RE: Making of a DVD of the 2011 F3A WC USA..!!
There are lower budget video producers that will do events like this "on spec". They specialize in dance recitals and events where parents want to spend $50/dvd to see their child perform. Most of them however, will tape anything that sells 100 DVDs. You won't find one that will know squat about the event but with some guidelines they would probably be up to taping the flying part at least. If a company like that existed around Muncie that would be the best bet to getting something like this done semi-pro but relatively cheap. If I was closer I would be up to it in a moment. I don't do spec work but I LOVE pattern. I am sure between the contestants and the people around here 100 DVD's sales would be possible. While that isn't squat to someone used to working on decent budgets and long travels - there are people around that are happy to work on those margins. But - you WON"T get HPP quality that's for sure. $16K for the kind of work they do is a bargain. Fred's work is as good as it gets. In my market , a pro camera and operator go for $700-$1500/ day without any fancy support equipment like jibs & cranes. And the editing is where the real bulk of the work is.
Posted on: 7/30/2011 6:42 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Omaha Pattern Championship
Wow! I just wish I new about it sooner! I guess I need to get active in the club again! I missed the contest almost exactly 7 years to the day due to the birth of my youngest son. And of course we scheduled his birthday party for that day this year... Time go get him on the simulator and make a pattern pilot out of him so he doesn't cause me to miss this contest any more! I will stop by and say hello to everyone!
Posted on: 7/30/2011 6:22 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Focus Sport 110 YS Powered
Thanks for the feedback. I am moving the YS91 over to a 3d plane and am now looking for a good deal on a power plant for a Focus 1 I have acquired. I am still thinking about getting a Focus Sport ARC to shelve for the future. Seems like a really good deal right now.
Posted on: 8/2/2010 3:58 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Focus Sport 110 YS Powered
I lost my Excelleron 90 last night. Had a bad un-intended snap at the bottom of a loop which I couldn't recover from. May have lost part of the elevator linkage - I am not sure. Never been particularly snappy before last night. It continued to snap everytime I touched the elevator all the way through a tree at a velocity that turned it to confetti. Anyways, looking for a new home for my YS 91FZ if it checks out OK. Would It haul around the Focus Sport well? With 30% fuel and a 14x10 prop it would barely haul my Excelleron around a large loop with authority. Vertical uplines would get real iffy at about 250' or so. My beat around H9 Twist with piped 46FX on 30% was easier to fly large loops or extended vertical lines with than the "pattern" oriented Excelleron. Which was sad considering how short coupled the Twist is. I have no idea what the Excelleron weighed. Anyone pleased with the 91 in a Focus Sport? I am trying to decide if I should buy a new plane for the 91FZ or pony up for a used 140 for a well worn Focus 1 I recently acquired. I am looking for the best way back into the air SUB $300. Flying Intermediate class IF I make a contest. Don't compete very often, but flying for fun I usually end up flying my own sequences that fall into the Master level or so. So lets just say that the power level of the FZ in the Excelleron left lots to be desired. Thanks for any feedback!
Posted on: 7/26/2010 4:10 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: hobbytown usa franchise?
Sure, its a fluke. However, its an example of what CAN be done as a Hobbytown Franchise with the right investment. Also an example of what it takes to compete in an online world. Online can't offer facilities. Online can't offer a real gathering place. I am sure most ppl. that dream of having a hobbystore don't have the resources of the shop in Omaha. With poor inventory and basic facilities it will be very hard to compete with online vendors. That doesn't mean it can't be done, you just have to offer something online can't. I am sure MANY small businesses suffer from small initial investments.
Posted on: 7/13/2010 9:14 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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RE: hobbytown usa franchise?
I have been to a variety of Hobbytown Franchises and they can vary from the basic low inventory average price variety all the way to the amazing Hobbyplex in Omaha. I am sure much of it has to do with the person running the business and the commitment ($$$) they put into it. You have to spend money to make money. If you want to see a dream all-around Hobbytown Franchise check out the Omaha Irvington location. While its not the most diversely stocked store from an airplane standpoint it has most of what the average modeler wants at very good prices. Just about everything you would want except specialized gasser or pattern stuff. And I am sure they would get it for you at competitive prices if you asked. From an RC car standpoint its one of the best in the nation. I am very glad to have it here. I probably drop $100 a month there on average. (wink - its more) Modelers are more than happy to support the local Hobby store if the prices are right and the stuff we want is in stock. It also helps that the Hobbyplex is large enough to support on-site indoor flying and has a permanent indoor electric track and a large outdoor off road track as well. If only it had a flying field attached, I would live there. It's like an RC country club . They should charge a cover charge. Here are some videos of the track: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZenRacing
Posted on: 7/12/2010 12:35 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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RE: $3000 for Make-A-Wish!
