RE: RClander T33 for 90 or 120mm edf
I saw Greg's T33 fly at the Noon Demo at the Neat Fair this weekend. To say it was impressive is an understatement! The grass runway is pretty thick there and the plane had no problem getting airborne. It was also pretty windy and the model handled it well. Seeing pictures of the model doesn't give you a true feel for the size it, in person this thing is huge! But to me, what was most impressive was the sound, it didn't have the typical high pitch whine of an EDF, but it had a fabulous 'whoose' sound that was incredible! Oh yeah, it was also fast! Great job Greg! FB
Posted on: 9/16/2012 4:31 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: Pattern Plane ID Help please
Check the T2A thread, sure does sound like what you remember. FB
Posted on: 9/10/2012 4:57 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: North East Classic Pattern Organization (NECPO)
OK Boys and Girls! The 1st Annual NEPCO Fly-In is on for tomorrow 9/8 at Central Connecticut R/C Club in Farminton, CT. Response so far has been very positive with inquiries from surrounding states and commits from several pilots. The weather is looking OK and the field is ready. Please PM me if directions to the field are needed. Hope to see you guys there!! FB
Posted on: 9/7/2012 6:44 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: North East Classic Pattern Organization (NECPO)
Glad to know that you'll be swinging by Nic!! FB
Posted on: 8/30/2012 8:57 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: North East Classic Pattern Organization (NECPO)
Stefan, In NECPO there are no restrictions. We look forward to meeting you and your plane! FB
Posted on: 8/28/2012 5:46 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: North East Classic Pattern Organization (NECPO)
I really hope that there's a good turnout from the classic pilots in New England. We have a primo field and the weather is usually good at that time of year. So let's hear from you guys! FB
Posted on: 7/30/2012 4:57 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
[quote]I did receive my canopy today. It is worth every penny! I sure wish Parkflyers, or someone, would make a canopy for the UFO too. Brian[/quote] If someone has a UFO canopy and sends it to me, I can make it happen! FB
Posted on: 7/10/2012 4:30 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
The only really bad thing about the BJ kit is the canopy, it's not even close to the original, hence having a mold made from an original DB kit. FB
Posted on: 7/9/2012 2:46 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
Just an FYI, the canopy that Parkflyerplastics offer was made from an original canopy from a DB kit. Can't get much better than that. FB
Posted on: 7/7/2012 3:17 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: What name has this plane?
I didn't know that, very cool Ray! FB
Posted on: 7/3/2012 9:16 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: What name has this plane?
I think it was a "fantasy" model for the upcoming world championships. FB
Posted on: 7/3/2012 7:59 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Making Molds of Classic Pattern Plane Fuselages & Parts to Keep them Alive for all of us to Enjoy!
Awesome! Ralph will be very excited! FB
Posted on: 6/29/2012 11:09 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Making Molds of Classic Pattern Plane Fuselages & Parts to Keep them Alive for all of us to Enjoy!
Hey Don! What's the word on the Saturn? Any progress. TIA! FB
Posted on: 6/29/2012 9:09 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
The OS 65AX with a MACS muffler, APC 11x7 and 15% fuel has plenty of power. As the engine breaks in, the rpm jest keeps getting better. I'm turning 13,300 - 13,400 consistently. Speed is easily around 100mph. I'm really digging this one! FB
Posted on: 6/25/2012 12:32 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Aeromaster resurrected
Guys, Very nice Aeromasters!! I too have one that I'm restoring, well a couple of years ago I was. [;)] I really need to get back to it. It's stripped and ready for final sanding, the original builder changed the wingtips on the bottom wing, so those need to be removed and the original shaped tips need to be built and installed. I also picked up a "new" Aeromaster this past winter. It's about 15 years old and never flown. It's covered in silk and dope and has a new OPS .60 in it. Just need to install a radio system and do all of the usual pre-flight checks. Hopefully I'll get this done this year, got other projects in front of it that needs to be completed first. Ralph, love that pilot figure!! Any contact info to get one? FB
Posted on: 6/14/2012 4:40 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
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RE: Scoop! Hangar 9 Phoenix 7...ARF!!!
