Official FlightLine OV-10 Bronco Discussion Thread

[Ron1950]

ya thanks ov iam sure i will find suitable plastic stock .. its just disappointing that they dont carry that part but will sell you a 425 dollar plane

[OV10]

Ron1950 It's plastic Ron and you shouldn't have an issue finding a thin sheet at an art store or sorts

[Ron1950]

well heard back from the tech team at motion and basicly they said tough luck we dont stock all the parts and thats one of them.. anyone know what kind of material that nose gear cover is made of as it looks as if i have to make one myself thanks

[Ron1950]

My 7 mo puppy ate the nose off my ov10. Ya i know. No way right? He got it shredded so after looking for parts there is no nose gear cover listed. Anyone got one or know where to get one?
btw anyone ever change out the fuse ? Seems the lights might be a problem but i havent tryed it yet

[SanExup]

Thanks Evan! I'm actually copying your power system. I was hoping to fly it before the snow truly sets in for the winter but that's not happening after this week. Float planes until spring!

[Evan D]

Very nice!

[SanExup]

Thanks Ron! Yeah, it has been interesting reading and watching youtube videos on the squadron. I have great respect for all of the various Bronco squadrons of that time, Air Force FACs, Navy and Marines. And post Vietnam. A plane born out of necessity, but one that was also adapted to a variety of uses. I know this has been the course for many planes, it just seems that the OV10 kind of stands out in it's flexible utility.

There are a few green broncos from the Val4 Black Ponies squadron as well. It's almost a bummer that this model comes with the decals applied.

[Ron1950]

looking good san.. always liked the val4 black ponies gray paint... if i didnt hate painting so much id copy you

[SanExup]

Go Navy!!
I still have some assembly, power upgrade, and touch up to do but I'm getting pretty excited about my Val 4 OV10.

[Evan D]

I think it’s bandwidth

[walkerm45]

Is someone turning off the "server" on this web site?

[walkerm45]

Run them for a few minutes on the ground, and check their temperature with an infrared temp gun. If it gets hot, don't use the adapters, and solder directly, with adequate sized wire.....

[Uncle Bob's RC]

Yes, the stock set up isn't that powerful, that's why I said "remember" and not "caution". You should be fine. That said it would be best to solder a jumper between the wires instead of using adapters, I really dislike using them... :)

I agree that a jumper would be better and at some point I will probably do that. With a watt meter this morning I got 50 amps running both motors at full power.

[Evan D]

Yes, the stock set up isn't that powerful, that's why I said "remember" and not "caution". You should be fine. That said it would be best to solder a jumper between the wires instead of using adapters, I really dislike using them... :)

[Uncle Bob's RC]

Just remember you have the power of both motors going through one XT connector.

Thanks, I hadn’t considered that. I’ll check the actual amp draw of each motor at full power tomorrow. From what I’ve read, the XT60 should be good for 60 amps. Two 30 amp ESC’s = 60 amps. I’ll only be using full power for takeoff and some occasional aerobatics.

[Evan D]

Just remember you have the power of both motors going through one XT connector.

[Uncle Bob's RC]

“I always wire my twin setups in parallel so to avoid a catastrophic engine loss on a twin due to losing a battery dedicated to a single motor.”

Ever since I read OV10’s comment in his build post (#42), I wanted to wire my OV-10 batteries for parallel operation just like his. Soldering XT60 connections is daunting enough but soldering them hanging out of the fuselage was not happening and I really didn’t want to dissemble the wing.

Here’s my solderless solution and completely “plug and play”. 1 each BenchCraft XT60 Parallel ESC Adapter to plug the ESC’s into and 1 each BenchCraft XT60 2 to 1 Parallel Adapter to plug the batteries into. Plug the adapters together and you are in business. With only the ESC adapter you could use one large battery.

[jseese]

I am just finishing my makeover to the Cal Fire civilian scheme and I am in need of better pilots. I tried emailing a place in the UK from an earlier post but he has not responded to my email. Anyone else found a better civilian type replacement?? Thanks!

[Helmsman52]

Has anyone converted this to run off one 6s lipo like the fms Tigercat yet? Thanks.

[Gosche]

Thanks a lot, all clear :-)