RE: Modeltech 1/3rd Scale Cub?
I'm setting one up with a DLE55, naything I need to look out for on this plane?
Posted on: 4/5/2011 6:07 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: 1/3 Scale J3 Cub - Engine Recomendation
Anyone still flying this plane? I am about to start a build and was wondering if there was anything I should watch out for? I'll be running a DLE55, I hope that enough to make her fun. She is actually for my 11 year old daughter!
Posted on: 4/5/2011 5:35 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
This plane is just too heavy and most of the extra weight is in her arse! Back to the drawing board AW! Sorry. Oh yeah Freestyle 40 for sale, airframe only...cheap. Sabre 47 on order!
Posted on: 4/1/2011 4:40 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: Special oil for gas now?
I'm just mad cause my dang 'ol tacos are gettin' too dang expensive due to all the corn in the gas tanks! Why the hack can't they make that stuff out of acorns or pinecones or something else that is a pain in the butt. It's gettin' so bad that the dang 'ol tortilla soup ain't got no tortillas in it at all hardly! Course, if I had a dollar for every retarded response I've read on these boards I could afford tortillas and hushpuppies! Carry on.
Posted on: 2/21/2011 10:21 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
I don't think $30 is very much when you are talking about a plane that costs thousands. My time is worth more than that. But hey, I hear paper dolls are an inexpensive hobby if thats what you're looking for.
Posted on: 2/20/2011 3:44 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
[quote]ORIGINAL: pe reivers That post just says ''awesome''!,   ''great'', ''XXXX''  etc ad infinitum; It seems to be the new vocabulary in a nutshell. This thread, which started out as a discussion, however has degraded to namecalling and denial of a person's view of matters that matter. I cannot well define my point of view in such, not being opposed to change, but weary of change because of change. I believe in the well enough to be let alone. Not every change is for the better, and I agree with T.O.M. if he takes the stand in that point of view. If all parts are balanced as they should be, indeed the ring Robert devised is not needed, because the randomized sum of imbalance issues in single parts tends to equalize each other. In those cases that there is still a theoretical amount of unbalance it takes special tools and an amount of skill to get rid of it. I will not go there denying anyone the skill. People have surprised me before! I find the price however quite high, and in my case it would require me to buy the balancer that I do not want to use. Another gadget on my already overloaded shelves. Furthermore, the use of the ring in the other thread has so far not resulted in convincing result reports. To be frank, it cannot be convincing, unless measurements are reported. A simple measurement would be to mount accelerometers to the plane nose, and run up the engine. Publish resulting X-Y axis related tertz band analisys before and after! That is what I meant by required skills. All other methods will be groping in the dark in a haphazard way. [/quote] Well, I really don't know how anyone could argue with that. Perhaps Vess should go to the trouble of making the appropriate measurements in order to deter these kinds of debates, and convince potential buyers. Meanwhile we are stuck with anecdotal evidence at best, which is unlikley to convince someone like T.O.M. who has a tremendous amount of real world experience in dealing with these size engines and propellers. I know I'd be trying to win him, and possibly his employers, over if it were my product! Perhaps the tests have been run and the results proved negligible? For my money, it just makes sense, and at the end of the day, it's my money after all.
Posted on: 2/20/2011 1:02 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
Why can't I edit my friggin' post for spelling? Jeeze this site sucks!! I'm going back to TFC!!
Posted on: 2/20/2011 11:51 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
Just because I don't choose to scratch build my own planes doesn't not make me incapable, nor does it diminish my admiration for the craftmanship involved. To suggest otherwise is insulting and almost certainly hypocritical. Since hand carving propellers is the way it used to be done, and requires immense skill and experience, then we should never, ever, buy a prop from a manufacturer? Is that the just of the argument? Maybe I should get rid of my ARFs and build myself a nice 25# warbird and power it with an OS .91 and attempt to fly around in circles, that is, if I ever get the time to fly the damn thing with all the building and hand carving props that is!
