RE: Sig King Kobra build
Here is a great King Kobra build that includes retract installation if you decide to install them http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6496478/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm.
Posted on: 5/21/2013 4:14 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Radios
Hitec Laser 6 FM, Futaba 7c 2.4, JR sport 400. Out of these three I like and use the Hitec Laser 6 the most.
Posted on: 9/10/2012 3:50 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Looking for my 1st build.
Hi Bill - I'd like to make a suggestion for your first kit. It is a Sig LT-40 kit, still .40 size, but will require a lot less sanding. The kit costs a little more, but it comes with nice additions, such as fuel tank, wheels, spinner, most everything you'll need except for covering, engine, and radio. The kit is lazer cut and assembles much like a jigsaw puzzle. http://www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart.exe/MainMenuFV5.html?E+Sig . You can sometimes find this kit on ebay for less than $132.00 Sig is asking for. If this is too much airplane, try its cousin, a Sig LT-25. This is also a gem of a plane, but doesn't include the tank and wheels in the kit. It flys just as well as the LT-40, but is also a pleasure to build as it is lazer cut as well. The link for this kit is http://www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart.exe/MainMenuFV5.html?E+Sig Also, if you want to save a few bucks on a good .40 sized engine over the price of an OS max, look at this Thunder Tiger engine http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKF97&P=ML . I got tired of paying for OS Max prices and this engine is almost identical and very dependable.
Posted on: 8/9/2012 9:45 AM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig AeroKote
I have first hand experience with Sig Aerokote as it used to be the covering of the Sig Senior Kadet ARF. It has to be the worst excuse for plastic covering I have ever seen. The transparent red is so thin if you look at it the wrong way it will tear, and doesn't hold to wood well. I think the new owners have figured this out as they have changed the covering on the ARFs to Ultracote.
Posted on: 7/22/2012 5:00 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: 72 mhz still ok?
I still fly 72 MHz as I like radios that have analog trim tabs which let me know where my trim is without looking at the radio. I have a Futaba 7C 2.4 but prefer my Hitec Laser 6 as it is a much simpler radio to use. Probably will use the Hitec until it won't work any more and then begrudgingly switch.
Posted on: 7/22/2012 4:48 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: LETS SAVE SIG BEFORE THEY GET SWALLOWED BY THE BIG TWO!!!
The first Sig plane I ever built was a Sig Kougar. Too much plane for a newbie (thought my years of controline would prepare me for RC - a bad decision) and planted it in the ground on the third flight. I built a Sig Senior Kadet and swore because of the work involved I'd never build another Sig kit until I flew it and fell in love. However, I learned the hard way never to trust office supply #64 rubber bands as they quickly left me with a lawn dart (wing detached from fusalage). I then built a LT-40 and that was a great build. I built a LT-25 and that was even better! I have about seven different Sig kits now and between those and Goldberg - that is really all I like to build. Good wood, great instructions, good flyers. Would buy more but I have more than I can handle low.
Posted on: 7/22/2012 4:44 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig Kadet LT-40 Build
I like the covering design for the plane. For what it is worth, I would not make the leading edge of the wing a dark color - it will be difficult to see when landing.
Posted on: 5/15/2012 11:17 AM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: New Web Magazine from Tower ...
I looked at it - not for me. I like Flying Models magazine best.
Posted on: 3/2/2012 11:09 AM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: A 4H controlline trainer
Want to fly control line from a chair? Maybe this will give you some ideas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZum9FLpPC4.
Posted on: 1/20/2012 2:13 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Balsa USA Student Trainer
plane which will fly great and cost less than the BUSA Student Trainer. I started with the Senior Kadet - lots of building but a beautiful plane to fly, built the LT-40 - a very easy kit to build
Posted on: 12/9/2011 2:53 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Best all around 40 size engine
I like American and buy it when I can, but I am a Thunder Tiger fan because of cost and dependability. They make a great engine that is dependable and I don't have to wonder if it will start. The only time I ever flew Fox was control line in the 70's and always had starting problems with manual starts. I had one K&B in the early 80's and it never was dependable - would always flame out after a few minutes in the air. Thunder Tiger - never a problem. They consistently start and run until the tank is dry, and won't drain your wallet.
