Discussion The I’m going out flying thread 2018

[Jetpainter]

It was . Got 2 flights on each plane before the late afternoon T-storms. QQ300 and Cap232ex where both a hoot. Rock Star flew solid too. Cap is becoming my favorite . Had the field all to my lonesome .

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I probably could have had the field to myself today too. Winds at 18 before the gusts will do that.

 

[49dimes]

I probably could have had the field to myself today too. Winds at 18 before the gusts will do that.

Most certainly will Doug . Winds gusting to about 18 from the west which is a dead on cross wind at the back at this field. And the fact that they made it "Electric Only" on week ends and severely limited gas/glow flight during the week has had the numbers down too.

 

[Snoopy1]

Put a Moki 2.10 on that plane and it will really pick up speed.

No Moki for me still have some glow but when they die that is it. I might get a DLE 35ra for it but no more glow and a Moki 2.1 will bankrupt me the amount of fuel that engine can drink.

 

[AKNick]

Me too @AKNick . As in I hate to see that for ya. Those Edges along with the 35RA are pretty awesome combos but I know you aint feeling awesome right now. Hate to admit it but when you said "Punch him in his happy face" made me giggle . So the "Happy Camper" (NOT) and bush pilot thing popped into my head . Sorry for that .

Hard not to smile! It's like the quote someone has "I Fly, Therefore I Crash!" cannot be more true. I had a lot of fun with it for about 9 minutes before that happened. I was very comfortable with it. did a couple pop tops, rolling circles, and hovers with the smoke on ten feet up, Lots of fun! Just a bummer the scratch and sniff new plane smell wore off so stinking fast. It's going to take me a while to rebuild the wings that's for sure. The servos and engine are from my 71" slick I wrecked last fall.

 

[Snoopy1]

Hard not to smile! It's like the quote someone has "I Fly, Therefore I Crash!" cannot be more true. I had a lot of fun with it for about 9 minutes before that happened. I was very comfortable with it. did a couple pop tops, rolling circles, and hovers with the smoke on ten feet up, Lots of fun! Just a bummer the scratch and sniff new plane smell wore off so stinking fast. It's going to take me a while to rebuild the wings that's for sure. The servos and engine are from my 71" slick I wrecked last fall.

But do you know why the engine died. Or what happened to put the plane in the trees

 

[AKNick]

But do you know why the engine died. Or what happened to put the plane in the trees

not 100% sure, maybe too much smoke oil, or not enough idle up mixed in. Need to run the engine again

 

[Snoopy1]

not 100% sure, maybe too much smoke oil, or not enough idle up mixed in. Need to run the engine again

Smoke oil will do that when playing with smoke on a friends plane we could kill the engine when turning it on at idle we made sure that it never came on under 1/3 throttle.

 

[Xpress]

Got a shiny new Falcon spinner for the 115 Laser last Friday so out it went for a test flight yesterday

Makes it fly about 13.5% better!!!

 

[AKNick]

Smoke oil will do that when playing with smoke on a friends plane we could kill the engine when turning it on at idle we made sure that it never came on under 1/3 throttle.

Yeah i honestly cannot remember what my throttle position was when t happened. I was playing with pump rates, it was upped from the last time I flew it. Seemed a little too dark this last flight

That’s the most of the damage. That will keep me busy.


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[Snoopy1]

Yeah i honestly cannot remember what my throttle position was when t happened. I was playing with pump rates, it was upped from the last time I flew it. Seemed a little too dark this last flight

That’s the most of the damage. That will keep me busy.


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As long as the wing tube is still solid you should be fine. Fixing a loose wing tube is difficult and you never know if you have done it properly.