RE: IMAC Apps available
Been developing for quite a few years, my specialty is security, math based to be more accurate, but I can hang really well when it comes to all forms of C. Check your email, I sent you some screen shots and a basic outline of the app Now, if you stick me in front of a Windows machine, I look at weird, Was a MCSE back in the NT 4 days. Haven't used a Windows machine since. Mainly Apple and several flavors of Unix IMAC Pro is all about what the users wanted to see in it. I started out with the basics and over the 3 years it has been around, it is what it is because of user input. As far as IMAC CD's go, that is up to them what they use, but they are aware that the only scoring that is acceptable is the Score! program written by Dave Smith. If they submit anything other than the required files from the Score program, the RD is not allowed to accept the scores then
Posted on: 6/18/2013 9:39 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: IMAC Apps available
[quote]ORIGINAL: mkranitz Great app Bubbagates!! Have a look at Who's Flying Where, a free app that I think complements yours nicely! It lets you set up times when you plan to fly and look at your favorite venues to see if your buddies are there. When you get within 1000 feet of the flying field, it notifies your opted-in buddies that you are there! It's got some other features. Up
Posted on: 6/18/2013 4:01 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: IMAC web site
Just checked, everything is working fine on my iMac, Macbook Air and iPad
Posted on: 6/9/2013 1:45 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: Would anyone be interested in a build thread for the old Hanger 9 46% ultimate?
Sure, l love well done build threads and if you can find me one NIB I'll take that as well :)
Posted on: 4/9/2012 1:58 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: need setup info for the old hanger 9 46% ultimate.
I made my own headers so mine are all in the cowl but I have seen these with DA150's on pipes and just a minor cutout is needed Yes, these are the updated pipes. I bought them and used them on a DA150 and they were fine, on the 170, there was no difference other than the amount of power I now had In my post above, you can get the manuals if you want to look over them before you pick it up. especially the addendum that may not be in the box
Posted on: 4/6/2012 6:45 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: need setup info for the old hanger 9 46% ultimate.
[quote]ORIGINAL: krayzc-RCU Its a very draggy slow air plane that will land like a trainer.... [/quote] and 3D with the best of them [&:] Basically it's a huge puddy tat until you tell it otherwise. It's got enough drag in 3D to give you loads of time to respond to most anything. Rolling circles are a blast
Posted on: 4/6/2012 6:08 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: need setup info for the old hanger 9 46% ultimate.
I would use 8711's or better all the way around and change the ailerons to a single servo on the inboard position. I have a Da170 on greves pipes turning a 32x12 Mejlik. This thing has loads of room for pipes or canisters if you want to go that way and the 170 is no slouch with the pipe/prop setup. I originally had a DA150 on the same pipes turning a 32x10 with 8711's all around. I know the 8711's are overkill but that's just how I am. If you need them, I was able to find the manuals http://www.hangar-9.com/Products/Support.aspx?ProdID=HAN1100 Click on the "Resources" tab
Posted on: 4/6/2012 6:04 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: MXSR ailron problem question.
Are these normal Y connectors or the reversing Y connectors. If they are the reversing ones, certain servos and receivers do not play nice with them
Posted on: 4/6/2012 2:36 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
I feel your pain as well. [:(] It's never good losing a plane and especially one that is this much fun [;)] At least your replacing it [:D] I'm not sure of that engine and the throttle servo you used, but if there is a throttle return spring on the throttle, unhook it from the throttle but do not remove it as it helps keep the throttle plate centered in the carb, these springs are usually pretty strong, as springs of that size goes and can overload a standard torque servo, say 50 to 60 ounces, pretty quick
Posted on: 3/30/2012 4:12 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: MXSR ailron problem question.
I would take the servo and plug it directly into the receiver using no extensions. If it still fails that way then you have a bad servo. Depending on your radio I would use separate channels for each aileron, the benefits far outweigh using a Y cable but again your radio must support this and most 2.4GHz radios do.
