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Ali played "mad scientist" with his original prototype E-flite F-16 Thunderbirds 70mm jet. He describes and demonstrates his simple, yet serious upgrades to ...Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: Mig 29 "Cobra", 8S EuroFighter-Bronze Tiger, A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, 8S F16 Wild Weasel, 8S F4 Jolly Rodgers & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, B-24, Stinger 90, Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 62" Extra 300, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, 62" Edge Demonstrator. FMS-SU-30,1700mm P-51, Corsair, Viper, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P51.
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Hows this for High Alpha
That's Franco Di Mauro, one of our members and the owner of House Of Power. He builds/sells high end turbines mostly and is one of the top medal winning jet pilots. He's maidened some of my planes and done things with them that are just not possible, at least by me. I did get my 90 mm F-4 into a hover for at least 5 seconds twice, but not on purpose. The first time one of the elevators came loose and it gyrated wildly and ultimately I somehow got it 4 feet off the ground in a hover, then cut the throttle and landed it like the moon lander with no damage. The second time I had too much up elevator trim on take-off flaps and then compounded it by giving it too much up elevator on take off into a strong head wind and it ended up about 30 feet off the ground in a hover for what seemed like an eternity, then got it to eventually level off and fly right. Both times I ended up with my pants full of , but the spectators at the field thought I was just showing off (until they smelled my pants).
Hugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: Mig 29 "Cobra", 8S EuroFighter-Bronze Tiger, A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, 8S F16 Wild Weasel, 8S F4 Jolly Rodgers & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, B-24, Stinger 90, Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 62" Extra 300, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, 62" Edge Demonstrator. FMS-SU-30,1700mm P-51, Corsair, Viper, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P51.
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2 kewl! That's what I was thinking. A bit like the Russian Cobra maneuver.
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I have the same problem. Discovered my nose gear pin is bent and causing the nose gear to bind as it retracts. I believe it doesn’t quite make it far enough to satisfy the limit switch and therefore stops working. If I apply a little pressure on it to help the limit switch get activated and select gear down then it works. I replaced the 3 in 1 connector thinking it was a connection issue but it seems to be mechanical binding. Gonna order new pin or pound mine straight. Should fix it.
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Well, yesterday was the day to maiden my Avanti-S 80mm and it was not as good as I hoped. (I didn't crash at least) I had my rates on low D/R & Expo all 70% and Expo 35%, kinda had a hard time with it wanted to roll, (constant stick movement) couldn't even trim it, my COG was @ 110 mm, (5000mah lipo) wind was at 12 mph. Not sure what the problem is, any good info? Thanks guys
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Originally posted by Rudy’s pilot View PostWell, yesterday was the day to maiden my Avanti-S 80mm and it was not as good as I hoped. (I didn't crash at least) I had my rates on low D/R & Expo all 70% and Expo 35%, kinda had a hard time with it wanted to roll, (constant stick movement) couldn't even trim it, my COG was @ 110 mm, (5000mah lipo) wind was at 12 mph. Not sure what the problem is, any good info? Thanks guys
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Originally posted by Rudy’s pilot View PostWell, yesterday was the day to maiden my Avanti-S 80mm and it was not as good as I hoped. (I didn't crash at least) I had my rates on low D/R & Expo all 70% and Expo 35%, kinda had a hard time with it wanted to roll, (constant stick movement) couldn't even trim it, my COG was @ 110 mm, (5000mah lipo) wind was at 12 mph. Not sure what the problem is, any good info? Thanks guys
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Hey Dudes,
Can you guys share some good rates for the Avanti. I have the Elite F-16 Falcon and I'm looking for a better EDF Jet and I think the Avanti is my choice. I just looking for a few low rates and some good pointers, I have the 4000/5000mah batteries. My first maiden it flew like a buttered corkscrew, I checked my throws and all good. Maybe my COG is off but that's at 110-115. Trying to dial in....thanks
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Had a great time competing this weekend at the Colorado Pattern Challenge. Juuust couldn't squeak out 1st place (by 11 points), but awesome to fly alongside some fantastic talent.
Weapon of choice for everyone flying in the Advanced Class was the Freewing Avanti 80S. 😎
Check out that first round score!!!
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Hi all,
apologies if this has been asked already; newbie and can't find an answer on searching.
