Moderator Comment by Sgt Ric on April 19, 2009 at 8:20pm

I made my carbonfibre rod 8" longer (4" each side obviously) and filed the tips to a sawtoothed sharp end and rotated them in place quite easily..
I CA'ed one end in permanantly.

Moderator Comment by Sgt Ric on April 19, 2009 at 8:29pm

There are dozens of sites wirth cool mod ideas out there.
Two of my favourite are mpx-easystar
and rcgroups.

Comment by Zach Lovering on April 20, 2009 at 11:14am

These sights do have tons of great ideas. I thought I would share my experience in transforming the EasyStar, which as a stock plane comes underpowered and with little control authority, into a higher performance plane that can be either used for good fun or as a great platform for UAV development. As my blog continues, I hope to adapt this plane to carry a camera (still or video) and be semi-autonomous. I feel that the modifications I have included so far are a necessary step to achieving this goal.

Admin Comment by Thomas J Coyle III on April 29, 2009 at 5:38pm

Zach,

Yes, as pointed out in the previous posts, this mod has been described on other websites, but it never hurts to put your own take on how you did the upgrade as the other modification descriptions may not be as clear or useful.

I am just starting out with the Easy Star and have purchased an extra fuse and tailplane assembly to experiment with. I have also purchased the MiniMag/Easy Star Power Pack upgrade kit and a Lipo 3S 2200mahr battery to extend flight times. In anticipation of a more powerful motor I also upgraded the Castle Creations Thunderbird 18 ESC with a Thunderbird 36.

Another upgrade that you might want to consider is the addition of the Easy Glider Pro wings to the Easy Star. This mod will improve the lift and add ailerons.

Regards,
TCIII

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