downwindleg/Aros ESM 50cc F4U Corsair Build (Electric Conversion)

[Aros]

Thanks Brad! I will pass this on to Chris. GO HAWKS!!!!

[downwindleg]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanaka every one:Gift::corsair Looks like the Seahawks are going to have to work some magic on Christmas Eve and get a playoff shot for Christmas!!!!!
Brad

[Aros]

Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Kwanzaa to everyone indeed!

Update: Just got back from Chris' place...Going over strategy for the wing and all its components. Figuring out the best plan to power the various electrical systems that will control the servos/gear/doors. With winter break under way Chris will be getting a lot done with the wing. The plan is to have the wing fully complete and all the components properly functioning by the end of January in which time we will turn to the fuselage and get the rudder/elevator push/pull re-routed to make room for the full depth cockpit and get the motor mounted and power system going. From there a lot of bench testing with a 2-blade as well as the Beila 3-blade.

Pappy should be arriving sometime today so I will get a shot of him in his makeshift "office" when I get back from dinner with the fam. Hope it's waiting for me by then!

[downwindleg]

So, one piece of advice. Those pictures reminded me that when you first fire up all those wing servos, especially the flaps, it might be a good idea to disconnect the control arms from the servos in case your settings are allot different than mine were. Those big savox servos could do allot of damage if they were reversed or very different on your transmitter. You may well have already considered this but just thought I'd throw that out there. Getting the first cataract/replacement lense procedure the day after Christmas. Second one in about two months. That should greatly improve my flying confidence.
Brad

[Aros]

Thanks Brad...Oh most definitely...Chris would make sure of that. Good luck on your procedure!

[downwindleg]

Thanks Todd. Got it done yesterday and already seeing much better in that eye and much better color in everything!!!! Unbelievable actually. I had no idea how impaired I was. JUST DON"T LOOK AT THE VIDEO AFTERWARD. I made that mistake..Yikes:Scared:
Brad

[Aros]

Good to hear! Without vision we don't have this hobby we love!

Pappy got lost in the mail for a few days during the holidays but he's been discovered in a bar in Seattle...USPS (i.e. Designated Driver) will be delivering him to my home tomorrow or Friday where he can sober up. LOL

[downwindleg]

:Dizzy::Yawn::Sleeping2::Confused::Sacred:

[Aros]

Here's first photos of Pappy in his "office"... :Cool:

[farmflyer]

Man that looks great! I can't wait to see the finished project.

[Aros]

Thanks! I can't wait myself! :)

[downwindleg]

According to Pappy's book, he used to hook cords to the stick of his "steed" to keep it flying straight and level and sleep off the previous night's bender in flight and his squadron mates would call and wake him up when action was coming. In the meantime, oxygen helped with recovery as well. Just a little trivia.
Brad

[Pogo]

I was a commercial diver for 20 years and the "oxygen curing hangovers" thing is purely a myth- we tried it out, believe me!
Brad, I'm glad the procedure went well!:Cool:
Tom

[Twowingtj]

Look Great Aros!:Cool:

[downwindleg]

I was a commercial diver for 20 years and the "oxygen curing hangovers" thing is purely a myth- we tried it out, believe me!
Brad, I'm glad the procedure went well!:Cool:
Tom

Hey Tom, who knows....maybe it was pappy that started that myth!;) Also, thanks for the kind words about the procedure.
Brad

[Aros]

Thanks! I may have to skip the flying and donate the darn thing to a museum! LOL

[RRHandy]

I was a commercial diver for 20 years and the "oxygen curing hangovers" thing is purely a myth- we tried it out, believe me!
Brad, I'm glad the procedure went well!:Cool:
Tom

Only Scuba diving don't use 100% oxygen.:Cool: Thread jack over..

[Grossman56]

Hey Aros, string some elastic from the sides of the cockpit to the stick, talk about realism, bet no other guy has thought to do that!!

Grossman56

[Aros]

LOL LOL

[Dewey H Lee]

Havnt posted lately just reading and looking. Man the Bird is looking great. You know im a Corsair fanatic and your living my dream. THANKS.