You couldn't ask for a nicer bunch of guys than the Omahawks. I had the misfortune of putting my hand in a 18" composite prop at speed at the Omahawks field. With young kids and a busy career, I'm almost an invisible member. I fly maybe 6 times a year. However I was getting visits, check up calls, and well wishers for months after my accident. Public service is what these guys do.
Posted on: 10/20/2008 8:10 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: OS .61 RF rear exhaust
[quote]ORIGINAL: Nathan King Yeah, the new Rossi engines claim 3.5 horse power and after watching one I believe it! They sound like they would eat your hand and spit out the bones too! [/quote] I proved quantifiably this weekend that this is pretty much exactly what 3.5 hp can do! Only was an MDS 1.48 swinging an APC 17x6 at 8800. From what i've been told , I owe Nathan much thanks. I don't remember a whole lot myself. Thanks Nathan!
Posted on: 11/20/2007 6:22 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Thermal Q's
[quote]ORIGINAL: spiral_72 Life's rules #196 - Don't fly your glider in gusty wind, you can't tell if it's a thermal anyways. [/quote] Those gusts may be caused by thermals! Some of the biggest boomers I've hit have been on days with a fair breeze. Plus you can sometimes use "standing waves" of roiling air to sorta "slope" soar on. Or get "slope" lift off of any tree lines around. Some fields are only really good with a little breeze. High Starts tend to work better with a little breeze too. Wait until you get a good strong hook on that Spirit and learn to zoom your launches. I hope your wing joiner is built right!
Posted on: 8/29/2007 11:27 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring"
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RE: Sigma Lenses vs Canon lenses
[quote]ORIGINAL: sscherin Funny I never see Pentax mentioned.. [/quote] I was reading the thread thinking the same thing! If you want the ultimate in automatic luxury for action photography, by all means get the best Canon body you can afford and couple it with a bevy of 2.8 IS L series lenses. Now you've just spent $2000 - $6000 (at least) that could have been put into RC! You'll find you can pick up a Pentax 100D for with the fair kit lens for around $450 after rebates. It is only 6 megapixel, so it has large photosites and is very light sensitive and yields very usable pictures at ISO 1600. You may not be able to print billboard size prints without a fractal resolution program, but 8x10's don't suffer at all. It also has built in IS, so any lens you put on it gets a 1 or 2 F stop gain in usable sensitivity. Down side is, high speed long glass is hard to come by for the Pentax, but if you are willing to pay Canon L prices - you can get them in Pentax too. If you want huge burst buffer machine gun action shooting and an autofocus system that is slightly better (especially coupled with 2.8 L glass) - The Canon is the way to go. But you have to pay dearly to get there. If you are willing to WAIT for the right moment and be more selective about your shots, and learn to use manual focus when needed - You can get great pics from a Pentax system for much less coin. If you are a professional action photographer and need it today, by all means get the Canon. However, Pentax is getting into the SDM focusing game and has some new fast glass coming into production - In the future they will have an answer to the Canon/2.8 L lens combo. Personally, I love my K100D - and as cheap as it is I find I use it MUCH more than I probably would a $2000 rig. Sometimes cheaper is just plain more fun. Plus its a killer natural light combo in low light when coupled with a very affordable 50mm 1.4.
Posted on: 8/29/2007 8:44 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Digital Camera & Photo Editing"
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RE: Spectrum DX-7 ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Electriceddie I don't know but maybe some of you guys just need to practice a bit more. I never heard of such problems due to radios as I have here. I have been flying for almost 30 years now and I have never had any radio interference [/quote] I started flying about that long ago. Until about 5 years ago I felt the same way you do. But then I started getting a variety of glitches at the same locations in the air with a variety of aircraft and radio systems. We have had some analysis done by some hams - nothing conclusive. But more than a few experienced pilots have had problems in the same manner. The types of aircraft that have the most issues with interference have one thing in common - and its not brand or type of radio system. I started noticing definite "glitches" when I started flying tail heavy 3d craft with extreme control throws . I'm now convinced that the glitching might have been there years before I noticed it. A slight glitch on a sport plane at cruise speed with 15 degrees throw might not be noticeable, but the same glitch on a tail heavy ship with HUGE control surfaces with 60 degrees of throw on final right above stall speed is a whole different situation. I've recently switched to PCM and it seems to be working much better, but I know that a lockout at the wrong time could get me too. At risk of offending someone- frequency control has really seemed to have slacked since the days when you had to build your own plane. I've seen too much slack behavior regarding the frequency board to disregard that concern. And my home flying field is starting to have "park flyer" problems due to a very nice soccer complex about a mile from our field. I think Santa is bringing me a DX7.
