plans

I am a fellow FliteTest builder/pilot, and have built many of the FT designs, so I am fully aware of the pain of printing tiled pages and taping them together to cut out the parts. I am also fully aware of the pain of trying to get an office supply store to print full size plans at the correct...

After doing quite a few builds following peoples plans, Wanting to do some full custom plane builds. Wondering how much time people put into designing put into calculations, and theory to get it flying right. Or is it mostly guess and check. Going what feels right, and trying again if it...

So I am trying to take some FT Plans and turn them into DXF files for my mpcnc and I keep running into scaling issues between Inkscape and Draftsight..... When I open PDF in Inkscape everything runs smoothly until i save it as a DXF. Once I Open it in Draftsight the scaling is insanely off. What...

Greetings Forum Community, I am starting a thread about Inkscape as a place where we can share information and use it as a reference in using the application. Inkscape is a free application available for Mac, Windows, & Linux users that appears to be an excellent option for making drawings...

Hello, I really like FliteTest airplanes, but so far I only scratch-build them from their plans. Usually, I download full size plans and modify them in Inkscape so that they fit into FliteTest water resistant foam, print them on a plotter, temporarily glue them to the foamboard until I cut them...

Hi. I have now started on my first scratchbuild and i started with the Tiny Trainer. Would be nice if there is a posibility to go back and update old build plans so they have all markings that the new ones have. Had some problems in the start to get the right points to join the tiled pages. I...

Hi, long time lurker here, but I have the "building bug" and a bunch of electronics left over from an old quad. The reason I am reaching out is: I have been having a heck of time finding plans for that setup. If any one out there has any experience with this please let me know! Thanks to all!

Hey everyone, I know that the build plans can sometimes be a pain especially putting together the tiled builds. Some of us don't have a 40 inch printer to print the full scale planes. I've done tiled plan builds a few times, getting them lined up exactly perfect is a task on its own. But with...

Use a CNC machine as a plotter to draw Flite Test plans directly to the foam sheets. Everything was working fine until the "New style" plans with color coded cross hatches and all the extra info was added to the basic profiles in the drawing. Cad see's all this extra info as vectors and wants...

I would like to scratch build using the printed plans available from Flite Test but am not sure of a good technique for transferring the plans to the foam board. Is there a good explanation or video available?

Hi I’m new to the site and hobby. Been flying for about a year now and LOVVEE it. I have a Super cub, SBach mini, old gaser that looks like the nexstar (.46 engine), nieutport and a delta ray. They have all taken a beating. :) Now may question is does anyone know of any plans that i...

Hi everybody, I am flying RC planes and quadcopters for some years now but until the beginning of this week, i was completely new to scratchbuilding. My first model was the mighty mini Corsair and i really love it !! As i think, that it is a little bit small, i instantly decided to build a...

Im having trouble getting plans printed correctly . Specifically the ft 3d and the baby blender. I emailed plans to Office Max, and after they couldnt determine what settings were neeeded for the size. I told them it should fit within a 20in x 30in length and width. After three attempts with...

Hey scratch builders! I have 11 sets of color plans printed on a 42" HP500 plotter for sale. Sold as a lot. $35 plus shipping. Shipping will be UPS. Plans will ship in a large tube. I'll get a quote for shipping or you can. Source zip code is 01760 the tube measures 3 x 41 weighs 5.5lbs List...

I am lucky enough to have a printer that can handle 11x17 paper and wanted to use this medium. The FT plans are the full scale or designed for 8.5 x 11. This is great, but it would be nice to be able to re-size it. I tried printing from Adobe Acrobat in poster mode, but it didn't line up...

Using Microsoft Office Publisher and any printer I demonstrate how you can scale up a 3 view drawing to any size you desire to build off. Ideal for the scratch semi or scale builder of RC model aircraft. Goto http://youtu.be/WtWtjY8vuxY to see my RC electric semi scale model aero plane of a...

Hello, I am looking to get myself a Roadrunner rc plane and I am wondering where to fins plans or a kit to build this plane. Even a half hour worth of googling couldn't yield any results!

Hi, I'm new to building and flying R/C and have had some wonderful disappointments (crashes). The FT plans are great and I really appreciate the fact they are free to download, in full and tiled (this helps a lot since I have retired I no longer have access to my large format plotter, man I miss...

Sorry if this has been covered before, but I can't find what I'm looking for. What does FT use to create its plans? I've been experimenting with Sketchup Pro and have created a set of plans. Knowing what lines to cut and what lines to crease, the plane will go together fine...but there are...

I started a small web site to see if there is any interest in the planes I've made so far and coming up I am selling plans and or hand cut kits . Please go and have a look at it you can get to it from HERE Thanks