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Posted on: 8/31/2012 3:43 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
Picked it up today. I read in another thread about the "professional covering job" on these models, well they must have fired the professionals! Haha. Also I may have to chop off the elevator and remount it. The gap gets rather large near the middle so the elevator connecting rod prevents the vertical stabilizer to sit all the way down like its supposed to. Oh well, excited to get started.
Posted on: 8/21/2012 4:51 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
[quote]ORIGINAL: bhady My current Escapade has an OS .70 Surpass in it and it balanced and flys great, though it is not quite as fast as when I had a Super Tiger 45 in it. You'll love this plane! bhady [/quote] Do you have to .50 or .61 size? I can't wait to pick mine up! Been practicing on real fight G4.5, I'm ready to go again!!
Posted on: 8/19/2012 8:21 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
Escapade with a saito .82 and a 13X7 prop. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP5YjuRfat4&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]
Posted on: 8/17/2012 4:03 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
It looks nice, I don't like the foam wing core though or twice the price tag! Haha
Posted on: 8/17/2012 3:48 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
Never heard of it. Also, I know nothing about the electric motors. Plus I placed my order last night and pick her up Tuesday. Won't be my last plane though, I'll check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!
Posted on: 8/17/2012 3:46 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
[quote]ORIGINAL: markhamregular Everyone complains about the wrong suggested CG. [/quote] Soooooooo look in the manual or the one in the manual is wrong...?
Posted on: 8/17/2012 2:54 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
Recommendation for 4 strokes is .50-.70 spots it's definitely on the high side, but somewhere said they used the same engine and it worked fine. They didn't leave a whole lot of details but I'm optimistic. If not I have an old mds .40 I can throw on it.
Posted on: 8/17/2012 12:38 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
I did read the thread about it. Through 40/69 pages. This is where I got all these ideas. You haven't had to tighten the bolts holding the tail again since you assembled it? Everyone seemed to have problems with them pulling out. I'm going to put a Saito FA72 in it, with is max of the recommended size range, so I think I'll still do these things just to be safe. What is the correct CG?
Posted on: 8/17/2012 12:16 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
I also have the tailwheel on order already. I've read up on a lot of the problems they have and plan on making a few modifications to it. Thanks for the advise, do you recommend I balance the CG at the recommended position, which I think is 2.5 in back from the leading edge at the fuselage sides, or farther forward? Placed the order last night. It's going to arrive on Tuesday :) Other mods I'm planning are glueing tail assembly Im not sure if they every fixed the problem with the elevator connecting rod so I'll wick some ca into it Sealing control surface gaps (does this need to be done on both sides or just the top?) mounting fuel tank upside down if necessary to align predrilled holes in firewall Bracing and beefing up backet that holds main wing in place, along with any other weak spots Some type of foam to seal gaps between wing and fuse Possibly rubber wheels for the main gear (thoughts?) I think I'm going to add a screw to the canopy through the bottom, this I won't be sure of until I can see what I'm working with. Thats all I can remember for now. If I'm forgetting anything let me know!
Posted on: 8/17/2012 11:37 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: What do you use to clean your monokote?
Cool thanks. Rain x sounds like it might be a good idea. I did a search AFTER I Poasted this and found numours threads on the subject already. Then felt will for asking again!
Posted on: 8/17/2012 4:59 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Beginners"
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What do you use to clean your monokote?
I know that fuel residue can be tough to get off. Wht does everyone use after a day of flying?
Posted on: 8/17/2012 1:38 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Great Planes Escapade .40 ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: jeffie8696 Just an update. I have been flying the Epade for a while and have tried some different engines . An Irvine 36, flew fine not overpowered . Irvine 53, FAST, scared that the tail would rip off in a dive. OS46SF, still fast great engine for this plane. Magnum 52 four stroke , good match not overpowered, I like the torque,sound and mileage. Will be trying a Saito 62 next. [/quote] Around page 35 someone posted about using a saito 72 and said it was perfect for them. I plan on putting the saito 72 in mine, picking it up next week. I can't effin wait.
Posted on: 8/16/2012 11:14 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
New batteries? Do they degrade over time?
Posted on: 8/16/2012 10:01 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
Thanks guys. And special thanks to you Bruce, I've been reading the 69 page thread that was started on the escapade when it came out, you helped hammer a lot of bugs out. How do you feel about my saito 72 going in it? I know it's a little over the recommended size. I also wanted to ask you guys about the radio I have going into it, this is my weak point as I don't know a lot about them , especially the differences in servos. The radio setup I have is out of a family members garage and hasn't been used in years. Assuming it works still (I have to go but a charger tomorrow and see) I want to use it, otherwise I may not be able to afford to get in the air until next summer. It's a JR 5400EX Tx, 5 channels so I'm sure this will be fine. The Rx is a JR R600 (72MHZ) 6 channel. I have 4 JR NES-517 servos. I want to do the dual servo aleron control, which is no big deal because it's recommended that you use a high torque servo for the rudder I believe, so I'd like to find one that's compatible with what I have. So I guess my questions are, will these servos work well and do you have a recommendation for the 5th? Any input is appreciated, thanks in advance!
Posted on: 8/16/2012 6:37 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: All of these ARFs being massed produced...
I didn't realize they were all made in china. Obviously working in a sweat shop wouldn't be a dream job, the possibility of building models for a living does sound like a dream though. Thanks for your input.
Posted on: 8/16/2012 2:56 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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RE: All of these ARFs being massed produced...
That was somewhat rude and completely unhelpful. So kindly gtfo.
Posted on: 8/16/2012 12:01 AM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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All of these ARFs being massed produced...
Hangar 9, Top Flite, Phoenix. Someone has to assemble and package them. Anyone know where this is done and how one would go about obtaining this dream job?
Posted on: 8/15/2012 11:23 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Employment, Jobs, Help Wanted in Radio Control Industry"
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Going to order Great Planes' Escapade this week.
I will be building the top flite f4u corsair kit this winter, but anxious to get back into the hobby I began my search for a nice arf I can get going in the next couple of weeks. I had it narrowed down to the Easy sport 40, phoenix funstar and the escapade. I was considering the easy sport because I already have one that needs work, after seeing the price I realized I might as well buy a new one, then the funstar caught my eye. I think I'm settled on the Escapade though, ive read some good reviews. Also, it can handle my newly rebuilt Saito FA72, which was too big for the funstar. Im so effing excited. And I just can't hide it. Suggestions/advise/input?
Posted on: 8/13/2012 11:32 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Question on reassembling Saito FA/72
Thanks guys! Especially for the pictorial. I'm glad I found this site, it's wonderful.
Posted on: 8/9/2012 5:08 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Question on reassembling Saito FA/72
Thanks for the quick replies everyone. It's very much appreciated. Do any of you know an easy way to set the timing? Or at least check to ensure I have it correct?
Posted on: 8/9/2012 2:28 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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Question on reassembling Saito FA/72
When reinstalling the cylinder I noticed there's no gasket. Do I need any time of sealer between cylinder and crankshaft housing?
Posted on: 8/8/2012 12:56 PM by Author "Thedrew" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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