Posted on: 12/9/2011 2:32 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Sig Astro Hog @ 150% ?
I am thinking that for a Saito 90 twin something with a 107 inch wingspan would need to be built light like a Sig Kadet in order to fly. Maybe a Sig Spacewalker (1/4 scale) would be a good comprimise that could be bashed into an Astrohog? Sig also has the 1/3 scale Spacewalker with a 104" wing, but that would require more engine than a .90 Saito twin. Just a thought...
Posted on: 12/8/2011 5:18 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Are Printed Magazines worth Buying
Flying Models is one of the good paper magazines left. It's been around a long time.
Posted on: 11/24/2011 5:57 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Sig LT-40 or Great Planes PT-60?
. I have the ARF version of one now and it is a pleasure to fly, especially since I only get to go flying... body and a .25 are great to fly, but the Senior Kadet is the best. There are so many people who
Posted on: 11/17/2011 6:59 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: What would happen if i charged my NiMH backwords?
That's an easy question to answer - the battery is toast. A multitester or a set of instructions for the charger can help you figure out which lead is positive and which is negative. I have ruined two Nicad / NiMH batteries by connecting the charging cables to the battery incorrectly.
Posted on: 11/9/2011 1:56 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Honest opinions on covering needed please
If you use film, I would use Ultracote. I've used both Ultracote and Monokote. Monokote won't stick to lite ply if you have any in the plane unless you brush on balsarite first. Ultracote is also more forgiving than Monokote. If you want a fabric finish, you might look at Sig Koverall - looks like fabric and irons on. I've not used it but I have a friend that has had good results. You attach it by using either dope or Sig Stix-it. Once on, it can be shunk with a iron or a heat gun. Per the Sig website: A light weight polyester based fabric that shrinks tight with heat. It has hight strength and is easy to apply. It accepts all common model paints like dope, enamel or epoxy and weighs 1.25oz per sq yd. My $0.02
Posted on: 11/8/2011 11:19 AM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: VIDEO - Need help determining if my new motor is running right...
Hi Mach2 - I'd either (a) take the plane to the place you bought it (if you purchased it from a local hobby shop) and see if they can help you or (b) try to find an nearby club and get someone to help. Your local hobbyshop should have the information for local RC clubs. Thunder Tiger engines are great engines and normally don't need a lot of break in to run well, but, you really need someone to show you what to do if you are not familar with the engine. It is not rocket science, true, but a member from a club can get this engine set up and running well in a short time. Once you properly break in the engine, it will start pretty much within the first couple of prop flips and run stable in the air. If the engine isn't correctly set up and you get the plane into the air, the engine could quit and then you are looking at a whole other set of challenges with a deadstick. As others have noted, if you are seeing fuel running out of the cowling, that needs to be resolved and turning the screw a bit (clockwise) on the fuel tank will do it. Again, an instructor from a club or local hobby shop should be able to help you.
Posted on: 11/6/2011 4:23 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Good Ol' LT-25
I agree. I had one and sold it - I wish I hadn't. Mine had an OS FP .25 and flew great. One thing that helped with the landing gear is to substitute nylon screws for the metal screws supplied (same gauge). It is a lot easier to dig out a broken nylon screw than to re-glue the wood under the landing gear back to the plane.
Posted on: 10/25/2011 4:20 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Great Planes plan protector warning
I've used wax paper before. I don't recall the brand, but it was difficult to see through and the glue found its way through the the holes my straight pins were making to hold it to the ceiling tiles and what a mess. I generally use glad wrap or some clear plastic food wrap and it works okay. As to those who say don't use so much glue - I am self taught and that is the only way I know to build. [:)]
Posted on: 10/11/2011 4:02 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Engine size for Lazy Bee
I flew mine on a OS FP .15. That was a good match.