Posted on: 3/17/2012 9:21 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: acerc It's close but I'm ok with it. The gear I got with mine are composite and Iadded the tensioner's. So it stand's straight and tall. I do like your mod and may use it in the future. [/quote] I noticed in the video when you landed that the gear hardly flexed at all on the initial landing and while you were taxi'ing the gear was still flexible enough to soak up the bounces. Is that 2 1/2 inches with the plane level or sitting on it's tail wheel? BTW...I don't think I actually said "congrats" on the maiden so congrats [:D]
Posted on: 3/15/2012 2:43 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
Here ya go
Posted on: 3/14/2012 3:51 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: acerc Whoooo Hoooo! Got the maiden in. What a treat. A real pleaser and the added smoke mmmmmm mmmmmmm. All the throw's will be lessened. The mfg's low is going to be my high. [/quote] Glad you like it, it just gets better as you fly it more. Smoke on an Ultimate is just something that has to be done. I never did it on this Ultimate but the others have it and there is nothing like drawing a great big heart in the sky Please keep us updated as you fly it more and more and discover what this thing can really do and nope, I'm not talking about 3D stuff I agree on the throws, book lows are pretty high if you ask me, especially the ailerons. If I may make a suggestion and this applies to everyone flying this plane, go through the Peter Goldsmith trimming chart, once you complete that chart, you will absolutely love the plane as it will do everything you ask and not do anything else. As you will find out, when adding even the tiniest amount of rudder, this plane will want to roll into the direction of the rudder, you will also find out that going straight up will have the plane walking to the right because there is not enough right thrust built into the firewall and rolling on a 45 degree tends to walk the plane in the direction of the roll Again, these steps are not required as it flies fine without the extra work, but once you do something like this, you'll be amazed at the end result. Yep, this comes from my IMAC background but it's so ingrained in me to really trim it out that I do it with everything I fly If you have a smart phone or tablet based on either Apple or Android, there is an app you can get for free called IMAC lite which has the trimming chart in it. If you don't have a smartphone/tablet IU can easily post the PDF file for all to download
Posted on: 3/14/2012 3:22 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
Glad you liked it, don't get me wrong, I'm a precision type of pilot as I fly most IMAC competitions, but I've been known to toss in a good blender, KE spin and a wall here and there, but precision is what I like the most Like everyone has said, by all means tell us how it went
Posted on: 3/9/2012 4:49 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: iflywhenican Let us know how it went, but my predictions are that it will take a few hours or DAYS for you to get the smile off your face. [:D] [/quote] I call that "needing a grin-ectomy" [:D] I predict he will look like this [:D] once he has it up and trimmed out and then once he gets a little braver and does a roll on low rates at book throws, he'll look like this [X(] and once he lands, he'll look like this [&:] and this [:D] And if he ever decides to get really brave and do a blender, then he'll be in the porta-potty cleaning out his shorts once he lands and verifies that everything is alright The point I'm making is the blenders on this this are so fast and so tight that the first time I did one I landed thinking I surely would have had to break something because to me all I saw was a big ball of color going really fast and thought I was going to yank the tail right of the thing. I won't even get into a Knife Edge spin at 3D rates and full throttle and how tight and fast it gets Also, if you used metal geared servos, then be sure to have a drop of locktite on the screw holding the servo arm on the servo, even if the arm itself is plastic, I've seen way too many people forget or did not know that little tidbit only to land with the control rod hanging or worse yet, out in the field with a trash bag
Posted on: 3/9/2012 4:04 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Getting ready for 2012
