RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
- maxiemac - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 5/28/2012 5:39 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
SoMaR0129 - first I've heard of that - nothing has been said in this forum thread about warped elevators - are we talking a warp in an elevator half or a warp between the assembled elevator halves - if the latter, then that's an assembly problem - if it's the former, then talk to whomever you bought the plane from and get replacements - that's my view. cheers - maxiemac smile
Posted on: 1/7/2012 4:51 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NEW KMP TWIN - Adam Aircraft A500
that have christmas) - maxiemac smile, it don't hurt
Posted on: 12/14/2011 9:01 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
;ll see. cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 10/9/2011 2:59 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Finally got around to adding more color last week - weather for next few days is wet and windy so no painting the next color until ??? - pics show red color applied and masking for next yellow - Albury float fly event coming up end of month so I wanted my Aquabird to look a bit 'prettier' - cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 10/8/2011 5:30 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
Hi patniven - probably no new features, more likely you are correct on the second point, also exchange rates between China and US can have an effect plus freight rates never go down, always they go up - cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 10/6/2011 4:01 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
- maxiemac
Posted on: 10/6/2011 3:56 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
itself - sure it's not scale but then again it's only an arf. cheers - maxiemac - smile it don
Posted on: 10/6/2011 3:48 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
speeds and just enjoy the flying of the model. sermon over. cheers - maxiemac - smile it don't
Posted on: 9/10/2011 12:01 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
it goes. cheers - maxiemac - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 9/8/2011 11:47 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
- maxiemac
Posted on: 9/3/2011 5:51 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Hi Aquabird lovers - here's some more pics taken early July '11 - the next lot I post will hopefully show all the colors and if all goes well a video too. I've named the pics as follows: (1) Ready to go, (2) Rear view, (3) Start takeoff run, (4) Liftoff, (5) In the blue, (6) Floating on clouds, (7) Time to go again, (8) Liftoff to more fun cheers - maxiemax - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 8/22/2011 5:46 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
views and you will find 'Wikipedia' and 'Aerofred.com' links cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 8/21/2011 12:44 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
'aint goin' no-where during flight. cheers - hope this helps - cheers again - maxiemac
Posted on: 8/13/2011 12:27 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
Hill202 - yep I could do that but first I want to remove the entire vert. stab. and dorsal fin and actually see what's under there to see how it's constructed - I've got some ideas on how to fix it and I probably will fibreglass that area to strengthen it. cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 7/15/2011 3:31 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
Gidday MM from downunder - I did the test flight today and managed to make the vert. stab. fail again - it was solidly glued when I took it out to the flying field but after 10 minutes flying it was loose on the fuz. I did several loops, cuban eights full and half, imellmans followed by split s (reversal) all taking the airframe to high speeds - on several passes I could hear the 'buz' but couldn't see it - part of me wanted it to be engine or some other part of airframe resonance but on landing I confirmed it must have been rudder flutter 'cos the vert. stab. was loose along the glue line connection of vert.stab. to fuz.. I had intended to 'pin' the forward and trailing edges of the stab. thru the horiz. stab but decided not to - I wanted to see if the vert. stab. would fail again with its beefed up swivel connector arrangement - and it did - as said earlier I had about 3mm (1/8") slop at the rudder trailing edge but I could still see some flex at the swivel joint - but I had to try it to find out what would happen. So next step is, remove the stab (as shown in previous post), instal some vertical reinforcement of the vert. stab. thru into the fuz. reglue it, iron on some Monokote film down each side of the stab./rudder gap then 'pin' the vert. stab. thru the horiz. stab. plus add a mini 3.9kg metal geared servo inside the tail pod to act as direct push/pull action in the same plane as the rudder control arm. If all the above still doesn't solve it I'll extend the outer trailing edges of the vert. stab. and round the leading edge of the rudder so that the rudder sits in the 'glove' of the vert. stab. - My Aerocommander Shrike has a raked vert. stab and rudder with the rudder sitting inside the vert. stab. trailing edge - it worked then, it can work again - watch this space. cheers - maxiemax - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 7/15/2011 3:28 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
with extra washers. cheers - we live and learn - maxiemac - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 7/13/2011 6:54 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
/showthread.php?t=39896 cheers - smile it don't hurt maxiemac
Posted on: 7/13/2011 6:38 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
to eliminate the rudder flutter - more on that later. cheers - maxiemac - smile it don't hurt
Posted on: 7/9/2011 7:15 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
downunder. Any advice from you or anyone else would be welcome cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 6/15/2011 9:51 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
modelling caper. cheers - smile it don't hurt (well not at the moment!) - maxiemac
Posted on: 6/13/2011 12:28 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
fit that minimised slop in this area. them's my thoughts. cheers - maxiemac [:)] smile, it don
Posted on: 5/12/2011 2:35 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Top Flite Cessna 182 ARF
a thousand words - so here are a few of my assembly of the TF Cessna 182 ARF cheers - maxiemac - [:)] smile
Posted on: 3/10/2011 4:50 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NEW KMP TWIN - Adam Aircraft A500
;s sitting on the bench waiting for me to finish it too - no more talk, more work. cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 12/8/2010 2:17 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Here are some pics of Aquabird committing aviation w/e Oct 17-2010 - sorry didn't get around to movie making - next time when it's got all it's colors. cheers - maxiemac [:)]
Posted on: 10/19/2010 7:25 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
on the wave tops until it lifts off - all the time with the fuz remaining level. cheers - maxiemac
Posted on: 10/18/2010 6:37 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
have been able to enjoy this aircraft type. cheers - maxiemac smile - it don't hurt [:)]
Posted on: 10/13/2010 8:09 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
. cheers - maxiemac [:)]
Posted on: 10/13/2010 6:06 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
with a small brush and paint them out. cheers - maxiemac smile it don't hurt [:)]
Posted on: 10/11/2010 1:26 AM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
I tried. cheers - maxiemac smile it don't hurt [:)]
Posted on: 10/10/2010 8:14 PM by Author "maxiemac" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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