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  • Hoomi
    Cactus Dodger

    • Apr 2018
    • 863
    • Baja Arizona
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    #3001
    Originally posted by Skyboom

    It'll fly again. Once you straighten the fuselage out, cut some thin strips of balsa wood and glue inside the cowling. Hopefully the prop shaft isn't bent up.
    The prop shaft snapped right off.

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    • rifleman_btx
      me

      • Dec 2016
      • 5246
      • West Point TX
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      #3002
      I flew a couple of planes along with my son.

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      • CaptAmerica
        Ghostrider

        • Jun 2018
        • 187
        • Ohio
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        #3003
        Bit to cold to fly the Eflite Cherokee today so took this one around the patch for a bit.

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        • F22trainer
          Piper PhD

          • Mar 2018
          • 1484
          • Sun City, Az
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          #3004
          The PT-17 and T-6 flew nicely, but I learned I needed to reset TX battery in System Settings when I switched to the Li-Ion rechargeable...did not get a “Transmitter Low Battery” warning.
          Crap
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          • Hardway
            Hobby Squawk Moderator

            • Mar 2017
            • 3148
            • Willow Park, Texas
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            #3005
            :Straight-Face::Straight-Face::Straight-Face::(:(:Scared:

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            • Hardway
              Hobby Squawk Moderator

              • Mar 2017
              • 3148
              • Willow Park, Texas
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              #3006
              Merry Christmas all..... F-22, ouch.... Enjoy the Season and Jesus is the reason!!!

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              • rifleman_btx
                me

                • Dec 2016
                • 5246
                • West Point TX
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                #3007
                Originally posted by F22trainer
                The PT-17 and T-6 flew nicely, but I learned I needed to reset TX battery in System Settings when I switched to the Li-Ion rechargeable...did not get a “Transmitter Low Battery” warning.
                Crap
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                Awe crap brother, sorry to see that. Fixable though it looks like. Hardway, Merry Christmas brother!

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                • F22trainer
                  Piper PhD

                  • Mar 2018
                  • 1484
                  • Sun City, Az
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                  #3008
                  Definitely fixable, and best Holiday wishes to you two fellow Texicans as well!

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                  • rifleman_btx
                    me

                    • Dec 2016
                    • 5246
                    • West Point TX
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                    #3009
                    Pics of the 3d printed planes in the air

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                    • Hoomi
                      Cactus Dodger

                      • Apr 2018
                      • 863
                      • Baja Arizona
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                      #3010
                      Originally posted by F22trainer
                      The PT-17 and T-6 flew nicely, but I learned I needed to reset TX battery in System Settings when I switched to the Li-Ion rechargeable...did not get a “Transmitter Low Battery” warning.
                      Crap
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                      Guess we both got bit by transmitter settings this weekend.

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                      • Hemidoo
                        Member

                        • Jun 2018
                        • 265
                        • Northern Vermont
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                        #3011
                        Sent up the yard flyer to look for Santa this morning. Nice crisp 12°f on the deck !
                        Hope all the Squawkers here had a great Christmas day !

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                        • Grossman56
                          Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                          • Jun 2014
                          • 7325
                          • Cody, Wyoming
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                          #3012
                          Originally posted by Hoomi
                          From yesterday - hard lesson on not forgetting to check the rates switch before flying. Took off with the switch set at high rates, and the slightest movement of the sticks translated to LOTS of response from the plane. It seemed like everything I tried to do to get the plane back on level flight went too far, and it ended up nosing in. Not sure if that fuselage is going to be repairable.
                          Check out my rebuild of the E Flite Spitfire or the Freewing Mustang.
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                          She was cracked right where the red line shows and with some skewers and a balsa plate behind the damage, and a bit of putty and sanding, she's ready for the air again. I found that if I use a towle with hot water and hit it with a hair dryer, it helped to saften the foam to a point where you could sort of reform it, then the rest is putty and sanding, it works, consider it a learning experience, you get better and better at it.

                          Grossman56
                          Team Gross!

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                          • F22trainer
                            Piper PhD

                            • Mar 2018
                            • 1484
                            • Sun City, Az
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                            #3013
                            Tried a container of boiling water and dunked a fuselage and broken parts then just let it soak about 20 minutes and the foam would return to nearly normal shape with a little coating by flexing as it cooled to remove remaining warps. This Adagio was what I thought a goner, but Gorilla Glue and boiling water got it airworthy agin I did add a Balsa spar box and a few other refinements to correct some design flaws. She’s a great flyer now, even got one gifted to me that got crunched same as mine and it is nearly ready for RTS - previous owner will get first dibs as it was gifted after the crash. He just doesn’t know it yet.

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                            • Woodcock
                              Old Returning Pilot

                              • Apr 2018
                              • 830
                              • SoCal
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                              #3014
                              Happy New Year to ya Trainer!

                              Woody

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                              • rifleman_btx
                                me

                                • Dec 2016
                                • 5246
                                • West Point TX
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                                #3015
                                Good times! Happy New Year brother!

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                                • Woodcock
                                  Old Returning Pilot

                                  • Apr 2018
                                  • 830
                                  • SoCal
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                                  #3016
                                  Happy New Year Rman!

                                  Woody

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                                  • Hoomi
                                    Cactus Dodger

                                    • Apr 2018
                                    • 863
                                    • Baja Arizona
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                                    #3017
                                    Originally posted by Grossman56
                                    , it works, consider it a learning experience, you get better and better at it.

                                    Grossman56
                                    Yeah, I figure I've nothing to lose but some time in trying to repair it.

                                    Right now, my current project is taking a pair of wings I won at the RC Club Holiday lunch a couple of weeks ago, and building a glider with them. Taking my cues from the Flite Test guys, and building the fuselage out of foamboard. I bought a carbon-fiber arrow from Walmart for the tail boom, and balsa for the tail surfaces.

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                                    • RCjetdude
                                      Higher & higher, straight up we'll climb

                                      • May 2016
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                                      #3018
                                      Got in two good flights today at TIA on my F-22 and the canopy had no trouble staying shut in the air. I love this plane!!!

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                                      • TiredIronGRB
                                        Post-Apocalyptic Tactical Consultant

                                        • Jan 2016
                                        • 3986
                                        • Church Hill, Tennessee
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                                        #3019
                                        Originally posted by RCjetdude
                                        Got in two good flights today at TIA on my F-22 and the canopy had no trouble staying shut in the air. I love this plane!!!

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                                        TiredIron Aviation
                                        Tired Iron Military Vehicles

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                                        • OV10
                                          >>>Twins are 2X the Fun<<< (Squawk Moderator)

                                          • Sep 2014
                                          • 4264
                                          • Owego, NY
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                                          #3020
                                          Originally posted by RCjetdude
                                          Got in two good flights today at TIA on my F-22 and the canopy had no trouble staying shut in the air. I love this plane!!!

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                                          Look at you sporting that white goatee, another 6 inches in it's length and your height and you could clone for George. LOL Miss ya Steve ;)
                                          Now to the serious comment.............SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT :P I had a couple layers of thermals on while handling steel in 34 degree temps :blueangry
                                          Warbird Charlie
                                          HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190

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