Posted on: 11/17/2006 8:06 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: Defiant MKII
I wish I had a brother like Todd! I'm bummed I won't be flying with him at the Omahawks contest this year.
Posted on: 7/16/2006 5:17 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: SATIO180 OS160FX OR YS140SPORT
The YS will have the quickest response in the low-midrange. You can run the tank anywhere and the mixtures on the YS engines varies very little due to the presurized and regulated fuel system. However, being a 4 stroke you must occasionally adjust valve clearances and must run YS blended fuel (or equivalent) with 20% or more nitro. When its set up right a YS runs like a Swiss watch. Its kinda like a high performance sports car - when its good its great, but the average mechanic might not know how to fix it. Not that a Y.S. is hard to fix, just different. The OS is good too, but it will be more finicky about things like exhaust back pressure, tank placement, fuel line size, and might require more frequent mixture adjustment. But again, its a great motor once set up right. I've got no experience with Saito's, but all of them I've seen at the field seem to work well too. I've got a variety of planes that use this type of engine - and I'm actually considering trying a 1.20 AX instead along with weight reductions to get close to the same power to weight ratio with lower wing loading. Hmmmmmm. Instead of the rear mounted servo's that most planes of this size use - you can go with a lighter 1.20 and run the servos up front with a light kevlar pull/pull system to maintain balance. Shaves significant weight and lowers the polar moment of inertia.
Posted on: 7/13/2006 7:21 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Adobe Premiere Pro 7.0
I use Premiere Pro to earn a large part of my income. Although it seems complicated, its done for a logical reason. "Simpler" programs seem easier with simple edits on short projects, but as soon as you need to do split edits, (audio edits lead, follow, or overlap video edits) manage large amounts of media, incorporate transparency, or any other effects, - the "complicated" Premiere is in fact MUCH easier to use than most of the "simple" programs. And I'm not talking Terminator effects. Just basic editing tricks that have been used for the last 80 years. Premiere has pretty decent help files and a decent search engine - use it and you don't really need a manual either.
Posted on: 6/28/2006 8:10 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Digital Video (DV) & Video Editing Software"
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RE: Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas 6.0!!!!!!
I'm a professional editor too. Started back before non-linear was the thing, and was an early adopter when it made $ense. I'm very happy with most computer based editing software compared to how we used to have to do it! That being said, I've found Premiere Pro 1.5 to be very stable, relatively easy, and when you need to explore deeper it maintains its intuitiveness. Some of the "simpler" programs may be slightly easier for "simple" edits, but become a big PITA when you do anything beyond simple cuts and dissolves or need to manage large amounts of media. If you only need simple cuts and dissolves and short projects, you really don't need Premiere OR Vegas anyway. There are free programs that do that just fine. I've yet to spend any extensive time with Vegas, but I can assure you that you can't really go wrong with Premiere Pro.
Posted on: 6/28/2006 8:01 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Digital Video (DV) & Video Editing Software"
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RE: Maiden of the Sukhoi!!
Graybeard, I've got one of these that I bought already framed up. It was built with contest grade balsa with the intention of having a light setup with a 90 fourstroke on it. I put a an MDS 1.48 on and it balanced perfect and weighed just a hair over 11 lbs. Best flying plane ever. After a few wrecks and some mods (fiberglass cowl, rear mounted elevator servos, antivibration mount) its at around 13 lbs and although still flies nice it could use more power. Yours looks GREAT!
Posted on: 6/28/2006 12:28 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: KCRC 51 Contest Photos
George doesn't have a son Mike that flies in NE does he?
