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  1. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    I used an Aeroworks vent dot... I used to use a fuel fitting nipple sometimes... they work well, but can get hungup on things, these are pretty slick: I placed the dot and fixed the vent line where it would avoid the hot pipes and headers:
  2. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    In the old days I never used a set screw and always got my canisters to stay attached. But, on the Sukhoi I ran 2 screws per clamp (8 screws total for the plane), and on this plane I'm trying 1 screw per clamp (4 screws total for the plane).
  3. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    I always used to use 1/8" fuel line for my 100cc planes and 5/32" for my 150cc planes. But, the larger fuel line didn't work well on the fuel dot and also was scary big on the Tillotson carb nipple (he said nipple, hehe). So, now I'm using 1/8" on everything.
  4. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    I've put together over 100 planes and always ran the fuel line through the plywood at an angle with a dremel (chamfer'd nicely), and never had the fuel line look even the slightest bit worn. But, @Mr.Anderson shamed me into trying a grommet for fun. :wink:
  5. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Couple little details:
  6. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Anyway... back to the purple monster... I was thinking of going with this power setup:
  7. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Yeah... you can tell by the big ol' antenna coming out of my TX. haha Some things that have struck me as interesting since coming back, one is that I mostly flew 40% planes while I was flying. But, right at the end there I got the 104" Extra, then Yak... then the 96" Extra... all from...
  8. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Hi Phil! Have you found the new youtube channel? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Z7p3c9Z0h_pjV0JcJM6Ug It's even got that vid you posted in slightly higher resolution. :) I hope to post some killer vids of this purple Extra soon!
  9. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    HI PHIL! Like 8 years ago, yeah. haha That vineyard is in NorCal, I'm in SoCal now. I'll get back up there for another video, though. :)
  10. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Didn't work on the plane long tonight... spent six hours cleaning up and organizing after the baffling science project. :face-palm: Glad the pipe mounts are done though. Definitely in the homestretch now. :woohoo!: The stock wheels do look like they might wear out pretty quickly... so I'm...
  11. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Last thing I did tonight was get the rear mounts glued in:
  12. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Aeroworks had drop in DA tune pipes, Hangar 9 had nearly drop in DA tune pipes, Pilot RC has the tunnel but you're on your own for the mounts. But, what Pilot does better than the others is these covers to replace the holes you cut out if you're going with pipes:
  13. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    What Steve was right about was no pipe mounting brackets (only canister mounts). I used the Desert Aircraft mounts. They were a little too wide for the front mounting area, and not tall enough either. I spliced them together and also added about 1-1/2" to the top. I also added some silicone fuel...
  14. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Well, Steve @ Chief told me if I wanted to run RE3s I'd have to knock out the back of the canister tunnel. Also, that tune pipe mounts were not included in the kit. Lucky for me he didn't know about the latest rev planes. There's plenty of length for pipes in the canister tunnel:
  15. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    I'm glad to hear that after the time I spent doing these! :fist_pump: Interesting, though, even if I was 100 degrees hotter than I'm temp'n it... that would still only make it 235, on average. I'm just not sure about these telemetry numbers. So, do you tape on a thermistor? Or what exactly do...
  16. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

  17. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    First off, do we even need all this baffling if it's not a four cylinder? 3W would send me killer built planes with so many details installed, but no baffling, and they are an engine company. I have always just ran a lower ledge piece and that's all and my engines have always run cool. Although...
  18. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    It's like a F'n science project. :mad:
  19. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    You know guys, for fun I purposely said I measured 1/2" and showed 3/4" on the ruler to see if any of you were paying attention. Now I see how it is! :very_angry: haha
  20. Joe Hunt

    Pilot RC 122" Extra 330SC

    Damn, you do nice work. I should buy the house next to yours and have Terry buy the house on the other side of me... then I'd be all set. :gnashing: The rest of you guys should move onto the same block. Then we could buy a flying field, a golf course, and a bar. We'd be happy as clams...
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