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  1. AKNick

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

    More turbo otter work. Baaaaaabby steps.... I want to make Fowler flaps and ailerons.... but that seems like it’s going to take a while. Shaped the cowl some more. I’m getting there slowly.
  2. AKNick

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    She’s aged a bit. Some times a little perseverance is needed.
  3. AKNick

    Cool Orel Zohar's flight in weston park

    WOW, The blender at the 1:30 mark... Pretty intense and accurate flying. Not to be a kill joy, but I cringed a few times while he flew over those poor folks. Super fun video to watch, amazing pilot, and what an awesome airframe!
  4. AKNick

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

    Thanks for looking!
  5. AKNick

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

    If you have a surplus.... I may need to deplete your inventory bwa ha ha ha
  6. AKNick

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

    love those tail wheels!! They actually work! ha ha. I wish GP still made their 1.25-5" hollow soft rubber tailwheels. They are discontinued now and I cannot seem to find one that isn't solid rubber or foam anymore. GPMQ4242 or GPMQ4243. They were light, provided cushion, and cheap...
  7. AKNick

    I fear a storm is coming

    Some of those eight rules cannot even be complied with anyways for the time being... such as passing a test. There is no test yet. The Transponder will most likely be an ADS-B OUT as some point, but whilst they would like this, their main focus in the US will be implementing ADS-B OUT for...
  8. AKNick

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

    Interesting. They’ll be selling for $325 I think. He said he ordered 4x as many as the pre-buys. Sounds like they are on the barge. I’m surprised he won’t ship a Canadian airplane to Canada! If you pm your address I can ask david again for you?
  9. AKNick

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

    Exactly! I get really excited about building planes, but the time commitment is consuming and you need a passion for whatever you are building to complete it. Which is why a lot are going up for sale. I have a 20cc DHC-2 beaver kit coming this summer that I’m excited about. That otter is...
  10. AKNick

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

    So after today: Pretty sad to see the pile of airplanes. None were airworthy. If there was time, space and lots of labor of love these could fly again. After cleaning this up and heading to the shop it was a good reminder to myself not to become a hoarder. Check out this magazine from 1986...
  11. AKNick

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

    Yup! Thanks for the input fellas. I was told by Morgan fuel it keeps about seven years in a dry cool area out of the sun. After that it’s questionable. There is about ten cases in a Rubbermaid shed with all the boxes deteriorated. Another ten in the dry shed. Definitely worth a try before...
  12. AKNick

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

    Today I took point on cleaning out my flying buddies shop that passed away this spring with his son. Lots to dig through. Phase one I did with the man himself, phase two was after he passed in his house, phase four was today with his Son in the shed. Here is a before and after photo from today...
  13. AKNick

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

    https://sigmfg.com/products/sig-four-star-40-kit It weighs 5.25lbs and is about 49” long so shipping from Alaska not be so great anyways.
  14. AKNick

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

    I remember 15 years ago a club in Fairbanks had a million of these flying around. I have always wanted one as well because of the great reputation they had. It would make a nice float plane to. They are also still in production.
  15. AKNick

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

    Okay. No dibs yet. I’ll send you a pm. I’ll need to inventory it, and find a suitable price with shipping. I see radical RC sells some Ben buckle kits.
  16. AKNick

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

    It’s a nice plane. Fortunately they are still in production. The guy who gave me the otter kit said he’d rather build a trainer one day. Specifically a kadet senior, so it’s going to him. The kadet seniorita is going to a buddy I fly with here.
  17. AKNick

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

    Hmmm well if you guys remember I got a bunch of balsa and some kits for five bills. They told me a few weeks later to take what else I can other wise it’s going to the dump.... so a grabbed a bunch. My buddy at the LHS took most of those from me. I had set some nice kits aside so they could try...
  18. AKNick

    RedwingRC Pin and Flag with Hidden Dual Battery Redundancy Switch!

    As far as LiFe batteries that look like Lipos, I think they are good, but would rather use the HV option of a standard LiPo. Both I would take out to charge. The A123s are more robust, but there is a weight penalty and they tend to cost more. Usually they only come in an 1100 or 2500 size. I...
  19. AKNick

    RedwingRC Pin and Flag with Hidden Dual Battery Redundancy Switch!

    On my 35cc planes I run a single 2500 A123. It draws about 300mAh per a 10min flight. So up to about five flights before a recharge. Tech aero for the ign so it’s drawing off the same battery. One plane I don’t use a switch, just a single XT60 to two pigtails to the RX. The other one is similar...
  20. AKNick

    Scale 20cc Edge 540 Profile “The Glitter”

    Well thank goodness for friends... Three 36"x80" B+W plans: Office Max: $35 each CopyWorks: $16-20 each Friend = $Freefifty for everything. Have I mentioned how much I love friends?
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