Welcome to the "In Flight" newsletter from Duralite Flight Systems. Each month the newsletter will be published with the goal to keep you informed as to what is happening at Duralite along with helpful tips, contributor columns and our "On Approach" reviews.

The team at Duralite consists of Jack Price (President), Rachelle Rey (Office Admin), Mark Byrne (Tech Support) and Robyn Byrne (Order Processing). Although we may have fancy titles we are all here to make sure that your Duralite R/C experience is everything you expect. We stand behind all of our products and provide R/C industry leading technical and warranty support.

With the development of the latest high torque servos, power management systems required to provide consistent voltage and current supply have been identified as a potential issue. To resolve this issue, Duralite Flight Systems have developed a new line of High Current products.

The Duralite High Current series of RX packs are now available in Lithium Ion, Manganese and Polymer configurations with 16 gauge wire and Deans connectors. The Duralite High Current 7.5 amp switching style regulators also utilize 16 gauge wire and Deans connectors complete with RX adapters resulting in less resistance, consistent operating voltage and are able to supply the current that the latest high torque servos such as the JR 8711 servos demand.

For higher amp requirements we have developed the new Binary High Current 15 amp switching regulator system which takes advantage of the higher current that the Duralite Plus Manganese and Polymer packs can deliver. The Binary regulator consists of two independent 7.5 amp regulators wired in a parallel redundant configuration for exceptional performance. There will be more information next month on the Binary Regulator

For further details, visit www.duralitebatteries.com/flight/news.php

We are pleased to announce that the response to our Switch and Save program has been very positive.

The program was launched in August to assist pilots making the decision to start flying with lithium technology instead of Ni Cad or NiMh cells. For new lithium users we now offer either a 2900 mah or 4300 mah Lithium Ion pack, 5.3 volt or 6 voltage regulator with heavy duty switch, load tester and a free 2 port charger! This promotion saves the pilot $65.00 and let's them experience the advantage of Lithium power! Tell your friends.

For further details, visit http://www.duraliteflightsystems.com/packages_sw.php

The winter season is now coming and for those of us who are unable to go flying due to the weather conditions, it is important to know how to best store your packs during this time of year.

Many Lithium users think that by storing their packs fully charged serves two purposes. (1) the packs shelf life will be prolonged and (2) the packs will be ready to fly in case the weather breaks. Although the second purpose is valid, storing packs fully charged for long periods of time is not good for the cells. Lithium cells are best left in a partial state of charge of around 3.7 volts per cell. This means that a RX pack should be stored at 7.4 volts and a TX pack should be stored at 11.1 volts.

The Duralite 7.4 volt Battery Discharge Module is now available with automatic shut off for preparing your packs for off season storage and exercising 7.4 volt Duralite receiver, Power Box and ECU packs.

For further details, visit http://duralitebatteries.com/flight/accessories3.php

Got a Tech Tip? Email you suggestion to:
support@duraliteflightsystems.com

Duralite and JR team pilot Robert is also an engineer. You may know him from his popular line of high performance propellers " Propellers".

Method for matching Servos
by Robert
“I have done a great deal of current testing when setting up multiple servos in my aircraft and have determined that proper procedures should be followed to minimize the necessary current draw of each servo. ....”
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Hello everyone. I have been working closely with Duralite Flight Systems in developing and testing new products and answering customers questions on the Duralite support forum located at Flying Giants. I have also been assisting Quique's Aircraft Company by test flying their prototypes, writing their assembly manuals and answering customer's questions on various support forums that are on RCU and FG. I am also a Team JR/Horizon Hobby sponsored pilot.

My passion for this great hobby of ours is to help good modelers around the world in understanding new products and technology. It is my desire to provide accurate information ensuring a safe and enjoyable flying experience for the modeler.

Please visit my web site for videos and pictures and don't hesitate to send me an email if you have any questions.
www.rcmodelaviator.com

When you think of R/C jets you think of BVM. An icon in the RC model world and a company whose name is synonymous with quality and engineering.

Having built a Bobcat myself, I speak from hands on experience that BVM products are as good as they come. BVM stands for Bob Violett Models. Bob is an ex US Navy pilot and the chief test pilot for all his new products. Duralite and BVM have been working together to provide the best battery power systems for their entire line of jet aircraft. This includes the FlightPower packs for the new line of electric ducted fan jets. We invite you to visit Bob's web site at www.bvmjets.com and view his great product line.

By mid October the new Power Box Royal will have landed. This is another giant leap forward in on board power distribution that today's models require. It will feature;

· 20 servo matching control capability on 5 channels
· Built in redundant receiver system (RRS)
· More power to the servos
· Voltage switchable from 5.9 to 7 volts
·LCD display with voltage, mah consumption, receiver quality and post flight information.
·Plus all the features of the other great DURALITE Powerboxs
Taking orders for first shipment arriving late October.

                $699.95
                    (controller $65.00)