I didn't see a "gathering spot" thread for this bird so I thought I would start. I'm not ashamed to admit I have had 8 of these (some full turn key PNP, some replacement airframes from crashes)...I've painted 6 of them in the Blue Angel scheme (yes even had tails "1 through 6", lol, and yes I am well aware the Blue Angels fly the "C" variant, not the "E")...The F-18 has always been my favorite F model. My first two were the V1 and the rest have been V2s. Such a great flyer. Dead stick landings have always been easy affairs. Never have liked the EPS foam though. Your finger nail will leave a crescent moon shape in the foam just hovering over the darn thing I swear.
Of course I am crossing my fingers that Freewing comes out with an updated single 90mm or twin 80mm model...Perhaps a "C" variant with airbrake, full span flap(erons), slats, working canopy, etc, etc...Well a guy can dream at least.
I maidened #8 last week. Decent flight but I lost my battery hatch that had my Mobius attached to it, of course over the tree line. I searched for hours 3 different times in the general area that I noticed something white "fluttering" away from the jet to no avail. I thought it was one of the outboard white missiles...Oh well. At least I got her down in mostly one piece! Speaking of piece, I hope Freewing starts offering the battery hatch as a spare part so we can sell them to people like me who lose them. The latch normally works just fine but I must of not had the latch fully closed like I thought it was...Ah well I digress...
I found a guy on RCG who was kind enough to offer me a spare hatch thankfully saving me what no doubt would have been an endless, fruitless search for one in the darkest reaches of the interwebs. As for the Mobius, my buddy gave me the one I had given him (for fixing it) back to me since he never really takes video of his flights, so all-in-all, it worked out great! I got lucky this time.
Today we spent a couple hours figuring out the various mixing needed to achieve full span flaperons. It was quite an ordeal but it looks and works great. I have the flaperon setting on my flap switch. So neutral/normal mode, then I hit the first level of the flap switch for mid-level flaperons, and second level on the switch for full flaperon deflection. It's not quite as bad ass looking as the full scale but still pretty cool all the same. If anyone wants the SPM file I would be happy to send it to you.
Any other FW 90mm F-18 loyalists out there?
In my dreams a new FW F-18 would look like this... :Silly:
Of course I am crossing my fingers that Freewing comes out with an updated single 90mm or twin 80mm model...Perhaps a "C" variant with airbrake, full span flap(erons), slats, working canopy, etc, etc...Well a guy can dream at least.
I maidened #8 last week. Decent flight but I lost my battery hatch that had my Mobius attached to it, of course over the tree line. I searched for hours 3 different times in the general area that I noticed something white "fluttering" away from the jet to no avail. I thought it was one of the outboard white missiles...Oh well. At least I got her down in mostly one piece! Speaking of piece, I hope Freewing starts offering the battery hatch as a spare part so we can sell them to people like me who lose them. The latch normally works just fine but I must of not had the latch fully closed like I thought it was...Ah well I digress...
I found a guy on RCG who was kind enough to offer me a spare hatch thankfully saving me what no doubt would have been an endless, fruitless search for one in the darkest reaches of the interwebs. As for the Mobius, my buddy gave me the one I had given him (for fixing it) back to me since he never really takes video of his flights, so all-in-all, it worked out great! I got lucky this time.
Today we spent a couple hours figuring out the various mixing needed to achieve full span flaperons. It was quite an ordeal but it looks and works great. I have the flaperon setting on my flap switch. So neutral/normal mode, then I hit the first level of the flap switch for mid-level flaperons, and second level on the switch for full flaperon deflection. It's not quite as bad ass looking as the full scale but still pretty cool all the same. If anyone wants the SPM file I would be happy to send it to you.
Any other FW 90mm F-18 loyalists out there?
In my dreams a new FW F-18 would look like this... :Silly:
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