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Originally posted by Carlbrainiac View Post
I am running F16 ordinance too so that will be causing a lot of drag. Don't fly full throttle all the time. I am flying from grass though and takes a long old run before lift off. Genuinely don't know how you are achieving those kind of flight times. I'm lucky if I see those times on my new in runner upgraded Avanti. Maybe I am a little more throttle happy than most but then why buy a jet to go slow right..? Lol
Now my F-16 fully loaded on grass with the upgraded inrunner is another story (even had to add flaperons to help get her off of there) and with the 5000 70C battery I get just over 3 minutes, but it has better "power" and top end thrust with that battery than the 6250 35C. Still, I've been flying it with that and get about 3:30 at least (almost the same with the Admiral 6000), and that heavy beast is no where near as lite and nimble as the F-18, so I'm even doing better on time with that than you are with the F-18, which makes no sense to me at all.
BTW, James and this instructor pilot did a great video on landing technique that I would suggest all of us neophyte RC pilots should check out. Great stuff.
I think this is the link:Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by Carlbrainiac View Postwhat power upgrades have people done? I recently upgraded my Avanti to the new in runner and can now set my timer to 4 mins instead of 3 mins and I get a lot more power. I want to achieve the same goal with my base grey F18 as it is still on the original out runner which is sluggish and only just gets me 3 mins. Often landing with my 6000 50c Admiral at 3.6 per cell. Not ideal. I know motion now list the in runner as an upgrade but its out of stock. I have subscribed to notify me by email when its back in stock but with current covid situation goodness only knows how long that could be so I'm considering other options. Obviously don't want to spend the earth but understand a bargain wont achieve what I want so guess i can budget £150 ish. Maybe a little more but don't want to go over £200. Talking English pounds here by the way.
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Hey guys,
I posted a question about the stiffness of the nose landing gear due to "jumping" problems on grass some time ago. I received some great tips, one about using some nose-down elevator to prevent premature liftoff. That does not prevent jumping totally but works great as seen on the video I took from a recent flight on one of the best grass runways I could find in the vicinity so I decided against cutting the nose gear spring.
Regarding the flight time discussion here, that flight is is stock-setup (outrunner as the upgraded version is not available in Europe and the upgrade is unavailable for orders right now) except a centerburner kit using a 5000 mAh battery resulting in a flight time of about 3:20 min.
Btw: Thanks again, Patrick and James, for those great landing tutorial videos. Having a background in aviation that technique was counter-intuitive for me as it is the opposite on the airplane I usually fly but works really great on model aircraft.
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Originally posted by Quax View PostHey guys,
I posted a question about the stiffness of the nose landing gear due to "jumping" problems on grass some time ago. I received some great tips, one about using some nose-down elevator to prevent premature liftoff. That does not prevent jumping totally but works great as seen on the video I took from a recent flight on one of the best grass runways I could find in the vicinity so I decided against cutting the nose gear spring.
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Originally posted by Radar-Guy View Post
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Hey guys, a few of your emailed me when RCInformer came out with the battery tray/nose gear reinforcing.
They are done and be shipping middle of this coming week. Giving Hobby Squawk members discount, price is $15 + shipping. Shoot me PM if you like one
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-FMS: Bae Hawk Motion: 1.6m Corsair, 850mm Mustang, 1.6m Spitfire Freewing: 1.7m A-10, F-22,
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Guys the new high performance version is incredible out of the box!! It really blew me away!! 4 mins of hard flying mostly full throttle and 3.8v per cell resting voltage after the flight! Crazy high speed passes, insane vertical and great slow speed handling. While I don't care for the sound of the 9 blade it is an awful lot like a jetfan! Sounds and in looks... I will have video soon...Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Sweet! Great to hear. Looking forward to snagging one sometime this Summer funds permitting...My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by gooniac33 View Post
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Already posted in "What did you Fly today" got 12 flights in on 4 jets, including 3 flights with the F-18 for it's first flights off of grass after doing the maiden a couple weeks ago off of asphalt. Was a little nervous wondering if the extra 1.2 pounds I ended up with from the 3D cockpit/paint/graphics /afterburners would make take-off difficult, but even with the stock outrunner, turned out to be no problem. I used the RT 6250 35 C batteries and got well over 4 minutes, but most of that was at more throttle than I normally fly (it was hot, humid with no wind so I wanted to keep it moving and as I said, was just a little nervous). It did have a slight bounce on take-off (have not altered the nose gear spring like some flying off of grass), but nothing too hard to handle. I trimmed my take-off flaps so it results in a level to slight down attitude so when it hit some bumps, the nose didn't rise up much, instead the whole jet lifted up level, so it was time to give it up elevator and take-off nice and smooth.
