After everyone went home yesterday, I tried to fly one last time and had some issues with the main gear. Needless to say, I got very lucky. Enjoy the video!
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I had something similar. When you plugged it in to start were all of your gear switches in the right position? When you cycled did you unplug and replug in the UBEC battery? I think that is what happened with me. So from now on I make sure all switches are in the right position before plugging in the batteries.Comment
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Been at Jet Jam and NEFI so trying to get caught up but I made an additional plywood tray that gets secured by the first battery strap.
Seems to hold well. There is more of the black shelf grip foam on the bottom as well. I had a few light hops while landing at NEFI. The flaps are much more effective at slowing the plane down than I realized and on my last landings there was no wind so I just did not stay on the throttle quite enough. No harm done in the end. Stay on the power and the landings will be fine.Comment
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After my bounced landing, i ordered the retract unit to replace my cracked one.
After more thought i went back and ordered a complete nose unit and a set of spare wheels as the newly resurfaced runway was harsh on the rubber.
I have also acquired that lens laminate that was suggested in a youtube video and will dress up a canopy or two to have the static strip and reflective coating. I will offer those up after i see how my initial attempt turns out. Just that little extra touch to make a model pop!Comment
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Awesome, thanks RC. I appreciate the input and picture. :Cool:
Been at Jet Jam and NEFI so trying to get caught up but I made an additional plywood tray that gets secured by the first battery strap.
Seems to hold well. There is more of the black shelf grip foam on the bottom as well. I had a few light hops while landing at NEFI. The flaps are much more effective at slowing the plane down than I realized and on my last landings there was no wind so I just did not stay on the throttle quite enough. No harm done in the end. Stay on the power and the landings will be fine.Comment
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Did you find your retract issue?? I had a similar problem with my FW F-86, the retract worked on the ground when held upside down but once in the air the one retract would drop down or not go up at all, turned out to be one of the micro switches in the retract circuit board, the one that tells the retract when to stop when retracted, easy fix. If your still having trouble you might want to check that out, unless you found the issue already???Comment
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Actually I think there were 6 at Jet Jam? 3 complete with decals and three nekid ones including mine, I had 4 flights with about 6 bounces. Last one broke the nose strut pin. I need to learn to land like Sean with the nose high an inch or two at touchdown. His were soft while mine bounced!
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Yup, throttle = speed, nose high AOA = smooth landing. Hope to see you next month at Skymasters.
Actually I think there were 6 at Jet Jam? 3 complete with decals and three nekid ones including mine, I had 4 flights with about 6 bounces. Last one broke the nose strut pin. I need to learn to land like Sean with the nose high an inch or two at touchdown. His were soft while mine bounced!Comment
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Our electric meet is this Sunday Tim. Hope you can make it.Comment
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After watching the video, I thought I would at least attempt to try the canopy coating as mentioned in video. I bought the Aumo-mate transparent chameleon film. Colors change depending on light angles. Per the pics, do you guys think this is too much color? Or should it be toned down with a different transparent film?
I'm waiting for Hog on #2 pre-order, ordered canopy to start with cockpit detailsComment
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OK....Let's see if I can get this to work, again....."Arctic Thunder" @ 2017 EDF JetJam:
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I really would love to attend that event next year. It would be a heck of a drive though and lots of time off work. I'd have to likely rent a trailer of sorts to make sure I can bring the RC equipment I need. It's sounds like everyone had a lot of fun and had the chance to meet some great people.Comment
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We missed ya out there, Tim. Hope you are recovering well...Comment
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Hey Jetdude, Carlos from Joe Nall. Enjoy your canopy for the 80mm A-10. I would like one to go on mine. Call me with the details. 864-275-9792 Thx
Been at Jet Jam and NEFI so trying to get caught up but I made an additional plywood tray that gets secured by the first battery strap.
Seems to hold well. There is more of the black shelf grip foam on the bottom as well. I had a few light hops while landing at NEFI. The flaps are much more effective at slowing the plane down than I realized and on my last landings there was no wind so I just did not stay on the throttle quite enough. No harm done in the end. Stay on the power and the landings will be fine.Comment
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I think that looks good, I'm hoping to try something similar myself soon. My cockpit has gator'd badly after a static show the other weekend so along with the tint I'm going to try and do a 3d printed interior.
has anyone successfully completed a 3d printed cockpit for this A10? Would like to see some pictures.Comment
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