Official FlightLine RC 1200mm F8F-1 Bearcat Thread

[crxmanpat]

I still have #2 in the box. But yes, swine flu has taken over! LOL

[Dewey H Lee]

Its because ot swine flue:Sick2: and hog fever :Sweating:manLOL.:ov10.

[tbnil]

Installed the power upgrade from FL used a APC 2bladed prop. Wow that 880 kv motor really makes the bearcat move. I use throttle management but full power for those low passes seems to impress the guys. Also using admiral 4 cell 4000 lipo flew 5 minutes and had 49% left in the lipo. This thread seems to have really seems to have come to a halt no new entry's in over a week. TOM

[tbnil]

Just ordered the optional power pack from motionfor my bearcat has anyone used this in the bearcat? And how did it go?? Thx tom

[tbnil]

Sorry I can't attend. I live in south east Florida. Palm beach rc assoc. we have a 600 foot paved runw you can goggle us and see all our news letter. Field is at west Delray park. If anyone is down visiting bring a plane all are welcome to fly just need CORRENT AMA CARD We are a AMA approved club. Tom

[Grossman56]

Thanks tbnil and welcome to the Squawk !
Are you going to be at Nefi ?
We're pushing off for Muncie in the morning and hope to be there by Wenesday

Grossman56

[tbnil]

thank you will correct now

[TiredIronGRB]

You can change that in your profile...Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

[tbnil]

for some reason it has me as a student pilot NOT true have been flying rc since 1973 and currently a ama intro pilot and club instructor just wanted to correct the mistake, Grossman you really make some great suggestions and advice ! I just want to say the the advances in fliteline ,fms, elite etc is fantastic. to be able to buy a bearcat for 199 is a absolute steal, the quality and flying quality are amazing. in 1975 if i bought a balsa rc kit for $100 or so it would take 1 to 2 months of glueing, installing servos and ending plus every thing the was glow plug motors ,painting or monokote plus hinging total cost close to 250 or so. Now you get a PNP kit servos installed etc takes maybe 1 hour or 2 to put it together,program radio and go flying for $199 !!!! We are really spoiled thats all want to say right now. PS motion and their grew are amazing also hope that the use of connects in the wins and fuse will become the norm,

[Grossman56]

Check out Ryan's video, same box on the Ta-152

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltp0VPRJ10g

Grossman56

[TomC]

thanks guy's :Cool:

[Grossman56]

You won't need any extra cable if you use the blue box. The box is for Ailerons flaps and landing gear and the output is a single wire for two of them and a double wire, which supplies the power for the other two. The elevator and rudder plug directly into the receiver.
In my case, I ran an A3L in my Bearcat, so if I can do it with the extra wires involved with that, yours should be a snap.

Grossman56

[TomC]

Thanks Beeg :)...So if I choose not to use the blue box , Do I need to purchase Y connectors? if So, how many?

[Beeg]

Hey Guy's,I have been busy lately with my Sons baseball season and now getting ready to order me a Bearcat. I have a question as I am fairly new to planes,I am going to put an AX3S 636A reciever in this plane,how would I wire up this reciever with the blue box the plane comes with?

Thanks for the help..:)

You don't have to use the blue box if you don't want it as It's just there to eliminate Y-harnesses. Or, you can use it and just think of it as a combined Y-harness.

[TomC]

Hey Guy's,I have been busy lately with my Sons baseball season and now getting ready to order me a Bearcat. I have a question as I am fairly new to planes,I am going to put an AX3S 636A reciever in this plane,how would I wire up this reciever with the blue box the plane comes with?

Thanks for the help..:)

[Grossman56]

Looks good Two Few !! Mine screams with her 650 kv on 4s. 5s would be scary !!
I had the left aileron pop off a couple of weeks ago as well. Foam-Tac and she's good as new. I'm thinking I might install the hinges during the winter.

Grossman56

[2FewDaysAtFlyingField]

Callie Graphics, Aluminum Push Rods and weathering added. My right aileron came off after about 12 flights but nothing that a little Welders couldn't fix and good as new. She runs really fast on 5S if you feel the need for speed.

[Grossman56]

I went by what Ryan said in the flight video until I swapped out the motor and prop, then the battery had to go back to the foam cross support just beyond the battery tray. It took a minor bit of work to get the motor in, new holes to mount it, but once done, this plane acts/looks more like the real thing. I haven't seen one with the 880 kv and two blade prop upgrade yet, but it can't be much faster than this one and I use a more realistic looking prop.
And yes, I did eventually paint the nut and washer yellow.
Winter project, retractable tail wheel.

Grossman56

[Ron1950]

I used Y harnesses on all wing surfaces and they are working fine.....
btw the pic of the f8 upside down for balanceing has the gear out is that standard? I thought it was to balanced with the gear down but either way this plane flys well with almost any battery lol.... I use admiral 4s 4000 all the way forward and a 10 min flight is not unusuall

[Grossman56]

3648 880 kv.
Check out the product page, all the info is there.

https://www.motionrc.com/collections/warbirds/products/flightlinerc-f8f-1-bearcat-pnp#description-tab

Welcome, BTW, and hope you like the plane. I used the blue box, pretty straight forward once you realize that the one they show in the manual isn't the one you get with the plane. I rewrote that manual several months ago, don't know why they haven't updated it.
The wires going out (flaps retracts and ailerons) are the only ones you should plug into the box, everything else (elevator, throttle and rudder) goes directly to the receiver.

Grossman56