderators show up, realize that unlike watflyer, this site is actually moderated.
Intelligent and insightful commentary will always find its way onto my blog. That assumes, of course, that one is materially capable of participating in an exchange of interesting and useful ideas. Try it, after experiencing a little refinement and culture, not to be confused with having no opinion, you might like it better (not that I care if you do).
Z8RC is for civilized and objective, interesting and pointed RC commentary. It is not a sales forum, disguised as discussion, where adolescents brashly peddle mediocre merchandise--like wattflyer pushing their cheap 3DHS slap-togethers, or rcgroups hard-selling Horizon Hobby's brittle and acutely unsafe, mostly garbage product line.
Perhaps equally obvious: if you think your products need a covert advertising campaign to create the illusion that they carry reasonable value, then by definition, you think they don't.
This site's intelligent readership require better.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Z8RC Open Discussion
Feedback | Suggestions | Questions
Please note, reader comments do not appear immediately after hitting submit.
Please note, reader comments do not appear immediately after hitting submit.
I like to fly:
Top 10 This Week
-
Whenever I'm traveling I get the bug. You know the feeling. I used to throw a DX6i in my suitcase with a sim cable, that way I have a...
-
Update: Scoring matrix added, below. Update: Z83X vs. AS3X flight testing is complete. Flight videos and conclusions listed below. Mane...
-
Update: Jiggy Gets a Heart Transplant Update: Nano Corsair video link added. A lot of people probably think I hate Horizon Hobby produc...
-
Horizon Hobby forced their user base to buy all-new radio equipment when they switched to DSM-X from their admittedly shoddy DSM-2 standard....
-
With a 15" prop in the cards for my Monster Yak 54 from Hobby King, I picked up a nicely made $90 E-Flite Power 46 to spin it. The sto...
-
Update 8/3/12: Also see Parkzone Albatros 3D Update 8/7/12: Like all Parkzone 40 inch-class foamies, the wing mounts are already lo...
-
Z8RC Quick Take Killing time at the airport, I was shocked to see an electric flight Magazine in a small newstand - they never carry RC ma...
-
Update to: Starmax P-51D Big Beautiful Doll Flight Review Starmax's gorgeous P-51D is a pretty slow as shipped. The plane gets a sign...
-
Update: Downgraded to F for poor quality. Became unflyable after a few hours use with no crashes. I got the opportunity to pick up a b...
-
Update 8/30/2012: See http://z8rc.blogspot.com/2012/08/aeo-rc-50mm-ducted-fan-combo-w5800kv.html for a great fan upgrade (and noise reduc...
Top 10 This Month
-
Update 8/30/2012: See http://z8rc.blogspot.com/2012/08/aeo-rc-50mm-ducted-fan-combo-w5800kv.html for a great fan upgrade (and noise reduc...
-
Update: Jiggy Gets a Heart Transplant Update: Nano Corsair video link added. A lot of people probably think I hate Horizon Hobby produc...
-
Update: Scoring matrix added, below. Update: Z83X vs. AS3X flight testing is complete. Flight videos and conclusions listed below. Mane...
-
I like to collect classic airplanes, so the gorgeous little Great Planes Electrifly Fokker Dr.1 Tridecker was a natural choice. Great Plane...
-
Continuing and ending my mini-series on how to land, this article focuses on flying a good traffic pattern: the military Overhead. The Ove...
-
Updated the videos and expanded my comparison to the Hobbyzone Champ. Can the new Hobbico Flyzone Micro Super Cub RTF knock off the venerab...
-
Update 8/3/12: Also see Parkzone Albatros 3D Update 8/7/12: Like all Parkzone 40 inch-class foamies, the wing mounts are already lo...
-
In this series of posts, I will occasionally try to perpetuate common pet peeves of the pilot community. There is a right way and a wrong ...
-
Update: Videos added. They don't make 'em like they used to. WCL of 2.4 for $55? Heck yeah it is coming soon... - Wing Span:...
Z8RC Resources
A Practical RC Simulator Comparison
AMA Under the Microscope (& Part 2)
Balancing a ducted fan or prop perfectly
Balsa or Foam?
Blade mCP X 100% Vibration Fix
Choosing the Right Motor
FAA Guarantees Your Right to Fly RC in the USA
Fixing those broken UM wheel pants
How to Land from The Overhead Pattern
Online RC Discount Codes
Soft Throttle
Understanding CG
Z8RC Thrust-to-Weight Ratio Database
Z8RC Manufacturer Rankings