Hi Chris, I just re-read my post and it sounds, even to me, a bit condescending so I want to apologize for that. Ok so you have a good bit of experience and that is great. Wayne made an excellent suggestion to look at the online training and I certainly think that is something everyone should do, new and experienced pilots alike. It is a great tool to learn the judging ins and outs and what they are looking for. Judging is a bit different from pattern though what those differences are I do not exactly know, I jsut know a few pattern pilots and they have mentioned a few things to me over the years. As far as contests go, the NE is historically a little slower than most to get contests listed. It can be frustrating when you are trying to plan out the year, like I need to do to make sure I can get the time off at work. I would honestly try to make the event in Parkton MD. Steve and Iyone Stanton are putting this one so that the new pilots can get a feel for what it is like and are two of the finest people in our region that you could ever meet. While you are experienced, it may still help you. I among other experienced pilots and judges will be there to help and answer questions. It is a one day thing, it is being scored (bragging rights only unless Steve has something in mind that I am not aware of) but since it is not a standard IMAC contest, the points earned will NOT count towards the regional points Ok so now a shameless plug for me, If you have an Apple or Android smartphone/tablet then I have created an app called IMAC Lite. I generally develope the Apple version and Nick White handles the Android version. Both are updated to the 2012 information and IMAC Lite itself is free. The Android version currently has two versions, one is free and the other is very cheap and I believed called IMAC Pro. The Apple version is totally free. OK, so now is where I tell you that one of teh best things to do regarding Radii is to make them all the same, it's tough to do but the problem I run into in all of the judging that I do is that a lot of judges do not remember which radii need to be equal and which do not, so [b]TO ME[/b], it is best to make them all the same. Ok so before Wayne and Curtis yell at me for that statement [&:] please remember that this is not the proper way to do this, it is just better all the way around
Posted on: 2/27/2012 5:18 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
Since I had a few JR8611's laying around that I had just rebuilt, that is what I used all around on my current one (yea I know, way overkill but I like overkill), but without looking at my posts way earlier in this thread, like 5 or so years ago, I seem to think I used 5645's everywhere and the servo that was the precursor to the 7955, I want to say it was a 5945 but that just does not sound correct. As far as throttle is concerned, I would never ever use a used servo. I like fast servos for the throttle, especially for 3D. I have been using the HS-7775MG recently for all my throttle setups. With a 50cc in the plane, I think I would go with the pitts muffler. I think it looks better, you do not have to chop a big hunk out of the cowl and the extra 200rpm you'll gain on the straight stack muffler will make really no difference in the end since this plane tends to come in around 16+/- lbs and that is just about perfect for a 50cc.
Posted on: 2/27/2012 4:56 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: a1pcfixer Bill, Maybe you meant the Fuji 43? Either way, Tower Hobbies no longer carries that brand nor will they service them. The Fuji brand for us hobbyists is kaput! Parts will be hard to come by. But it's claimed Fuji's commercial line will continue on. [/quote] Thanks for the correction Jim, I never had much love for fuji but the 43 was a decent engine, at least the one I had I had it in the plane first then in the GP Cap232 but in the end the DA50 was the way to go. I also used a Brison 3.2 which basically was a 52 or 53cc (not really sure) which was a huge powerhouse on this plane as well but I do not think Brison is around anymore but then again, my knowledge with smaller gas engines and what is still around has twindled quite a bit since I'm pretty much a DA person any more using mainly 170cc and 200cc power plants No doubt that any 50cc is the way to go on this plane, stuff one in the nose, use whatever spinner type you wish, personally I lite the CF Ultimate type of spinner the best but Aluminum works well (I did not use the included one at any time, seems a bit weak to me when tossing a good powerful gas engine in the plane), stuff the rudder servo in the tail, put everything else pretty much where the manual says and you'll be really close on balance with gobs over power. You can always throttle back to fly more scale like but there having the extra power is never a bad thing
Posted on: 2/26/2012 5:04 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
I don't know it the fuji 45cc is still around but that was the recommended engine and I had one and properly propped it dig well. It was heavier than a da50 and almost the same price. Stick around 40 to 45cc and if you stay reasonably light and you'll be fine
