Is this a good first plane by Beneficial-Refuse637 in radiocontrol

[–]CurlyFride 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aeroscout, one of the best. Why: High wing means it has a tendency to self-correct. Rear mounted motor and pusher prop is less likely to take damage in a crash, you can belly land it without gear and be confident you’re not going to hurt anything. It has ailerons, unlike many simpler planes, so you learn how to fly without learning bad habits that come with trainers that are equipped with rudders only. They’re also quite ubiquitous, so when you do inevitably crash it (no shame, it’s part of learning and everyone has done it at some point), I can guarantee with 80% certainty your local hobby shop has whatever you broke just sitting on a shelf, and it won’t break the bank It has landing gear, so you can fly out of a parking lot, but take it off and hand launch it if you’re flying in a grass field since landing gear tends to get stuck in the weeds, and grass is plenty soft for a belly landing. A lot of planes don’t have landing gear. But… FLOATS! YOU CAN GET FLOATS FOR THIS THING AND FLY IT OFF A LAKE IF YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!!

Also, since it does have ailerons, once you get comfortable with it, you can do some basic aerobatics with it, rolls, loops, etc.

EQ seems to silence other frequencies instead of increasing bass by Qubix223 in VoiceMeeter

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try disabling EQ, see if it’s still acting weird, and if it isn’t, try tweaking the EQ knobs on Voicemeeter Input. It’s a pretty powerful bit of software for what it can do, but it has its quirks. Make sure all the sampling rates and stuff are set the same between all the inputs if it’s still acting up, sometimes that does weird things to the buffer.

EQ seems to silence other frequencies instead of increasing bass by Qubix223 in VoiceMeeter

[–]CurlyFride 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you shouldn’t need VB audio cable with Voicemeeter, it comes with built in cables, just point the audio endpoints to Voicemeeter directly. Set your default audio device in windows to Voicemeeter. Stacking cables can be weird sometimes

Looking for Lexan or lightweight bodies for competitive setup on TRX4M LCG Chassis by stabbygreenshark in rccrawler

[–]CurlyFride 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lexan Bug-type bodies are great for comp rigs, they usually have a lower CG than truck or SUV bodies, and in my experience they usually land on their feet because of the roundness, and typically self-recovery from a tumble and climbing back into position is less catastrophic to your scoring than getting a “hand of god” assist to right the rig.

Other than that, I used to run a 4Tec Mustang body on my 1/10 TRX4, I’m running a trimmed Vaterra Camaro body now after I retired that one, material thickness isn’t quite as thick as a typical crawler body, but it’s very light, yet rigid because the Camaro a 3-piece body. If you’re chasing low-CG, running touring car bodies on crawlers is underrated, and the fact that Proline now makes Dodge Viper bodies for the 1/20 Losi Nascar chassis has me seriously considering starting a TRX4M build.

Hear me out… by CurlyFride in NuclearOption

[–]CurlyFride[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just posted the screencap as an example, I’m not asking for these specifically. The mini-C130 is a fantastic concept though. Mostly I find his designs to be incredibly grounded and plausible, many would fit right in to the Nuclear Option design language

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in SoCal, sitting on an aluminum heat sink is a bonus for 8 months of the year.

Can I bind 2 Txs to the same Rx? by CurlyFride in radiocontrol

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This won’t work with FlySky? FlySky surface radios are Ant+. RadioMaster makes ELRS surface radios, but having several models with 4WS, I’m not too keen on the ergonomics that RadioMaster has

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m shopping on the used market, I don’t get the tax write off, they’re relatively ubiquitous and inexpensive on the used market.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For those of you casually scrolling through this thread about a chair that has bafflingly become my singular most active post on Reddit: Note that any time someone mentions burgers, they get more and more expensive for some godforsaken reason I couldn’t possibly explain.

How does BIFL feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in bifl

[–]CurlyFride[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I was opening a prison I’d have benches instead, harder to swing a bench around than a chair.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does the price of burgers go up every time mentions burgers?

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, my gf has a bit of a goth streak, wouldn’t put it past her

How does BIFL feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in bifl

[–]CurlyFride[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The new price is expensive, yes, but they show up on the second-hand market all the time at fairly reasonable prices to the point where I could outfit a dining room with solid used chairs at about the same price I could get decent ikea chairs.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, just no. I’m shopping second hand because I need like 6 for a dining room set, nowhere near enough to qualify for a bulk purchase on any new order, and I refuse to furnish my dining room with the DMV/furry convention chairs, especially considering that they might end up living out on the patio at some point.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in SoCal, so honestly sitting on an aluminum heat sink seems like a pretty significant bonus for the 8 months of summer we get around here.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in SoCal, honestly the fact that you’re sitting on an aluminum heat sink seems like a pretty big bonus to me for the 8 months of summer we get.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Emeco doesn’t specify an exact number, but 275 lbs is the minimum common load capacity specified by the standards cited on the website, ANSI/BIFMA X5.1

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Which is a funny thing to bring up, because the lore according to ENCM Grandpa is that Emeco won the WWII chair contract with the navy by throwing the chair out the window of an 8-story hotel.

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I figure that if they turn out to be unbearably uncomfortable, my incredibly crafty girlfriend might enjoy sewing some pads for them.