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  1. Bill Vargas

    Rant......Pre assembled fuel tanks.

    I made my water bottle tank a little while ago,,, very simple to do. 101.4 oz water bottle, PSP fittings and the 1/4in. feeder nipple from McMasters
  2. Bill Vargas

    German DA Dealer and DA MODIFIER?!?! 6 Cylinder?!?! 4 Cylinder DA-140?!?!

    Hmm, time to get another 50 center :D
  3. Bill Vargas

    IMAC JTEC/ Radiowave 3.1m competition series

    good to see another BIG engine flyer :)
  4. Bill Vargas

    bizarre issue with airplane

    here is a good source for them wire keeps,,, http://aztechaeromodels.com/?route=product/search&filter_name=wire once they are in their final resting spot hit them with a drop of some thin CA and they won t fall out. Also you can close them up with another drop of CA as well, or shoo goo, or...
  5. Bill Vargas

    bizarre issue with airplane

    We're all OBDM beta testers,,, some just don t know it :)
  6. Bill Vargas

    3D BH Design 50% Edge 540

    The issue about removing or trying to remove weight is the effect it will have on the airframes structural integrity. I also agree with Bunky>>> I think that it is great that you are pushing the envelope and trying new things. But it should not be with this model. He's already attacked me...
  7. Bill Vargas

    3D BH Design 50% Edge 540

    The weight of a 3W275 15.5lbs Minus the weight of a 176 8.5lbs = 7lbs of lead in the nose. The CG range is ahead of the wing tube and thats what those black lines going across the fuselage are for on that particular plane with the wings installed. Hate to say,,, bad idea with that little...
  8. Bill Vargas

    bizarre issue with airplane

    Erratic travel, Centering and end points on known good servos are indications of a bad TX pot,,, make no diff on the engine running or not.
  9. Bill Vargas

    bizarre issue with airplane

    just make the remote antennas are positioned to form a "+" or a "X" and you'll be ok and then rebind. After that next flight plug in the data logger to see how they are performing.
  10. Bill Vargas

    Why do you use HV and / or why don't you?

    I've recently gone HV on my new 50% YAK. Crisp control on all surfaces no doubt but I find myself dialing in more expo than I normally would use on a standard 5.5 to 6 volt airplane.
  11. Bill Vargas

    Why do you use HV and / or why don't you?

    use a small lipo with a sledge hammer and you'll be ok :)
  12. Bill Vargas

    3D Shop Construction

    Get a fridge and put beer in it first,,, then do the walls :)
  13. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    For my wing bolts I reversed engineered them with a standard 1/4 x 20 bolt, a castellated nut and a safety pin. I used one bolt as a guide as to how long the others needed to be by cutting off the head and screwing into the wing mounted to the fuselage. Then installed a washer and the nut. I...
  14. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    Hi Phil, 2 8911HV servos per elev, 3 8911HV per wing, 3 8911HV on rudder and SAVOX 1267HV for throttle and choke. BV
  15. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    Hi Joe, yes indeedee and then some! First couple of flights was for just getting the feel of things. Ailerons were just right and the elevator settings I had were on the soft side of things but that was ok. L/H spins were very predictable but going to the right required some input to help with...
  16. Bill Vargas

    The Happiness is thread

    TAXES??? that topic belongs in the not so happiness thread.
  17. Bill Vargas

    The Happiness is thread

    Kevin, it went AWSOME! I had the shakes for the first min or 2 but after a few passes it was just AWSOME! The 3W275 has plenty of grunt on tap so no worries there. My little assembly thread is here,,, http://giantscalenews.com/threads/bh-50-yak55m.2424/ BV
  18. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    pics,,,
  19. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    pics,,,
  20. Bill Vargas

    Sport BH 50% YAK55M

    pics,,,
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