I appreciate the report. I was going to mount the skis in the next couple of days. I think I'll put the skis away. Our field is still covered with snow/ice but the large numbers of footprints and holes in the snow would prove too much for the skis.
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Originally posted by KC Air View PostI have been flying this on the sim, what an awesome plane! with the flaps down she glides to the runway and is easy to land soft. Can't wait to get one.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostI appreciate the report. I was going to mount the skis in the next couple of days. I think I'll put the skis away. Our field is still covered with snow/ice but the large numbers of footprints and holes in the snow would prove too much for the skis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDt9hAGDshA&t=30s Xviper you are right on the flap's
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Originally posted by xviper View PostThe actual model doesn't land "pretty" on full flaps. 1/2 flaps for landing or no flaps is a better choice until you figure out how much throttle to carry onto the ground. Sims are great but they don't always give you a true indication of what the real model will do. The EC is what I call a "gentle giant" and is very easy to fly and maneuver around. The small nuances you must experience on your own.
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That looked rough and very bumpy. It's like driving down a washboard country road. Too bad you can't use the parking lot. It looks much smoother. I tried skis on my old SkyMule. It was not a total success either. On soft snow, it just did a submarine into the snow. On hard pack, it bounced itself to death. I've not had much faith in skis since. I think floats work better.
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Originally posted by KC Air View Post
I'm new here, but not new to RC flight.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostThat looked rough and very bumpy. It's like driving down a washboard country road. Too bad you can't use the parking lot. It looks much smoother. I tried skis on my old SkyMule. It was not a total success either. On soft snow, it just did a submarine into the snow. On hard pack, it bounced itself to death. I've not had much faith in skis since. I think floats work better.
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Threw the ski's in the garbage, put the floats back on last night and went out this morning same field, Temp 20 degrees and 8 mile mph quartering cross wind My opinion is that the ski's it comes with are like a skid and are to small and week for this size airplane. Now i am reminded why I gave up on ski's years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2N-fATNJ8I
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Originally posted by spyder1 View PostWhere did you get the orange from? was it from lowes,if so we have them here in Calgary
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I have the floats on mine, now and have designated it as a full time float plane and Snow OPS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdTy0QaxHLc&t=23s
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