Posted on: 6/25/2006 12:46 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Excelleron 90
[quote]ORIGINAL: tommy s Hey Mike, That's why I put the Saito in the Excelleron, I wanted an engine that would be trouble free. The YS has great power but it cost me more than a few points last year, missed the whole contest in Houston when a con rod broke on takeoff. The Excelleron is light so I don't think power with the Saito will be an issue. I hear the 1.25 makes very good power. I just got it so we'll find out soon. tommy s [/quote] I've got an FZ 91 in mine, but I'm thinking of trying a 1.20 AX as backup- but I'm interested to hear how your Saito works
Posted on: 4/21/2006 8:31 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Excelleron 90
[quote]ORIGINAL: CGRetired Hi Pete. Thanks for the update. I have been flying the Excelleron now for past several days with the new OS 1.20 AX and it has been a dream. The engine has all the power I need and then some. One minor incident today, though. It was crazy. I was going through the Sportsman seqence, about half way though when all of a sudden the engine sound about doubled as though the muffler came off. Well, I immediately landed and saw that I had half of a muffler attached. It came apart at the center where the two halves join. The center bolt was missing. I thought it just came loose but I had checked all that stuff before flying so I was not sure what happened. We said, "Well, lets go look for the other half, chances are about 1% of finding it in the area we fly in. Well,we walked over to the area over which I had been flying and sitting there, on the sand, was the other half of my muffler. The center bolt had broken. Not sure why. So, I had the two halves of my muffler but no bolt. I will head over to the local hardware store and pick up a piece of either 8-32 or 10-32 all thread rod and replace it. Other than that, this is a great combination..excelleron 90 and the OS 1.20 AZ. DS. [/quote] I was just drooling on a 1.20 AX at the LHS today! How does the stock muffler fit the excelleron?
Posted on: 3/31/2006 8:02 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Defiant MKII
I think that you should leave it naked! I think the black/green actually looks really cool. To bad the sun would wreck it in that state.
Posted on: 3/26/2006 8:00 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Interested in getting into slope soaring. I need some advice.
If you are trying to learn how to fly AND slope at the same time, an EPP wing is IMHO the only way to go. These things are tough. The wingtip vertical stabs are about the only thing that gets knocked off. A small roll of strapping tape in your pocket is about all you need for field repair. Definitely swing for a radio with some mixing, dual rates, and expo. - You will want all that for a delta. Plus, a decent xmitter will have a trainer port. Use standard servos so they don't strip everytime you hit something. You can get something with 6 or 7 ch. for under $200. Get one of those cheap adapters to make your xmitter work with one of the free sims. FMS is decent. Now, have an experienced flyer trim it out for you and show you how to stay in the lift zone, and you will do ok. So, for under $300 you can set up the plane, a radio that will fly just about anything, and a simulator. My elcheapo non carbon spar Zagi flies great off of a meager 50' high dam site in winds from 15 - 45 mph. Above 30 mph just use some of that strapping tape to fasten one of your old car battery packs on for ballast - and rip it up.
Posted on: 1/20/2006 4:47 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring"
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RE: New producation run of the Ultra Sport 60?
[quote]ORIGINAL: garch 22 Jason, would you willing to buy an UltraSport .60 if offered as a kit or ARF by GP? [/quote] ARF- definitely not. Kit - if they modernize it a bit - laser cut, lightened, with a more pattern tail moment - AND street price it around $130 - absolutely.
Posted on: 1/10/2006 4:30 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: New producation run of the Ultra Sport 60?
If G.P. would produce some current designs using laser cutting technology, I would be in the market. But as it is, I am hard pressed to find ANY kit from the major names I'm interested in right now. Some of the specialized producers have stuff I'm interested in, but the $$$ is too high or its just hard to find. I've got a Great Planes Extra 300S .60 NIB I've been staring at for 3 years. Very nice kit. Little overbuilt in areas and the ABS cowl is junk, but overall its a pretty damn good value for $110. I just can't get excited enough to build it though. Now if it was lightened up by a good half pound without replacing and re-engineering half of it - I'd be lots more excited. I love some of the newer ARF designs out there, but I've found that I just can't leave them alone and usually don't end up fully happy with them until after the first crash and subsequent rebuild. If Hangar Nine offered the Showtime and or Funtana 90 in a kit version, I'd be thrilled. If G.P. offered a quality F3A .90 Showtime like kit with modern lasercutting and light design - I bet you would find that kits still can sell. Oh yeah, CAmodels already has one of those- the Epsilon. Which is where my next kit purchase is going. Or something like the Ultra RC Giles ultralight - in kit form. Just keep the kit price 30% cheaper than the arf and I'd be thrilled. With as specialized and as fickle as the kit market has become, why not adopt the cost saving measures of the small kit cutters and offer short kits with plans and no printed manual- with free manuals for download. Keep the price reasonable and you'll sell a few. If the major distributors or LHS stocked affordable short and plans kits, I'd have a basement full of them by now.
Posted on: 1/10/2006 1:01 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: ANALOG or DIGITAL?
