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  1. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    I was pretty shocked at that myself, since it was the first can I grabbed off the shelf. I guess even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.;)
  2. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    There are a couple of other small cracks that I fixed on the inside but didn't bother with the outside. When you fly wheel pants on grass they're bound to get a little beat.
  3. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    A few nights ago I glassed my wheel pants back together. I wasn't planning on doing much more than touching it up with a brush, but today I took it to work and did a really quick spot repair. I featheredged it, smeared some Dolphin Glaze on it with my finger, sanded that, primed it with a...
  4. Jetpainter

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I've think I've got one of those projects coming very soon. My flying buddy Tony's DA200 powered Carf SU-31 has not run in two years. Were making plans to squeeze it into my family room so I can make some changes and upgrades for him. He is more than capable of doing them himself, but he works...
  5. Jetpainter

    Sport The Behemoth Yak gets a Behemoth Brother/129" Pilot Yak (2)

    Cool video! I see you have the proper 3D guy stance there with the wide spread feet. Now you just need to hold the radio at arms length, antenna pointed at the ground and you'll have it. :lol2:
  6. Jetpainter

    Post your servo, receiver, and battery setups

    That is what it takes in my opinion to have success with Spektrum Receivers, plenty of power. Most of the guys at my field fly Spektrum. There are a couple of Futaba guys, and a few like me that use JR transmitters and Spektrum receivers. The only guys that seem to have problems are the guys...
  7. Jetpainter

    Flew my First IMAC contest

    Congratulations!
  8. Jetpainter

    Sport The Behemoth Yak gets a Behemoth Brother/129" Pilot Yak (2)

    I'm that way with LiPo's at times too. When I built my fuel jug, I needed around 11 volts to run the pump. I had a brand new in the box 3s LiPo that would have been perfect, but I just couldn't strap that on a fuel jug. I bought a 8 cell nimh instead.
  9. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    Another issue I have to deal with is some transportation damage. Monday night when I set the airplane up on my bench I found damage on the right wheel pant. Evidently my "Hillbilly Hauler" mount, was hitting the pant and I never noticed. Today at work I modified the mounts so they don't come...
  10. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    I was going to give it an engine turned finish like I do most of the time, but I somehow managed to misplace my wire wheel end brush I use to do it with in my drill press. I looked for it when I made my canister mount and couldn't find it. If it were in a spot that you could see it without...
  11. Jetpainter

    Post your servo, receiver, and battery setups

    According to their website the new ones are due in early August.
  12. Jetpainter

    Post your servo, receiver, and battery setups

    Very sanitary install!
  13. Jetpainter

    Assembly: AJ Aircraft ARS300 104" 120cc!

    And somehow I have a feeling that with a DA120 and cans this one won't weigh over 30 pounds like mine does.:(
  14. Jetpainter

    Assembly: AJ Aircraft ARS300 104" 120cc!

    That thing looks sooooooooo much nicer than the Hangar 9 I just built it almost makes me ill. And cost wise they're a match. Thanks for doing the assembly here on GSN Terry.
  15. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    Tonight I installed my thrust shim. It worked out great and took it from zero to one degree down thrust. Time will tell if that's the right amount. I also made my plate to block the air from blowing directly on the carb. The aluminum I used is overkill, but it's all I had here.
  16. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    Well luckily this is a 300X and not a 33oSC. The 300X doesn't really have a spinner ring on the cowl, so if it's off a tad there really isn't anything to match it to, so hopefully it will look okay. Time will tell. There is quite a difference in the two cowls.
  17. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    I did some testing last night and the spacers for ball links make perfect standoffs with the countersunk holes in the red aluminum cover. And since the screws are 4-40's I shouldn't have any trouble finding the right length. :)
  18. Jetpainter

    GSN GIVE-A-WAY Hangar 9 35% Extra 300X Assembly

    Last night I squeezed the airplane back into my workshop and got it on the bench. I pulled the cowl off to make sure everything survived maiden day, and other than one Teflon coupler leaking just a bit it all looks great. I need to add some down thrust so I spent some time figuring out just...
  19. Jetpainter

    Scale 50cc Scratch Build From My Own Design Revisited

    From my phone call with Cyndi at Graphtech it sounds like the buy them, or have them made by someone else. If I need a tighter fit on a wing tube I use clear package tape.
  20. Jetpainter

    Post your servo, receiver, and battery setups

    On my helicopters I never liked using the BEC on the ESC so I ran a 2100mah LiFe battery to power the receiver, gyro and servos. But the idea of all the power to run everything entering the receiver through one set of 20 gauge wires never made me happy either. I made a harness that had two 20...
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