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  1. AKNick

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

    Been recovering a Tower Hobbies Vista Grande glider. Saved 4oz recovering the glider with light transparent film, and airfoiling the tail bits. I am very happy with the outcome so far and it’s back to ARF Stage. Excited to keep moving forward… except the slight road bump of getting carpel tunnel...
  2. AKNick

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

    Nice! I'm sure a lot of the parts are similar to the crack yak XL that I just built, and I recreated all their 3D Printed parts and posted them on thingiverse in case you want to use them: Crack Yak XL Parts by AKNick - Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5226074 Sure is a fun plane!
  3. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Well isn't that a nice to hear!
  4. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    I had a coffee mug with that plane on it.... it slipped out of my carpel tunnel hands onto the concrete floor into a million pieces. it was a sad day. I cried. LOL. Speaking of Carpel tunnel... just got checked out again since 2015 - went from mild to moderate in one hand to BOTH. lame. PT...
  5. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    But really.... I just finished deicing a 737 with 300 gallons of Type 1 Fluid.... My hands are cold and it's not from a beverage.
  6. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Stopped by my field yesterday… yup that’d be a snow mountain. The cones to the left are the “runway markers”. You cannot really see the scale of this hill, but it’s massive
  7. AKNick

    Scale Don Smith P-51 Mustang

    Wohoo! Welcome back! dhal22 does this mean you need a different profile pic o_O I don't think the bait worked he he
  8. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Mostly all round cowls for sure. But there is the Yak-3M "Full Noise" or the Yak 9U "Barbaressa"
  9. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    My wife used to call it my coffin... :confused??: She said it's much smaller now so she cannot call it that. I think all the stickers help it out.
  10. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I am quite glad you asked!! Back in 2012 I made a box to ship 72 linear inches max for USPS… well it turns out the airline likes 62 linear inches (41x 15x 6) This box was altered to meet those specs so it’s not considered oversized. It’s ply with ripped lumber to save weight and glued together...
  11. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Weather in Juneau has been miserable. So went to Oahu, Hawaii to the slopes of Makapuu!!! What a treat it was to fly on a slope with unlimited lift. The paragliders use this spot to launch from and zip down the coastline, rise up and ride the ridge behind to land back on the beach. Way cool...
  12. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    My Futaba 18SZ you can use a % timer as well. On my 75"Edge I had a Telemetry Sensor that counted mAh used, so after a few flights you'd adjust the usage warning so you don't over draw your battery pack.
  13. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Hmmm wonder what went wrong with the circuit? That Open Tx is quite a neat concept.
  14. AKNick

    Future RC is here...thrust vectored VTOL Star Wars TRI-JET

    Outstanding!! What a neat project and to see it go nose up vertical looked like gravity didn't matter. Brilliant.
  15. AKNick

    Discussion Bud Nosen Citabria

    I agree with the 150 grit on a sanding bar. You can tape the area you don't want sanded with sacrificial blue masking tape and just be mindful wile sanding. Then you can switch to 220/400 for final sanding. I spent many years just using 220 and what a mistake that was. 150 FTW
  16. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Sure, Let me dig it up. As far as the control mechanism for the on/off you can get this: http://www.hansenhobbies.com/products/rcelkits/erskit/ I have a written schematic and a PCB schematic in progress. I'll PM you Unable to PM you, might be your conversation settings.
  17. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    555 Timers are extremely popular. No reason to choose the LM model. I have a circuit drawn out for a fading beacon, landing lights, strobes, and navs using 555 ic timers. You can utilize a 4017 decade counter ic in conjunction with a 555 timer to made those sync's happen the way you want...
  18. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    You may be able to buff the paint to get it shiny, or use a clear coat over it, I have also seen the covers painted to match a specific color scheme. Either way, good work!!!
  19. AKNick

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

    Got up at 7am to design a tailwheel ski that slips onto the stock tailwheel of most 60” planes. Pretty proud of myself that it turned out functional on the first attempt! I dipped the tip in some boiler water and formed it. Used carbon rod with CA for the rubber bands. It snowed 11” so far today….,
  20. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    I'll remember that next time I'm out :way_to_go:
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