Posted on: 9/25/2011 2:08 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Profile and Fun Flying Planes"
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RE: Issues with Thunder Tiger Pro .46 2 Stroke
to fly on old fuel and that will cause problems. I have not tried Merlin glow plugs so I cannot
Posted on: 5/20/2011 4:55 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Whats your occupation?
Project Manager for a VoIP applications company - and thankful to be employed.
Posted on: 4/28/2011 4:50 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: RC stuff....buying vs. Selling
I have sold a lot of RC airplanes, engines, etc over the years on ebay. I always start out at about $5.00 for the first bid regardless of what I am selling and most always end up at about 70% or 80% of what I paid for the item - sometimes more. What really gets me is someone trying to sell an item for the same price they bought it at a short time after they bought it. If I am going to pay full price for an item, I want to be the first to open it, look at it, etc. Unless the item is no longer made, I don't think people should go buy something and expect to get what they paid for it when they sell it.
Posted on: 3/29/2011 4:34 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: planes for Saito 82
BTE Flyin King is a good plane for a Saito .82.
Posted on: 3/9/2011 11:02 AM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Sport Flying"
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RE: SPA Approves Electric
Since most electric motors are only 80% efficient, my guess is that you could have 1750W input.
Posted on: 1/29/2011 3:34 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Tower Hobbies Cutting Back on Discounts?
I stopped shopping at Tower because of things they and Great Planes have done over the last five years: the demise of Lanier, Goldberg, and not handling Sig. Hanger 9 stuff is good, but their ARFs (such as the Saratoga) are expensive when compared to comparable ARFs. I'll continue to buy quality kits (Goldberg, Sig, etc) when I can find them at a decent price. There are several hobby shops in my area but I prefer to drive 20 miles to one rather than 8 miles to one closer to me just because of the people who operate the shop.
Posted on: 1/6/2011 5:10 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Sig LT-40 Build - By A Beginner
I built and soloed with a LT-40. It is a very good plane to learn on, but I agree that if you have a hard landing you will be straightening out the landing gear for the nose wheel, as the nose gear that Sig supplies is somewhat soft. However, if you can get your hands on a Fults dual strut nosegear, that problem will all but go away. Tower Hobbies and other hobby shops have these. They are a little expensive, but they are worth every penny when you are learning on a tricycle gear airplane.
Posted on: 11/16/2010 6:54 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig Mid Star 40 manual
Go to the Sig site (www.sigmfg.com) and click on "videos and information". Then click on "Sig Instruction Manuals", and go to "RC Sports Kits". You'll find an online manual there which you can download and/or print. I've got a Mid-Star I have been flying for over 2 years - I think you'll like it alot. Good Luck.
Posted on: 11/4/2010 6:15 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Sig Kadet LT .25
Glad you are having fun building this plane. I had one that I put an OS FP-.25 on and it flew fine at 1/2 throttle. One thing that I did that saved me a lot of misery is to replace the metal bolts that hold the landing gear to the plane with nylon. If you have less than perfect landings it's easy to replace the broken nylon screws and keep right on flying. If you use the metal screws and have a bad landing you will be replacing wood on the bottom of the fuselage. You can beef up the structure if you want, but I built mine stock and it held up fine, especially for a novice pilot. I recently bought another kit and am contemplating using electric power instead of glow.
Posted on: 10/26/2010 11:29 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Which magazine do you prefer?
I have thrown away at least 3-4 of the last year's worth of MA just because I see nothing useful in it. I am not into 3D or parkflyers or helicopters and that's all I seem to see nowadays in MA. If you are into that, great but it's just not for me. The November 2010 issue is about to hit the circular file as well.
Posted on: 10/20/2010 2:49 PM by Author "fix-n-fly" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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