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Great detail info for us fly guys. Thanks for the link. I could have used it when I detailed the cockpit of my F-15.

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You are more than welcome Rolex and everybody else that can use the link. I'm strictly a leg(meaning no airborne activity) in the RC world. But for the info I have gotten from this site to help me in this hobbie, I enjoy being able to help out in any way.

P.S. Don't see anything wrong with the F-15
Looks Bitchin bro............
 
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That's sweet Rolex.
I can't bring myself to build something like that. Even if I did have the bucks, its way too fast for me. I lean mostly towards the old stuff if I go scale. Slow enough I can handle it. (at least I hope I can) Always loved WW1 and the early '30's aircraft anyway.

After spending all the time building, I'm still scared to fly it. But it's a hell of a feeling seeing it in the air. Even if I do get a bro to fly it for the first time.
I said "scale," but not really done one yet. Maybe "sorta scale."

Hope I can scale one out like that one of these days.
Nice job Bro.
 
I have a Cessna 182 Skylane by TopFlite, Gold Edition, waiting to be finished. Big 81" wingspan and complete detailed interior (extra).
Check out TopFlite for WWII scale aircraft. Their kits are absolutely #1.
 
A bro is working on the Cessna and the DC-3. Got another that built the P-47.
Made it to the field 10 minutes after the P-47 was involved in a mid-air. They said it flew great, but I missed it.

Would like to do a Topflight kit one of these days. Right now I've got too many others started.
 
digger said:
the P-47 was involved in a mid-air.
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Wow, that's sad news. I never made a maiden voyage till most of the flyers went home. I'd never take anything up for the first time unless I had the sky to myself.
You never know what might go wrong. If you take out another plane it can be mighty costly. You also need to take responsibility for hitting someone's car if you lose control.
 
P-47 had flew about 3 weekends before he lost it. We had 2 mid-airs that year. About 3 weeks apart.
One of the guys that started the club (early '70's?) said he had only seen one until then.

Saw a large aircraft crash into the parking lot couple years back. Scary as hell. Kids had been playing real close. That was all I could think of. Lucky all it hit was a van. Happened because someone turned their radio on that was the same channel.
He was persuaded to leave after that.
 
A couple of years ago a guy did his maiden voyage with his brand new Viper, a 6' long competition pattern plane with redundent systems. (Two power supplies, two receivers, dual servos, fail safes and electric fuel pumps.) He had spent months building it, and had $1200 invested.
After proper warm up and ground testing, it made a long and beautiful take off and he trimmed the controls as it climbed and circled. Less than 3 minutes into the flight it headed straight down at wide open throttle.
I'm sure it was doing at least 60 when it hit. I had my camera with me, but when I got home I deleted the pics. What was left was unrecognizable.
The only usable parts were the wheels.
 
Karl M said:
Did he figure out what might have caused the crash?
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The club president and several other 'veteran' pattern flyers spent almost an hour taking apart the receivers, checking servos, etc.
They narrowed it down to a cold soldered joint on a circuit board that probably lost contact due to engine vibration. It was separated from the board.
It seemed logical, but the damage on impact was so extreme that it would be impossible to find a mechanical problem.
Basically it HAD to be in a receiver since he had absolutely no control of either throttle or control surfaces.
 
Good reason for a radio check.
I've got 2 or 3 that were bad brand new. Almost lost my Fokker on the first flight because of one. Just lucky to get it back.
Able to fly it for 2 years? before it was lost by a pilot error. (thumbs got crossed up) :yes:
 
digger said:
pilot error. (thumbs got crossed up)
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Commonly referred to as "Dumb Thumb".

Had another experienced flier show up with a newly built plane, and after warm up and ground checks he took off.
When he started to turn right after take off, the plane went left. The more he tried to correct, the worse it got. It ripped into some trees and took quite an effort to get it down.
Turns out it was a reversed aileron servo and he just didn't pick it up during the ground check.
Something so simple, but right after takeoff you don't have enough time to analyze what the problem might be.
 
Rolex said:
Commonly referred to as "Dumb Thumb".

Had another experienced flier show up with a newly built plane, and after warm up and ground checks he took off.
When he started to turn right after take off, the plane went left. The more he tried to correct, the worse it got. It ripped into some trees and took quite an effort to get it down.
Turns out it was a reversed aileron servo and he just didn't pick it up during the ground check.
Something so simple, but right after takeoff you don't have enough time to analyze what the problem might be.
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Yeah, my thumbs aren't the only thing dumb about me bro.
First flight that year and I was too dumb to start on something I didn't care much about.


Saw another one of those where the guy had the ailerons reversed.
Didn't make it high enough for the trees.....



Just about high enough to roll over on the runway. Didn't matter. Not enough left for an FAA investigation :)
 
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