Posted on: 2/26/2012 12:43 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Getting ready for 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: overbored77 Alright guys I have my 84'' MX2 flying and I have a few flights. Only has a ZDZ40 in it, but it will fly vertical with ease at 16LB. I am in the process of trimming now. Practiced the basic sequence a few times and i feel good about it. Now are there going to be any contests in NJ, or PA???? [/quote] Hi Chris, You really should be over on the IMAC site for things like contest locations and such. I can tell you there will be contest in PA, most likely in Milford, Hamburg and that's about it. We have never been able to get anyplace in NJ to have a contest. There is a basic only event in Parkton MD which is just over the border in MD just south of York PA and I would highly recommend you attend that one. I'm not trying to sound negative but you said you have been practicing the Basic sequence so I have a few questions for you. Which radii on which maneuvers must be identical and which ones are not, where do you place any roll elements when they are inside a maneuver, what exactly is a wind corrected line and when do you not have to have any wind correction in the line. When doing a hammer head (stall turn) do you have to be completely vertical (i.e. remove any wind correction) before you pivot. When are aerobatics allowed to be preformed which are not on the aresti. The biggie question I always get is at what wind speed does the contest end. Well there never is a set speed, we've (meaning the pilots) voted to fly in 25+MPH winds and it ended up being the best flying I had ever judged. I judged two contests last year that flew in 20mph winds that were gusting to 50mph I have spent the last several years running basic training stuff all over the NE region and the questions I just asked are the typical ones I find that most pilots do not know but are the biggest points killers. These very same pilots come to a contest believing they are prepared and then go off the deep end when they find their scores are not what they should be, never to return because they thought the judges were unfair when the judges were doing their jobs Again, I'm not trying to scare you or make you run off, I just want you to be prepared, IMAC is tons of fun and loads of great people that are willing to help you out, you just have to pay attention and listen to the more experienced folks and they will not steer you wrong and once again, you would be way better hitting the IMAC website for IMAC information, sadly RCU does not have much of a following regarding IMAC
Posted on: 2/26/2012 4:53 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
I'd agree with everyone else so far. A decent 50cc and you'll have a mini-missile on your hands, start out with a 22x8 to get a decent pull and then move to a 22x10 or a 23x8, you want to keep the pitch down since any biplane is a draggy plane and needs pull to help it, not speed (higher pitch number = more speed). You definitely do not want to fly this plane fast, those are huge elevators and flutter is a very real possibility but it's slow speed abilities will astonish you. Be mindful of your throws as well, especially on the ailerons. The book throws are OK but on low rates it will still roll amazingly fast so be ready for it. You have 4 of those bad boys and they are powerful, though just a tad bit on the weak side in a hover. I've added some right thrust to mine to help with tracking and it seemed to help with torque rolling in a hover as well but then I fly IMAC and I am used to doing the trimming on all my planes and that means going way beyond the trim tabs on the TX. I'd also do the wing joiners as well. CF works just fine but to me a better replacement is different wood. If you do use CF, then yes, epoxy is the way to go. I'd use at least 30 minute to give it time to soak into the wood as well. There will be more strength than shorter time epoxies and no difference in weight. I used Gorilla Glue to join my wings, give the joiner area a nice mist of water, only a tiny bit, apply the glue, put everything together and tape the halves together tightly across the joint and not with the joint and babysit it for about 30 minutes or so as you will need to wipe away some of the foam every few minutes that you are going to get using rubbing alcohol. Once done, there is nothing that is going to separate the wings from each other. I did this with all of mine one but my first one was taken out in mid-air on approach and while totally destroyed, the wing joints did not separate one tiny bit, though everything around them was toast
Posted on: 2/18/2012 6:45 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: IMAC Apps available
luk, I can include a lot of things though at this time development on all my apps have all but come to a stop do to a serious injury I took a few weeks ago. However, about a year ago, I did talk to the pattern folks and they mainly felt that they did not need an app but if you can show me enough interest, like a few hundred people, that would be interested then I'll do an app. I will also need a lot of help designing the app for pattern as I do not fly it and that help MUST be consistent and ongoing, I'm kind of a stickler for proper and up to date information As far as non-us related IMAC items, I've been asking for people to step up and give me info for a least a year now with only Australia answering the call Also, the main discussion for the App is on the IMAC website, you would be better asking questions over there or emailing them to imacapp@comcast.net
Posted on: 2/11/2012 7:35 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: IMAC Apps available
Monte, That amp is based on google maps and as soon as the contests are all posted for all areas then I will update it.