I have a new Avanti S (purchased a few months ago but did't get to it because of lockdown etc). The problem is that the flaps are unbalanced. It's not a case of adjusting the push bars; I can see the servos horns are at different angles. So if you set the flaps to match at the 'flaps up' position, they are very much different at full (landing) flap position. I've managed to open a servo horn screw but moving one notch on the horn is too crude an adjustment. Anyone experienced this and/or have any suggestions ? I could split the flap servos at the PCB and use separate rx channels, but this is messy.
Thanks,
Kim.
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Originally posted by kilolima31 View PostHi all,
apologies if this has been asked already; newbie and can't find an answer on searching.
I have a new Avanti S (purchased a few months ago but did't get to it because of lockdown etc). The problem is that the flaps are unbalanced. It's not a case of adjusting the push bars; I can see the servos horns are at different angles. So if you set the flaps to match at the 'flaps up' position, they are very much different at full (landing) flap position. I've managed to open a servo horn screw but moving one notch on the horn is too crude an adjustment. Anyone experienced this and/or have any suggestions ? I could split the flap servos at the PCB and use separate rx channels, but this is messy.
Thanks,
Kim.
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Originally posted by kilolima31 View PostHi all,
apologies if this has been asked already; newbie and can't find an answer on searching.
I have a new Avanti S (purchased a few months ago but did't get to it because of lockdown etc). The problem is that the flaps are unbalanced. It's not a case of adjusting the push bars; I can see the servos horns are at different angles. So if you set the flaps to match at the 'flaps up' position, they are very much different at full (landing) flap position. I've managed to open a servo horn screw but moving one notch on the horn is too crude an adjustment. Anyone experienced this and/or have any suggestions ? I could split the flap servos at the PCB and use separate rx channels, but this is messy.
Thanks,
Kim.
PS: by the way, from 40/30 to -30/-40 is not always matching deflection, because the other side is rotating as well (the control surface). But this is just a simplified example to illustrate the general point that there can be two matching points, and you can exploit that.
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Originally posted by Gringotuerto View Post
Here is a trick that has helped me before - linear travel as a function of angle is like an "S" curve. When one servo arm is offset from the other, they match up at two points, not just one point. So one thing you can do is adjust your connection points so that they match at 100% flap and 0% flap, and nowhere else. For example, if zero degrees is the arm sticking straight out of the wing, then flaps up might be one servo at 30deg and the other at 40deg - let's call that 30/40. But then you can make "flaps down" the opposite, like "-40/-30". Each servo has transitioned 70deg, and the total linear travel is the same on each. They just don't match anywhere in between. I don't normally use a half flap position, so this works fine for me.
PS: by the way, from 40/30 to -30/-40 is not always matching deflection, because the other side is rotating as well (the control surface). But this is just a simplified example to illustrate the general point that there can be two matching points, and you can exploit that.
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Originally posted by Rudy’s pilot View PostNice job, my maiden flight could have been better. Any flight tips before I crash. How bout some low rates pointers,
Low Medium High
Ailerons: 3/8" 5/8" 7/8"
Elevators: 5/8" 3/4" 7/8"
Rudder: 3/4" 1" 1-1/8"
Flaps: 5/8" (takeoff) 1-1/4" (landing)
and here are the Freewing suggested throws which I started with but it was certainly a handful on the maiden due to excessive aileron throw...….
This is a video of some pretty nice "Maiden" takeoffs and landings...
Any questions? Comment below.Freewing Avanti S; the maiden with Zippy Compact 4500mah 40c Lipo and Spektrum DX6 and AR610
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Originally posted by kilolima31 View PostHi all,
apologies if this has been asked already; newbie and can't find an answer on searching.
I have a new Avanti S (purchased a few months ago but did't get to it because of lockdown etc). The problem is that the flaps are unbalanced. It's not a case of adjusting the push bars; I can see the servos horns are at different angles. So if you set the flaps to match at the 'flaps up' position, they are very much different at full (landing) flap position. I've managed to open a servo horn screw but moving one notch on the horn is too crude an adjustment. Anyone experienced this and/or have any suggestions ? I could split the flap servos at the PCB and use separate rx channels, but this is messy.
Thanks,
Kim.
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