Happy Easter to all. The rabbit brought me a card that read, "Happy Egg-10". Translation: I have one in the queue thanks to my lovely and talented, and these are in stock. One happy pilot here.
Sierra Hotel for sure.
Sierra Hotel for sure.
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"I am having an extraordinary ordinary life."~Lucky B*st*rd~
"Find satisfaction in the process rather than an outcome."~Anonymous~
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Freaking awesome man!:Cool:Comment
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I am New to Here!! Lol. I’m in the process of airbrushing my 1700 mm A10 Peanut Camo! Lol. CANT Wait to fly this Beast!!Comment
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NICKYG123100 IS MY YOUTUBEComment
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Welcome.
Cant wait to see the final result, looking great so far!Comment
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Welcome, RCCaptNickYG. I am new myself. Love the 'Peanut Scheme.' Hope you don't mind I am thinking of using that as well, but I thought I'd do a composite of a few of the great looking A-10's I've researched and build a personal. Congrats, looks good so far. I presume you've read all the great posts and have upgraded to the suggestions. Best, Elbee"I am having an extraordinary ordinary life."~Lucky B*st*rd~
"Find satisfaction in the process rather than an outcome."~Anonymous~
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Hello!! That’s Awesome!! I used BEHR Paints, and Bought a Thinning liquid from amazon to make paint usable in my Airbrush! Lol. The whole plane is Airbrushed! Somehow I lost the photos of the topside of the A10, BUT NICKYG123100 is my YouTube channel and I posted a video of it on there. Keep in touch you GUYZ!!Comment
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Grats and welcome nick. I'm sure you'll love this one. Look forward to seeing some vid of it flying. :)Comment
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Thanks Mate!!Comment
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Awesome job with the paint! Can't wait to see it fly!Comment
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Okay, so this afternoon I swapped out the gear, both mains and nose. I certainly am no Steve (RC Jetdude) or George (Tirediron) but when I was done, I just didn't like the "feel" of the nose gear. To be clear, I didn't fly it yet, but just testing it on the ground, with the batteries in, I thought it felt way too squishy (I fly off paved asphalt). It seemed too willing to compress (now I see how it could easily hit the gear door) and it seemed to magnify the play in the entire assembly as it related to the trunion. BTW a friend of mine has an Avanti and he found an ingenius 3-D part that takes the lateral play out of the strut once it is deployed (see pic). Maybe someone here can design something for the A-10 to dampen the play?
My other thoughts for those who are yet to make the switch: 1) I tried to upgrade the set screws to DuBro for the mains, per our earlier discussions about cheap screws that strip out. However the aftermarket screws were slightly longer and after I had everything done, and went to bench test, I realized that the screws were protruding slightly and hit the metal plate above the retract when retracting, and wouldn't come in. The NG screws are opposing in front and rear of the strut, so those I upgraded with no problem. 2) the plastic covers for the mains are easier to remove than they look. There is a slight bead of Foam Tac around the edges. I used a dental tool with a flat blade and slipped it under the edge to break the seal and gently free up the cover. 3) the nose gear are a lot more troublesome to remove. I had to remove the screws to the retract while they were deployed, and then retract them to be able to remove it from the compartment, and then deploy it again to get to the set screw in the back of the strut. I had to do it twice as I decided to keep the original and found the easiest way to get the assembly out of the compartment was by removing the steering servo arm and then bringing all the linkage with the strut that way. I'm looking forward to testing everything out...hope this helps! RobComment
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Welcome elbee & Capt.NickyG. Bunch of GREAT guys(and gals) assembled here on the SQUAWK. Lots of info, and even a few Laughs. No Question's a Dumb Question(unless I ask it....LOL) Jim.Comment
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Cool Deal GUYZ n gals!!Comment
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Ah, got it. Perfect. I was dreading having to pop-off, then reinstall, that tiny E-clip.
I put my Hog up yesterday, for it's second flight. On the Maiden Flight, last weekend, I had a glitching aileron problem; so, I landed quickly, before getting the plane trimmed. Suspecting a bad solder joint in one of the circuit boards, I bypassed all three boards (central and wing interface) with a Tee harness and ran my ailerons directly into the RX (did the same with Rudder and Elevator, too). Even though I have the upgrade TL nose-gear strut, I did not install it. Anyway, the flight was good. I had to abort my first take-off run, because it was yawing too hard to the left and I was giving it full right rudder, just to keep it running straight. I was afraid that as soon as I rotated and lifted off that I'd have a bad rudder-induced roll; so, I aborted that take off. Realigned my nose wheel and took off again. My ailerons have too much throw, even on low-rates; so, I need to tone them down. Otherwise, the flight was good. And I greased the landing. Maybe it was dumb luck, but she settled in nicely for a non-bounce landing. I'll take 'lucky' any day. LOL---
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Hello, and Happy Easter. I am new to Hobby Squawk and I just ordered my 80mm A-10 today. I tried to read all the post from day one, but it's gonna be a minute before I actually catch up. But some of the ideas and paint jobs are truly inspiring.Comment
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You will find great stuff here, and in motion rc. Welcome to the squawk!Comment
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THANKS FELLOW HOGG PILOTS!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING MY PLANES AND FLIGHTS WITH YALL!! *****NICKYG123100 is my Youtube if you want to check out my channel!! Grease them Landings!!Comment
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