Official Skynetic 1000mm Havok Racer Thread

[AceMigKiller]

Hmmm a reflex mix in the ailerons... why didn't I think of that?!

Great suggestion. I'll dial that in and report back.

[mr.frankenjet]

like the zip tie mod great idea for a consumable skid, your fleet looks great. The break usually left off so the prop can roll out of the way , I broke the stock prop on my 2nd flight though . Added a landing mix both ale's up a few mm's, helps keep the nose up and slows her down a little. More landing practice needed here, increased the throw on the mix for the next flight.
happy landings

[Alpha]

I like your fleet, Vic! Keep the pics coming! Your Miss America repaint transforms the Havok... I didn't even recognize it!


Zip ties are a good idea for belly landing anything that's foam onto paved surfaces. "Consumable", indeed. G10 works well, too.

[AceMigKiller]

Got some great flying in today!
Curious to see what others are doing to protect the belly on landing?
My local fields are hard surface. I know... first world problem, eh?

I've CA'd some thick zip-ties in strategic locations. They seem to do the trick pretty well and are what I consider "consumable". Wear one down or tear one off? No big deal, cheap and super simple to replace.

The *only* gripe I've got is that I seem to be chewing through props every 2-3 flights. APC's seem to hold up better than stock props, but they get munched up as well.
Next step will be to try and program a brake on the ESC if it has one.

Otherwise, friggin' great flying pocket rocket.

Vic

[AceMigKiller]

Has to be when it's moving that fast!
The Havok has quickly become one of my favorite birds. It's so locked in and pleasantly predictable, even at full blast!

[Aros]

Great job AMK! Real eye-catcher there!

[AceMigKiller]

Speaking of repaints, can't believe I haven't posted pics of my finished "Miss AmeriKa" scheme!

Real simple to do with Rustoleum 2X paint.
The white does tend to peel a little easier than usual so I chose to mask those areas with post-it notes where I could (instead of masking tape).

Decals by none other than Callie Graphics!

Cheers!
Vic

[Merlinfan]

After a long delay the repaint starts. I used strapping tape to stiffen up the fuse. My favorite quick and dirty fix for sloppy foam. I have squared the fuse to the wing as best as I could. I don’t think I’m going to use the aileron linkage fairings.

[mr.frankenjet]

2nd launch a lock with launch trim, happy with the setup , still room to move the cg back a little.
Will change to 8x8e prop for the next flight, got her ready, sounds a lot better to me. Slight pitch up with the throttle, I likley will just mix it out. lets see how she goes with the new prop first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9efYAA900

[mr.frankenjet]

It looked pretty much like my maiden hand launch of the Havok. See the 2min mark. It'll wake you up for sure! Super fun plane to fly for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt51Ihcim5U&t=1s

that looks familiar , I think the launch trim will help, hope to see on Saturday

[RCGuy83]

here is footage with 70% power,this was an unexpected surprise :grimacing:, a launch trim will fix it no worries, maybe a little less power. Maiden launch always a mystery till you get things trimmed up She is a great flyer

https://youtu.be/Frw9Yo3b5H4

It looked pretty much like my maiden hand launch of the Havok. See the 2min mark. It'll wake you up for sure! Super fun plane to fly for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt51Ihcim5U&t=1s

[Slammm]

Did my maiden today and what a cool ship, smooth and beautiful in the air. On my first attempt, yesterday I did torque roll into the dirt and I was about 50% throttle, I think it was because it was out of trim and I was afraid of it. After gathering my courage I put a couple right clicks of aileron, turned the gyro on and launch was just like the videos on MRC. I have the Admiral receiver with stability plus gyro but it was turned off on the first attempt. I had the gyro on today but was only able to fly at half throttle or a little more because It has some wing bobble, I'll turn the gain on the gyro down a bit. My initial concern was the control movements,, I couldn't get the full deflection as called out in the instructions without overdriving the servos. After some adjustments and getting close to the low end movements as called out in the instructions, aileron 8mm up and down, 7mm up and down on the elevator (that's what I currently have) and that made it a tame flying ship, not nearly as fast as I expected but that was only at 50% throttle, can't wait to open her up go to high rates and see how fast she will go. Have to overdrive the servos to get to high control movements but I’m not flying with the servos pegged out all the time anyway.

[mr.frankenjet]

here is footage with 70% power,this was an unexpected surprise :grimacing:, a launch trim will fix it no worries, maybe a little less power. Maiden launch always a mystery till you get things trimmed up She is a great flyer

https://youtu.be/Frw9Yo3b5H4

[Alpha]

Torque roll? Sounds like you were at full throttle?

Our videos show an underhand toss at 45 degrees with about 50%-80% throttle for an easy launch without any torque roll.

I'm glad you got it down and can now continue fine tuning your setup!

[mr.frankenjet]

Maiden complete today !
The launch was well, ugly, crazy torque roll, did video and it was nearly inverted 2 sec after it left my hand
Anyway cleaned my shorts and found no additional surprises, took quite a bit of down trim, inverted took a push down to hold level . She tracks really well and the speed is pretty good even with the stock prop. I made a landing mix /air-break both ale's up 2mm, really worked well to pick the nose up and slow her down a bit. 5 min and still came down with 3.9v/cell.
so for next flight
-moved cg back 3mm to 78
-added 2mm up to my air-break mix
-added 3mm rt ale trim to launch mix
Just needs the tuning, she looks like a winner to me so far.

[mr.frankenjet]

She is ready. A little chubby on the # so went with the 2700 tp, fits well, I have a few larger packs that fit and balance ok, will go light for the first flight. Glassed the wing tips, made servo covers and and a lower intake cover to limit the grass intake. I gave her 3 coats of the varithane exterior urethane , this helps keep the unpainted foam clean and really blends the decals in, gives everything a uniformed sheen. Have a up trim launch mode set, likely will add a little rt ale.

[mr.frankenjet]

+1. I'm at about 10mm on everything for throws w expo added. Cg about 76mm per manual. Anyone have throws and cg they like ?? Close to maiden here
Nice work on the scheme Aros, shes a looker.
Ordered an 8x8 apc but not here yet, balanced everything so if it depends on when things arrive on who does the pulling on the maiden. Setting stoked

[Slammm]

Can anyone tell me the control movements that working for you? I can't get what is called for on the instruction manual without changing the servo control arms. Only getting 5mm up and down on the elevator.

Thanks,
Sam

[GBLynden]

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[mr.frankenjet]

my daughter printing the servo covers at school for me, thanks for posting them