A HUGE part of what determines the need for a digital servo is the kind of throws you are running. If you are running pull-pull setups or 3D throws, digital is very helpful. With 3d throws on large control surfaces, even a high torque analog servo feels like you have rubber bands for control linkages. Which makes It much harder to avoid flutter, not to mention a lack of precision. When I swapped out some really good analog servos (9303 Futabas) for some med range hitec digitals on a 24% Sukhoi, it flew like an entirely different airplane. Then I tried some hi-end digitals (JR 8411) and saw another jump in precision and "groove". You really do get what you pay for with most servos. Granted, on a smaller ship the differences may be less noticeable. On a 3d style airplane, elevator and rudder seem to benefit the most, but as large as the Ailerons are getting on some of these ships - it can make just as much benefit there too.
Posted on: 12/28/2005 8:17 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: I just don't understand the concept of a rc glider...
Slope soaring is kinda like surfing on an ocean of air. And its a lot easier to find wind than a shoreline. And you will find that many "thermal" sites have some slope lift. All it takes is a few trees. I'm always amazed to hear local glow pilots claim you can't slope around here. (midwest) I've logged 4 hour flights flying off of a small 40 ft. dam face on a man made lake. Could have stayed up all day if my batteries were up to it. If you can get used to landing in ground turbulence, you can slope almost anywhere. I sloped the backside of a Walmart building for 2 hours during an extended lunch break once. Its kinda liberating to learn to keep a plane up with no power at all. Check out some of the videos from Radio Carbon Art to really get an idea of what a "glider" can do.
Posted on: 12/6/2005 10:13 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring"
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RE: YS 110 practice plane
As far as the Excelleron and flying advanced goes, I've never flown the Advanced sequence, so I can't really speak from experience. But, I have flown all the manuveurs in advanced individually and the plane had much more capability than I have skills. I would probably say that a YS .91FZ would be minimum for advanced. YS 110 I'm sure would do just fine.
Posted on: 10/5/2005 8:57 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: YS 110 practice plane
I've got an Excelleron with a YS .91FZ in it. Plenty of power on 20/20 for Intermediate at 1400asl at reasonable temps. Very hot days, 30 percent nitro helps. With the 110 you are good to go with 20/20 at all temps. I'm running an APC 15X8 right now. Mine came in right at 8 lbs with standard gear and a Nicad pack, with Radio South hinges instead of the factory metal ones. Thats pretty good. Mine was about an 8 out of 10 for quality and straightness. Needed some slight rework for the stab mounting holes- some sanding and a 1/16" shim and it was good. Wing fit was dead on and very straight. I went with the factory hardward except I substituted Dubro 2mm links - I like the pin retainers on them rather than the heat shrink on the factory links. Makes adjustments easier. I'm pretty impressed with the factory softmount considering its cost. Works reasonably well. I've added more down and right thrust to the factory settings and moved CG back a fair amount as well which helped inverted and rolling manuveurs. I suggest running LOTS of expo - the control surfaces are very powerful. I can easily do a knife edge loop with only a little pucker on the bottom. With the one piece wing, its a pretty quick field setup, minimal fuss. Great practice or competition machine in Sportsman and Intermediate! I'd look into the Showtime as well - looks pretty comparable to the Excelleron.
Posted on: 10/2/2005 11:16 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Pattern flyers like ringed engines??????
I've heard that ABC engines can have issues when ran a lot at part throttle settings. Supposedly, if they are ran a lot at part throttle and cool down too much the liner expansion is too low and wear and erratic operation can occur. That being said, I run quite a few ABC O.S. engines in my smaller planes, and have never had an issue with extended part throttle flying. Some of these engines have well over 10 gallons through them, so If longevity is affected, it can't be much.
Posted on: 8/22/2005 3:44 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Excelleron 90
[quote]ORIGINAL: GDAVIS Jason, I put a washer under the motor mount on each side of the front bolts. This really transformed my plane. Also moved cg back to 7 3/8 or maybe a little more now that I put my rx battery just aft of the fuel tank. That and a few other things really made mine fly great! Greg [/quote] Thanks! The downthrust change helped A LOT. I get almost no elevator trim change now throughout most of the cruising range. It has no pull now on downlines. I still have a fair amount of pull to canopy inverted and inverted 45 uplines. I'm thinking I need to move the C.G. back a bit more?
Posted on: 8/21/2005 9:38 PM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Excelleron 90
The openings in the fuse for the stab were quite a ways off from level, so when I reworked the openings I also set it up for about 1/4 degree of "up" incidence. As my plane is now it has just a hair of up elevator trim. I figure the added downthrust plus moving the cg rearward will balance out nicely. Thanks for the tips!
Posted on: 8/20/2005 8:32 AM by Author "JasonS" in the forum "RC Pattern Flying"
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