Posted on: 2/20/2011 11:49 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
By the way, my new location is top secret. You have to have the super duper, tippy top, VIP with connections, clearance to get that info. [;)] I'm on the move again in April too. Here is a hint, the club I will be joining has hosted the Nats four times.
Posted on: 2/19/2011 8:29 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
LOL! Cur huh? The kind that won't fight, or the very useful Catahoula? Either way, I guess I'm still a dog!! You guys take it easy on T.O.M., he goes out of his way to give good engine advice for free to people, even when they ask the same stupid, intellectually lazy, questions over and over again.
Posted on: 2/19/2011 8:21 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Tired Old Man I like that, villify everyone that disagrees as not having experience or knowledge of the product[8|] That indicates a fixed mindset that rejects anyone that has a valid, but different, viewpoint. Sort of like a certain political party. If it's not their way, it's wrong. Vess introduced this thing about 6 months ago and so far the world has not become a better place. Sort of like his props. They work for some, but others find them less than ideal. The difference between advertising and experience perhaps? He definately knows his stuff, but business is business. [b]BTW, I ONLY fly large scale planes [/b]and have found no real benefit to the balance ring. However, I know how to balance a prop AND a spinner, and also know how to use an out of balance prop to offset the natural imbalance in a single cylinder engine. [/quote] That's it TOM!! I have caught you in a huge lie and now I am exposing you to the world for the charlitan that you are, you dastardly rascal! You also fly DW foamys, now apologize immediately. [:'(]
Posted on: 2/19/2011 3:52 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
And now...the VBR! [;)]
Posted on: 2/19/2011 10:54 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Vess Balance Ring, Anygood?
[quote]ORIGINAL: skysfallin Has anyone tried the Vess Balance ring, and to what degree of success. Are they hard to set up? Looks like a good concept but looks like it would take a while to get it dialed in. Just curious as to anyones actual use. [/quote] I use the VBR and I like it. It is easy to use with a Dubro prop balancer and a Sharpie. Just another new product that is cost effective, weight negligible, works as advertised and gives FOGs something to complain about. [:'(] Love ya Pat! lol [&:]
Posted on: 2/19/2011 8:22 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
Dave, where are your ailerons in relation to the SFG where it comes to a point?
Posted on: 10/9/2010 11:34 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: Aero-Works We have received the missing stickers and will be shipping them out next week. This will take a little while as we have sold several hundred of the Prox260’s so please give us a few days. Thank You Rocco / Aeroworks [/quote] Thank you for responding Rocco. Congratulations on your success. I am having a hard time with my .40, it's really pitchy. The CG is about 4 1/8 as per the manual, maybe 4.25. What are you calling neutral on the ailerons? Is it straight down the bisected wing, looking from the end?
Posted on: 10/8/2010 9:56 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
BTW, when are we getting the rest of the stickers? Also, I like triple rates too, although I rarely use the bottom two after I get used to the plane. I set mine for High, Really High and What The ....!!! [:D] Hey Dave 45.
Posted on: 10/7/2010 12:37 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
Got the maiden on mine done today. It was really windy so I couldn't get too carried away. My new 55 is a very nice engine.
Posted on: 10/7/2010 12:22 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: EP LR1A Pogo
Bill, that looks awesome!! I hope it's not as fast as it looks! lol
Posted on: 10/1/2010 9:52 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Electric Pylon Racing"
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RE: EP LR1A Pogo
I like the foam core wing! Hurry up and get that thing flying. I wish I could make it down to Woodburn to see the Pogo but, alas, I am too busy. I do work sometimes, contrary to popular belief! [:)] I hope to be out flying my 35%er on Saturday. Bring one of your big gassers and the Pogo and come fly with us. I'll bring my Club 20 and the Club 40 just for comparison.