I've put a couple more flights on my P7 and so far so good. All I did was to smear a coat of GE silicone about 3/32 thick on the mount lugs of the unit. You could make it thicker if desired. I also used PFM adhesive to secure the wires so they wouldn't break off. FB
Posted on: 6/11/2012 4:16 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
[quote]Free Bird, In your flight report, you said you have the Hobbico mechanical retract in your DB, may I ask how did you get rid of the side play in the main gear?? My first flight was off of a pave runway that my club can use only two times a year, but at our grass field the plane would not taix out of the pit to the run up box. Now when the gears is down, they are lock, but still
Posted on: 6/1/2012 4:23 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Post your favorite quotes
We're gonna need a bigger boat! - Jaws FB
Posted on: 5/27/2012 5:56 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
I flew my DB this morning and it was a VERY successful outing! As I mentioned above, my DB is somewhat nose heavy and I needed 3 oz to bring the CG near the middle of the range. It's still too nose heavy for my liking and will need at least a couple more ounces. OK, flight report: OS 65AX, APC 11x7, Cool Power 15%, stock muffler and it's turning a solid 13K. The engine is breaking in nicely as after several flights, it sounded a little rich and I limited my flights to 5 minutes (stock 8oz tank). Takeoffs from a grass field are a no brainer, just keep'er straight and add a little elevator when flying speed is reached. The Hobbico mechanical retracts worked perfectly. Trim needed was a few clicks of right aileron and several of up elevator. The speed of the DB was extremely impressive, it's almost as fast as my P7 (Evo 61NX, pipe, 11x6, Cool Power 15%, 15,500 rpm). First flight was spent trimming and getting a feel for the DB, I also did several stalls and it never fell off the wing, just dropped the nose and mushed straight ahead. Nice! The first landing was a greaser, as the DB does slow down pretty good, albeit it does take a little while cause the airframe is so clean. I'm starting with the recommended throws and ran out of elevator on the flair, moving the CG back will help that and also will help slow it down sooner on approach. The next several flights were nothing less than very satisfying, the DB tracks very well. I flew just basic maneuvers and it did so very easily, loops tracked well and were as large as you wanted, rolls were very axial, but were just a little too fast on the recommended low rates. The recommended low rates, except aileron were too soft for my taste, again moving the CG back will help there. Surprisingly, inverted flight required very little down elevator to maintain level flight. Also, there was very, very little coupling during knife edge. And vertical with the OS 65AX is not lacking at all. Yesterday I put in several flights on my P7 so I have a pretty good baseline for comparision. While the P7 is a great flying pattern ship, it feels just a little bit edgey compared to the DB. Speed wise it has an advantage over the DB because of the pipe. But the DB I think is a little bit smoother and gracefull than the P7. Both takeoff and land the same, and they look simply awesome doing on the deck high speed passes with the gear tucked away! Either way both are fun to fly and I'm looking forward to many fun flights on the DB! FB
Posted on: 5/24/2012 2:21 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
Here's mine at the field ready to go after running several tanks. OS 64AX, stock muffler, APC 11x7, Cool Power 15% and after 4 tanks it's turning an even 13k. For the moment I'm using the stock tank, and I timed an engine run and as expected it's a dismal 6 minutes. That means 5 minutes on the timer. [:@] BTW - my DB is very nose heavy, battery (Hobbico 2S 2100 LiFe) is as far back as it can go, gonna need several ounces to bring the CG in the middle of the range. Where is everyone elses balancing? P7, meet your new brother, DB!! FB
Posted on: 5/24/2012 1:46 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Scoop! Hangar 9 Phoenix 7...ARF!!!
Yesterday I put in 5 flights and not a single hiccup! This was the first outing (ever) where there were no issues with the gear. Only time will tell how long they'll keep on working. I think I'm going to give the same treatment to the mains. I'll be flying all day Saturday, so it'll be a good test of the gear. More to come..... FB
Posted on: 5/24/2012 3:47 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Scoop! Hangar 9 Phoenix 7...ARF!!!
