UMX Timber fun flying

[JohnVH]

Such a fun plane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Radum29njc

Not sure how to post a video....

[Mocchionero]

I could not agree more.

What you need to do is go into the edit mode, and select video and enter the URL for the video in the space provided. It will automatically put in the HTML code to embed the video.


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[JohnVH]

Found it. Thanks!

[Hippie 64]

I recently picked up a little Timber , my question is did you add the wing slats on ?



Bryan

[JohnVH]

Yep. They are on. Not sure if they are worth the trouble. But they look cool. Didn't notice a huge difference in flight.

[Hippie 64]

Is the correct way to install these is hanging over the front and flush down on the back? Out of the 20+ planes I have none of them have slats so I've never delt with any .




Bryan

[JohnVH]

They don't go flush. Google some pics of them installed. They sit in front and above the wing.

[Delizar]

Completely agree. Fun plane. It is my first Umx, once I saw it perform I had to have one. Ordered an iRangeX module for my Taranis that arrived just in time for the little Timby to come back in stock.

[T-CAT]

This plane is a ton of fun. I had six flights on it today after purchasing it yesterday at the AMA Expo. I’ve been looking forward to flying it since it’s announcement. It takes off and lands at unbelievably slow speeds (I didn’t install the leading edge slats), especially with a little wind and flaps, while still providing some great stability by the AS3X, and maneuverability when on the high throw settings. The flight time is great since it is capable at flying at lower throttle settings very well (and that amazing wing helps), has a large battery for a UMX plane to put a wide variety of battery capacities, and plenty of room to position the battery unlike some UMX planes. It’’s a total winner. Now I need to try the floats :Cool:.

[Justwingit]

Had mine out yesterday for some fun in some inclement weather.....it's not often we get rain in the Mojave desert!

This thing's a BLAST! Hope you enjoy the shenanigans!

[Hippie 64]

Did any of you add any down elevator mix into the flaps ??

Bryan

[fhhuber]

My advice on down elevator and flaps is... don't until you take it high, slow it down. Apply flaps and see how it behaves in a dead-stick glide.

Too many trim for when the flaps are deployed at speed, which will almost always pitch the nose up. But all that proves is that you deployed the flaps with excess speed.

[TiredIronGRB]

Slow it down before deploying flaps and set the flaps to 2 seconds and then you can just park it in the sky...

[Hippie 64]

My advice on down elevator and flaps is... don't until you take it high, slow it down. Apply flaps and see how it behaves in a dead-stick glide.

Too many trim for when the flaps are deployed at speed, which will almost always pitch the nose up. But all that proves is that you deployed the flaps with excess speed.

I've already flown it a few times and it rockets up , was just curious if anyone was adding some mix was all .

Bryan

[fhhuber]

"Rocketing up" is always excess speed at flap deployment.

Let it slow down.
does it eventually establish a steady slightly nose down to 20 deg nose down glide pretty much on a straight line in calm air? If yes, its fine. If it cycles pitching up and down, then slowly dial in down trim until it stops doing that.

Dead stick, hands off steady smooth glide FOR A LONG TIME is where the trim belongs.

Exact trim needed varies with CG. Shift the battery placement and the trim will not be right any more.

[Hardway]

I have some mix and three
second delay on the flaps... I have a DX-9. Let me get a mix value.

[Hardway]

Three second delay on the flaps. Pos 0 -95%.0 elev. Pos 1 0% 16%+. Pos 2 90%. 33%+

[Hardway]

Flies great at low power and the SAFE mode keeps it level even with this flap mix.. Hope this is helpful. What a great little bird!

[fhhuber]

SAFE or other stabilization would void the glide test. It needs to be turned off. (full aerobatic mode)

It actively moves the elevator to prevent the "porpoising" which indicates stall, recover, stall, recover of needing a bit of down trim.

No 2 aircraft are exactly the same.
Each needs to be trimmed for its own minor warps, CG and other deviations from perfection.

Making those adjustments will help the stabilization system operate properly too.

[JohnVH]

Did any of you add any down elevator mix into the flaps ??

Bryan

Turn on safe mode, then put in full flaps, flies hands off, then you dont have to mess around with any mixing. amazing plane, flew it again saturday!