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  1. Pancake

    Wanted WM 1/3 Super Cub

    Thank you- found one in Tulsa. Appreciate the reply!
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    Wanted WM 1/3 Super Cub

    Texas- think I may have found one. What you got?
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    Wanted WM 1/3 Super Cub

    I lost my favorite Super Cub- if you have one for sale or know someone who might let theirs go let me know!
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    Needs servos ESC and and pushrods and she'll be done!
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    With the servo's where they are sitting in the picture it balances pretty well. Those 9 gram servo's put out about 20 oz/in. The more I think about it, the less I like the idea. It just takes too much meat out of the structure of the tail back there. I'm going to throw some standard $10...
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    Scale Byron Originals UPF7

    I'm ready. Love the UPF-7!
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    I was able to re-shape the nose a bit with some extra balsa behind the spinner. I'm much happier with the results! Looks like it should! Its waaay nose heavy right now- and I want to use the bay under the wing for flight batteries. So I'm thinking about recess mounting these two 9 gram...
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    LOL, Pam I feel you pain! How about "Sassy Lady"? I am going with transparent red and yellow. Just like the one I flew as a kid except it was opaque! Yellow tips and horizontal stab. Might put some yellow just inside the polyhedral on the bottom of the wing so when the sun shines through...
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    Thanks. I managed to cover up my first attempt at fairing the top of the spinner into the hatch area. Looks like crap right now, but I'm going to fix it next trip to the shop.
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    It's nice seeing it come together- building from the instructions and misaligned plans is more stressful than I remember! Don't want to make any mistakes! Modifying the nose for the motor and spinner was much easier for me. I knew exactly what I wanted to do lol! If I had to do it again, I...
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    With modern technology winches and hi-starts seem like too much work! Plus, I've ballasted one of these gliders before and with a little weight they get on step and range like much higher performance sailplanes. I decided to throw in a turnigy brushless motor I had laying around and bought...
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    The wing came together in about 6 hours. Lots of irregular ribs, different weight balsa, loose tolerances, and the plans were about 1/4" off from the root to tip of 1 panel. Every panel ended up a little different, but some sanding should make everything alright. Had to add 1/4oz of lead to...
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    Sailplane Blast from the past- revisiting the Gentle Lady

    Been feeling nostalgic. When I was 11 I built one of these and used an old car radio to fly it. Must have climbed the local hill 1000 times hand launching for a 30 second flight! Mine eventually died when my dad and I folded the wing doing auto-tows in an old field by my childhood home. I...
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    Some fun before the shut down. I'm waiting for word on what everything is going to cost. A new fuse, hatch, cowl, and rudder might not be that much less than a whole new airframe. If AP can cut everything I need I can fix what I have. I've rebuilt a couple 3DHS planes with new motor boxes...
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    Well, last trip out started great. My buddy Tim brought out his old AW 50cc edge 540 for a re-maiden with his new dx18. I took a flight to make sure the new 7950s were going to work, and limber up my thumbs. Engine was still pretty rich and burbling so I barely tweaked the high needle 1/8...
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    Servos are finally being warrantied. Hopefully have her back in the air this weekend!
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    Got 3 perfect flights in today before a servo failure. It was sunny, and a little gusty as you would expect from spring time in Colorado. I'm feeling better about the motor with the new rings, and the tune is starting to settle down. Still not ready to get low and slow yet. In the middle of...
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    Scale 25% Krier Kraft build, a tribute to grampa.

    I'm surprised you aren't flying his beautiful machine! I see why you hold him in such high regard! Besides being your grandpa lol!
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    Just like the full scale
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    Aeroplus 111" Edge 540 V3 assembly

    All the better to see you with... Its been pretty overcast my last two trips out. I decided it might make life easier if I could see the bottom of the plane a little more clearly!
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