Posted on: 1/17/2012 2:58 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "IMAC"
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RE: What kind of weight/lead do you use to CG balance big planes?
Go to your local tire shop and see if they will give you any old lead wheel weights. YOu can melt them down into whatever shape you need I would not put weights on a fiberglass cowl, especially with a single cylinder gas engine due to vibrations. Yu could build a tray, if there is room for it, that extends inside the cowl to put the weight where you need it. Why not move the batteries as far front as possible as well to cut down on unusable weight or buy a heavier gas engine, better to have "usable" weight versus dead weight or a heavy spinner and prop combination
Posted on: 1/15/2012 9:48 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: 3d or aerobatic giant
TBone, Have a look at the Wildhare (haven't looked but are they still in business) and Aeroworks planes, while they seem more expensive in the end they really are not, especially the Aeroworks versions. Aeroworks includes everything you need and will want to use out of the box so you will not have to go purchase any hardware. If you already have the engine and electronics, then you could literally have an Aeroworks plane in the air over the weekend and the longest part is waiting for the glue to dry on the rudder hinges Wildhare used to sell hardware kits to go with their planes but in the end, the cost of it and the plane balances out to the same pricing as Aeroworks The Carden Yak you flew is a good plane but somewhat fragile, it was ONLY designed by Carden, which is what you will find most IMAC pilots worldwide use, Carden is a top notch manufacturer but they are true builder kits only, you get a box of wood and sticks and plans and you build it yourself, only the engine box is laser cut, but OH my, if done right there is not much that can beat a decently built Carden with the right person on the sticks, but the Yak was built by Hangar9 as an ARF so there were some short cuts to save some weight. If you start removing wood in certain areas then they tend to become fragile and since you are new at these sizes, you really want something that will take a bit of punishment, hence the Aeroworks and Wildhare planes The Yak series of planes is good for precision but you will find a mid-wing EXtra (the Extra 260 and 300 are mid-wings) will be even more precise and will punch through the air nicely, even on windy days. Yaks and Sukohis have that nice big cowl which helps to keep the speed down on downlines, but they are slow going uphill unless they are seriously overpowered and are susceptible to higher winds. In IMAC we can typically fly in 25mph winds and still maintain a perfectly wind corrected lines Extras are more sleek, hence they deal with wind better and are more precise, at least in my eyes. Now the reason I have my Cap232 is I love the style, I find it as easy to deal with in wind as the Extra, however they have a reputation of being snappy but I find that is due to two things, being too heavy or way to much elevator throw. My Cap, for precision has only 3/8 icy elevator throw and I can cut a 90 degree turn quickly and without fear of a stall, plus the rudder is even more powerful than the Yaks and Extras and uses less throw than Extras and Yaks so holding a nice straight line is even easier As far as you posting the same question in other forums, yes, that is not allowed, but I am no longer a moderator so it is not my place to tell you that you cannot do that or even tear into you for doing it and no moderator should ever "tear" into a member at all, at least in public like I have seen here, in this thread. So to those that are policing the RCU site and are not moderators, sign up to become a moderator. You will find out it is not as easy as it looks, but that is the sign of a good mod, he/she makes it look easy.