Posted on: 9/8/2010 7:42 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Electric Pylon Racing"
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RE: EP LR1A Pogo
Bill she looks great!! I just got back from practicing with my Club 20 racer. Our season starts Oct. 9th and I want to be ready. I need to prove that my 3rd place finish wasn't a fluke!! [:D] Have you spoken with Jerry lately? I still haven't seen his Pogo (or anyone's) fly. I would be totally in on adding it to the Club 20 racing as well as adding Club 40 too. We still haven't reached a consensus on the Club 40 as everyone has been so busy this summer. I would imagine that the e-mails will be flying around very soon, in fact I sent one out just this morning!! [;)]
Posted on: 9/7/2010 8:41 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Electric Pylon Racing"
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RE: 46 and 60 Extra 260 Freestyle! VIDEO ADDED!!
I'm in on the orange and blue 40 size. I plan to run my 61fx 12x7 S2 prop and some Power HD 1501MGs I have laying around.
Posted on: 9/4/2010 11:29 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
That Sundowner really is sweet.
Posted on: 6/19/2010 12:19 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Hangar 9 Twist 3D Part II - Thread Continuation
I want to try one in a TT40!
Posted on: 6/11/2010 2:42 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
You guys need to put these engines and pipes on some pylon racers or something. They won't be very good on a Twist at all. They might be really cool on a warbird as long as you had a runway about a mile long to rotate off of. Maximum rpm doesn't mean maximum thrust, or speed, for that matter. Also, I am very familiar with "prop load factors" and don't need your spreadsheet thats been "floating around" to do a simple math computation. The RPM number is not as relevant as you seem to think it is. The airframe design and weight need to be considered. I'm just having a hard time understanding why a speed engine/prop/pipe would be on a 3D airplane. I fly 3D and I race too, I just don't try to mix the two.
Posted on: 6/6/2010 1:34 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
Where are you getting those thrust numbers? Most of the thrust you will want is at low rpm if you are in high alpha flight. 15k really doesn't do much for 3D. As I've mentioned, a 12 X 7 S2 Scimitar from Master Air Screw is a good all around prop for a .61. You have to keep the rpms up a bit for the low, slow stuff but you will also have decent speed when you want it. The APC 13 X 4W is great for just doing 3D.
Posted on: 6/5/2010 12:18 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
If you want thrust, try an APC 14 x 4 W or at least a 13 x 4W.
Posted on: 6/2/2010 4:38 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
But why would you ever want to turn that many rpms on a Twist or a Stick or some of the other planes you guys are talking about? I turn 16800 static on my pylon racer but for the Twist, I want thrust.
Posted on: 6/2/2010 3:19 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Evolutions New Muffler Thanks to Jett Engineering
Forgive me for comming in late. I've only read the last few pages but I am a bit confused. It sounds like some folks were under propping their engine and burning up the glow plugs. Do we want to go fast here? I have a Twist too but don't really try to go too fast with it. A friend has an Evo 52? and that thing is a screamer. I run an OS.61FX with a MAS 12 x 7 S2 Scimitar prop. It's plenty fast and it pulls hard. You guys should try that prop with your engines. Here is how she sounds with a stock muffler and she pulls pretty good too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CXnKqdbHT4
Posted on: 6/2/2010 1:19 PM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Hangar 9 Twist 3D Part II - Thread Continuation
Once upon a time there was a group of Twistaholics who inhabited these very pages, but the mean old moderators chased them away. Dad Roman was (is) one of them. They meet somewhere else now and they play a game among themselves. It's called the Ho-Down and, you can play too. All you have to do is start the camera rolling and then fly in front of it and see how low you can hover a T___T 40, 60 or 150 and then fly out again. It really is that simple. So, how is this crop of new Twisted freaks over here on the dark side? How low can you go? Here, I'll go first.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CXnKqdbHT4
Posted on: 5/29/2010 1:14 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NEW DLE30!
T.O.M., looks like you got you Compy from back home. That's good to see. The only thing I don't like about that particular field is the high line wires. I watched a very good flyer strain a 35% Yak during the freestyle event at their first IMAC event. It was aweful! There is a video somewhere.....here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8WMopM-2uw
Posted on: 5/4/2010 11:00 AM by Author "plowboy1966" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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