Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[SanExup]

Flares, chaff, and dive for the deck!

[Fluffy78]

Never argue with the missus, first rule I learnt rapido ... that way she leaves me tinker on my toys 😍

[SanExup]

Welcome! Fluffy78
My wife is half french (Parisian at that) and half swedish, so she's only half perfect, but always right! I jest. It took me a while but I finally understand how powerful the french are in debate.

[Fluffy78]

F7, Welcome to Hobby Squawk. I hope this isn't your only post. Great to have you onboard here. Also, glad you were able to get spares in the EU. Best, LB

Well maybe I can make a second one 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for the welcome 🙋♂️

ps: Don't mind me if I'm cheeky, I'm French ... we're not all perfect :)

[Elbee]

Hi,

I just signed up to say that I concur on that point! The battery of my Spitfire caught fire just as I had landed (this Thursday). All the spare parts I need to fix the plane are already on their way and will arrive on Tuesday!

I have other planes that had issues (usually pilot error ... err sorry strike that, radio problems 🤣, leading to damage), from other vendors, no way to get spare parts ... and here I'm going to have hardly a week of downtime with the Spitfire (most of it is to going to be me finding the time to fix her) that is several years old ...

I count myself lucky that the battery didn't blow up in mid air, I wouldn't have a spit left but that's another story. Just wanted to say thanks for having spare part availability, much appreciated!

F7, Welcome to Hobby Squawk. I hope this isn't your only post. Great to have you onboard here. Also, glad you were able to get spares in the EU. Best, LB

[kallend]

Affordable spare parts and availability are one of the great things about MotionRC.

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Try getting parts for a Eurofighter or F-35 V2.

[Fluffy78]

Affordable spare parts and availability are one of the great things about MotionRC.

Hi,

I just signed up to say that I concur on that point! The battery of my Spitfire caught fire just as I had landed (this Thursday). All the spare parts I need to fix the plane are already on their way and will arrive on Tuesday!

I have other planes that had issues (usually pilot error ... err sorry strike that, radio problems 🤣, leading to damage), from other vendors, no way to get spare parts ... and here I'm going to have hardly a week of downtime with the Spitfire (most of it is to going to be me finding the time to fix her) that is several years old ...

I count myself lucky that the battery didn't blow up in mid air, I wouldn't have a spit left but that's another story. Just wanted to say thanks for having spare part availability, much appreciated!

[Jeffco]

Good advice.
But my leg is now repaired and ready to fly again.
I had trouble getting the pin out because the drift was too thick and I was hammering against the shoulder. It came out easily by using a pointed 3mm drill bit as a drift and the pin was not glued in as others reported.
Thanks again to all.

[Beeg]

Affordable spare parts and availability are one of the great things about MotionRC.

If you're ordering prop blades I always order as many sets as I can afford so I can weigh each blade and arrange into as close as possible sets. Having a nicely balanced prop does is essential for how well these planes operate. With the Spitfire and the fields I operate out of, prop strikes are not that unusual so it's a good idea to have an extra set or complete assembly ready go.

[Jeffco]

Thanks for your advice. I'll have one more try but then order a new leg. I've only just seen the spares list for the first time and I'm impressed, it's all there and at fair prices. I'll buy prop blades too.

[paladin]

i was just guessing. that's all that is left to take apart, though the mushrooming of the aluminum at the top of the strut puzzles me. must be from the mishap. if he is trying to remove the broken pin from the top i would slit it with a Dremel cut off wheel enough to let me spin it. then once it spinning i would use the cut off wheel again through the set screw hole (thats why i never throw out my used up cutoff wheels) to give me something to put the punch on to get it moving in the right direction. i dough its glued, there is a peace of the break that is holding it in if it does not fall out, its harder than the aluminum so correcting that will be difficult.

Joe

[Evan D]

My understanding of the picture is he's already taken the strut apart and that the drift is in the lower part. Good point that he may have to drill through to the pin.

jeffco, there is a slot on the left side of the strut in your picture. in that slot is a pin, removing that pin and the strut comes apart. that pin is press fit into place so to get it out you will need to drill a hole in the right part of the strut to drive the pin out. or get a pair of pliers that can grab it tight enough to pull the pin out. being it is in the landing gear the press is going to be pretty tight so at that point the strut is trash.

Joe

[paladin]

jeffco, there is a slot on the left side of the strut in your picture. in that slot is a pin, removing that pin and the strut comes apart. that pin is press fit into place so to get it out you will need to drill a hole in the right part of the strut to drive the pin out. or get a pair of pliers that can grab it tight enough to pull the pin out. being it is in the landing gear the press is going to be pretty tight so at that point the strut is trash.

Joe

[Evan D]

I'm not sure that you can go through to the pin as you are attempting. Sorry not much help, maybe a smaller diameter rod?

[Jeffco]

Thanks, here is that photo.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hi guys, had some great flying and lots of interest as it's the first Spitfire in the club.
But had a bad landing in thick grass when I missed the runway. I am trying to extract the pin from the uc leg, using lots of heat to soften the glue and hammering using the drift you can see.
Is this the right way to do it? It feels like the drift is being stopped from reaching the pin.

For some reason, the photo is not showing up on my computer. It may be me, but not sure.

2 ways to load photos, 1st by hitting the camera icon on the top left and then go to "Upload" icon on the bottom left and it will accept a jpg, jpeg, png, or gif file. After the photo loads, you can select the "size". It then imbeds the photo in the text where ever you place the cursor. Or 2nd way is to hit the icon on the top right, first icon then go to the bottom left and hit "Upload Attachments". Then select the photo and hit open and it will imbed the photo (as many as you want with a written caption if you like) at the bottom of the text with the photo being relatively small that the reader can click on and enlarge.

Look at e4dragonrunner's post a bit above, the first photo I believe he did by the 1st method, and all the rest at the bottom with the 2nd method.

[Jeffco]

Hi guys, had some great flying and lots of interest as it's the first Spitfire in the club.
But had a bad landing in thick grass when I missed the runway. I am trying to extract the pin from the uc leg, using lots of heat to soften the glue and hammering using the drift you can see.
Is this the right way to do it? It feels like the drift is being stopped from reaching the pin.

[bikerGus]

Just discovered that mice find that the Spitfire foam taste’s good... if you store your plane in a storage shed don’t ignore any mouse droppings... kill em quick☠️ Fortunately just a little battle damage nibble.

[Grossman56]

I had the same problem, until I weighted up the nose, made the world of difference. If you have the money, go a bigger/heavier battery and add weight that way, might as well get more bang for your buck. I fly 4500 6s all the way forward and added 2.5 oz of weight just aft of the motor, inside the battery hatch. Flies like a hotdamn now!

Grossman56

[e4dragongunner]

Haha Thanks Hugh!