Official FlightLine RC 1600mm F7F-3 Tigercat Thread

[Woodcock]

I was looking at the wings and they look to be repairable so I might well try to fix this bird. It might fly better with repaired parts:Silly:. I got plenty amount of Foamtac I'll get some gorilla glue to get the repairs going. It is rough when I crashed it and was bummed out the rest of the day but after looking at it today I'll get another fuse and try again.

Atta Boy MB. It can be fun, always sucks at first. But if ya can repair it for say less than a hundred. Look at the money you save. Seriously mate, from the look of it, I'd attempt to repair it. Very important you make sure you have all the pieces.

Woody

[Woodcock]

I prefer Gorilla Dries White for repairing foam. This fills any gaps with a relatively light, stiff foam.
And tape the pieces securely while it sets up, regardless of glue choice.

Likely you'll want to do some sanding and painting to hide the repairs, so not a big concern about the tape lifting the paint.

One of my best friends swears by that stuff. He recently did a major repair on a FreeWing 70mm F-16. You couldn't even tell it had been damaged. He took it straight in, front 3rd of the jet was a total mishmash. I thought he got a new fuselage. I have to try that stuff.
My friends F-16 was much, much worse then Doc's F7F.

Woody

[rifleman_btx]

Yeah sometimes it takes a day or so to regroup

[Mad Baron]

I was looking at the wings and they look to be repairable so I might well try to fix this bird. It might fly better with repaired parts:Silly:. I got plenty amount of Foamtac I'll get some gorilla glue to get the repairs going. It is rough when I crashed it and was bummed out the rest of the day but after looking at it today I'll get another fuse and try again.

Just ordered the fuse and some misc parts. There are some parts that I need but they are out of stock right now.

[fhhuber]

I prefer Gorilla Dries White for repairing foam. This fills any gaps with a relatively light, stiff foam.
And tape the pieces securely while it sets up, regardless of glue choice.

Likely you'll want to do some sanding and painting to hide the repairs, so not a big concern about the tape lifting the paint.

[Woodcock]

If it was just the fuse I would repair it but the wings are cracked at the nacelles so the whole airframe is toast.

5 min epoxy work wonders MB. The beauty of foam is the repair-ability. Rule Number 1, make sure you pick up all the pieces. It's really pretty astonishing actually. The RC geek himself crashed an A-4 he was flying for the first time. It was literally a trash bag full of foam. few days later I saw him post a pic of the plane on his paint stand. You would have sworn it was a brand new A-4 sitting there for a custom livery. It's also fun, I almost always hate it in the beginning, and love it in the end. It's part of the hobby man, we fly, we have fun, we crash, and we rebuild. Just the circle I guess. I feel your pain, we've pretty much all been there. Hey man ya gotta do something while you wait for your new plane. I've always learned a lot of stuff about the plane I didn't know in the beginning when I restore one of these.

Best Regards
Woody

[PhantomNut]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking at adding a muli engine to my fleet. What are everyone's views on selection between F7F or P38??

Hi Para,
I have both models and I prefer the Tigercat over the P-38, It's a better flying airplane in my opinion and it looks good in the air. Easier to set up as well.

[Hardway]

Hang in there.... Christmas is coming!!!!!!!!! :Cool:

[Mad Baron]

Hey MB. Doesn't look like a complete loss to me mate. New Fuselage is 60 Bucks. You should consider repairing it.

Woody

If it was just the fuse I would repair it but the wings are cracked at the nacelles so the whole airframe is toast.

[Grossman56]

I'm done.

MB, that just ain't right!! So sorry to hear of you bad luck. If you were closer, I'd buddy box with you on mine just to prove what a great bird it really is.
Hang in there my friend, I know how it feels to lose brand new birds. MLG I went in on her maiden, flew great until I lowered the landing gear, turns out the gear sequencer was faulty and I lost contact, in she went.

Frossman56

[Alpha]

Hi Para1911A1 (nice pistol, by the way), I lead the development team for both of these models and I think they both offer an enjoyable flying experience. In general, the F7F is the more modern of the two, having been developed after the P-38. Accordingly, the F7F incorporates newer features like larger wheels and more grass capable landing gear, less complex doors, and more organized wiring. The P-38, by comparison, can CG with either two 4s 2500/3000 *or* a single 4s 5000/6000 battery whereas the F7F's longer battery bay is really best for the recommended two separate 4s 3000/3600 batteries.

Colorwise, the P-38's silver is going to be the most resistant to sunlight out of the box. The olive drab, followed by the sea blue, in that order.

Overall, all things considered, I prefer the stock PNP F7F, followed by the Upgraded 2B P-38.

[Para1911A1]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking at adding a muli engine to my fleet. What are everyone's views on selection between F7F or P38??

[Woodcock]

What stinks about mine it wasn't even 16 days old. $350 down the drain...….

Hey MB. Doesn't look like a complete loss to me mate. New Fuselage is 60 Bucks. You should consider repairing it.

Woody

[farmflyer]

I’m sure it doesn’t help but the only thing I had on mine was the small issue with the flap rubbing on the aileron which only required a very small amount of trimming. The ribbon connector being loose on yours could have been a result of the accident mine snapped into the board and take a little effort to remove. Any way Sorry for the issues you had and like I said earlier maybe you can see your way clear to try again later it’s been a wonderful bird for me.

[MesRcPilot]

Sorry , what a pity :Crying:, but the good (expensive) is the idea to change all the avionics.I wish you all the best.

[Mad Baron]

What stinks about mine it wasn't even 16 days old. $350 down the drain...….

[farmflyer]

Dang man I hate to see that maybe you can replace it sometime in the future. I love mine it is so solid in the air and has really good power.

[Mad Baron]

After digging it out of the weeds and carrying it back to the pits I noticed that the ribbon wire on the right wing was loose. When I put it on the runway I checked the ribbon wire connections and they were secure. I don't if that caused the crash or not but when it was in flight I had to gave it max right aileron trim trying to obtain level flight and it never leveled out and it spun in. I would like to get another Tcat but the finances wont allow it.:Crying: I guess I will remove all the electronics.

[Hardway]

:(:( So sorry to see that... Any idea what may have went wrong? Wow....

[Mad Baron]

I'm done.