Official FlightLine OV-10 Bronco Discussion Thread

[Evan D]

Hit and miss…

[jetpltrich]

They have had some that were too brittle. My F-4 nose pin snapped 3rd landing and it was super smooth on pavement. Replacements have been fine, it's hit and miss. In the past I would say China quality...

Interesting, I have about 30 landings on my F-4 some sod some rough but the majority a nice smooth runway, seems to be holding up quite well because my landings a carrier type landings. Maybe I got a good strong pin from the get go but Glider Guy told me when I placed the order for the F-4 to include a few extra pins as well as main gear doors.

[Evan D]

FL is made by FW.

They have had some that were too brittle. My F-4 nose pin snapped 3rd landing and it was super smooth on pavement. Replacements have been fine, it's hit and miss. In the past I would say China quality...

[Cobra1365]

Didn’t realize Freewing and Flightline were interchangeable.

I will say, I wish they’d get away from the pot metal stuff. It’s why I need a new one. Mine snapped in half.

[Evan D]

I know you have done your homework and all but you know all of these take the same diameter nose strut pin... You can also use one with a E clip top. Just need to match up the same approximate length. For example... Freewing Nose Landing Gear Connecting Pin [FJ21311087] Motion RC

• 1400mm OV-10
• 1600mm P-38
• 2000mm B-24
• F-15 90mm
• F-104 90mm
• F-16 90mm
• F-18 90mm
• Stinger 90
• T-45 (V1 version only)
• A-4 80mm
• Mig-21 80mm
• Me262 70mm
• Su-35 70mm
• L-39 80mm
• T-33 80mm
• Venom 90mm
• Yak-130 90mm

[Cobra1365]

Anyone have the pin that goes into the nose gear strut?

I attempted to fashion one out of some 5/32 rod that I have. But, the original has, for lack of a better term, a flat head at the top that allows it to turn in the trunion…thus allowing for steering.

Motion/Flightline doesn’t sell it separately from a complete retract. Nothing wrong with the rest of the gear assembly. Hate to buy a whole retract plus shipping for just a pin!

I suppose I could try to flare the top enough to hold it in place, yet allow it to turn.

[Evan D]

Yesterday I had out two F-16s. The fixed gear snaps on and one person took and unsnapped the mains off, gave them to another “friend” who came up and said he found them out on the field. Since the F16 rest’s on the strakes I didn’t notice they were mine… Friends…

[xviper]

Just drop a screw on the table someone is working on at the field... They do it to me!

MoFo's.

[Evan D]

Just drop a screw on the table someone is working on at the field... They do it to me!

[xviper]

Ok, figured it out.
After your comment about single servo for flaps, it got me to thinking. While I don’t have any airplanes that utilize such, the Cub S+ has the flap mod you can install and they provide that pushrod for you to utilize. It must have been in my tool bag and got mixed in with the parts for the Bronco as I was working on it.

Thanks for the help!

It's kinda like when you find a screw on the ground next to the set up table at the field. You look and look on your planes and can't seem to find one missing, but you take the screw home anyway just in case.

[Cobra1365]

Ok, figured it out.
After your comment about single servo for flaps, it got me to thinking. While I don’t have any airplanes that utilize such, the Cub S+ has the flap mod you can install and they provide that pushrod for you to utilize. It must have been in my tool bag and got mixed in with the parts for the Bronco as I was working on it.

Thanks for the help!

[Cobra1365]

I've looked at every control rod on my OV-10 and not a one looks like that. All, except the nose steering rod, have ball links at one end. The nose steering rod is a single rod. Is this your plane from new? Perhaps a previous owner lost that rod and only had a double rod laying around. This is reminiscent of a plane that has dual section flaps where one servo controls both flaps with a double rod. The OV does not have such a connection.

Hmmm….that might explain why I can’t figure out where it fits! 😄

Very strange tho, as I gathered all the parts and kept them together. I don’t know where it would have come from, as I’ve never had anything like that on any of my previous models. So, it shouldn’t have been in my field box.
I’m the first owner of the Bronco and have not done any mods (tho I’ll be changing the flap hinges during the rebuild!).

Thanks for taking a look! I’ll keep rebuilding and see where it takes me.

[xviper]

Also posted on RCG.

Can anyone help me identify this pushrod assy?

it was in the carnage that was the nose wheel well after a flap failure on one side. Now, I can’t find where it attaches as I start the rebuild.

Thanks!

I've looked at every control rod on my OV-10 and not a one looks like that. All, except the nose steering rod, have ball links at one end. The nose steering rod is a single rod. Is this your plane from new? Perhaps a previous owner lost that rod and only had a double rod laying around. This is reminiscent of a plane that has dual section flaps where one servo controls both flaps with a double rod. The OV does not have such a connection.

[Cobra1365]

Also posted on RCG.

Can anyone help me identify this pushrod assy?

it was in the carnage that was the nose wheel well after a flap failure on one side. Now, I can’t find where it attaches as I start the rebuild.

Thanks!

[Jerry's Flying Circus]

I have a pair of outer wing panels, carbon rods, and a drop tank for this airplane that are not damaged. I will ship them to anyone who needs them in the US for $35. Let me know if you want them. Thanks.

[Phil34]

Hi sorry I added it on my first post I'm in Teanau which is lower south island in New zealand

[Evan D]

Phil, for others reading your posts it’s nice to add your location to you info area. Where down under are you? I’ve been to Perth/ Fremantle and Sydney…

[Phil34]

Thanks for all your input guys,big help trouble for us down under is our exchange rate is horrible makes the planes twice the cost and then add about 120 for freight as well.was a great model though,have some serious thinking to do cheers

[Evan D]

I agree, especially at the new lower price.

[xviper]

That's a heart breaker. This OV-10 is one plane that if it happened to me, it would have to be replaced with another one.