Ed, I'm on my last leg (pun not intended) with the Eflite retracts. On my last outing, the nose gear leg broke in the trunnion at the set screw. Of course I found out when I lowered the gear for landing and saw the nose gear dangling in the wind hanging by the steering cables. Needless to say, another belly landing was in order. To try and provide some vibration isolation, I smeared a layer of silicone (about 3/32") on the mount lugs and let it cure overnight. I'm going out today and see if it helps. Will report back later. FB
Posted on: 5/23/2012 6:38 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Scoop! Hangar 9 Phoenix 7...ARF!!!
First time I've seen one smoke. Figure out the cause yet? FB
Posted on: 5/22/2012 6:55 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Scoop! Hangar 9 Phoenix 7...ARF!!!
[quote]I called Robart and answered my own question. The good news is the new electric tricycle retracts will be available next week. It called the 590 Series PRS electric and is already on Robart's website. http://www.robart.com/store/retracts/aircraft-weight/6-12lbs/590-series-prs The not so good news is the cost. The mains costs $224.95 and the nose gear another $89.95. And this is without wire struts and axles. The nose wire is $16.95 and the recommended Robostrut mains are at $52.05. So all up $383.90 excluding shipping . I think we can get away without the Robostruts and use regular wire to make it cheaper... at around $350 a set. So the retracts costs more than the plane. I can see this for a scale aircraft, but not for a classic pattern plane... Robarts are great but I don't know how many sets they plan to sell at this price. It is double the E-flite and about 10x the generic electric retracts on eBay (I call them "chinatracts" ) . Is it worth it to spend the $$ for Robarts over e-flite? or just get the e-flites and silicon the wires and be done with? How are your e-flites holding up?[/quote] Thanks for the info. I will not buy them at that price, far too expensive. Jason Schulman is coming out with 60-120 size electric retracts soon, they might be worth looking into. FB
Posted on: 5/17/2012 4:55 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: E-flite retract water proofing
I totally agree Jeff, that's why I went with mechanicals in my GP Dirty Birdy. FB
Posted on: 5/16/2012 7:30 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: E-flite retract water proofing
You're welcome! Good luck with the Eflite retracts, I'm just about done using them as I've had nothing but trouble with them. On my last outing, the nose gear broke in the trunnion during flight, of course I found out about it when I went to lower the gear for landing and saw the gear just hanging by the steering cables. Fortunately no damage during the belly landing. There obviously is some vibration causing the issues. I'm going to re-balance the prop and spinner and see if I can find some rubber to install between the unit and the bearers. Hope that'll help isolate some of the vibs. But really I'm waiting for the Robart gear to be released, or maybe when available, the electic gear that Schulman will be offering. FB
Posted on: 5/16/2012 4:57 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Dirty Birdy ARF
The stock plastic spinner is 2-1/4". I never use plastic spinners as I've seen too many blow apart at the RPM we run these engines at, not very safe. Also a plastic spinner doesn't hold up very well to an electric starter as they tend to get chewed up and then throwing the balance off. Honestly, Great Planes could have supplied an aluminum spinner in the DB kit instead of the plastic spinner. Like ChiefK, I also used a Vortec spinner except mine is 2-1/4" in diameter and matches the diameter of the cowl perfectly. My DB is almost complete and the maiden is scheduled for next week sometime. I hate it when work gets in the way of fun! [:@] FB
Posted on: 5/16/2012 4:54 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: E-flite retract water proofing
Ralph, It's on page 31 in the H9 Phoenix 7 Scoop thread. FB
Posted on: 5/15/2012 4:06 PM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: DLE 30 cyl replacement
[quote]A few broken fins, if that's all that's broken, never hurt anything. Just use it like it is[/quote] I totally agree on this point. The fins are pretty soft and break easily. If the engine continues to run well, no need to do anything. FB
Posted on: 5/15/2012 8:46 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Best 30cc Model for Precision Flying
I've been flying a Pilot R/C 30cc Yak 54 with a Syssa engine in it. I believe that it'll fit your needs nicely. FB
Posted on: 5/15/2012 8:43 AM by Author "Free Bird" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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