I did notice on landing a couple things, 1) seems best to put in full flaps (if I'm using them especially with a dead wind) only after it is aligned with the runway on it's glide path. Initially put them down on the downwind leg (but no wind) and at a slower speed, the full flaps seemed to hinder the air going over the elevators. Don't know if it was just me and my nervousness or if anyone else notices that, but on the next flights I waited till I aligned with the runway and then went from mid to landing flaps and it stayed much more stable (or my nerves had finally calmed down). And 2) this jet seems to float much easier than my F-16 or F-4 so I need to reduce power a little more than with those. Even so, it does come in very nice and is easy to get it into a nose up attitude prior to touchdown. Overall, I love this jet. Imagine with an inrunner it would be real sweet heart! And I don't want anyone giving me a hard time for attaching the missiles on a demonstration livery, they just look cool and hey, you never know when you're up in the air who you may want to take a shot at these days!
Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by DCORSAIR View Post
Gotta love it, my flaps did the same thing on my BA version, worked when they wanted to and it wasn't my radio, glad to him enjoying it, I hated it, sold it after about 45 flights.........Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Originally posted by Hugh Wiedman View PostAlready posted in "What did you Fly today" got 12 flights in on 4 jets, including 3 flights with the F-18 for it's first flights off of grass after doing the maiden a couple weeks ago off of asphalt. Was a little nervous wondering if the extra 1.2 pounds I ended up with from the 3D cockpit/paint/graphics /afterburners would make take-off difficult, but even with the stock outrunner, turned out to be no problem. I used the RT 6250 35 C batteries and got well over 4 minutes, but most of that was at more throttle than I normally fly (it was hot, humid with no wind so I wanted to keep it moving and as I said, was just a little nervous). It did have a slight bounce on take-off (have not altered the nose gear spring like some flying off of grass), but nothing too hard to handle. I trimmed my take-off flaps so it results in a level to slight down attitude so when it hit some bumps, the nose didn't rise up much, instead the whole jet lifted up level, so it was time to give it up elevator and take-off nice and smooth.
I did notice on landing a couple things, 1) seems best to put in full flaps (if I'm using them especially with a dead wind) only after it is aligned with the runway on it's glide path. Initially put them down on the downwind leg (but no wind) and at a slower speed, the full flaps seemed to hinder the air going over the elevators. Don't know if it was just me and my nervousness or if anyone else notices that, but on the next flights I waited till I aligned with the runway and then went from mid to landing flaps and it stayed much more stable (or my nerves had finally calmed down). And 2) this jet seems to float much easier than my F-16 or F-4 so I need to reduce power a little more than with those. Even so, it does come in very nice and is easy to get it into a nose up attitude prior to touchdown. Overall, I love this jet. Imagine with an inrunner it would be real sweet heart! And I don't want anyone giving me a hard time for attaching the missiles on a demonstration livery, they just look cool and hey, you never know when you're up in the air who you may want to take a shot at these days!
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Originally posted by gooniac33 View PostGuys the new high performance version is incredible out of the box!! It really blew me away!! 4 mins of hard flying mostly full throttle and 3.8v per cell resting voltage after the flight! Crazy high speed passes, insane vertical and great slow speed handling. While I don't care for the sound of the 9 blade it is an awful lot like a jetfan! Sounds and in looks... I will have video soon...
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Originally posted by EA-6B Geek View Post
I see that the complete fan unit with the in runner motor goes for $90, although it’s currently out of stock. Sounds like it’s a worthwhile upgrade?Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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I do not see the 3672-1900kV inrunner motor with 9-blade fan "Upgrade" offering for the MotionRC F-18C on their website. Is the OEM Fan the same so the only change out is the inrunner motor? I have the original "Basic Gray" version. Inquisitively, LBI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by Elbee View PostI do not see the 3672-1900kV inrunner motor with 9-blade fan "Upgrade" offering for the MotionRC F-18C on their website. Is the OEM Fan the same so the only change out is the inrunner motor? I have the original "Basic Gray" version. Inquisitively, LB
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