I came here green as ever in Fixed Wing RC. Like most went right after one of my dream birds. I've just always gone through the school of hard knocks though. Gotta learn things the hard way..
"Feb 17th, 2018, 03:43 PM
Greetings from the Arizona desert. New to fixed wing rc. I've been into my quad mostly over the passed year, but always had a fascination for these birds. Gonna start a build on the Dynam F4U next week, so I've been surfin' and lurkin' while trying to get my ducks all lined up. I did do the search thing, but figured this thread would be more specific for my build. Anyhow, was hoping someone might could shine some light on paints. Like, what is best for these foamies? How much do paint schemes actually affect the importance of c.g.? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated..."
... and then, thankfully, some of ya stepped up and got me going in the right direction. That Corsair sat in my hanger for over a year before I finally put it in the air. Unfortunately only for a couple flights before learning about 'torque roll'. I'm still in that same school, but between here and some good club members (from 2 of the 3 clubs I've tried) I have learned quite a bit. I still don't feel I'm at the level most of ya Squawkers are at, but I think I'm getting there.
I know these days E-Flite is almost a bad word around here, but they have been perfect for my learning curve. In the pic is my trainer hanging there, the Mini-Apprentice, that I was guided to when jumping in here with the Dynam (another bad word, sry) Corsair. I do hope to replace it with the BirdCage F4U one day. Below it is my first large airframe, the Carbon Z Cub. Just arrived this weekend. Been through the paint booth, binded, balanced, and surface controls dialed in. Waiting on Ms. Callie to get a windshield, well.. a nice sticky that looks better then just black blob, to me. Then it's on to a final coat or 3 of Minwax. The wife is gonna sew me some boots for the springs too. Yeah, hanging around here makes you do things to your plane you maybe wouldn't have thought of before! Hoping to have it maidened in the next couple of weeks.
So 'thanks Squawkers.. I'm almost a real rc pilot now!!
"Feb 17th, 2018, 03:43 PM
Greetings from the Arizona desert. New to fixed wing rc. I've been into my quad mostly over the passed year, but always had a fascination for these birds. Gonna start a build on the Dynam F4U next week, so I've been surfin' and lurkin' while trying to get my ducks all lined up. I did do the search thing, but figured this thread would be more specific for my build. Anyhow, was hoping someone might could shine some light on paints. Like, what is best for these foamies? How much do paint schemes actually affect the importance of c.g.? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated..."
... and then, thankfully, some of ya stepped up and got me going in the right direction. That Corsair sat in my hanger for over a year before I finally put it in the air. Unfortunately only for a couple flights before learning about 'torque roll'. I'm still in that same school, but between here and some good club members (from 2 of the 3 clubs I've tried) I have learned quite a bit. I still don't feel I'm at the level most of ya Squawkers are at, but I think I'm getting there.
I know these days E-Flite is almost a bad word around here, but they have been perfect for my learning curve. In the pic is my trainer hanging there, the Mini-Apprentice, that I was guided to when jumping in here with the Dynam (another bad word, sry) Corsair. I do hope to replace it with the BirdCage F4U one day. Below it is my first large airframe, the Carbon Z Cub. Just arrived this weekend. Been through the paint booth, binded, balanced, and surface controls dialed in. Waiting on Ms. Callie to get a windshield, well.. a nice sticky that looks better then just black blob, to me. Then it's on to a final coat or 3 of Minwax. The wife is gonna sew me some boots for the springs too. Yeah, hanging around here makes you do things to your plane you maybe wouldn't have thought of before! Hoping to have it maidened in the next couple of weeks.
So 'thanks Squawkers.. I'm almost a real rc pilot now!!
I have powdered my share of kits and ARF's, they all hurt, but like Alpha says, eventually you do chuckle about them. You never really stop buying planes either. I've tried several different times, dang you Alpha! So enjoy the friendship, the fun, the walks of shame and most of all, enjoy flying, it's why we do this. BTW, had a little misstep with the FMS Fox sailplane the other day. It now resides somewhere in a field of corn in Southeast Arkansas! I had a flyaway due to something electrical. I will keep looking for it as I fly around the local fields. So, it still happens......
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