Posted on: 12/4/2011 7:52 AM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: 3d or aerobatic giant
[quote]ORIGINAL: phantomdriver Holy smokes Bubba 8561 posts really? [/quote] I was a moderator on this site for almost 6 years but I haven't been one for almost 3 yrs now, so I've been on this site for quite some time
Posted on: 12/3/2011 8:23 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: 3d or aerobatic giant
Is it that hard to just answer a question. in my experience about 95% of the people I have met and flown with and against are great people, I guess I just witnessed some of the other 5 percent, sheesh My response is: A good bit of the giant scale planes are very capable of 3D as well as precision and general sport flying. Personally I suck at 3D if I compare myself to some of the 3D I have witnessed and even judged at various contests, but can hold my own doing it, but I do very well in a contest for IMAC style flying, i.e. I'm a big fan of precision flying A good example is my 40% Carden Cap 232 or even my 40% Carden Extra 330 The Cap has it's throws maxed out and does fantastic 3D, if I back off on the throws to fly precision it does that very well indeed. I use 1.5 inch arms on the ailerons and elevators to get 45 degree or better of throw and 4 inch offset arm on the servos for the rudder giving me easily 50 degrees of throw each way but I use the TX to tame the throws by flipping a switch. The problem with this setup is you are loosing torque when the throws are turned down and if you forget to hit the switch to turn down the throws and you are expecting tame and you get full blown 3D throws, well, the outcome could be rather disappointing The 330 is setup strictly for IMAC style flying, it uses short 3/4 inch arms on the servos for maximum torque but minimal throw, basically about 20 degrees on the ailerons, 12 degrees on the elevator and about 25 degrees on the rudder, I can increase the rudder throw for doing nice tight hammers (stall turns) but they remain at normal throws for all else. That way I can corner the sticks and the plane remains tame but very precise. The surfaces themselves are plenty big enough for 3D should I wish to change the mechanical setup
Posted on: 12/3/2011 8:17 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: huntndux one more thing....can I Y-harness the ailerons?  Also, what about the elevators.  I mean I have nine channels, but I need a cut off switch, 4 ailerons, 2 elevators, rudder and throttle.  Thats 10 and I need 2 for batteries.  How should I go about that?  I would think Y'ing the ailerons would be the only way to go. Thanks again guys  [/quote] You can always Y a battery to a used channel as well. I would use the throttle and cutoff channels for Y'ing in the batteries however I would bet that receiver already has at least one battery port. You could also use the bind port as well for a battery once you get the receiver/transmitter bound. Verify using the bind port though, just in case I am wrong, it's been a while since I had to consider "various options" for all the channels. The receivers manual may say something about it
Posted on: 10/29/2011 5:55 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
[quote]ORIGINAL: huntndux Thank you very much for that info....Makes me feel a little better...lol  [:)] [/quote] You are welcome
Posted on: 10/29/2011 5:40 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great planes ultimate 160
Actually it is JR's 1221 (came with my 12X, I know it's overkill) Powersafe is always nice but in this case it is not needed, however if I would have had one, it would have went into this plane as well (I'm big on as safe as possible). I have the batts plugged into open channels I understand why people are afraid of LiFE as you cannot load test them, at least I know of nothing we have available to us) and they have a very sudden drop off when they are going dead plug a voltage check really doe snot mean all that much as they will stay right a 6.4 or so for a long time. Easy to overcome though, for the first several flights recharge after every flight and take note of what each battery took, after, say 20 flights, you'll have a good average per flight. Figure out how many flights each pack will do then I subtract 3 flights for a buffer. So if I can get 8 flights out of the pack, I'll recharge at 4 or 5 flights. In my IMAC planes I very rarely go over 6 flights in one day at a contest and it is usually more like 4. I still get paranoid and recharge often since I may be sitting around for a couple of hours between flights I've been using LiFE since they first came out and I have never had an issue. Just keep them charged and you'll be fine and at an average of 15 to 20 minutes per charge at 30A. Heck, most likely you will be "hanging around" in-between flights at least that long anyway In the end, it's your decision on what batteries to use. I always use 2 for the receiver on every gas powered plane, again the safety factor
Posted on: 10/29/2011 5:25 PM by Author "bubbagates" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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