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

[Jetpainter]

Yesterday I helped a friend that's getting back into flying with his 42% Extra 260. I plumbed his new fuel tank and we put it on the balancer. He bought a PAU 50 ounce pro series tank. Man that is a really nice tank! The bottle is not a water bottle, it's made to be a fuel tank. It has "fuel tank" moulded right into it. It has a nice aluminum cap, metal fittings, Viton line with a brass tube and a ceramic clunk.

I used @Xpress and @stangflyer 's technique with the fuel line clamps. It works great! The airplane is tail heavy and will need some nose weight. We're going to start at 10 ounces and take some out as he flies it, till it feels right. If he had some wheel pants, it would be closer.

This airframe is really rough, but it was dirt cheap. It has a good DA150 with Greeves tuned pipes so it should be fun.

Today after getting back from the field I fixed up some battery extensions for him, and changed his LiPo ends to EC3's.

 

[AKNick]

I made a video! Flying the 84" TurboBushmaster on floats. Man that took forever.... cut, import, cut cut cut, import, slice, transition transition, cut, import. Plane might be far away, but good scenery. LOL

 

[pawnshopmike]

I made a video! Flying the 84" TurboBushmaster on floats. Man that took forever.... cut, import, cut cut cut, import, slice, transition transition, cut, import. Plane might be far away, but good scenery. LOL

Great flying brother. And nice video. That scenery is awesome.

 

[stangflyer]

We had a guy crash a newly finished glassed and painted Top Flite P51 a few weeks ago on it's maiden. It looked pretty tail heavy.

Definitely will be something I will be watching very closely. So far, the little Blue Nose seems a bit nose heavy. Umm, no? Really? LOL. That is ok. I like penetration. Draggin' butt is no good.

 

[stangflyer]

I made a video! Flying the 84" TurboBushmaster on floats. Man that took forever.... cut, import, cut cut cut, import, slice, transition transition, cut, import. Plane might be far away, but good scenery. LOL

Umm, apparently no one told you that is "NOT" the way those planes are supposed to fly. LOL....way good stuff. I loved every minute of it. Great scenery too.

 

[stangflyer]

Yesterday I helped a friend that's getting back into flying with his 42% Extra 260. I plumbed his new fuel tank and we put it on the balancer. He bought a PAU 50 ounce pro series tank. Man that is a really nice tank! The bottle is not a water bottle, it's made to be a fuel tank. It has "fuel tank" moulded right into it. It has a nice aluminum cap, metal fittings, Viton line with a brass tube and a ceramic clunk.

I used @Xpress and @stangflyer 's technique with the fuel line clamps. It works great! The airplane is tail heavy and will need some nose weight. We're going to start at 10 ounces and take some out as he flies it, till it feels right. If he had some wheel pants, it would be closer.

This airframe is really rough, but it was dirt cheap. It has a good DA150 with Greeves tuned pipes so it should be fun.

Today after getting back from the field I fixed up some battery extensions for him, and changed his LiPo ends to EC3's.

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It doesn't really look all that rough. I have certainly seen worse flying. So, how about a photo of that awesome fuel tank? I would love to see it.

 

[stangflyer]

Yesterday I helped a friend that's getting back into flying with his 42% Extra 260. I plumbed his new fuel tank and we put it on the balancer. He bought a PAU 50 ounce pro series tank. Man that is a really nice tank! The bottle is not a water bottle, it's made to be a fuel tank. It has "fuel tank" moulded right into it. It has a nice aluminum cap, metal fittings, Viton line with a brass tube and a ceramic clunk.

I used @Xpress and @stangflyer 's technique with the fuel line clamps. It works great! The airplane is tail heavy and will need some nose weight. We're going to start at 10 ounces and take some out as he flies it, till it feels right. If he had some wheel pants, it would be closer.

This airframe is really rough, but it was dirt cheap. It has a good DA150 with Greeves tuned pipes so it should be fun.

Today after getting back from the field I fixed up some battery extensions for him, and changed his LiPo ends to EC3's.

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Just out of curiousity, who is the maker of that 260?

 

[Jetpainter]

It doesn't really look all that rough. I have certainly seen worse flying. So, how about a photo of that awesome fuel tank? I would love to see it.

I didn't take a photo of the tank, but this is one he sent me the other day.

 

[Snoopy1]

I made a video! Flying the 84" TurboBushmaster on floats. Man that took forever.... cut, import, cut cut cut, import, slice, transition transition, cut, import. Plane might be far away, but good scenery. LOL

Great flying and a good video. Enjoyed that.

 

[Jetpainter]

Just out of curiousity, who is the maker of that 260?

Aeroworks, it's been cobbled on something fierce. It had a DA200 on it once and they moved the wing several inches forward. It's been moved back and patched pretty badly, but I think it should still fly pretty well.